The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-06-27
CHRISTIANS
MISTAKE.
CHAPTER III.

y H..
,ried 70 make NOR. real and natural ty rcsutnins
some OF her old vayS AMI especially her morning
wais' before The nine O'clock breakfast Ut TIE
Lodge,
She had made FAINT pro,.s, q, favor n, a, ,orl,.,
hour than nine and heogei that The ci rrn ulght
come down to breakfast, she rrav.i - T., have the
lttls facsa abo'tthe table Du, " - Gas-oizns
,Al sa,u s'iemnly that Inv poor lear q s,o always
Otsnk'astei at nine, and never soWc her chi dren
20 breakfast any wbeie but in the nur,arv" And
mat ro'eren'e which VA. made many uuss 4 day,
invariably silence Christian.
EDO hal now been Married exactly four weeks,
but Il seemed IKE four vears-four a "a FsI,
nHrilv remembered tho time hen she was Chris.
Van OaNIey Yet now and theu, IN 70 3 70 s,rt 4
way, her oil ntitv returned { her, o. Il lo.. 70
thcHc who, after great crisis snl uprooting OF al
his submit, some IN despair. some Ia humble uau.
sncr, e. the inevitable
ms good time, this lucid interval, q, 10 speak
nsullly came 10 her IN tie morning. whom she to1k
her ehr'v walk in tho familiar places for g. Chris.
van familiarity only vie thugs NOR, desr.
rs sAe entered he narrow gateway ~ Saint rs.
.e'~ AMI wake round rs chilli ,loislers 10 ~.
Lo3ss loor she TIRE no, 70 remeui u tha. ~.
hal ever thought Of lie ~ ery hing different from
ms She stood ssh minute n calm hs-s.l'. then
shocS-d the Lodge gn!e Barker opsnei Il With
mn look ot Hr'eved superior surprise with which
ne hlNu. Oiey'i any rove order, or watched TIE
doing Of any dsel which he cons lsred loa erei
me dignity himself snl the college.
tesutfu momuy. Barker"
~ msarn' s. Que Of the belnaksrs was
II
my women whose business IL was To m -egti.
gaze The beauties q tho u,oruirV
'hrl-ton sml'eii she knew she was not a favori,s
with him indcep no women were lie declared
mat no reiticoai on hi ever ~ be seen within col.
Iego boundaries. But ho wnss iocent man, with
sn over Ginning reverence FOR Dr. Grey and IN,
,hough he never too civil to herself. Christian felt
kIn,lns for honest ,ld Barker.
IN, vas minute or tw , late; the master had al.
resy ei1 his study, and Was upening the large tog
WPtayerS Nevertheless, lie ooked up with a sIuile,
a. ne alwuvs dlt the instant hs wifes lot ,rtcr 4
we door. But his sister trpcared vorv beriouA
and hss Gascois ne h-rert was . perf,c, thunder.
cloud which Orcts into lightning the instant rray-
fswe-s over.
81 must say, Mrs. Grey, you have Il mos, extra
ordinary propensis for morning w7'kA never
did such thing in all my life. nor Maria either"
Probably not answered Uirst an, a. she took
her scat lefore the urn, which gave her the one
home-like feeling shr hilatthsL,iyc. "Dhereni
people hsvo different ways, and this has always
been NINE
why SOP
"Becauas IA doesm mo COOL and harms nobody
else" ail chii,utn, snilng
Il doubt that onyhos you never will make me
hl've can 10 good for you 10 do thins that no.
body else does--to 70 wandering about streets and
COLLEGES when all respectful IL people A-e STU IN their
beds. 10 say ,he least Of Il, H. vesy peculiar"
The tone more even than the " ords ma lie Chris
tim flush M. but she lid not reply. She hal al
ready lcarne not - reply TO thesc sharp speeches
Of "a Gascogre's VIII ch she notl,ed, fell ou everr
body alike. "What NJ ~ Grey bears suppose I
eau," thought she 70 bArself when many iiu'es du.
rims the isHt two weeks The had leen addressed IN
= ttAuuet which slmeHhat SURF r sed her, being
amode q speech more l'rnr from sschool-mstrcss
10 . naughty s-hoo'-girl than from sister 20 \
Young wiz, or, indeed. from any lady 70 any other
lRiv-At least, according 90 her code OF manners
Miss Grey never SAID ill-0aturet things, hut then
size sad ill-alvsod and Jdi-dDr poe N ug', AMI
she had such an ait 81 frightens dumbncss, such
a owl, deprecAiorv look, that she WAS Sometimes
d Ire . "a ne "a h. nut.
Aud Oh, how she dit sOoik Christian, who hal
pcter known many women, AMI hal never lived
constantly with any, now FOR the first hro learned
whs. was meant by "a woma.'s tongue"
Aud Dr. Grey hal lislenoi parently to this mill.
stream, ~ mil-ulsck, for three weary years! Per.
hans for many another year before but into thA,
Christsu woull not allow hsr q test n ughts 10
penetrate: the sacred veil Of Death WIS over u.
"lt | oau only make him ha! y !" This Vac
beginning 10 b, or prominent Thought, and u
warmed her heart that irorulng at th.s weary breaE.
iast.aNle to hear linn sny,
"Chria.iAn, dont know how you manage il,
but think neyer had such good tea in AL my lie
81 since you took IL into your own hands and on,
Of Ptrker'sh
mo doub, shem,tes tea very well, =" said Mis-.
GAscoisne, condoscouilngly, (which 10 lone god
result Of mot having been used 70 \ servant to 10 II
FOR her. AMI Hhe must have bal such CT eni
practice n! Mrs. FcrgIsou's, J believe those scr,
Of pSsp,e siways teei toge'her-paTsnts' children.
appAt ecs, AMI all"
IL assure YOU, not alwSys," said Christian.
quietly IA leSst d'ned with tn children alone"
"Iudeed How very pleasant
at wac not unpleasant They were good lttls
things; and, as you know, ALWAYS prefer having
children about mo At mcnlt.mes. think IL makes
them ltsle gentlemen and fontIeworuru in IuGu.
ner thG. no'hiry else will. n | had house"-sho
stepped, sul hushs deeply Tor having let old things
ali! they seemed ~ very old and lar back now
mako hr ior-et the present. . mean, should
wish in my houso To lave the children always &C.
customcd T. come TO tho paronts' table "a soon a.
they were oil enough To handle skuitc md fork"
"Should you" said l'r. Grey, q Itc startling her.
fog s.e thought be had not lecu sI,osding to the
c7nversat. Il. Then sc vii have rids and Any
TO breakfast with US tomorrow"
Thus, without any fuss the great revolution was
made; A. quickly, 80 completely, that even Mss
GssooiSne was duntfOuudcrei. sac ret down her
tesCup with y Jerk Ter nhui1 me lac grew rel
with anger, Tut still she did hot vcut'ircn word
She bad NJ! live three wears Nth d. Grey With.
ont huding ogt that whom the rsgtcr ~ tie Lousa
did choose 80 exercise authority, ng muss be obey
Cd.
As DR.. Grey went ont q the room, and tho min.
ute ioll1H NJ, as with sfrr-,hous ht put in lis
head asaia, saying, "CAr.s.ar, want t.G!" size
followed hun "Ah Inter heart Shan she had bad
for many weary days