The sun., 1897-06-27
4" SHREWSBURY"
BY STANLEY j. wEYMAN.
CHAPTER IIL-CoNrNurp.

and without ono aftorthouRht Doubtless had
been less deep in love wherein was far over
head). or deeper In experience, might have
noted It for curious thing that abe should be 20
quickly oomforted and be able TO rise in few
moments, and at the touch of my lips from pas
donate despair to perfect control. both Of her
elf and mo. And starting thence, might have
Eno on to suspect that she possessed her full
shIro OF the finesse which 10 always a woman's
shidd. and sometimes her sword. But as such
suspicious an feroisn to youth, SO arc they
especially foreign to youthful love. which takes
nothing lower than perfection for its idol. This
can cay for certain, therefore, that they no
moro Entered MY brain than did tho conse
auences which were to flow from my passion.
For thetime. indeed, I was in an ecstasy, a
rapture, Walking a-tip-toe and troubled by mono
OF the thinos that trouble common folk. 80 that
70 this day tlook back TO that period OF inno-
cent FOLLY with yearninR and regret the sorer
that when Try to anaiyze the happiness I en-
1ogod, fail. aud can make nothing OF II. That
all things shoId be changed for me, and be
changed In my own eyes-so that walked q
head taller and esteemed myself ridiculously-
by the fact that kitchen wench in q druEget
petticoat and clogs had lot me kiss her, and left
me to believe that she loved me, seems inexpli-
cable now, as ineNolicable as that the daily
glimpse of her fgun fitting among tho water
butts and powderng tabs should transform that
miserable back garden into paradise, and Mr..
DIS school. with its dHnplings. and bread and
dripping, and inky fnpers, into a mansion of
tremulous Joy!
Yet 1t was so. Nor did matter anything to
me. so great is the power Of love when one is
young, that my mistress went in rags and had
coarse hands and spoke ruetically. Touching
this last, indeed must do her the justice to
say that from the first she was as quick to note
differences Of speech and manner as she was ant
to initiate good exemplars, and moreover DOS.
sessed under her rags a speciesof refinement
that matched the witchery of her face, and
proved her to be. as she presently showed her.
self, no common girl.
or course l. in the state of harov delirium
on which I had now entered, aAd where
In even Mr. D. and tho boys wore an
amiable air. and only Mrs. D. because
she prosecuted my love, had thu sem
blance of a female Satan, needed no proof of
this, or had had 1t when my Dorinda-so 1
christened her. feeling Jennie too low name
for SO much beauty and kindness-propossd at
our second rendezvous that should teach her
to read. At the first flush Of the proposSl
found reading poor thing because she did not
possess 1t; at the second I adored her for the
humility that condescended to learn; but at the
third saw tho convenience as well as the
sense of proposal which was as much above
the mind Of an ordinary maid in love as Dorinda
appeared superior to such creature In all the
qualities that render sense amiable.
Yet, this much granted, how to teach her, see
ing that we seldom met or conversed, and never
save under the kindly shelter of darkness The
obstacle for time taxed all my ingenuity but
in the end surmounted 1t by boldly asking Mr.
D-'s leave to hold the afternoon classes in the
playground. This, tho hot weather giving color
NN thA
sne pe't'on' was aiioweo, arter which, as
that hour. and could listen vbiIe sbs
drpdped tho re.t wa. ao.v c.u;n,
'no fee' was easy. Gaining up
the lowest class, I would find fault with
their reading, and after flying out at them
In simulated passion would remit them
again and again to the elements. SO that
,bo ,ads asnoi ot no,e.1na .a unt tne noise OF
.ne iaaS cnorusins the lesson annoyed Mrs.
D-s ears-the play ground rang with nothing
,,,,o ,,;.,, a. ~ o. 80 oa, uo-e, aos, ana the
hke' win the alphabet and the rest Of the horn
with this and ,ha hs,n
book which 7 nare bar ond ,hip, " sh spvns a,ua,ns
Sosaro "n.n n.sa Rase her. ana wnlch she studied
two months could read tolerably. and was be.
ginning N essav rorndh,nd 'AN wac oo'
sons under the shabby ragesd trss TIA, sbadad
one-half OF the yard! spoke to the yawning,
grubby Fingered boys who slouched and strad.
dled around me hnt 7 kr.w ~ ,vho.. -
ai,as ,,.aa,.. me- W. Ane" W "hoSe cars ap'
pheo myset; nor had pupil ever more dill
gent master or master an apter pupil. Once n
week had nv fee of tisaes h,t r.r.,, -
-, NO. ..,,..s A'ooeo' Du' .Nfeiy' very
rarely was permitted to cross the fence; a re-
serve my Dorinda's part that while 1t aug.
mented the esteem in which held be- mo IN.
tanned INV nassion ar white hat neiu uer ma IN
ertbeIess remnnstrate Ie Uitb rSG he: S nsni neS
like comnlained ~ the riaor xbih a., anu @ lover
Tcommepdad sba INA chG fsUr @ wnicn M ty IN my n9art
value on her: and wben 1 nerSistsa LOW
she said drrwinu ayyay rom ma uitb ar no 20; on,
offence "Te,I ne i 90 oivm % me VIII WIZ an ar OF
think me low tbna, That oW wofas Sosr, NAT you
Litchen drndos Iannessr Ies - nhS ~ ou ueeth me the
Her tone xes nppenanP 70 pe; S aa,,,,.
had never thought her auSbt else and pGs 8st es an
with her eyes and speakne IN tona thagf e ds
tna nutOetea h tnsI had never heard. bad never
ience not at ali mnd erat SO stammereo INTO 81
AoT nTban not ~ ,h; III uhhuefssiahalhe he sihe ner
dor mist aLe shn . naS ni.ner.9 We haye Deen un'