Year: 1867

man."


sLet me have your horse sent back to the stable
Louis, and remain this day with me? Oh! if yor
will, will try to make it so pleasant day to you'll
And she smiled so sweetly, that [ know not how
any man-much less one so kind as my master wa!
could have had the heart to refuse her.


1.-The appointment is made and my friends vii
expect me, Henrietta - replied he, and I thought
he spoke very coldly.


'Remain with me this one day, dear Louis, ano
if you must go, let it be tomorrow" There was
an unusual earnestness and anxiety in her tones
which either escaped the notice of my MASTER OF
was misunderstood; as for myself boy as was,
felt it. 1t went to my heart


''You women are all alike, Henrietta, " said my
master with aforced laugh. "You make most un
reasonable requests with, believe, no other motive
than to see if you can carry your point. Were
there any reason in your request, would cheerfully
comply with it, but do not wish my wife, as much
as I love her, to think am mere puppet in hel
hands"


After these words the harshest that my master
had ever uttered he descended the steps and was
mounting his horse.


"You mistake me, dear Louis, indeed you do!
cried she, following him to the door; 'but if you
must 60, part not from me now, even in seeming
displeasure. Let me throw my arms around you
and give you one kiss before you co.


Poor pleading woman, begging for one slight
token of reconciliation! He needed, perhaps, he
heard her not. There was slight flush Of dis
pleasure on his cheek, as he turned and galloped
from the yard. My poor mistress turned deadly
pale and pressed her hand convulsively upon hel
heart She re-entered the house and summoned
her women I was dismissed to my play, and the
scene passed from my mind in part but still, al
intervals, her face pale, and death-struck expires
sion, rose up before me. It saddened me; but
there was tomorrow I would go and sit by hel
side as usual and she would be so cheerful again.
By and by, forgot everything but my play.
was employed all day in building mimic dam a
cross the small stream at the foot of the hill and ii
planting it with wild-howers from the woods. The
sun was brighter and the flowers sweeter to me thai
day, than they have ever been since. played un
til was called to my evening meal, and then wen
to my little bed, wondering that my dear mistress
had never called upon me during the day to do any
little service for her. 1t was so pleasant, master
Robert to attend upon that kind mistress and live
where the sunshine of her good kind face was shin
ing upon you. 1t was seventy years ago. long
time that is-bu I remember the next morning a:
well as if it were but yesterday. rose early, a:
was my wont, and carried to the door Of my mis-
tress' chamber the bouquet was accustomed tt
bring her. heard the waiEng of new born in
FAINT that had com, into this world of sin and
since the last sum- stood silently at the door fol
more than minute, not daring to knock for ad
mittance. Soon the door was opened and one O
her maids, who was weeping, bade me come in.
had brought flowers for the living, but ah! me
they were laid on the bosom of the dead My
kind mistress had passed away some hours before
and when kissed her hand, as they kindly suffered
me to do it was stiff and as cold as ice. remem
Der but little more that passed on that day or the
next, for felt stunned by the sudden blow. Tht
sunshine seemed no longer cheerful, but where
it's light fell it seemed darkened as by an eclipse.


About noon, on the second day, a horseman came
galoping up to the door. 1t was my master, whc
had been sent for. I remembered the scene tina
had taken place as he was leaving, and one lool
told me that he, too, remembered it but too well
do not think that his parting from his wife eve
passed away from his thoughts it was vulturt
that gnawed at his heart continually until he, too
was laid at rest in the family vault He went int
the chamber where his dead lay. When he came
out he was strangely altered man. He was so
icitously kind to me while he lived, but [ nevel
saw him smile again.


The old man sighed, wiped his forehead with {
hand now tremulous from emotion, drained the
goblet to the bottom, and proceeded more calmly
with his story


''Your grandfather grew up to manhood rapidly
When he was about twenty years old, we laid hi
father at rest in the family vault. He was but lit
tie more than forty years old when he died, yet h
looked like sixty. Your grandfather, who wa
named Adolphus, found his life lonely one her
after the death of his father, and he had barrel!
turned twenty one, when amid much feasting ant
rejoicing he brought to the Old Hall young wife
In good truth, she was beautiful creature, ant
vet, how unlike my first mistress The one wa
dark-eyed, with raven hair, as beautiful as Nigh
with her starry train the other was blueeyed witt


neck and shoulders like alabaster, and see, maste
Robert for her portrait is done to the lite-hov
gently her Aaxen tresses fall around her snowy neck
with their soft lights and shadows. All! this on


is the picture of soft balmy Day, with feecy cloud
and gushing sunshine Look your grandfather
portrait. The painter saw in him what few out o
his own family ever saw. He did not always seen
50 sad as his picture would make him, yet the sad
ness was there for all that Strangers nigh
think him merry and lighthearted man; but W
who were in the family knew, too well, he felt tn
fate that rested so sorely upon all his blood All
sir. they were, all of them sad, men; each genera
ton sadder than the one that went before it, so ia
as nv memory runs back, except when they exert
ed themselves to seem cheerful and gay, and then
what bright faces they wore


"Your grandfather was devoted to his wife
whom he called Rosalia He was ever by her side
as though he feared the Spectre that seemed t
haunt the family would snatch her away II n
were parted from her but an hour An ne mgh
we'll have feared that she would be torn away eve
from hisside A twelve-month passed on and you
father was born. Your grandmother 1T sound