The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-23

called by his brother officers, Buckley
INoldoubt, it had been thought that
by Gliding the Z" 4" the name was
ysoftened down, and so conveyed a
better idea of the affectionate regard
felt for him. He was decidedly a
tavorite with men, women, and child
rem, and with the brutes too; and this
last point | am by no means disposed
to treat lightly, for it has always
seemed to me that there is marvel
GUS. discerument sometimes shown by
dogs and horses, more like reason
than instinct, in the spontaneous at
tachments and dislikes which they
form towards US. 81, 4 -'-AF-s E
.bs Buckley certainly had but few enc.
mics either among human or brute
kind. / don't mean TO maintain by
this that pearness to moral perfection
ensures friends. or that Buckley was
very o.ose to that impossible stand
ard Of excellence often read Of but
never met with; he was only a rather
above the average specimen of the
young, vigorous, well-educated, and
generous Englishmafi, such as our
public schools and colleges send out
into the world by hundreds. and
fortunate it is for England that it is
so. A good rider across country,
great at cricket, foot ball, and rackets !;
ever ready to join, heart and soul, in
promoting any scheme for the general
good and MISUNDERSTANDING races,
balls, picnics. croquet fights, or any
thing else. He added to this a frank,
handsome face; an open, generous
manner; broad shoulders, and five
feet eleven; outward and superficial
advantages, which oppose the feelings
rs we may, progresses most of Us at
once. Nor must | forget to add an
other strong point in his favor-a
liberal allowance, generously and
freely spent.
His military career had then been
but short one, he having joined the
regiment in which | was a captain,
but FIVE years before. Between us
there had, from the first, existed
great friendship-the sort of friend
ship generally met with between a
younger and an elder brother, not for
getting. however, dash of patronage
sometimes ON Buckley's part which
rather amused me.0 My greater age
Q was his senior by about twelve
years combined with a certain sort
of character. among the, juniors, and
some Of the older officers too, for, q
calm and unprejudiced judgment In
most matters U am sadly afraid that,
spite of every desire to put it mildly,
j am. here making an egotistical foil
of MYSELF had given me "a degree of
influence over him which il was fire.
quently neeessi ~ to exercise, often to
the disturbance, but never to the per-
'manent iessening or, breaking of our
attachments = :.
And so we settled down to pass the
Summer months away BHekley7devo,
} ting his time to- theIClab billiard
ia 5les in the morning. to calling on
all the ladies ,s3married and single, in
the place, during the mid de Of the
day, and in the evening toriding up
onShe Mall, or lOupging at the Band
Stand with the pfettiestj and ,m6st
agreeable women to be found; while
|, following the more hermit-like and
thoughtful propensities of my nature,
devoted myself, with little exception,
quiet and solitary rambles among the
htllS, HOb lOi sOIlln5 NY l. Si0 pa u dhA
other studiesAfor L. was grind
hard for Staff .appointment-con
tent to hear ofthe doiBgs ofthe little
world around US from my companion
we are getting up Spins Sweep"
said Buckley to ne a week or two
after our arrival iS'i#iH you join it?
They are great fun y .z.s.,-,.., .,-----
We were standing In the verandah
ip the early morning, drinking the
customary tea, apd enjoying lat least
I'was4lthei fresh faif, and luxuriating
in the bright sunshine as it poured
slantingly through the branches of
the surrounding pines.
"A Spins Sweet! What on earth
is that?" replied.
Well, a Spinsters' Sweepstake,
since you don't understand contrac-
tons of your native tongue. They
are general got up here. every year,
and are an ilhthehse res eurcef 70, the
poor devils who don't know how to
kill time, as we'll as an amusement to
some of those who do"
Your explanation leaves me no
wiser than before
Well, old fellow, [ am sorry to
find a man of your intelligence in so
bsnighfed SaTsrate of ignorance as ~
the manners and customs Of time
killing bachelors in these diggings
but I'll tell you all about it if you
promise first of all to take a ticket. |
can't, you know, expend my time and
energies for the mere diffusion OF
knowledge without some material re-
salt" rr.,~
Consider it promised1, and, I con-
tinued with a smile. - | intrust to you
both my purse and my reputation, so