(' llQMCWGM we;;; .. Kitty threw a shawl over her head, braced herself up not to be afraid, pulled Holy n.iirth and joy are born; back the curtain, ope'.1cd the window, Still the F;t1rth bears, M of old, and then shouted in a voice of assumed All the quiring Angels told; sternnessStill floaL to us from above All they sang of peace and love, " Any one here 7" All the blessed ~iadncss Earth The words sounded harsh and unnatuCaugh\frQQ.1 our dear ::>aviour's birth. ral, and echo answered them far away. · -'l'ller~ol :the day-dawn bright "Shelter this bjtter night, if only in a With a hl!!B.venof dear deJ\Sht; barn, I pray you !" Care and evil from us flee In these hours· felicity. "'V110 are you 'I" Age and manhood, girl and boy, "A traveller who has lost his way." All for11;et but love and ,joy ; "How am 1 to know you are speaking Anger hence and hate away! This i0 Goodwill's holiday.-C. W. B. the truth r· ----··~ ..._...~··-...__ "Have pity on me ! I am almost dead!" "You must wait a bit longer. I will call my father." '.llhe Story of a Christmas Eve -and Aftel.'. Kitty's loving heart ached as she listened to the stranger's voice, so weak "Oh, mother, it is snowing fa.st still ; from expo2ure and pain. She hastened there is nothing to look at but snow ! " with fearless steps and knocked at her grumbled Kitty O'Hara. mother's door, never doubting for one "And what else should you look at at mom. a nt that they would let the poor Christmas-time~ For my part, I like to creature in. welcome the true olrl-fashioned weather." Kitty had no easy task to rouse her "But it's rather dreary t.o be buried father; he had had a Jong day in the marfor weeks behind those big hills. Don't ket, and was snoring now as loudly asyou wish we were near the town, yes, Kitty could not help saying it-as mother?" the old sow in the vitrd. He could not "No I don't; and you ought to be be brought to his se;1ses or induced to beashamed to stand there and chatter so licve that there was really a miserable foolishly, l{itty. Come and prepare your bci11g outside pleading for shelter-- fo1· father's tea." admittance eveu into t.he barn. Oh, no·! When Kitty had sprea<l the coarse H.,knew all about :it ; he know- he was linen cloth over the broad deal table, not such a fool- what the rogue wanted. and laid in order on the tray the pltttes Ho had hettrd of such capers before-he :mcl cups and saucers, she cut some thick was not born yesterday. If he were to slices off a quartern home-baked loaf, and, give oar to the mad fancies of mankind, stooping down before the fire in a half- they would be murdered in their beds kneeling attitude, began to toast them. an'd bhe whole place ransacked before If Kitty could· have seen l10w pretty she dawn-that was all. Kitty had better go looked then ! No one noticed her save back to her bed and dream. the ancient tabby cat, who sat purring But Ki.tty stood quite still, making no <1.nd blinking on the cosy hearth, as it attempt.to move. Ai.id such a queer ob11sually did a!~ day. Mrs. O'Hara was ject she looked-her quilted petticoat rattling pans) ri..the d11iry; but, had she trailing on the floor, a coarse gray shawl been in the' l\,{JChen, she would never thrown anyhow about her shoulders and have thought of admiring her daughter. head, the little spirit-lamp flickering and Long before, when Kitty was a tiny deli- glimmering in her.hand. eate-looking child, with eyes like forget"Oh, father and mother, I didn't think me-nots, a rose-and-lily complexion, and you were -so cruel and hard-hearted !"she curls soft and fair as flax, Mrs. O'Hara said passionateJl. and indignantly. "And had proudly declared her "a beauty" ; it's actually Chri.st!Ilas Ev.e !" and it was with a deep sigh and a_sad The farmer was suddenly attacked with shake of the head that the regretful a violent fit of coughing. When it ceased, mother now lamented her daughter's lost he ordered Kitty to leave the room ; ancl ch.a.xms. Who that had known Kitty the instant she disappeared he hastened \,~0 Ive y13ars previously would ever have out of bed, thrust his feet into his mon,c.