The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17
CHAPTER Ill.
rur curAT uot-su oT NEW Nil. Ma

That night they took me not back to my mother 8
house, which was tho Lodge Yeti al the end oil the
house, my grandfather not wishing, for reasons
Of his own, to he parted from me- But when We
came right to tho door Of tho great house Of New
| str would ask you to 20 down to the lodge aud
say to this lads mother that he is TO bde here
| this night. so that she may not expect him. Also
| bid Caleb Clinlaberry, her man. servant. make
| all fast and keep his musket loaded Tell him
| thisapau. lie will know the reason why"
Young as i was could see that, ior the place was
lonely and the road dark but he feared my grand,
father. as I think now. because he was the
patron OF several good parishes. and he as yet
| both unbenefced and cNpccihnt
Then Sir James let himself IN Win hcv which
he took from q belt al his waist and Imphrny
| Spurway and preceded him into the hall. q wide
| place where there Mas nfmor ana old swords AMI
| a Corner \ iSmr stood rendy lighted. and the
place suielt habitabie and home, like u was
| good 10 b. once more within walls. though even
row could not get the though, Of the witch child
NV grandfather's old serving man. Robin
Green. came 20 take his MASTER ovcrcoat letting
| Cmphray Spurwsy and myself shift for ourselves
Tier lndyshp las gone TO bed. he said, she
Did she ken that WAS at tho ohsur house
asked Sit James, little anxious, II seemed to
me.
Il titled her leddS ship that ye were ga'en with
| the minister IN o mceun' condesccndcd not on
particulars either o time or place. necessity not
being laid upon me
| Sir James was visibly relieved.
\ will no, forget THIS Robin" he said making E.
Goa, over his rheumatic shoulder
| There IL tire III your ain bedroom; nererinc.
less" said Robin. her leddyship bade me say
! At this Sir James clapped his hands sudden
| " together
he said heartily. Robin, puta fire in the parloE &c
not her ladyshps parloI but inc other
Thsr, is gu,d are in .hs cast IGoI S,T an
| prayers: i lichut II as soon as her lcddyship
gaed up 70 her bed. Also took ben the eca'tc
Robin said my grandfather with equal gray
Ivy. your wages axe raised pound IN the half
/ thank yekindly. sir said the man, noddng
Tax that BARN With ye Robin. added Sir
Yet HIM have some supper in the pariet first, and
then lay i'm in the blue room the IS nextto mine
.hs f Sr TGi ; to ssd id Win 81 M Rda
| his pantry. Il had the VOID Sullroom' printed
isgi6ly on The do%t and Smelt Of chcese Here
| Robin would no' lot nc hide long, saSinE that
! l. was cold and GuhIcd bat putting n lumber
Of milk and liberal wedge, ot pasirv upon =
| ray, h. took nv, hand and led me- becH I'M" the
| lighted parlor, which like most ot the TooEs 10
The old house of New Milrs had old srtas ABOUT
fie ROBIN Green bad lighted was SPARKLING and
| srekng over The gtca, iron Digs Bilie's q
birch we've piled up beside II, and SIR James "a,
| tossing IIst one and thea another upon b" heap
| absentnindcdly. talking all the while IN the
| English cloth merchant
| vs. soon as Ikt'nlN saw WIS ne ~ 1ONn
the trav on the table, ana going "vrt 20 me- ssieE
he took the billet Of wood ou' ~ his hand ara led
him back 10 The Iab!e Sir JSmes looked AZ NE
birch iagRo' then al the hand on hlS arm Ia"
| Old servitor was Arm and respectful So WITH
! our internittinG his discourse 70. moment my
| grandfather permitted himself 10 h. led back
10 the table and Installed opposite the great oaken
| guGrdev!ac, which. win us silvcTcapprd squErc
bottles and shining ladies ard RUNNERS looked
| mos comfortable and Hppc'Illns
Then ROBIN Green ven. hack to the hearth,
and STOPPING over the FIRE, he carefully Re
james had tossed on blowing our each II IL had
caught and laying II 81 the side so that presently
the whole ,oom was full! q ,he aeJid bite q yo2;d
smoke, and the teaTs beg an 70 run down N cheeks
into the milk was drinking,
But Six James continued his story without
stopping 10 notice Robin Green. and as he talked
tho Tears ran down his cheeks also. but whether
| from the pity Of the tale he was telling or because
Ny grandfather had compounasd a s,eam,nr
50 absorbed was h. in his narrative that he quite
Which G he Enslishmsn ,nmediafsiy repaired
Ea sans saehns his e N.ar 9 1Ss
With LIBERAL band sii The time looking Sir james
n The eye and noddns 2, The proper places IN
| Ny grandfather after having hidden me haste
and dispatch my supper. because it was late and
got all about me- and pTooseded With his sr sS
men, SIN talking. be rose from his seat, and
was Tesdicsl TO his hand little book covered
in crimson leather. and with the pages grown
'e TSs' he s SAID 6odas Il ap. is now my chic.
eomfor, No, Master Spurway, ,.il is not The
ia@o Her su Ha S sina and she Is
might say occasionally action But sir ! would
have you know tina, this is Burton, his .ician
Al oxford Printed by John LtehHeld and
sHS s Hsn nGy fppS RS9 lsI
| cordial 7 neither live merry hour nr sleen
| quiet night Having Burton , fellowship even
though my son strive after my death, can go on
anthoi
Then 5 HmRPh.sy spSYIwsy Win ,qIieu'
S S as sae elder Elk to his
with Burton, who, after ell was tie better than
a pagan (GI at lsss; an Eptscoapalisn!,, when he
Rex-or II he minded not ihese, at the least cast
| ing UP in his mind the points OF Mr. John Bell
sabbath sermon upon suitable passage in Can
To which my grandfather replied that to his
thinking snsLe was more egg Eest IN one nssG
Al which saying my own heart was troubled
and even UmphIay Spurway covered his face
| Wait Umphray,"' he went on, "ony wait, my
ninbls bachelor. ~ you are man with family
comfort will you find in home that is one contln
uai STRIFE oil tongues, ySH5 sons waiting for you
| bitter OF speech"
In answer u this outbuIst UmphIay Spurway
| said no word, but held out his hand ACROSS the
| table. and he smiled no moIe behind his palm
Sir James took II and held II hard In both Of his
| Il will not make a stranger OF you, Umphray.
he said, 1T Is not debts that trouble me You
have put me out OF the reach that tits that one
| word OF me this night Ny second, TO whom
| had thought 10 leave the bulk OF my money now
every night comes homo disguised in dIinl; and
raiis upon me worse than tho other Ny wife
cries out constantly that have been well served
fol- being so long oveilenient with the children"
| Speaking OF your son Philip" said Umphiay
Spuiway quietly, have you tried all ways
| with him-the severe as wei as the indugcnt?"
"Ay, answered my grandfather, hopeiessy
all ways ! sent him abroad TO take service ss
| a common soldier m tho Scots Dutch regiments
| thought this would settle him But in month
| he was in prison, and when through the influence
| Of our Ambassador at The Hague got him Ie
| leased, In another month have news that hs
| hAa been condemned IN death at Tfeyes Then