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Show : j j STUKY UP J)H. IIOI'T iagggfl ftrfl '!! About fort year aj?o, before lbs IHh I nVi (I Orwt Western railway, now tfaeUranl HlB I X'l II Trunk, wa completed, whllo workmen HlB 1 Ml 11 vrere, Imsy tarnlnp: tliesfrls, (1elrtnffn.nl agagggss I uiki il pUlnff tlio vtrjrln soil to receive tbo Iron IHh 1 lira 11 ralUumUhelrnphcddins; sleeper, whefa- IHH I Imril1 orUhenoWy steararnontteravtlilcU vera HHH I iff Qi torjperwde tbs itow golnz ita- IHH Ik 5 5 roach wer to wend their smoky way, IHB llir there lived en thecotifinMof a steep an 1 IHH llrivj If' plrtarrMiuoEororer which imrreyon 1111b nnil i plan desired the railway to paw, a cer- VbH flJreaU J I 1m Individual whom wo will call Dr. gagggfl Bllf ill ,IolT aaH Hh4 iS ltwaa a beautlfnl spot, tin horoeof iagagggal Bib J J Hi thlt mmlloocf loniCATO. IVrched up on gaggH He!' ftf tie hillside, snrrouiided by forest tree, t" ljf Ul aavowhrthhndof tnan lialinadin ft i jjl clearing! backed by mom cuu red UwM lv rrs, telle of a day when a nnMoIake, fe- it which might t seen from an eminence lafafaV ffid H had anrRcd and tossed It uneasy, foam agagggsal Mm flecked brent far tyomt Its piwnt gagggfl filfll H$ houmlarlc In stormy wrnther, of slept H l.ffj' If lit painted ainrorestfiilnes tinder tatii Lggggfl f r i Wff "" Tb homo of Or. HoITwa bbbI H'i t iihlcwl Apot tnlcuIaM to draw forth bLB EtiH i Jnnn'ibrtt feetlnsatu a (treat Creator. LH I 'i'1- l'ar Ulowt At thu fxtor th tn-o llnol H IB j I j Borgfl, a brook lrinklrl anl murtanretl bbLI IShj i wcrluitony lillnth drnw ibalflcf H II 1 V l ,j tlivforHtklnjn, hem aixl them break iiH Inf III tng from their leafy thadnw torerel In bbLI I Hi i ( lh9 ""Hffhl nhlrh forced It way whem. iiH HMtii ' fom fflTflt m01 fcrc' 'ia'' 'a"n 'ther B , j r J through old ago or the, fury of the, itorni, B l I l for thoaxbf the woodtnmi ha 1 not thru jtr 4i violated that cjujoWIo corutrof crea IHH V i' tll,n- H J J I, There In tlw botky hado thebrciok H f, A I rljplM along, trout and minnow port- ' a lug unmoIed, Wild Mrdi ipieticltM H j t J th-lr thlnt and lutlied In It thady H ,1)K dfpthi.whtle the timid dratole through ( ' thefumt to drink of IU cool wntern. ) t IVaca and illenro rHgned In tho brautl H !') ' i fal gorge, on tho edgft of whHi dwelt bbB (ill )t the object cf thl ihnilo iltetcht jicHce bbH I ?5 Vi til among QY creatumt f Hence, tare fr Lal Wtt I !l the aoog of bird the harmony of the B It -'f j) irtriM throagh the to it trren. Hut B j j t It jaco nod harmony do not wvin to lure LLI lit I il I retgnedlnthe home of the dweller on bLH iiii ft,' i the verge of thAt gorge, so bcuullful, w bHLIt! illl Mtnllzcd by nature. rJ i ItMUAitormyiitritwhlclihadtaUn Hj t ( tipAlxdnthodtTllfngon thetmnmlt. 1 1 i Vt, Ho3f waa paMlouato and qnarnl H ) 1 t aoino. I'eof-le thook XMe heath and H ) V poVe with pity of theklwrerof htalot, 1 f 'f the dollcate young brl 1e he bad brought tM M from far utct the aett to bear the lvmlU BaHIt ' Iv 'l1 llfU Rn nan,ll,I' f a I'r I11 tt tloW Hl ')i(' jt country. I h waafuirtuMe.tlili jguiu Hl f ' Ji U)aliBuladyofgentlobIrthaiidrMirlng, LLbLH Mt'ii llllttted torooxhlt fucouiiunywllh the LLbHI I f t -ailonat, hi; h tempretl man In whuee i ?( J handa the had larcl her life To be it I mm the aettlerain the vtdnlty were glad )m fcfl to obtain Dr. Iloffa prof cm tonal aUUe i i9D and attendance. Doctor were not a tKr jjf f rrfinMitly met Withlnthoae da) a In BfaafflBlII I hI iff ll IrtMrk ontu 'n inanely Kttled aaHlJ f m 2S conn try diitrlcU a doctor was n rial aaDil 1 M fa IsOdwndi hlillfe wa noiIiiocuret(thrr. LbLbIbbv I! P lie There were long diitance to go ovj-r aaBll II ' i3 tiubroken, rough roa U I'cee were very aaHll if lj 4d amall, often uanl to cotlcott profeanluiid afafafafai I i III ftrvlct Vtere ury freiiuontly mtd In LLaLal till S f W VInd, not In money. bbH'jH ' " if' Thcw fact frequently angered Dr. H jM UoS and raised up )Ji ivuatonato tun , 