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As soon as he saw that everything had been done for the invalid that their united skill could accomplish, he bridled an untrained ostrich, and rode or rather flew off in search of the land portion of the expedition. "Mary is saved," he cried, as he came up with them. "From what?" inquired Wolston, anxiously. "From the sea, that was about to swallow her up." "And by whom?"
"And our young men too well-bred," added Mrs. Wolston. "Not only that," continued Mr.
Becker, and cannot get away honestly for a quarter of an hour, I must of course remain; but as for becoming a mere dependant on your bounty, that I will not suffer." "What you say there is not very complimentary to me," said Mr. Wolston. "Your position, Mr.
Wolston in the same tone, "let me see; to be treated as we ought to be, there are fifty-seven dishes wanting, therefore we must go and dine at home. John, call my carriage." At this sally they all laughed heartily, and even Willis chimed in with the general hilarity.
"Yes, madam; but then my constitution " "Bah!" said Wolston, "I thought you were as strong as a horse, Willis." "Well, I have no cause to complain neither; but then they say tobacco would kill even a horse." "Of course, Willis, your health is a most necessary consideration." "Still for all that, if the mosquitoes really do annoy Mrs.
"Rely upon my not prolonging my stay beyond what the exigencies of the expedition imperiously require." "Good gracious! what are these?" exclaimed Mrs. Wolston as the three brothers entered, equipped in seal-gut trowsers, floating stays of the same material, and Greenland caps.
Like those flowers that droop during a storm, but recover their brilliancy with the first rays of the sun, so a few days more sufficed to restore Mary Wolston to better health than she had ever enjoyed in her life before. Some months now elapsed without giving rise to any event of note. All the men, women, and children in the colony had been busily employed from early morn to late at e'en.
Here Fritz whispered a few words in his mother's ear, that called up one of those ineffable smiles that the maternal heart alone can produce. "Well," said Mrs. Becker, "if you think so, deliver the message yourself." "Mrs. Wolston," said Fritz, "I am charged to invite you and your family to Falcon's Nest this day week."
"Instead of lecturing them on the pernicious effects of tobacco, I should hang up a pipe of punishment in the class-room, and oblige offending pupils to inhale a fixed number of whiffs proportionate to the gravity of their delinquency." "An excellent idea," observed Wolston; "for it is often only necessary to show some things in a different light in order to give them a new aspect and value.
Perhaps, under the inspiration of despair, their lips were opening to deny the mercy of that Providence which had hitherto so remarkably befriended them, when at a great distance, and scarcely perceptible to the naked eye, they descried three figures advancing slowly towards the shore. One of these forms was Mrs. Becker, who was leaning upon the arms of Mary and Sophia Wolston.
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