£.tcmp!ated that she would have chang- ster ·slippers, wound round his body a ed in so marvellous a.f.ashion 1 But Mrs. blanket huge enough to cover a modern O'.Hara's tastes were peculiar; i<he could Goliath, told Mrs. O'HILra to mind her see nothing lovely in a tall, well-formed, ow:n busm11s11 when she inquir11d what he somewhat plump figure, a bronzed, intended to do, put on his spectacles carel1ealthy, gipsy .s kin, dark fringed eyes the fully, armed himself with a thick stick expression of which wn.:S a mixture of and a clumsy lantern, and stalked downmirth and seriousness, and a loose thick stairs, sending such a ghost-like creakeoil of wavy auburn hair. Yet, lwtwith- ing sound ·through the silent house that standing many a sharp reprimand on the honest Tilly, sleeping the deep hard sleep one, UCle- and too often an impertinent of a faithful servant, turned on h. e r side :rtipl· on the other, with an occasional and uttered a feeble scream. The lantern held by O'Hara shone full toss of the head, mother and daughter "rubbed along" very smoothly together, on the stranger's face for a long halfa.nd loved each other at the core tru!y and minute. $incerely. "Humph, huip:ph," muttered the fo.rBefore Kitty had finished buttering the mer, "ye look ·mighty wretched, be ye a last thiok round of toast; a muffled noise friend or foe I Why can't ye walk in, of wheels echoed through the still air, ·when ye see me standing a martyr to the succeeded by a loud shrill whistle at the east wind, and just out of my warm bed front gat.e. Down fell the toast and knife too 7 Ain't ye got any legs 7" . top of it. · The pale-faced traveller mumbled some"Mother, mother,he.re's father !" shout- thing, which O'Hara seemed not to hear, --.:.ii. Kitt,r. . about kindness and gratitude- all the Without a slil,cond'a delay, Mrs. O'Hara sound he could force between his p(>or strode from the dairy and hastened to un- chattering teeth- as the heavy door swung bolt the door :;' - ~d Tilly, the ·hard-work- back shuttmg out the keen cold air. ed maid-of-~~k, suddenly ceased h~r "Mother, Kitty, you're want ed 1 B e violent clattez'u\g'of cans and followed m quiet, sir, can't you 7 Be quiet! If you · the rear. :i.re contemplating cutting our throats by"What a beautiful winter night--Hke and-by, perhaps you'll be good ·enough t o the good old-fashioned times when we spare :my daughter Kitty. If it hadn't ued to sit on grandfather's knee and Jis- been for her soft heart, you might have ten to his ghost-stories !" thought Mrs. been out there, although- although it's O'Hara, as she glanced at the white hills Christmrts Eve, and it would sort of go and dazzling valleys. agin me to see you still' and stark and cold An extra-merry cosy meal was the jolly on my door-stone. I'm dashed if I should substantial tea in the farm-kitchen. eat any Christmas dinner !" ~ 'Hara eat in his wide arm-chair in the -if. ·* * * .W.mney- corner, and with immense relish "We will not waken him yet; .he must sipped his cocoa and ate his big slices of be very tired, poor fellow !" said Mrs. home-cured beef and pick;led tongue ; O'Hara, bustling about and directing uid Kitty made no pretense of apprecia- Tilly what to arrang~ on the. breakf~t1ion as she munched the crillp buttered board. · t<ast, and .brown ginger-cakes her moth& · " Not tired, ma'am, in the l east, ID\de so well. How full of fun and though my eyes have not closed for b 3 was the r emainder of that happy twenty-four hours, but so stiff and acMng eve g ! There were the lofty hall, best. - so woefully stiff! I thought I'd never parlo and kitclum to finish with final manage to crawl down-stairs !" apmy here ad there of holly and mistleMrs. O'Hara turned round sharply, and toe ; (ere were tho numerous varied pre- saw standing close by her elbow, a tall, sents t. be given to the hired hands on the rather ' slender, pale-faced gentleman, morro~ waiting to be arranged in order neither particularly handsome nor particto-nigh. Everything, before they laid ularly plain, but a human being of quite thflir hads on their pillows, must be an ordinary type- of t he same stan'lp as done " 1ecently and in order ," said farmer one passes in a crowded citv scores of