11 L i ir. M It v H . If ht worked he wanted hi fee, that H j I ,1 If vii qnllu natural lie dll n. t wait aBHll 1 W 111 M'1 Itlciicr, like eo many of hUpnn bbbW I- til filoualcontinporarIileiimil ton alt, aaB 111 1 "41 uutUharvitt It might ! mora than ono aLaLai I J J ' harvtet wa Inj until Tom J one' colt aLaLair J kS l-i wa ' Dr JhnBiiiltliitera weron LLaLaiF it f'l W y c' oxrn until tVo brludle cow' bbHv I ! ll calf wosAbftftrof proIltAbloAgetoArll. aLaHi F ( (?r o, ho frettnl and fumed, thnatenM bLbI Fft si Tom Jone and ennedjohn Hmlth, de Hj j i 111 manJIng a)mrnt for hliwrvlcc In no aLaLali i ' VTi Q 9 moderate Uugungi', making hlmaclf dUv aaBBTC ?' nil liked ami iiiiatruiled, Although a tieiea aLaHf w1 flB f tlirouhout tho lurrouudlng coun LaaLai I ! ' tvi 111 Unlyonochtld had come to cheer the bLbbw!) ' IU ill lonely lot of the doctor' vtifaj onlyumt, aLaLal' a 11 n( ' ai' uot coma t0 ,tfl' ''m eir bLbH ill eat ipot on earth In the great wide new bLbB VI f3 flJ country to tlw lonely Jittlo Knglith wlfu LaH lit LHi li f Dr. llofluni the quUt corner In the BbVLbV 1 'N n tlearlng whrrohfrdaillngaliit. There aLeH III f$ 'li ftL0 toolt lirr IncM, her grief, lur aLaLan il I I r 1) trodllc to tho grave of her baby, whoo LaVeaH lr it ill tiny face had retM on her breut.whoM aLaH Bl 15 If! holpleunea hud nppcal! to hr loo aLaH If' InJ 'II n ""' any night, drlun from BaLB C II? l ,ie iue 7 tuo '"rioui, jnalou tempir LLaH L1 ! Il ifnne who ahould hare bcu Idndrtt, LLbH lii i ill r r 'or '10 vna ut a r'' ffBH fir g ffi i ruitaod long, lonely hour by her child LlLHB If rat ill Ijato expUMd to tho dowof thoktarry LLaB fil til ii lilhtf,theraInof thoiturmyuue. nn LLaH fci fOl II nownt victim of pjialon unrestrained. aLaB kl rsO 11 0ft n rtaln hardworking fartmr, aLaH v iff 11 In whoe family IckneM hal Keemed to aLaH ill Uw If! nn riot for a long jterlod, lay heavily afafafafafi ftlijfRl V 1 1 under Uie ban of debt aud the doctor1 aLaH fctUfK Ul dliplf-umre. 1 I ia il In alii the man mo will call him !' til hilu leaver for ho I aall to lmo bet n f I j I an iudmtrjimi hard working man, II 1I. though unfortunate promised the dtKj )V tj j tur toiay at least Aiuirtof the acount j. 'jSj'j owing. Time vent ou, lut no aiouty .! iii win forthcoming In vain the die tor tal Jjj fittuM an 1 fusMd, raged and domnnded ji ill hi dneat then lie threat enwl, wll lly, pa- t li j J J lionately, In the prcHence of other. i HI The doctor wui known to ivjulro $ l money bally. Every ano Lnew every qM jJ cue' btuliu'U In the neighborhood; tt vjl lij, w a coiamou talk that payment on ctf- (jQ 1111 tain mcrtgat- were due on a ccrtitn iw ji dato thodoctor bulngonuof thopcrsoui bBbBbBbW p (V Ji ehtefly concerned aLaH ifi U'iil 1ht.ro came HtUy a peaceful, cloud HHIh n leeaei miner daj at tho clou.) of which fffB tid! Clhi Ih.aer announced hi Intention of fffHI i I ill vinltlng the doctor And paring a wnall fffB A ' JU a scry maU turn on aorouut. ffm iy r ji I Ho lloaver went 111 way up the hill to !,' .i l tho coxy homettrad that ovit looked the j ni J; gorge Jntt a the wltlng iun cut itt h l! Phi lie ruby and golden ra) ot;r tho pp t po LbbH! HiLl'j'i ; hantJflodanJldeiltzd by nnturt glon fffV i J '' fylug tint already tiqul ite corner ot LLbLB 1 ii ml creation a only drowy mnbeaia can LbbHI 'til mil klwfyiaturaowuhaudiwotk I' ' LUflaw Up the hill went Htli Driver, but never Again to the knowledge of iqjj Cld he retrace hi utrp. Were there high word) No ene knew. rrhps the great eafilo whore ImIwm perched far ov-r tho t opine t rock on tho omottte tide of the gore cohllhave lold.or the crow as they winged Ihelr ducky flight p-ut tbo onr-ly onr-ly homntead. No man bat thoM two wa near to hear n hat piteed between debtor and creditor that iumrner'4 day eo long puwd by, Inulri erwued ni matter of couro Bearch partlwre orgirireil Inepec tlon of thedoctor'apmntoeahronghtto light that his gig waa Malncd with blood, hi hoe bearing the ai arance ff hr