Year: 1876

Hettys au'h'eA


on attaining his end. II wull nc
make any trouble about it, he said
abut ye must think lettle. l can nc
pvs up without an effort. Ye are
nv first love, and to do withouony-
thing I want that can get is moi
my way"


Hetty said she could talk no long
er. for there was work for her In the
house, and the Doctor took his leave


Now Mistress Hetty was in anoth
er quandary. She had spoken OF
selling out and really felt that she
might have to do it to be freed from
this importunate admirer, who was
evidently not to be very easily got
rid of. Now she did not know what
was to be done. The ScOtchman was
not aoing to take "no" for an answer,
and if she left her house it was not
unlikely he might still be persistent.
She would humor his fancy little
and see how that might answer. 1t
would be easy to listen to him, not
meaning to indulge him, and having
once explained her intention not to
: marry it would be his own fault if he
did persevere and reap the conse-
ouences of his own desires to try a
little longer; but it was intensely dis
agreeable to have him following her
around in the way he did, and she
did not know if she would be able to
bear it. Meanwhile, the Judge COM
menced his attentions again. He did
not mean to lose sight of his favorite
and he put himself in sn attitude of
preparation for new contest by
bringing to her some letters from
Mrs Marston, which had fallen into
his hands through false address.
He was very amiable, regretted the
trouble she had with his friend, the
gambler, but thought she was more
nice than wise in allowing herself to
lose so good an opportunity of
making friends with class
of people who, though outlawed
in one way, were certainly the
most generous in many respects. l
have known gamblers to save men
from starving when Christians
passed them by on the other side,
and besides all the world CANDLES
at present, il not in one way GER
tainly in another. There is no busi-
ness but what is carried on a gam
bling basis at present, and il gam
bling must be done. why not open
ly play with cards and let people
know what they are really doing"


Hetty replied only to this logic
by saying that she had no respect
for gamblers in any form whatever,
and that she wished no acquain-
tance with them. II the Judge ap-
proved 81 such professions, he was
at liberty to follow them; for her
part she hoped she could act like a
Christian without bee nming q gam
bier.


The blandness of the Judge did
not falter at this assertion. Miss
Hetty." said he, do not allow the
few words we have had to part us.
l am sure nothing would grieve me
more than to lose your respect. Not
even my own self esteem is dearer
to me, and we're it not so, I should
think very poorly Of myself, if l
could be otherwise than mere adj
mlrer OF one to whom so much af-
fection has been given. You can
mould me, and for my own sake
can you not see the necessity have
Tor gentler guidance than my poor
oldswife afforded me9 If she could
get young again, or could only fall
IN love with somebody and run
away from me, might be moulded.
old as l am, to something better.
out with dead weight on my hand,
crying and fawning upon me, 1t is
enough to make man turn to any
thing"


You have turned in the wrong
direction il you suppose shall help
You. ! think your wife long sui-
iierlng woman and il I could help
ner to relieve herself of her posi-
non, would gladly do so, but as
iar as you are concerned there is no
neip for you outside the pale OF
Heaven, and il it does not afford you
some relief I think you are in about
Is fair way for dishonorable old
age As any one know. Now never
speak again on this subject. have
no sympathy with You whatever,
and II you do not see your way ia
something better, through the in
strumentality of your devoted wife,
you have my heartfelt prayers that
you receive the punishment Of retri.
button you so richly deserve.


Not ct all at 10 loss for reply the
Judge would have continued to
urge his suit. but the entrance Of
the Scotchman ended the converse