O'Hara. · times each day. Yet Kitty, ·at that mo'steadiy the hours Sj!)ed on, and soon ment crossing th e hall froni the little parthe largt round mo6n broke through the lor, almost smothered with holly and l'olling ((Juds and looked down quietly evergreens, thought him in her own upon thtl'!leeping world. It was a glori- mind. "perfectly splendid.". . Poor Kitty ous nigM,a n exquisite scene, viev:edfrom had seen so few. people, hod led such a thl) ~wec~sllelter of1h ome- a p1c~ure ~o seciuded life in that out-of-the-way lit tle admire, g.zed at ~· those standmg m farm enlivened now and t hen only by a · ' \ 'J ack Frost " at a flying . visit £rom some vulgar freckled warm wel,Jit ro?; 1 respectabl1 distan A the other side of cousin, whose sighs were loud and long ~he windor-but, fa's, t h ere was very b ecause he had failed t o turn her small little beau · in it to the half-frozen tra- brain. It was no wonder that she con~ veller, the hungry, the footsore, the sidered this stranger "beautiful," and destranger wb. had lost his ~ay 7 clar ed later on that his smooth whit.e ii, ~ * * hands were simply "magnificent. " And "What's t1at ! Hark ? S urely I heard then Kitty glan ced despairmgly at her own plump brown ones, her mother's aomething ! Vhi1t can it be ?" Kitty O'Ha-a started from sloop, and long bony fingers, Tilly's crimson wrists 2 at up in bed, istening. Again came that - with a cut h ere and ther e by way of strange murmu-ing sound in the dead of ornament-and her father 's ~,hard huge n ight- half cr-1, half call. An a\\;ful si- palms. How strange that she had never Jenee ensµed ; tien something wa.S thrown thought of noticing these things before ! at the window. Kitty's heart went pit-a- It was odd- very. · pat so violently; that it seemed as if it "And but for you a corpse might be ust stop beath'Cj. She did not b elieve lying yonder ?" 'fhe strange gentlem an in hobgoblins ,or ghosts ; she was n either looked at Kitty very earnestly with his superstl:t i'qy_s nor timid ; yet, when a sec- fine dark eyes, and p ointed with his finger ond pebb~e-Sbruqk the glass pane and roll- towards the garden. . ed down upon the sill, she felt t erribly Kitty's lips moved . She was about to "'1a ed, yet could n ot have explained attempt some sort of reply, when O'Hara why. called out in his gruff honest voice:"I'll11,mothermys u.nde1 · the clothes!" "'fo be sure, to be sure, your life's due moaned 'bewilder ed 'tt]. . to my Kitty ; and- and I must say I had Before ~he could ge to h er father or my fears as t o whether we'd all be tornother, sl:l must cross h orrible dark gather to welcome the Christmas morn I et to 'Tilly, H timph, humph !" pa.ssage ; be lil_re she coul she µrnst moun t winding er king stairs. " You suspected me ?" "Well, :·you see, sir, we're but lonely l"or one minute he la:y very ' till, thinking. At l ast an 'dea struck Her. P er - mortals who bide in these dull parts ; and hapt1 some one had lli>st their way. She 'tis extretnely unusual for a person t o ask would open the window and SQout.. admitta.nce . in the dead of night. But Kitty's little spirit-lamp was burning there- there, sir ! Here's my hand. Acbrightly on the t oilet -table ; perhaps the cept the hospitality of a poor hard -workglimmer of the light had ~ttracted some ing man and welcome !" "Your good-nat ur ed offer I accept with on o outside. Yet who wo~ld c01h e on Christmas Eve to such a ' on ely little n u ch thank fulness. I feel t do weu.k and far;:n behind the hills ? · foo~ore to t urn out this morning and Jll17er on this Christmas morn Goodwill's · Holiday. __ KITTY. ·n fady wit)l . l?ng golden hair, who could pl11y l excjms1tely on the prnno, the harp, and the drgan, oould speak fluently four language§, could J;laint lovely picture~ in water-colors and 011, and dance-oh, Just like a faifY ! lt seemed such a difficult task w 111ake Kitty understand that this divine cieature was his promised wifethe future mistress of Dylton Hall. Would not Kitt y be content to be his and Maude'!l best friend 1 Oh, how he hated her to kneel at his feet and cry so! She ought not to mind--1!he really ought not. He thought that