Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1866-08-18
SIOUX CITY, IOWA, SATURDAY, AUGUST IS, 1866.
Mr.. PHILLIPS HIRED NAN.

From the New York People.
Horace Gleason was a m ost useless fel-
low, albeit a fine looking one, had it not
been for a certain etfeminacy of counten-
ance, induced by his habit Of living rath-
er than by q natural effeminacy of char
acter. There were evidences Of the pop
Inlay in his dress, q supreme air Of easy
Incidence in bis whole person. The on
ly son of wealthy and indulgent parents,
he had thus far found only smooth walk
ing, since they carefully removed every
OBSTACLE from his path. Mrs, Gleason
was tender, persistent, unwise mother.
She would not allow him to be indicted
into the root'ne and drudgery Of the coun-
ting rs his father had been. The
result Of his training was slothtulness-
His time WAS spent in lounging on the
sofa and waiting on the ladies. He was
good partner for dance, could sing
we'll, and "whisper tale in fair lady's
ear such as would please His winters
were passed in drawing-rooms, his sum-
mers Of fashionable watering places,
where be danced attendance on the bellies
of the season. As a natural sequence,
he found existence bore at the early age
of twenty -one. You are not to suppose
from what has been said, that there was
a dearth Of the nobler faculties. Far
from it. He was surrounded by mental
atmosphere resembling those dreamy,
smoky, August days that act on US as
kira of narcotic. Friction would make
a man of him.
III am going to the country, mother
starting up under the impulse of new
thought.
80 early, my son why, what would
the ElIingwools think? 1t is only the
beginning Of May, you know
Il dout care for the EIlingwoods. |
am bored to death with the monotonous
round in which | have hitherto revolved.
| want the privilege of being me, instead
of somebody who moves and speaks to
please "the creme de la creme"
Where do you propose to go?'
"Where the fashionable will not throng
| am going to hire Out to some farmer
"Wha. do you mean? You are surely
not in earnest"
seriously. am"
"You'll get as brown a. Malay
II don. care-it's good color aud l
want change.
Horace. what madness what will
people say?"
They'll call me eccentric. a general
term in high life, embracing all manner
Of evil and oddities. There is Tom Hy-
att, who drinks his quart of brandy day
he's 'eccentric,' for he 10 worth half a.
million in bis own ri hit Hyacinth Gold
ing is a gambler and villain-but he has
an old miser of al uncle who has made a
will in his favor; and he, too, is 'eccen-
tric.' have rich father, and l can do
what list, and l shall only be mildly
spoken of as that eccentric Horace
Gleason"
There was . cutting sarcasm in bis
tone. He was 10 new guise, and Mrs.
Gleason was astonished.
"What does all you, my son? l never
heard you talk 80 before
II never was SO uneasy before. / have
reac he'd point where must do some
thing, or else shall become mere i'm
becle."
"But to be servant, Horace, you who
have had one at your back ever since you
we're born-wby, it is preposterous ~
Nevertheless, my lady mother, shall
try it,"
Your father is amply able to pay
your bills; why don't you board in
stead2'
Opposition vas so unusual thst Horace
enjoyed it, and adhered to his scheue
with greater pertinacity.
81 am tired of all that, l tell you
"But you are not very strong, and |
Am afraid hard labor will injure your
health"
Il shall take it moderately at first
"What if your task master be Sc
we're p
u will promptly leave him"
"You forget Lorraine Elmer-wh4t will
she say
II don't care q fg."
IL thought you were engaged
Engaged 1t was nothing more than
q Irritation on either side"
"Oh, but you are old enogh to begin to
think Of settling down.
We'll, with twinkle Of mir,Lfulness,
Il do think Of it, III find you . daughter
in-law while am absent
Mrs. Gleason was horrifed.
'Some robust country girl, with a peo-
ny face, and general uncouth appearance.
Perhaps! A live woman, at any rate,
will rap the laziness out of me, and not
an automatot, nor the original Of fash
ion plate"
Mrs. Gleason began to cry. She knew
ef but one type Of rustic maids, aud it
certainly was not progressing.
"Oh, dear! | suppose you will you've
got so contrary all at once"
Horace commenced q retreat.
"Don't worry, mother. Kiss me good
bye, for l am off BY the six o'clock
train"
Two days afterwards hs was in the
town of-away up among the noun.
tains Of New Hampshire. Leaving his
baggage At the depo. he started forth in
search Of employment. He met with ill
success; for his appearance was against
him amongst those shrewd, stout yeomen,
who even in that sterile region have the
knack Of making two ends meet q sig-