{This e-text was prepared from the first edition of Susan Fenimore Cooper's "Elinor Wyllys: or, The Young Folk of Longbridge" (Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1846). "Elinor Wyllys" was also published in England (London: Richard Bentley, 1845), but has otherwise not been reprinted. {Text and note are by Hugh C. MacDougall (jfcooper@wpe.com). Notes are enclosed in curly brackets { }; these include identification of epigraphs and other quotations and allusions, explanations of obsolete word usage, and translations of foreign words and expressions. Quotations from Shakespeare are cited to the Riverside Edition (adopted as standard for the MLA-approved Cooper Edition of the works of James Fenimore Cooper). Spelling and punctuation, including the author's idiosyncratic use of colons and semi-colons, inconsistent use of single quotation marks for "thoughts," and combinations of dashes with other punctuation, have not been changed (except for occasional silent insertion of missing quotation marks). First instances of some unusual spellings (whether or not in accordance with the author's usual practise), and obvious typographical errors, are followed by {sic} to indicate that there has not been a mistake in transcription. Because of the limitations of the .TXT format, italicized foreign words (mostly French) are transcribed in ordinary type, and accents are omitted; words italicized for emphasis, or to emulate dialect or incorrect pronunciation, are transcribed as capitals.} ELINOR WYLLYS: OR, THE YOUNG FOLK OF LONGBRIDGE. A TALE. BY AMABEL PENFEATHER. {Pseudonym of Susan Fenimore Cooper (1813-1894), daughter of James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851)} ELINOR WYLLYS; OR, THE YOUNG FOLK OF LONGBRIDGE. A TALE. BY AMABEL PENFEATHER. "Familiar matter of to-day; Some natural sorrow, loss or pain, That has been, and may be again." WORDSWORTH {William Wordsworth, English poet (1770-1850), "The Solitary Reaper" lines 22-24} IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. II. EDITED BY J. FENIMORE COOPER. CHAPTER I {would be CHAPTER XXIV, if numbered from beginning of Vol. I} "But there is matter for another rhyme; And I to this would add another tale." WORDSWORTH. "And how do Miss and Madam do; The little boy, and all? All tight and well? and how do you, Good Mr. What-do-you-call?" COWPER. {William Wordsworth (English poet, 1770-1850), "Poems of the Imagination: Hart-Leap Well" lines 95-96. William Cowper (English poet, 1731-1800), "The Yearly Distress, or, Tithing Time at Stock in Essex" lines 33-36}