he went out in the ve:ry early morning andgathered a.sweet btmch of violets to give to Kitty when he should say farewell-that when he placed them in her hand she said, "For ever-for all time will I keep these :dowers in memory of you"--that he answered wildly and deif. >f· * * spairingly, "Nay, nay, 'twould not be "If that poor ~retch isn't .laid on his~ right for you to remember me! I belong bed to-morrow with rheumatic fever, my to some one else-some one else. These name isn't Jemim.i. O'Hara!" violets will soon perish; so must your "I must confess he looks i.1ueer," re- thoughts of me." "Flowers and memory tumed her husband. shall live for ever; I say that neither shall "And there'll be a handful of work for . die !" Kitt;y screamed; and her voice_ was some one. · I'Ii1 sure I'm not equal to so laden ~1th horror, solou.d and t~rnble , trotting fifty times a day up them stairs, that Rogmitld began to shout, Help, with everything to be carried up and help !" . 'Vith that cry he awoke. Mrs. O'Hara down ; and he, being a gent, '11 expect such a load o' attention. Oh, dea,r, oh, was smoothing the tumbled blankets, and dear, to think that he should come to our Kitty was not in the room at all. How house on purpose to bel ill '. " p.leasaut it was to awake from such a wretch"I don't suppose he can help it, eel dream! , mother. I dare say he'd be glad to be "It's my opinion, Mrs. O'Hara, " said the short, fat medical adviser, spreading well, if he could," said Kitty quietly. "! don't suppe8e you know anythip.g his thick fingers before the comfortable about it, child !" answered Mrs. O'Hara kitchen fire, " that our patient's going on sharply. re1mu·kably well-yes, remarkably well. The farmer's wife's predictions· proved You're a wonderful woman, Mrs. O'Hara too true. Reginald Dylton was unable the -wonderful. By-tho-by, do you know next inorning, ·and many mornings fol- what part of bhe country he can10'_ . , fron1, lowing, t.o rise from his bed, or even to this guest of yours-his name, profession, move a limb. 'l'he !ihort, fussy little and so on 1" "Only his name-Reginald Dylton." middle-aged doctor from Snaresleigh had to pay a visit to O'Hara'~ farm every day; "Ah, yes ! 'Vell, more in good time ; and once, when his light blue eyes were I'll not idle here. Good morning Miss very watery and t,I1e tip of his nose of a Kitty. Good-bye Mrs. O'Hara." i·eddish purple tinge - occasioned of It reaHy was surprising how rapidly, course by suqh freqent exposure to the now t hat t he critical point was turned, weather- he had rubbed his hands- a the patient seemed to improve ; each day peculiar habit of his when it was his mis- added n ew strength, new vigor. fortune to have to 811y something u·nplea"Very soon I shall be able to join my sant- and announced that the gen tleman friends in England," 11e said smiling one was "very bad indeed." morning to Kitty. The poor fellow':;: mind seemed gone "How terribly they must have missed entirely. H e had no knowledge of where you! H ow anxious they must be 1" she he was or who were tending him; he remarked quietly, with eyes dro6ped. would t alk to his favorite horses and dogs, Dylton laughed, rush miles across the country 011 his mare "l have a tolerable number of friends Saxon, with Tiger and Tip tearing at his who, l dare say, have troubled themselves heels, and call loudly and repeatedly for once or twice to wonder what's become of some one named : 'Maude," who Kitty me all this time; but of near kin- 1·elathought must be his sister. tives- 1 possess not one. " " I'll be with yo· u soon, darling- very "What ! No fathet', no mother?" "No; and neither sister n or brother." soon, " he said one afternoon, staring intently at the ceiling. " I rolled down a Kitty's entire face was beaming with steep mcuntain, and it was nearly over compassion and her voice full of gentlewith me. My limbs ache a bit. I'm bet- ness as sh e said slowly : ter- I'm almost woll. I'll be with you "How very lonely you must be !" Dylton made no answer. He was soon, deares~. Oh, my love, what would you have done if I had died?" watching her curiously ; but the girl did As the sufferer ut tered