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Philemon Bliss, then of Elyria, and now Supreme Judge of Missouri, was afterward elected, and his term was cut short in 1851, by the adoption of the new Constitution, under which the judges were elected by the people for the term of five years. Hon. Samuel Starkweather was the first judge elected under the new system, and in 1856. Mr. Bolton was chosen his successor.
Reluctantly the squire yielded; and Janice, with glad tears in her eyes, turned and thanked Philemon by a glance that meant far more than any words. Then she went to her room, only to lie for hours staringly awake, listening to the wild whirring and whistling of the wind as she bemoaned her unintentional treachery to the aide, and sought for some method of warning him.
And ye shall bear it, lad," added Evatt, turning to Phil. "'T ain't no wish of mine," ejaculated Philemon. "There is no one else we can trust. 'T will be but a month's affair, at worst." "But I don't care ter go," dissented Hennion. "I want ter get married ter Miss Janice right off, an' not " "Come, squire, tell the fellow he must n't shirk his duty to his king.
He was weak himself, but John was weaker, and in a moment of desperation he rushed out to ask a crumb of bread from Agatha Webb, or possibly for I have heard some whispers of an old custom of theirs to join Philemon at his yearly merry-making and so obtain in a natural way the bite for himself and brother he perhaps had not the courage to ask for outright.
Then, regardless of the sentry, she laid her free hand on Phil's arm impulsively and imploringly, as she added, "Oh, Philemon, please whatever else you are, please don't be hard and cruel to me." "I'll try my best not to be, though 't is difficult for a soldier to be otherwise; but, come what may, I'll never pain or deny you knowingly, Janice." "'T is all I beg.
This remark, whether it were serious or in jest, might have caused Philemon to conceive a very great awe of the elder stranger, if, on venturing to gaze at him, he had not beheld so much beneficence in his visage; But, undoubtedly, here was the grandest figure that ever sat so humbly beside a cottage-door.
Two snakes cut into the wood were twisted round the staff, and these were so well carved that Philemon almost thought he could see them wriggling. The older man was very tall, and walked calmly along, taking no notice either of naughty children or yelping dogs. When they reached the cottage gate, Philemon said, "We are very poor folk, but you are welcome to whatever we have in the cupboard.
It would be a deliverance, indeed, from a future black with doubt and trouble; but thy father holds to his promise to Philemon, and I question if he'd ever consent to have a rebel for a son-in-law. Nor do we know that Colonel Brereton was not but speaking in jest when he said what he did at Greenwood."
"There is nothing like a good staff to help one along," answered the stranger; "and I happen to have an excellent one, as you see." This staff, in fact, was the oddest-looking staff that Philemon had ever beheld. It was made of olive-wood, and had something like a little pair of wings near the top. "A curious piece of work, sure enough!" said he. "A staff with wings!
"I have had to see Philemon gradually assume the rights James once enjoyed." "John," she asked, she was under violent self-restraint, "why do you come now?" I cast my eyes at Philemon. He was standing, as before, with his eyes turned away. There was discouragement in his attitude, mingled with a certain grand patience.
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