Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-08-24

which she could not, strive as best she
could gainsay. and bid her remain in
her chair.
But. being SO sorely bewildered. did
nothing, but let her have her way. and
on toward Drake Hill we walked. she
clinging to my arm and seemingly bold
ing me to a slow pace, and the slaves.
ahead with i'll concealed zeal on ac-
count of that chanting proclamation Of
Margery Key which ! viii venture to
say, was considered by every one OF
the poor fellows as a special curse di-
rected toward him instead of bless
ing for me.
AS we followed on that moonlight
night, she and | alone, of a sudden !
felt my youth and love arise to such
an assailing of the joy of life that l
knew myself dragged, as it We're, by it
and had no more choosing as to what
should not do. Verify it would be
easier to lead an army of malcontents
than ones own self. And something
there was about the moonlight on that
fair Virginia night, and the heaviness
of the honey scents, and the pressure
of love and life on every side, in bush
and vine ana tree and nest, which
seemed to overbear me and sweep me
along as on the crest of some green
tide Of spring. ysrily taere are forces
Of this world which are beyond the
overcoming of mortal man so long as
he is fncumbered by his mortality.
Mary Cavendish gathered up her
blue and silver petticoats about her as
closely as a blue flower bell at night
fall and stepped along daintily at my
side, and the feel of her little hand on
my arm seemed verify the only touch
of material things which held me to
this world. We came to a great pool
of wet in our way, and suddenly
thought of her feet in her little satin
shoes. Madam, you will wet your
feet if you walk through that pool in
your satin shoes, / said, and my voice
was so hoarse with tenderness that
would not have known it for my own,
and / felt her arm tremble. No. she
said family But, without waiting for
any permission, around her waist
put an arm and had her raised in
twinkling from the ground and bore
her. across the pool, she not struggling,
but only whispering family when
set her down after-it was well passed,
'sYou-you should not have done that,
Harry"
Then of a sudden close she pressed
her soft cheek against my shoulder
as we walked and whispered, as
though she could keep silent no lon
ger, and yet as if she swooned for
shame in breaking silence, Harry,
Harry, l liked the way you thrust
them aside when they Were rude with
you to do me a service, and, Harry,
you are stronger. and-and- than them
ALL
Then / knew, with such a shock of
joy that wonder lived, that the
child loved me, but knew at the
same time as never / had known it
before my love for her.
Mistress Mary | said, Il but did
my duty and my service, wnlcn you
can always count upon, and did no
more than others would have done.
Sir Humphrey Hyde
But she flung away from me at that
with sudden movement of amaze
ment and indignation and hurt, which
cut me to the quick. Yes" she said,
Eyes, Master Wingfeld, truly | believe
that Sir Humphrey Hyde would do me
any service that came in his way, and
truly he is a brave lad. have a great
esteem for Humphrey have a great
er esteem for Humphrey than for all
the rest-and l care not If you know
1t, Master Wingfeld,"
So saying, she called to the bearers
Of her chair and would have slave
assist her to it instead Of me. and rode
in silence the rest of the way. fol-
lowing, walking my horse, who pulled
hard at his bits.