this last sentence 'n ot know it. She was thinking, "Who he smoothed Kit ty's hand andgazedanxi- is Maude-Maude that he has raved ously into her face. There was 110 recog- about in his sad delirium 1" Kitty knew nition in that stare, only a look of extreme now tha.t it was no favorite sister. "Why bewilderment. does my heart beat with such ma.cl rapid"Answer me. Maude, this instant ! ity 1 What is itto me 1 " You're glad t o see me 7" She raised her eyee just as these Kitty, feeling very n ervous, and scarce- thoughts were cha.sing each other t:!irough lyconsciousof what sh e wassaying,--an- her brain, and met Mr. Dylton's dark sweredones fixed upon her. " Yes, very." "Kitt y, will you find me ink and pa"How fond and foolish ! That 's my ler ? I can walk so well now, I think own Maude; and I was doubting- -and I ~oul~ manage t o get as far as the postwas doubting- - I think I'll sleep a bit office . now, dear, if you don 't mind. You'll l et "It is a long way. I will p9st your me hold your hand so 1 'Tis such a t iny letter ; my mother wants one or two hand- so soft , so- -" things from the village. " H e fell asleep, and Kitty st irred . not, "Will y ou 7 What a dear litt le soul you was almost afraid t o beathe even. He are, Kitty!" ' ' had not r ested for several nights, and She ran away, laughmg and blushmg, Mrs. O'Hara wi~s getting wan and hag- found the necessary articles, and left gard with watching him. An undisturb - him t o attend to .her househol_d d!1tie~ ed good sleep might prove a turning-point and mo.ke herself ready for her little JOUrfor the better. Oh, how fervently Kitty ner.· . . " hoped and prayetl it might be so 1 Conw h ere a mmute, Kitty. Dylt~n as holding a large square envelo~e m Tilly crept cautiously on tip-toe into. , w_ the room, brought Kitty a st eaming cup !us h~nd, and, as ~e b~ckone~ to Kitty, of tea, put . a little n:iore fuel softly upon he pointed to t he dll'ect10n, I tol~ you the fire, and then glided out to her work the oth~r day t~at I had no relatives ; again well, this let ter is to a lady who, I hope, A .;,,hole hour fled b ., and still Kitt will soon be my wife, She is very beauti-. sat patiently in the sa~e position, afraii ful, very- the youn~est da~ghter of an to disengage her hand l et>t she might E arl--:-and I am afraid she will have been aw.iken the po'l.ccfui sleeper to his sad worrymg herself about ~e. ?3ut ~he trawanderings and pain. But about a v~~s .a good.deal, and llllXeS m high .and quarter of an hour later h e m oan ed slight- b_nlhant societ:y, so that she has very httle ly, stirred, sighed, and then opened his tn11e fot· despon.d enc;y or m elanch oly. . I e;y-how ~avely they looked at Kitty ! l~ave t ?ld her m t~s ~ote h ow a certam How they roamed r ound and round t he lit tle_ girl, under I rov1de:ice, has saved r oom 1 my life, and how I hope, if all goes well, " Where am I 7" to .~e wit.~ th~m n~xt week. " . " With friends," Kitty an swered softly. ~es,. said Kitty ; and she tr1e~ to "What is your name chil<l ?"- " Katha- look m~ifferent and ,make ~erself beh~ve rine O'H ara." ' t~at this gentieman s .conung and gomg "O'H ara, O'H ara! I have heard that d1~,m;t matt~r t o her m the l~ast. ,, name somewhere before. What is t he day It _s noth!ng to me-;-noth_mg. at all, of the month 1" she said agam and agam, t!·1ppm g at a · ' '!tis t he31st ofDecomber- N ewYear's dange:·ous pace t hr?ugh the shppery snow, Eve.,, · clutchmg almost ~1th a fierce g~~sp th~t ·'Ah yes I remember! It isn't a dream detestable let.t or m her hand, H e will at all. ' Yo~ are the farmer 's daughtei: go ba~k to his people,_ and .we shall forK itty.,, get him, and th~ old } 1fe will ~o on as it The sim le little name fell from his li s did J;>efore- that s all. AndKitt;r began so easil . Pso n(tt urall . he never onte to smg a snatch of some merry au-, as if though/~£ callin~ her·If~tha.rine: she ha.cl one of the h appiest, lightest " I 'll just pour out t he medicine moth er hearts m th e world. said you wer e t o take when you awok e. " *" * * " I'm a great plague t o you all, " t he . "Good-bye, Kitty, good-bye ! I 'll n ot patient murmured in a weary