The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 - A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics

THE GUARDIAN ANGEL. A MYSTERIOUS PERSONAGE. A TOUR IN THE DARK. AN AUTUMN SONG. BY-WAYS OF EUROPE. MINOR ELIZABETHAN DRAMATISTS. OUR PACIFIC RAILROADS. GRANDMOTHER'S STORY: THE GREAT SNOW. TOUJOURS AMOUR. AMONG THE WORKERS IN SILVER. WHAT WE FEEL. SONNET. LITERATURE AS AN ART. A YOUNG DESPERADO. REVIEWS AND LITERARY NOTICES. Kitty departed, communing with herself in this wise:"Ockipied, is it? An' that's what ye cahl it when ye're kapin' company with one young gintleman an' don't want another young gintleman to come in an' help the two of ye? Ye won't get y'r pigs to market to-day, Mr. Bridshaw,no, nor to-morrow, nayther, Mr. Bridshaw. It's Mrs. Lindsay that Miss Myrtle is goin' to be,an' a big cake there'll be at the weddin', frosted all over,won't ye be plased with a slice o' that, Mr. Bridshaw?" With these reflections in her mind, Mistress Kitty delivered her message, not without a gleam of malicious intelligence in her look that stung Mr. Bradshaw sharply. He had noticed a hat in the entry, and a little stick by it which he remembered well as one he had seen carried by Clement Lindsay. But he was used to concealing his emotions, and he greeted the two older ladies, who presently came into the library, so pleasantly, that no one who had not studied his face long and carefully would have suspected the bitterness of heart that lay hidden far down beneath his deceptive smile. He told Miss Silence, with much apparent interest, the story of his journey. He gave her an account of the progress of the case in which the estate of which she inherited the principal portion was interested. He did not tell her that a final decision which would settle the right to the great claim might be expected at any moment, and he did not tell her that there was very little doubt that it would be in favor of the heirs of Malachi Withers. He was very sorry he could not see Miss Hazard that[Pg 642] evening,hoped he should be more fortunate to-morrow forenoon, when he intended to call again,had a message for her from one of her former school friends, which he was anxious to give her. He exchanged certain looks and hints with Miss Cynthia, which led her to withdraw and bring down the papers he had intrusted to her. At the close of his visit, she followed him into the entry with a lamp, as was her common custom. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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