lug U-en hardly driven the night before, but Dr IIoiT atxonnld for tho in ilcloit facts with cntntletecoolneea. A long drit e, an amputation after a pew accident rnrther Inquiry elicited that there had bevu an Accident At a dUtanm. that the doctor had been there, that lie hod performed jnt theoperatlouthath cliitned to have performed. Ko evidence Ho HUs ilcirer' dl j"ranc rvmaln to this diynmy lery It may be that the Iron track of the great railway r.ted on their lcir Alwve the mnrdered man's hidden remain, re-main, for what sorniyb to hide the likely victim of paanloti under the great bank of oprafood poll? It may lo tint Ami! acme tingle of wood end vine, rock and frrn, tho mlfng man wa Uld away, hidden forever from earthly c-yt. Time wmt oni suppldon Plrpt, watch-fulnta watch-fulnta abatf-l. hot n-vtr Affnin d! 1 the fectcf Bllai IWftvercroM thethrrthold cf hU own door. Then one bight there way a Inrld glare lighting the tree top of the gorge. A farmhonM, barns an 1 all their contents wcie one great pitiful bonflro. Oh, for tho toll of Tmks, of month, tho plow gathering of larvft, the Inching and saving to ohbiln PtorkI Only a blackened black-ened rnln, a hnpelete pnwpcctl Tim victim had bcu nt enmity with Dr. lloff. It aa he whn had tn fore-inrntlu fore-inrntlu thopearch for the mtaing man Denver. The doctor had Iwen heanl to thruatn him repeatedly, bo Dr. Holl was arrentfld and lodgl in Jail, I tit bn fore the day of trial came hececapvd, aud tho neighborhood knew Mm no more. Vtlent and deserted stood the boQ on the edge of tho gorge, until one night, when the Ptorni raged an 1 the lightning iLinhcd and ghtned In the leftlen pklea, the flime chot up from It lonely tltube re ami letl Tilth the llalie of it kindler, the, electric bolt. When morning carao tho han roee o er n heapi f charred ruin, in 1 font bird l iped a requiem over thb soorchdl tree an 1 (lower. He who Hied in tho homestead on the ergeof tho gorge had brensurmy and jjiMloimtei fit ending to his dwelling to jerUh by the fury And tho paiilonof tho storm. Over tho gorge now, lly "tbo hand of tho axruan thorn cf IU prUtlno beanty, on It tracks of tul, suj ported by their mighty trestle, hour by hour ni tlw tnlns with ilackenetl speed and panting breath of steam in curb, Don Ulow, deprlrelof the grateful khade of Its onLint frlend,thtf forest tree, the little brook ripiOwi and gurgle brarrly in the garish sunlight All! ikj wary trout spcrt in Its onco cool.iUrk del ths. No timid devr bend their gntco-f gntco-f ul hevla to drink of tt waters, but fov bird quench their thirst In It now luko-warm luko-warm hliallow ripple The beautiful gorge, tho cool, dren brook are things of the p-ut. I.iku thV homestcAd which once overlooks! them nud Its lUMtouato tempered dweller, hko tho great cflglo which lmtlt IU net on the crag near by, like tho deer aud the in Triad forvt birds. It remiins bnt n memory, a run-luioe run-luioe nco of long no, tohl la on hour of 'tclropectlon by lit "oldest luhbblU!.tH Don Any one ak whut befel the poor young wife of Dr. Hon"? Tht t w hat the "oMetd luluibitJint" told to aatiufy tho risltur tnriovltyon tlutpuinti Itvaa inppoted by many tojla that tt km Mrs, lloff who ulded the doctor In hi i scape frot Juilt howoerthat may ho, the dlaaj jo tvd at tho same time he did. The lonely littlu grao In the corner of the clearing nolungir lad a mounier; never again did 131 of fen and flower deck It tiuy npralsed mound. Tht n there rame a day v htn sorrow and Indignation mingled n tho heart of thoso who lil known nud loved the gentle KiiglUU la ly who hud led such a sad llfo lu thA homo lead by the i,orge. A certain Dr. JIolT, who had lived for Poiiio)iars In Cnuado, but who had hitely n turned to Ijiglnnd, was on trial fur hi llfo for the miinler of his wife, near London, otheiijnra recortled. Iuttr on was scut tho now farncrots thoviatcr that Dr, lloff hid espiated his abominable crinm on the caffuM. Hdelo 11. Holland In Toronto Ulobo. |
