The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-07-29
ELLIk0R WILKINS
on THE
HIDDEN SECRET.
CHAPTER I.

''o0e' '0.ty years aso. one NJ wilkins. convrv>
sn'ins' .t'or.ey @: eohsi icrsoe standing
TIC .o-H ,out'-s oily sbou, four thonsaoA
mat tants 80 the pra pal aver transacted
All ue business OF the scuty for twenty milss
round He grnifsthcr had eUALilhod the con-
ne'ton his her had couso dat .nd siren 9Th
ensi II, and, indeed by his Wise and up
ri-h' conduct, ~ well a. ~ his profession
al skill, had obtained Tor hnns.f the pu .
suon Of coufteniil friend - m.ny Of the
q The surrounding families Of iis,iacuou. lie r.. z
'toI anotg them IN way which n, mere lAwyes
had ever ae before tIne,l at their tat.s - he 4
alone. not accompauiod by wi q, be 1t Observed
-rode 10 the hounds o: aston. y, II by aceI- I
dent al horsh he was wol. rnoln,ei a. any
siur among 'nein, an was of,en persuaded ',as
Htsle coquotiug about "pr,f ,onal .assr,..
m'nts,' and "being nted At the oace''l 70 have 4
srun With las clients; nay, or twice hs :
forgot his uusl osuti IN wa frat In at the dsa,h
aud rode home With the brush. But IN general he
that artist erstic county and in those days. Ne
let It be SUPP o'tl 'hat h. was IN any wa . tai.
eater. lie respectei himself too much for that. >
| lie would give the mos, unpalsr.bis sdyice. 4
need were would cou us AZ uuspsrlns reduction
a.
recommend such an nbs,clnen, CT family pride AZ
paved the way - one or two happy marriages in
s'rne instances; nay, what was the most llkoly,
piece OF conduct OF all to sive offence forty ycars.
sso, he would speak Up nr an unjlsly.u~d ten-
sat'"ni thai Nth 50 much tcmperaic and w,ll-lmsd
WISDOM and gAd-ite.'as shat ho rsorc than once,
gained hr poni. He h.d one ON, Edward rbis
boy Wa" the s-'r,t ~ and pride Of HI. fathers
neart. For himself, he WAS not in the least Anbi.
Nous, but u did cost him = htri struggle to &C.
snew'edge u at his business WA to lucrative
aud brought r. no large al iucome % pass nvay
LTD tie = n'.s { stranger. AZ Il wouli do II lac
| INDUCED lis ambition for his sou b. giving him Q
college educston, and making h.a. a barrtstsr
Tbs determ nation or the more Ir4don, side II the
argument Cook place while Edward wus az Eaton,
lie lad hal, perhap', the largest ALLOW snce u
potkct-moncy ofany boysi Ochooi and 10 had
a!@ays looked forward to .c.rs to Clrist Church
along with hs feNows, tha sons OF the squir~ss
hi. fathers employers. twM severe NORTH
Gallon to ind 'La' his destiny wss changed. aud
that he had " return TO Iamley ~ be ed u his
tA'her' and to assume the hereditary ,ubssrvi-nS
pos II II g. Lads WHOM he had thrashed In IL. r..,
Acids and beaea nj learning.
His father tined /, coInpen safe him Tor his dis
app iutmsut by ever, indulv.pc. thu, ,,o,.v ,o,ls
! pIrch.se Edwards hor %, war. ,,,r Az, Aba,
thoee of hs father Lis l,,r,ry ,..,., war. ..,, 80
AMI tosteroi by his fathers perni-,ion 10 firm -,
extensive library, for which tpose d, uobis rvora
WIN added 20 Mr. wlkn,'s slr,,a, .,,.n.v.
house in lhe suburts # u.m,sv And a., "a.
year OK lega study IN London lis .-hsr seat him y
MAKE the gran tour with something very like
carte 1''neAe ~ to eNpend lure q Judge from ths
PACKAGES VIII n were s'n' homo from vsrious parts
OIL 'le toht'neh'.
Al last ho came home, came back TO .,ttle Al.
his fathers partner 1t H,mley. IA. vqs so, y.
be proud Of and ri hi down p-oid vss od ~
wilkins Of h,shaads-.ne. .ceonrlisb.I ,.n,o-
manly lad. For .D!w.rl WA not /, h. sn,I.d -
tho course Of T. iulyeuce ho Ind pa.s,I u,,,,t,
at lssst. II . had done ann An iniu,v tho .,,.o..
wsre =. prc-en. hidd, n from yisw.
~ lad no vulgar yics. n. va. indeed. r.tss,
too refined FOR tho society b, wa, u.e'v e. Ia
thrown into, sven ipposn. thu, sos,,tv TO Ia corn.
posal OF the highest of 4. fath,rs,nrlove,.
lie was well read. and en- .rt,,, Of no ue.p ,,..
tensions Aboge oil. chs hear, wasln IN. ROW
pace bis nther used I, observe rats,a, couIS
tx cod the &c 'sren.o hs AVA, showed t. h,, t..
tber.
His mother had lon, been dead.