t one. . forget my promise, " said R eginald Dyl t on "It has been an anxious week foreve1'Y- gaily. They wer e all grouped in the doorb ody; but you 're mending now, a:nd I'm way and bidding t h eir gu est farewell. sure moth er'll n everremcmber t he trouble He had shaken h ands with every one, if you (inly get well. Very good -hear ted and O'H :i.ra had politely hinted that there is moth er ," added plain-spoken K itty. was only bare time to meet the train ; "I won der if I shall ever be able to but the young man persist ed in lingering walk about again without crutches 'I" he by Kitty. " R em ember, n ext summer , moanecl in a most mournful tone, an d Ki~ty, I an d my wife hope t o pay you a with an expression of intense melancholy visit," he went on, ancl then, turning t o in his dark · eyes. He was evidently Mrs. O'Har ·1., h e added, "and you will t hinkingofsomet hingfar away frommedi- have to Sf.are Kitty for a return visit to cine or K itty . England. ' · "Do n ot worry your h ead about t he On e wave of the hand, a last nod to future. ·Try, when y ou've swallowed K it ty, who was staring wtth a fixed dazed this, t o get to sleep again," said Kitty look t ill the li~tlo vehicle was lost to sight calmly. round th e hills, and t henH e looked half wonderingly at t he al"Bless the girl," said Mrs. O'H ara, · H ere-come and most pretty and truly pleasant face, " how solemn you look 1 drank the draught without a word, and churn the but ter !" then lay back silently on t he pillows, H e * "" 'if *" fell asleep again, and this t ime dreamed " So you won't have me, Kat harine?" - dreamed t hat Kitty O'Hara, th e I rish " Ko, thank you," answered Kit ty farmer 's daughter, had fallen in love with promptly. hlm, that somehow he had discovered She was silting in on e of th e out-houses t he secret and plunged poor Kit ty into of t he farm , shelling broad· beans, and the deepest distress, and tha t he could opposite to her, or rather in the far thest h ardly see l1er face for t he tears that of tho four corners, a bashful you ng man were blinding his eyes- and why h e cried wus standing, twirling his wide straw hat was a mystery-when ho told her that he I at a mad rat e, and looking very miserable was engaged to marry a beautiful young indeed. continue my journey, and shall be only too glad if you will sparo me a slice of your Christma.s beef and taste of plu~n pudding." "That we will do right heartily," put in Mrs. O'Hara. · "There is gold in my valise-more than I shall need for my wanderings. I will repay you." "Sir," said O'Hara indignantly, "though we live behind the mountains, we are not behind the people in the town in deeds of mercy." So the stranger took his seat amongst them, and made himself as affable and merry as he could in the cir~mmstances~ his poor limbs were so painful-and the simple farm-folk knew not that they were entertaining rich Squire Dyl ton of Dylton Hall. * . :1Ie was a m?st pe~·sevel'ing young man, that you had been ill, . t herefore l '.11 not this Donald M Nab. He had been known, excit e yqu now, but give you particulars ~hen . a boy at school, to forego the de- another time. l'd better bo going. " ·. uo::I hghtful pl~asure of a whole Saturday Ho ros" lifted his crut ch and held afternoon'~ fishing because a difficult sum out his ha~d. Kitty touched it lightly, would not "prove." Very hard-working, and looking at him shyly, said : very steady, very earnest in everything "I hope the young lady you are going he undertook was honest, red-headed to inarry will be aimable and 0 aood and Donald M'N.ab. . . . not so fickle as Lady Maude.' . The persp1rat10n pourmg down Jns red ."I r11ther think that I shall not marry cheeks~certainly it was a warm June .at all, Kitty. ' I shall probably settle morning, ~.close upon twelvo o'clock, and ·abroad, and let t he old home." his position was very trying-he took out Kitty's eyes were wide with astonisha large speckled pocket-h::m dkerchief and ment. ' wiped his forehead-wiped it furiously, " But what will the farmer's daughter and ~nade his face m?re fiery than ever . say to your changing your mind 7 H~r Kitty declared, with great vehemence, friends will make a fuss, won't they 1" that if she lived to tho age of Methuselah "Oh, no ! The friends won't do any. she would never change her mind. thing ; and the girl - she was pleasan. . The poor fellow felt utterly ' 'cut up" once, but lately she's awfully mopish. " and low-spirited, for, as long as he could "Did you meet lier in England?" remember, he had adored Kitty. He "Oh, no-Ireland '. " knew that he was not handsome; he had " .What is her name ?"