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Things as they came were received by her with a gracious wel- come, and "things," whatever they were, seemed to be so well pleased with the treatment afforded to them, that they too for the most part made themselves gracious in return, Nevertheless she had had sor- rows, as who has not? But she had kept her tears for herself, and had shown her smiles for the comfort of those around her. In this little story it shall be told how in a cer- tain period of her life she had suf- fered much ;--how she still smiled, | and how at last she got the better of her sorrow. Her father was the country doc- tor in the populous and straggling parish of Beetham. Beetham is one of those places so often found in the south of England, half village, half town, for the existence of which there seems to be no special reason. It had no mayor, no muni- cipality, no market, no pavements, and no gas. It was therefore no more than a village ;--but it had a doctor, and Alice's father, Dr. Dugdale, was the man. He had been established at Beetham for more than thirty years, and knew every pulse and every tongue for ten miles round. I do not know that le was very great as a doctor ; --but he was a kind-hearted, lib- eral man, and he enjoyed the con fidence of the Beethamites, which is everything. For thirty years he had worked hard and brought up a large family without want. He was still working hard, though turned sixty, at the time of which we are speaking. He had even in his old age many children depend- ent on him, and: though he had fairly prospered, he had not become a rich man. He had been married twice, and Alice was the only child left at home by his first wife. Two elder sisters were married, and an elder brother was away in the world. Alice had been much younger than they, and had been the only child living with him when he had brought to his house a second mo- ther for her. She was then fif- teen. Eight or nine years had since gone, and almost every year had brought an increase to the doctor's family. There were now seven lit- tle Dugdales in and about the nur- sery; and what the seven would do when Alice should go away the folk: of Beetham always declared that they were quite at a loss even to guess) For Mrs. Dugdale was one of*those women who succumb to difficultiese--who seem originally ro have been made of soft material and to have become warped, out of joint, tattered, and almost useless under the wear of the world. But Alice had been constructed of thoroughly seasoned timber, s0 that, let her be knocked about as she might, she was never out of re- pair. Now the doctor, excellent as he was at doctoring, was not very good at household matters--so that the folk at Beetham had reason to be at a loss when they bethought themselves as to what would hap- pen when Alice should '"'go away." Of course there is always that prospect of a girl's "going away."' Girls not infrequently intend to go away. Sometimes they "go away" very suddenly, without any previ- ous intention. At any rate such a girl as Alice cannot be regarded as a fixture in the house. Binding as may be her duties at home, it is quite understood that should any adequate provocation to "go away"' be brought within her reach, she will go, let the duties be what they may. Alice was a thoroughly good girl--good to her father, good to her little brothers and sisters, un- utterably good to that poor foolish step-mother ;--but, no doubt she would "go away'"' if dulv asked. When that vista of future discom- fort in the doctor's house first made itself clearly apparent to the Bee- thamites, an idea that Alice might perhaps go very soon had begun to prevail in the village. The eldest son of the vicar, Parson Rossiter, had come back from India as Major Rossiter, with an appointment, as some said, of £2,000 a year ;--let us put it down as £1,500; and had re- newed his acquaintance with his old playfellow. Others, more than one or two, had endeavored before this to entice Alice to "go away," but it was said that the dark visaged warrior, with his swarthy face and black beard, and bright eyes--pro- bably, too, something in him nobler than those outward bearings--had whispered words which had pre- vailed. It was supposed that Alice now had a fitting lover, and that therefore she would go away. There was no doubt in the mind of any inhabitant of Beetham as to the quality of the lover. It was considered on all sides that he was fitting--so fitting that Alice would of course go when asked. John Rossiter was such a man that every 3eethamite looked upon him as a hero--so that Beetham was proud to have produced him. In small communities a man will come up now and then as to whom it is sur mised that any young lady would of course accept him. This man, who was now about ten years older than Alice, had everything to re- commend him. He was made up of all good gifts of beauty, conduct, dignity, good heart--and fifteen hundred a year at the very least. His official duties required him to live in London; from which Beetham was seventy miles distant ; but those duties allowed him ample time for | visiting the parsonage. So very fitting he was to take any girl away upon whom he might fix an eye of approbation, that there were others higher than Alice in the world's standing, who were said to grudge the young lady of the village so great a prize. For Alice Dugdale was a young lady of the village and no more; whereas there were coun- ty families around, with daugh- ters, among whom the Rossiters had been in the habit of