The state herald., 1920-06-22

They trimmed hl9 locks, brushed ~
buckles and cooked his hat with plns.
He wore thunder-and.lightnlng coat
and gosling green walstcoat; but.
alas. at the fair he was imposed upon
by a prowllng sharper. who. aftse
Moses had we'll bargained away ~
colt. managed to got the purchase
money from him Ia return for a gross
Of green spectacles in shagreen casesi
and 10. q usual. unforeseen disnstef
frustrated our attempts to be fine.
Ny daughters planned pleasure ex-
peditiOn to town, and this Mr.. Burchell
so strongly disapproved Of that = quar-
rel ensued between him and my vita
and the gentleman left our house b .
at Of anger, nor could Sophia's plead.
ing looks stay him.
The town trip being still In pros.
pect, my wife decreed that go to the
fair myself. and sell our one remain
Ing horse. But when one would-be pur>
chaser examined the animal. and do
clared him blind Of one eye. another
observed he had spawn, third per
ceived he had windgall fourth said
he had the bolts, and so on, began to
have most hearty contempt for the
poor beast myself. for reflected that
the number Of witnesses was strong
presumption they were right, and st.
Gregory himself is OF the same opin.
Ion. However, at last sold my horse,
but had the misfortune to receive in
payment forged and worthless draft,
the same being, indeed, the wicked
work OF the very man who had sold
Moses the spectacles.
Mr.. Burchell being absent from our
fireside. only Sophia missed him. for
the rest Of us were greatly pleased BY
the visits Of our landlord. who now
came often. 1t must be owned that
my wife laid q thousand schemes to
entrap him as q husband for Olivia.
and used every art to magnify the mef.
Its Of her daughter. The results, how.
ever, being small. my wife sought b
rouse Mr.. Thornhill's Jealousy BY hat.
ing Of Ollvia's marriage with FarDse
Williams. q most worthy. though hun
BILE nelghbor. This falling to egx -
the backward Thoenhill. the weddlao
day was sst for Olivia and TArna
williams. Dut four days before ~
day I learned 10 ny distraction tAat
my Olivia had gone on secretly n q
post.chaise with Q geotleman who q
I was told By an onlooksr. kissed ~
and said he would die for her. Wen
did I know the villain who had tAua
robbed me Of my sweet innocent chlaa !;
It was none other than the wicked
Thornhill. Ny wife fell to loud ~
rating Of him and Olivia ~ well. bot Z
declared my house and heart should
ever be open to the returning rspea-
tant sinner. I sst out to hnd her,
hut my nrst EFFORTS persuaded me tAAA
It was Mr.. Burchell. and not Squire
Thornhill. who had seduced my daP
ling. This. though. was not the. truth
Twas but part Of the villains plan.
After long search I found mys daflino
girl. In hiding place. whittier she -
fed from the dreadful Thornhill whA
under pretense Of marriage. had ruinsd
her. It seems they were married b. =
black scoundrel. who had before mAe.
risd TIE squire to six OF eight otAA
wlvesi
| took my poor darling home. saly
to be met with the astounding nevs
that my little home was utterly -.
stroyed BY Ore. With what chesefsl-
ness we might, we made shift to nva
In one Of our farm outbuildinGs, aa1
endeavored to enjoy our former -
renity.
But this was not to be. The desptc
able ThornhIll. about to marry MIS-
wilmot-yes. the same to whom my
son. George. was once bethrothed-
made proposal thn. we marry my
Olivia to another. yet let her still Be Z
friend OF his own. Ny righteous de-
nunclatlon OF this resulted In the
s1uire's threats Of retributlon. and this
came, In the form Of demand for my
annual rent. the which was NIL unable
TO pay. I was thereupon thrown Into
n debtors prison. hut even here I en-
Neavored to preserve. my calm. and aft.
or my usual medl'ntions and having
praised my Heavenly Corrector. ] slept
with the utmost tranquility.
Man frequently calls In the consola.
tlons OF philosophy. which. have
!. found. nrc amusing. hut often fnlin.
cious. In the prison. though attempt.
ed much-needed reform movement.
and though lec,ured and advised with
ail my powers. suffered many and
various sorrows and dlsnppolntmen's
I wns Informed Of the death OF my
daughter. Ollyla--an untrue report.
thank Heaven was told OF the forci-
BILE abduction Of Sophia. by desperate
villains. =
From this danger. however. dear 60
phln wns rescued by Mr.. Burchcll: to
whom I willingly gave my treasure for
n wife. And. we then learned that
our friend Mr.. Burcheli was In reality
the great Sir William Thornhlll. md
my daughter would be fnc lady,
And. another Joy. I learned that my
daughter. Olivia. was the lawful wife