Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-01-28

all that was good in chivalry of courage, truth,
honor, enterprise, seIf-sacrifce, you will find
as much in the nineteenth century as in the
twelfth"
He frightened as he spoke, and it is quite
evident that he believed whist he said a cir
cumslance which always gives advantage to a
disputant.
More than one pair of bright eyes smiled
approval, and Miss Constance saw probability
OF detection from her ranks. She changed her
tactics.
''You are too moderate in your claims for
your contemporaries, Mr.. Tyrawley. If l re-
member Alright, modesty has always been con-
sidered qualification of true knight"
81 am not ashamed to speak the truth" he
replied; "your theory would have been more
tenable before the days OF the Crimean war
and the Indian mutiny but the men who lit
their cigars in the trenches Of the Redan and
who carried the gates of Delhi, may bear COM
parison with Bayard, or Ceur de Lion
con! do not alude to our soldiers" she
said 'of course know they are brave; but"
and here she hcstated moment, till posi-
bly, piqued because her usual success had not
attended in passage OF arms, she concluded
"but to our idle gentlemen, who seem to have
no heart for anything."
Tyrawley smiled. POSSIBLY you may have
Judged too much by the outside he said. 81
am inclined to fancy that some of those whom
you are pleased to call idle gentlemen would
be found TO have heart enough for anything
that honor or duty, or even chivary could find
for them to do"
81 hope you are right" said Miss Con-
stance, with a slight perseptible curl of her up
per lip.
Tyrawley bowed, and the conversation ter
minated a few minutes afterwards. When he
had left the room, the conversation of the
young ladies was interrupted by Master Bayn-
ton, aged fourteen, who suddenly attacked his
sister.
81 think you are wrong, you know, when
you call Tyrawley humbug."
"My dear, said Constance with a start 81
never said anything so ru''-
DWELL, you implied it, you know in your
girls words, and think you made mistake ;
for he can sheet like one O'clock, never misses
a thing, and hear lie can ride no end. He
was rather out OF practice in his cricket when
he came down, but he is improving every day
You should have seen the hit he made yester-
daylight up to the cedars."
do you think there is nothing else for a
man to do but ride, and shoot and play crick-
et?"
ooh! that's all very well; but you should
hear what Merton, our second MASTER saws
do, do it as well as you can, whether it's crick-
ct or verses Aud | believe if Tyrawley had
TO fight, he would so in ard win, and no mis-
tIke."
"Ah !" said Constance with sigh "he has
eyidently-wfat Is it you boys call it-tipped
you, isn't it"
Indignant at this insult, George walked off
to find his friend, aud have game at billiards.
The day fingered on, after the usual fashion
of wet days i'll September, in full country
houses. There was little dancing after din-
ner; but all retired carly, in hopes of fine
day on the morrow.
Tyrawley had some letters to write so it
was past two before he thought of going to
bed. He always slept with his window Open
and as he threw up the sash, fierce gust of
wind blew out his candles and blew down his
looking glass
Pheasant, by Jovc" he soliloquized 81
wonder fits smashed Uulucky to break
looking glaSs-Tm hanged if | know where
the matches are; never mind can find my
way to bed in the dark. What a night !" as a
fash OF lightning illuminated the room for
moment, and lac beut out of the window
"Ghe wind must be ABOUT nor-nor-west
Cheerful for anything coming up to Bristol
from The s0uhward. | V onder what storm
is like on the coast. / have great mind to
~ diIu SUI Silttil never DC dDIe 10 ger lndJ
hall door open without waking them up
WHAT Il nuisance! Slay-captal idea! iii
go by the window"
Before starting on his expedition, he
changed the remains Of his evening dress flor
he had been writing in his dressing-gown) for
flannel shirt and trowers, whilst a short pea
jacket and glazed hat completed his array.
His room was Oh the first floor and he had in
tended to drop from the window sill; but the
branches of an elm came so near he found that
unnecessary, as springiug to it, he was on the
ground, like a cat, in an instant He soon
found his way across the country like bird,
to the edge Of the cliff The sea for miles
around seemed one sheet of foam.
But flash OF lightning discovered group
OF figures about quarter of a mile distant !;
and he distinguished shouts in the intervals of
the storm.
Concluded MoudnY