From Kingdom to Colony

their road with a warm meal and a parting word; and despite the absenc

lotted out by the pearly haze, shot with palest

fog, and the air was heavy with the odors from

decided to pursue the remainder of his journey on horseback; an

orse, while he gave her some p

at the house will go well until my return; and do you abide here, safe and close, with our good friends.

waving a farewell to his host, who stood within the p

all, while John Devereux, who had been talk

urned, and their eyes met in a look that told of a mutual understanding. But she flushed a

g, close to her fa

u could ride away to do battle for our rights, instead of being only a woman, to stop at home

ed Dorothy's cheek; then a sadness c

housework," said Mary, with a meaning smile, her cheeks fresher and

s well as men, have high and holy duties to perform,-aye, indeed, some of them even higher. Where would come the nerve and hope for the proper ambition o' men's minds, were there no mothers and wives and-sweethearts, to make their lives worth the living

her face softened, and her

forget the matter we talked of last e

that?" the old gent

und his arm, she started to lead him in. Mary was about to follow, when he turned to her and held

, taking 'Bitha for her usual morning instructi

rothy, standing by the window, burst

she exclaimed, "that I am su

smiled, used as he was to the differences b

say," Dorothy insisted; "and

ut it, and do not begin by misnamin

happened the evening before, and ending by a deta

considering what she had told him. Then he said: "I thank you, my child, for what you have told me. I must speak with Penine o' these ma

nt Penine likes Mary, and she does not like m

you say so," Mary offere

ho goes; only I must see her at once. And thank y

came over to her father's chair and per

ng I wish to tell you," she s

her and smiled up in

hall be hearing soon that Mistress Dorothy Devereux has been invited by the great men o' the town-Lee and Orne and Gerry, and t

tween her Aunt Penine and their ostracized neighbor, Jameson,-telling him also of the unusual

she finished, he said, as though to himself, "'T is the enemies in one's own household that are e

d of ten-living with her drunken father in a wretched hut on the outskirts of the town, and brought her to his own house for his wife to rear and instruc

ble from her Indian birth; but she paused in what she was doing the moment her master

eir duties about the farm, and the maids to

ave courtesy he would have used in speaking to the best-born lady in the land, "

any hesitancy; and a sly look, as of

ing?" he demanded, his fac

it," was her

struck his stick peremptorily upon the floor, while Dorothy, awed by the u

own drinking." And Tyntie showed actual pleasu

I gave strict orders that none should

nd sometimes more t

nterests, to permit such secret goings on

replied, "It was not for me to know that Mistress Penine was doing anything wrongful, n

nity, and her words softened the w

hful servant, Tyntie, and I must tell you I am sorry to have spoken as I did a moment agone. But from this day henceforth, bear in mind that shou

w wiped her eyes, and lo

re, "know you where aught o' the forbidden stuff

urnished copper. This she opened and held toward her master and young m

he beheld this tangible evidence o

or no-take it this instant, down to the beach, and throw it, can and all, i

ence, and feeling unwontedly awed by the apprehension of the storm she felt was about to break