The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-08-18
flew to Mrs. Henry's face.
Il wonder at youl" she cried.


forgotten; only that, after dinner
: when the pair had withdrawn as usue
!: to the chimney-side, we could see heI
weeping with her head upon his knee
Mr.. Henry kept up the talk with me
upon some topic of the estates-he
could speak of little else but bust
ness, and was never the best of COM
pany; but he kept it up that day with
more continuity, his eye straying ever
and again to the chimney and his
voice changing to another key, but
without check of delivery. The pane,
however, was not replaced; and | be-
lieve he counted it great defeat.
Whether he was stout enough or
no, God knows he was kind enough.
Mrs. Henry had a manner of condo!
scension with him, such as Tin wife)
would have pricked my vanity into
an ulcer; he took it like a favor. She
held him at the staff's end; forgot and
then remembered, and unbent to him.
as we do to children; burdened him
with cold kindness; reproved him |
with change of color and bitten |
lip, like one shamed by his disgrace |
ordered him with look of the eve,
when she was off her guard; when
she was on the watch, pleaded with
him for the most natural attentions
as though they were unheard-of
favors. And to all this he replied
with the most unwearied service; low
ing, as folk say, the very ground she
Irod on, and carrying that love in his
eyes as bright as lamp When Miss ,
katharine was to be born, nothing
would serve but he must stay in the
DOM behind the head of the bed $
There he sat, as white (they tell mel T
IS a sheet and the sweat dropping =
rom his brow; and the handkerchief r
e had in his hand was crushed into s
little ball no bigger than a musket r
ullet. Nor could he bear the sight 7
Miss Katharine for many a day;
ldeed | doubt if he was ever what T
e should have been to my young
ldy; for the which want of natural
ceiling he was loudly blamed.
such was the state of this family
own to the 18th of April, 1749, when g
ERE befell the first of that series of n,
'ents which were to break so MANY G.
'arts and lose so many lives. es
On that day l was sitting in nv Tn
ON little before supper, when ca
nm Paul burst open the door with az
clvllity of knocking, and told me TT
ere was one below that wished to to
eak with the steward; sneering 1at VIZ
name of my office. RI,
asked what manner of man and
at his name was; and this disclosed mi
cause OF Johns ill humor; for it dis
peared the visitor refused to name tio
iseil except to me, sore affront de;
-""1o' -uoiiio consequence. Ian
Wen, said |, smiling a little. az of
| see what he wants. T
'ne entrance nall big bee
very plainly habited and wrapped in
a sea-cloak, like one new landed tbo
lnoeed he was. Not far off Mac p
'chle was standing, with his tongue psi,
Oh MS mouth and his hand unon nov,
chm, like duh fellow thinkino wot
/; and the stranger, who had NV
lght his cloak about his face an ho,o
'ed uneasy. He had no sooner of =,
n,ith ~ nan ne went to meet sulp
with an ELUSIVE manner. tbno
~ dear man." said he, "a tbou- ond
apologies for disturbing Won. but ditio
IN the most awkward position ,on.
there's son of a ramrod there d.
should know the looks of. and Glow,
d.. o 'nd' he Knows rel, S
: Beng In this family, sir, and wate
pace OF some responsibility limo
en- was the cause | took tbe lib
TO send for you), you are doubt. ;nto
'l the honest party?" ~.
'u may be sure at least" saws 7 Ill.
all of that party are quite safe $50 go
rrisdeer." 'oioi
y de.r bronz
bt, savs H. a my very the in
een cor 'ee nave or 30
I man who. ny very vessel
err. and who cannot re- Borde
mo rim n,ou,,, ''nu OH and once.
himse,f. and sumo oan- settled
am little concerned lest if Tho
mn ,,.o ~ me. have chase
my life so often, Mr. forget .nd
so;th !" very good one frontin
iaith, would be very loatbe inc ;s