-"Katharirn ·felt keenly, and often how lit tle there O'Hara. " was about his personal appearance to reKitty hung down her head; for very commend him ; but that pat answer, shame she could not raise it. . coming so unexpectedly, had given him a "Come, K itty, don't louk so woe-beshock.,, H e ?ould ;1ot "pull himself t o- gone, Kiss me just once before I go gether agiim all m a moment; he was away. I know you cared for me a weeforcetl t o twirl his hat around a few times bit-never mind how I found it out -bemore in the desperate effort to collect his fore my leg was broken. It isn't your thoughts and ret.ire. . your fault, child, if you. citn't entertain "Bothyour father and methinks you've the same feeling towards me now. I am behaved ve1y shabbily to that young man. only a wretched cripple. " A steadier, more painstaking fellow isn't " Do not go far from Ireland for ever , " to be found in all Ir~land, " said Mrs. pleaded Kitt y. O'Hara coming in soon afterwards. "Child, is it anything to you whether I "He's a good young farmer, and saves go or stay 1" a deal of money; but -but-I'm not go"ltiseverythingto me !"sobbed wretching t o be his wife; so there !"-and Kitty ed Kitt y. clashed t he last bean into the dish and "Then, d'irliug, if you are in earnest, pod int o t he basket, and looked up half come wit h me. " pll)a<l.ingly at her inother. "* ->f. * * " You are very strange in your manner "Reginald," said Kitty t hree years lately. J cannot t ell·what'$ come to you," la,t er, wat ching·h er husband plllying with said Mrs. O'Hara. . tl1eir baby-boy, "I l ook upon your lame"Don't let any one bother me again ; ness as a special blessing. " just let me live quiet ly with you and "Why my dear ~,, father!" "Had y ou the fre e use of b oth your "Snaresleigh isn't overc-r'owded with limb# you would never have b een so deDonald M 'Nabs. Rest content ed, my vot.ed' t o your home and family." dear; I'll answer that no one will worry _ . . . '" www» you again ;" and, th ough Mrs. O'H ara smiled as she made t his remark to her 1., daughter, she felt r eally uneasy about h er in her mind. Kitty was changed sadly, seemed unhappy and restless, and ga ve JR.:CC:El:A.B.D JY.CC>VS E1 thanks the people of the destrict for their llh- · aw1;1.y to pett ish t emper. ral vatronage, and solicits a continuation of " Wants a cha.nge, ma'am, b elieve me ; A the same. H e has on hand a nice stock. of Miss Katharina wants a change," said the Heady-Made Boots and Shoes that he will sell village doctor. But, when t his idea was suggested to at lowest prices. Kitty1 she held up her hands in dismay , ORDERED. declared that there m is nothing the mat - receives special attention and good fits !!nar· ter, and insisted that she was well. So anteed every time. Repairing promptly am!'. : · th e roses bloom ed and faded, and rich neatly doue. fruits rip ened and dropped into the garR. MOYS:Ei.den. The busy hay-making time came Hampton, Oct. 18th, 1883, 273-tt and went, f 1nd autumn crept on, stealing t he leaves from the forest trees and sighing in a sad plaintive strain ar ound the mountain paths. The harvesting wits all done, and the corn gathered· in t he barn. "Tilly, gf> and throw the st riped rug _ _ __,,,,.,.____ over Miss Kitty. " 1'TE"'7V" Tilly did as she was bidden; but she could not h elp staring in a regretful fashion at t he sleeping face, and wonder· h11ve just arrived at t he ing for tho hundredth time what in the world ailed h er young mist ress. . "She'll go off quite quiet-like, after the manner of my cousin J ane- that's my TYRONE, idea, " thought Tilly. . . Four o'clock- four loud clear strok essuitable for fall and wmter wear. sounded from ' the tall timepiece in the I ~Great Bargains will be given for Ca11h kit:hen. S~i:ll Ki~ty slept ?n. j 'You said ;} OU d come m t he summer, · · · and the smnmer's gone, " she mut tered., 'fyrone, November I , 1883. 