mixing. Now that such a Rossiter had come to the fore, the parsonage family was held to be almost equal to county people. To whatever extent Alice's love affairs had gone, she herself had been very silent about them; nor had her lover as yet taken the final step of being closeted for ten min- utes with her father. Nevertheless everybody had been convinced in Beetham that it would be so--un- less it might be Mrs. Rossiter. Mrs. Rossiter was ambitious for her son, and in this matter sympathized with the county people. The county people certainly were of the opin- ion that John Rossiter might do better, and did not altogether see what there was in Alice Dugdale to make such a fuss about. Of course she had a sweet counten- ance, rather brown, with good eyes. She had not, they said, another feature in her face which could be called handsome. Her nose was broad. Her mouth was large. They did not like that perpetual dimp- ling of the cheek which, if natural, looked as if it were practiced. No doubt she danced well, having a good ear and being active and heal- thy; but with such a waist no girl could really be graceful. They ac- knowledged her to be the best nursemaid that ever a mother had in her family; but they thought it away from duties for which her presence was so much desired, at any rate by such a one as John Rossiter. I, who knew Beetham _well, and who, though turned the 'hill of middle life, had still an eye | for female charms, used to declare to myself that Alice, though she was decidedly village and not coun- ty, was far, far away the prettiest girl in that part of the world. The old parson loved her, and so did Miss Rossiter--Miss Janet Ros- siter--who was four or five years older than her brother, and there- fore quite an old maid. But John was 50 great a man that neither of them dared to say much to encour- age him--as neither did Mrs. Ros- siter to use her eloquence on the other side. It was felt by all of them that any persuasion might have on John anything but the in- tended effect. When a man at the age of thirty-three is Deputy <As- sistant Inspector General of Cay- alry, it is not easy to talk him this way or that in a matter of love. And John Rossiter, though the best fellow in the world, was apt to be taciturn on such a subject. Men frequently marry almost without thinking about it at all. "Well, perhaps I might as well. At any rate I cannot very well help it.' That too often is the frame of mind. Rossiter's discussion to himself was of a higher nature than that, but perhaps not quite what it should have been. "This is a thing of such moment that it requires to be pon- dered again and again. A man has to think of himself, and of her, and of the children which have to come after him ;--of the total good or total bad which may come of such a decision.'? As in the one man- ner there is too much of negligence, so in the other there may be too much care. The "perhaps I might as wells,"--so good is Providence-- are sometimes more successful than those careful, long pondering heroes. The old parson was very sweet to Alice, believing that she would be his daughter-in-law, and so was Miss Rossiter, thoroughly approving of such a sister. But Mrs. Rossiter was a little cold ;-- all of which Alice could read plain- ly and digest, without saying a word. If it was to be, she would welcome her happy lot with heart- felt acknowledgment of the happi- ness provided for her; but if it was not to be, no human. being should know that she had sorrowed. There should be nothing lack-a-daisical in her life or conduct. She had her work to do, and she knew that as long as she did that, grief would not overpower her. In her own house it was taken for granted that she was to '"'go,'"' ina manner that distressed her, "You'll never be here to lengthen 'em," said her step-mother to her, almost whining, when there was a ques- tion as to flounces in certain juven- ile petticoats which might require to be longer than they were first made before they should be finally abandoned. "That I certainly shall if Tiny grows as she does now."' "T suppose he'll pop regularly when he next comes down," said Mrs. Dugdale. There was ever so much in this which annoyed Alice. In the first place, the word "pop" was to her abominable. Then she was almost called upon to deny that he would "pop.'? when in her heart she thought it very probable that he might. And the word, she knew, had become intelligible to the eldest of her little sisters who was pre- sent. 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"T suppose he will come--some day," said Minnie, the child old enough to understand the meaning of such coming, "For men may come and men may oO But I go on for ever,--for ever." said or sang Alice, with a pretense of drollery, as she turned herself to her little sister. But even in her little song there was a pur- pose. Let any man come or let any man go, she. would go on, at any rate apparently untroubled, in her walk of life. "Of course he'll take you away, and then what am I to do?' said Mrs. Dugdale moaning. It is sad enough for a girl thus to have her lover thrown in her face when she is by no means sure Of her lover. (To be continued.) Fs CANDIDATE'S ODD RECORD. Members of Family Have Lived in Same House 600 Years. The obtaining of a Parliamentary vote for William Goodfellow has re- vealed the fact that Goodfellow 'lives in the loneliest part of Eng- land. He is the owner of a farm on a fell between Newcastle and Maltwhistle, on the border of Northumberland. 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