The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-15

Only, only-that she Is what she is
and l but myself. Oh, Harry. was
there ever one like that girl: All the
spirit of daring of a man she has. and
yet is she full of all the sweet ways
of a maid Faith. she would draw
sword one minute and tie ribbon the
next She would have followed Bacon
10 the death and sat up all night to
broider herself a kerchef Conrade
and sweetheart both she is. and was
there ever one like her for beauty
! Harry, Harry, saw you ever such a
beauty as Mary Cayendish =
NO, and never WILL cried I. so fer
vently and so echoing to the full his
youthful enthusiasm that again that
keen look flashed into his eyes liar
ry," he stammered out. you do not
say, for Gods sake, Harry, you are
a man if you are a-a-and every day
have you seen that angel, and-and-
Harry may the devil take me if /
would go against thee if she-you know
/ would not. Harry. for I remember
well how you taught me to shoot. and
E-andAI love thee. Harry, not in such
/ fool fashion as my sister loyeth Mary.
but l love thee, and never would /
cross thee
"Sir Humphrey said /. 1T is not
what you would. nor what / would,
nor what any other man would, but
what be best for Mary Cavendish, and
her true happiness of life, that is to
consider, whetls't you love her, or L
/ love her. or any other man love her"
/ Faith, and score do he said
gloomiIy. There be my Lord Estes
and her cousin Ralph and I know not
/ how many more. Faith, / would not
| have her less fair, but sometimes
would that n few We're color blind.
But tits different when it comes to
thee. Harry. If She
Sir Humphrey" said I. were Mary
Cavendish thy sister and I myself, and
loving her and she me, and you having
I that affection which you say you have
for me, would you yet give her to me
in marriage and think it for her good?'
Then the poor lad colored and stam-
mered, and could not look me in the
face. but 1t was enough. "Let there be
no more talk betwixt you and me as to
that matter, Sir Humphrey" I said.
There is never now nor at any other
time any question of marriage betwixt
Mistress Mary Cavendish and her con-
Wet tutor, and if he perchance had
been not color blind and had learned
to appraise her at her rare worth, the
more had he been set against such.
And all that lie can do for thee, lad,
he will do"
Sir Humphrey was easily pacified,
having been accustomed from his
babyhood to mastery soothing of his
mother into her own ways of thought.
Again. in spite of his great stature, he
looked up at me like a very child.
Harry" he whispered, "heard you her
ever say anything pleasant concerning
mew
"Many time" / answered quite Sc
riously, though I was inwardly laugh
ing and could not for the life of me
remember any special favor which she
had paid him in her speech. But 1
have ever held that a bold lover hath
the best chance, and, knowing that
holiness depends upon assurance Of
favor, set about giving it to Sir Hum
phrey, even at some small expense OF
truth.
when, when, Harry
"Oh. many a time, Sir Humphrey"
But what? / pray thee, tell me what
she said, Harry
II have not charged my mind. lad"
But think of something. / pray
thee, think of something, Harry" He
looked at me with such exceeding visit
fulness that was forced to cudgel my
brains for something which, having a
slight SAVIOR Of truth, might be seasoned
70 70 T
heard her say that she liked a fair
man." replied, and indeed I had, and
believed her to have said it because I
was dark and seemingly inattentive to
some new grace of hers as to the tying
Of her hair or fastening of her kerchief.
Did she indeed say that, Harry, and
do you think she had nue. in mind?''
cried Sir Humphrey.
Are you not a fair man."
Yes. yes, am fair man, am not,
Harry? What else? Sure you have
heard her say more than that
Il have heard her say she liked a
hearty laugh and one who counted
not costs when his mind were set on
aught, but rode straight for it though
all the bars were up
That sure is /, Harry, unless my
mother stand in the way. A man can
not bring his mothers head low, Harry
but sure If she forbid nor know not as
in this case of this tobacco plot. stop
for naught. Sure she meant me then,
Harry
And 1 have heard her say that she
liked young man, man no older
than She
Sure, sure she meant me by that,
Harry, for I am the youngest of them
Sir Humphrey bIushina
like a sirl
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