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Rob Moorson.
ROB MOORSON .
A YORKSHIRE CHRISTMAS STORY . BY MRS . G . M . TWEDDELL , Authoress of " Rhymes and Shetches to Lllustrate the Cleveland Dialect . " etc .
" 'PHINK well what you are doing , Lucy . Much as I love you , I will never remain - " - here if you really prefer Tom Merriford . Your happiness is too clear to me to let my presence annoy you . I will go away for some years , till I think I can bear to return and look calmly upon you as the wife of another . " " What a jealous old fellow you are , Rob , " said Lucy . " You would always be at my apron-string . It is too bad of you to hinder me having a flirt with anyone that
takes my fancy . Tom is a light-hearted young man , and always makes one feel so merry ; besides , I am not to be scolded by you , Master Rob . I shall just do as I like . But you will come to the church to-night , and assist in the decorations , won't you ?" "I have promised , and I will keep my word , " said he ; " but I hope you will spare me all the pain you can . I have suffered so much of late , and you know , Lucy , it is the last feather that breaks the camel's back ; so I beg of you , for both our sakes , to examine well the state of
your feelings towards me . " The speakers were Rob Moorson and Lucy Fennel . Rob was a respectable young farmer and land-agent , and resided with his widowed mother and two younger brothers on the outskirts of a small country village that nestled snugly amongst the Yorkshire hills . Lucy was the only daughter of one of the well-to-do villagers , and followed the occupation of a schoolmistress . She was a dark-eyed village beauty , and was much sought after by the young men of the neighbourhood ; but Rob Moorson had been so far the favoured suitor .
Only a few Aveeks before the commencement of our story , a young man had arrived as assistant to the only draper in the place . He was a smart , winning young fellow , and had already commenced a flirtation with Lucy . She , however , only regarded it in that light , as her whole heart had been given to Rob . When evening came , ancl all the young people had gathered together at the ehureh , Rob sought out Lucyand asked her to join him in the decoratingButunfortunatel
, . , y , Tom Merriford was standing near . So , with a proud turn of her head , she told Rob that she should not confine herself to anyone , for one was as good as another to her ; and off she went laughing , to join several of her young female companions . Presently , however , she was handing up sprigs of holly to Tom , who was decorating the reading-desk .
Lob saw all this , ancl quite made up his mind that Lucy had ceased to love him . On leaving the church , Lucy again joined the group of her female friends , and Tom Merriford soon made his way in amongst them , and took up his place by her side ; poor Rob walking on behind them , half-maddened by their ill-timed jokes at his expense . When they arrived at Lucy ' s home , she bade them all good-night , and passed through the wicket-gate into the garden , Rob quickly following her . said he
" Luey , " , " let me speak to you a few moments . I want to tell you that I cannot bear this treatment any longer . I must leave this place at once if you have ceased to love me , —which I think yon must have done , by your conduct to me to-night . The day after to-morrow will be Christmas Eve . Will you meet me to-morrow night at our old trysting-place ? I shall be there . Think it well over till then , dear Lucy ! and let me know honestly your feelings towards me . Should you fail to keep the appointment , I shall conclude that you do not wish to see me again , ancl I shall leave here as soon as possible . Remember I am serious . If I go , I shall not return for
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Rob Moorson.
ROB MOORSON .
A YORKSHIRE CHRISTMAS STORY . BY MRS . G . M . TWEDDELL , Authoress of " Rhymes and Shetches to Lllustrate the Cleveland Dialect . " etc .
" 'PHINK well what you are doing , Lucy . Much as I love you , I will never remain - " - here if you really prefer Tom Merriford . Your happiness is too clear to me to let my presence annoy you . I will go away for some years , till I think I can bear to return and look calmly upon you as the wife of another . " " What a jealous old fellow you are , Rob , " said Lucy . " You would always be at my apron-string . It is too bad of you to hinder me having a flirt with anyone that
takes my fancy . Tom is a light-hearted young man , and always makes one feel so merry ; besides , I am not to be scolded by you , Master Rob . I shall just do as I like . But you will come to the church to-night , and assist in the decorations , won't you ?" "I have promised , and I will keep my word , " said he ; " but I hope you will spare me all the pain you can . I have suffered so much of late , and you know , Lucy , it is the last feather that breaks the camel's back ; so I beg of you , for both our sakes , to examine well the state of
your feelings towards me . " The speakers were Rob Moorson and Lucy Fennel . Rob was a respectable young farmer and land-agent , and resided with his widowed mother and two younger brothers on the outskirts of a small country village that nestled snugly amongst the Yorkshire hills . Lucy was the only daughter of one of the well-to-do villagers , and followed the occupation of a schoolmistress . She was a dark-eyed village beauty , and was much sought after by the young men of the neighbourhood ; but Rob Moorson had been so far the favoured suitor .
Only a few Aveeks before the commencement of our story , a young man had arrived as assistant to the only draper in the place . He was a smart , winning young fellow , and had already commenced a flirtation with Lucy . She , however , only regarded it in that light , as her whole heart had been given to Rob . When evening came , ancl all the young people had gathered together at the ehureh , Rob sought out Lucyand asked her to join him in the decoratingButunfortunatel
, . , y , Tom Merriford was standing near . So , with a proud turn of her head , she told Rob that she should not confine herself to anyone , for one was as good as another to her ; and off she went laughing , to join several of her young female companions . Presently , however , she was handing up sprigs of holly to Tom , who was decorating the reading-desk .
Lob saw all this , ancl quite made up his mind that Lucy had ceased to love him . On leaving the church , Lucy again joined the group of her female friends , and Tom Merriford soon made his way in amongst them , and took up his place by her side ; poor Rob walking on behind them , half-maddened by their ill-timed jokes at his expense . When they arrived at Lucy ' s home , she bade them all good-night , and passed through the wicket-gate into the garden , Rob quickly following her . said he
" Luey , " , " let me speak to you a few moments . I want to tell you that I cannot bear this treatment any longer . I must leave this place at once if you have ceased to love me , —which I think yon must have done , by your conduct to me to-night . The day after to-morrow will be Christmas Eve . Will you meet me to-morrow night at our old trysting-place ? I shall be there . Think it well over till then , dear Lucy ! and let me know honestly your feelings towards me . Should you fail to keep the appointment , I shall conclude that you do not wish to see me again , ancl I shall leave here as soon as possible . Remember I am serious . If I go , I shall not return for