275 "I'd like to see you once again before I · .. - - She will forgive me- your- your-GR A.NDwhen I'm- dead !" 1'he sleeper shuddei·-1 ed, and a slight smile played round her p ·1.11 .., mouth. If' ~ U ll-. ll 11'· UI Some one who had noiselessly enter ed - AT TH E the parlo1· and was si~ting by the head of th~ couch looked at h er intently. 1 And I nevo~· guesse? t~~t she pa.rad for me- poor little Kitty . . and the B J;leaker stoo~ed over the still face and --W>---kiss~~ the wlu.te foreh~. ":1th ~hat kiss th e girl awo~e and gazed Call and see the Cloth· that will be made p & strai~ht mto th~ cla~·k beautiful eyes sI;e your orde1· for $10 the suit. had JUSt been di·eammg of, and heard m Call and see om: rn ounce Underclothing- All reality and truth the ~ar voice. .. Wool Ribbed at 89 ?enta for Ladles· and "~ ha".e come bacl{ t a fO U, my Kitty !" Gents wear. His Kitty 7 How dared _he ~ d her . - Call and examine our· so when- when- - In bewilderment sh i:. t1 s~~ed roun? the room. " . 10 Where lS Lady l\faude? was t he first :i;oys' and Genta· in endless vaPiety. se~~nce she uttered. ;: A choice stock of Lo.d_ y Mi_i.ude, n? w t~e Countess of Altonle1gh, is, I behave, m Rome at t he present moment ." as Cheap as the Chea.pest. "Wh~t do you mean 1 I thougl~t you. F ASHI ONABLE HAT- theThe w~:e g?m g t o marry Lady_Maude I . I did c~ntemplate t h e idea o ! su~h an LOW alliance berng formed ?nee, K_ 1 tty ; but .. Lady Maude mad~ a mistake, h,ke many has given way to amuch Larger Shape. other young lad~es have done before. The Fashionable Hat this season is a Larg She told me candidly c;me day th::i.t she Fu11Shapewith high r ound orown. Call and would never be happy if sh e married m e - sec them at the- that I had not be~n to see h er for so EC L I p S E H 0 U S E . long, and t hat durmg my absence she had learned to love aoli:ie ono. bettei;. 'f here ~as also another r eason. Kitty look · · · at me ~ - - - - -----R egmald Dylton stood up ; an d, as Kit ty. look ed at him, s~e saw a crutch under his left arm and h m leg amputate~ ~o , · ,, the knee. H er .whole face flushe~ a vivid . - HAS RECEIVED scarle~. She tried t o say someth~ng, but her l~ps seemed l.ock~d. A m~t w~s NEW CASHMERES, gath e11ng over he1 0) es, and big teais NEW BLACK CASHMERES, were r eady to fall. . " Don't you see 1" said R eginald play- NEW LACE CUR'l'AINS, NEW QUILTED SKIR'fS, full)'., " An Earl's d~ugh ter couldn't possi~ly marny a man .with one lefr ; . b~~t NEW FLANN ELS, a farmer ,s daugh ter nught --eh, Kit ty 1 NEW SHAWLS, B ut Kitty did not answer. H ow pro- iNE W PRINTS voking he was! H ow lit tle he seemd t o ' car e either for th e loss of his love or t he NEW CRETONES, loss of his limb ! EW LADIES' COLLARS, " Yes; we'll h ave a quiet little wedNEW WINCEYS, ding, and then t ravel about for a whol e NEW MENS' UNDER SHIRTS, year, and see some of th e fin est sight s of NEW MENS' DRAWERS the world ; and after that, when we've put the final polish to our education, NEW ACTORY COTTON· we'll go to E ngland and settle down, a NEW S'l'EAM LOOMS st eady old couple at D ylton H all. Ah, NKW FINOERING YARN, the good old place sadly needs a mistress, NEW CANADIAN YARN·. Kitty ! Don't you thin k l 've planned it all beautifully ?" Parties buying Goods Will " Splen didly," answered K itty ; but in h er IJ.mirt she detested the lucky farmer's daughter , and felt that life was unbilarable. "You don't inqu ire lww I lost my leg; by Buymg from you have become wonderfully silent ." "How dicl it lrn.ppen 1 'f ell me ; indeed W. M c MUR TRY. I want to know! " " W ell, I was t erribly hurt in a rail«CALL AND SEE,'E\ 266, way accident ; but your mother told me Bowmanville, Aug. 30, 1883. I HAMPTON BQQTED - WORK LOOK, BEHOLD I Sign of the Big Boot, W H HICKS B Q QTS & S HQ E S Al L '1' p E n ECLIPSE HOUSEi I . Neck xce s r E e s, STAPLE DRY GOODP Crown Felt Derbi w wM cM uR TR y H IVE s Sa,ve from 15 to 25 per Cent f