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were busy too. Bees are i'll natured as
they can be. Well, well, don't blame
anyone for sitting in the garden such
day as this; only, as was saying,
gardens have been very dangerous
places for women as far as | know; "
a chaperon with me, then, when l go
into the GARDEN
II would. dearie. There 8 the Judge;
he's a very suitable, sedate-looking one
but you never can tell. The first
woman found in garden and tree
every woman that has lived after her.
I wish Nicholas and John Thomas would
come. I II warrant they re talking what
they call politics.
Politics was precisely the, subject
which had been occupying them, for
the squire, Judge Rawdon and Nicholas
Rawdon were all standing, evidently
Just finishing a conservative argument
against the radical opinions of John +
Thomas The young man was still sit
ting, but he rose with smiling good
humor as Tyrrel entered.
Here is Cousin Tyrrel," he cried;
che will tell you that you may call a
government anything you Eke-radical,
conservative, republican, democratic,
socialistic, but if it ism It a cheap gov
eminent, it isn't good government;
in England till poor men have deal
to. say about making laws and voting
taxes
=. els that the kind Of stuff you talk i
, to our hands, John Thomas9 No won
der der !; they are neither to hold nor to
They were in the hall as John Thomas
finished his political creed, and in a few
minutes the adieux were said, and the
wonderful day was over. It had been
a wonderful day for all, but perhaps
no one was sorry for pause in life
a pause in which they might rest and
try to realize what it had brought and
went at once to his room and Ethel
looked at Ruth inquiringly. She seemed
exhausted and was out of sympathy
with all her surroundings.
"What enormous vitality these York
shire women must have!O she said al
most Grossly. "Mrs. Rawdon has been
talking necessarily for six hours. She
has felt all she said. She has frequent
ly risen and walked about. She has
used all sorts of actions to emphasize
her words, and she is as fresh as if she
had just taken her morning bath. How
do the men stand them9'
"Because they are just as vital. John
Thomas will overlook and scold and or
. der his thousand hands all day, talk
even his mother down while he eats his
dinner, and then lecture or lead his
musical union,- or conduct a.poor man s
and what he calls 'threep them for two
or three hours that labor is running
capital, and killing the goose that lays
golden eggs for them. Oh, they are a
wonderful race, Ruth!''
II really can't discuss them now,
s'sDon't you want to know what Tyr
roll eniI to mo this of %, -
my dear, [ know. Lovers have said
such things before, and lovers will say
them evermore. You shall tell me in
the morning. I thought he looked dis
trait and bored with our company
Indeed, Tyrrel was so remarkably
mood, and as they sat smoking in Tyr
rel g room, he resolved to find out the
reason, and with his usual direetness
asked:
don, Tyrrelgo
tfI think she is the most beautiful
| woman I ever saw. She has also the
most sincere nature, and her high spirit
is sweetly tempered by her affectionate
heart. -
ct am glad you know so much about
her. Look here, Cousin Tyrrei, 1 fan
cied tonight you were a bit jeal-
Gus Of me. It is easy to see you are in
love, ana We no uOuDC you were Gnlnh-
ing of the days when you would be
thousands Of miles away, and should
have the ground clear and so on, eh9''
"Suppose I was, cousin, what thens''
t'You would be worrying for nothing
I don't want to marry Ethel Rawdon
If I did, you would have to be on the
ground ali the time, and then I should
best you; but picked out my wife two
/ years ago, and if we are both alive and
wen, we are going to be married next
Christmas
81 am delighted. IL
81 thought you would be. -
.sWho is the young lady9'
NMiss Lucy Watson. Her father Is
/ the independent minister. He is gen
tleman, tho his salary is less than We
give our overseer. And he is a great
scholar. So is Lucy. She finished he1