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 Jan. 16, 1864] 85 BRACKEN HOLLOW..



The next time that Grace came to the cottage she gave her hand to Hugh with an eagerness that made the brave fellow blush and tremble like a girl. Her voice was very sweet that day, and her manner very soft and subdued. After she had gone, Madge, my old servant, gave it as her emphatic opinion (delivered to the cat on the kithen [sic] hearth) that "Miss Grace's smile would coax the birds VOL. X.