The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-04-12
MIR, Phillips Hired Man.


Horace Gleason was most useles
fellow, albeit, q Gne looking one, hat
1t not been Tor q certain efreminac,
OF countenance, induced by his haLi
OF living rather than by a natural eff
feminacy of character. There wa!
evidence OF the popinjay in his dress
supreme air OF easy indoleuce il
his Whole person. The only son o
wealthy and indulgent parents, he
had thus far found only smooth
walking, since they carefully renov.
ed every obstacle from his path
Mrs. Gleason was tender, persist
ent, unwise mother. She would hot
allow him to be inducted into the
routiue and drudgery of the count.
ing house. rs his father had been
The result of his training was sloth
fulness. His time was spent in loung.
ladies'. s. rfe was was good partner ro,f!
dance, could sing well, and "whisper
a tale in fair lady's car such as
would please" His Winters were
passed in drawing rooms, his Sum.
mers at fashionable watering places.
AS natural consequence, he found
existence bore at the earlytage OF
twenty.onc. You are not to suppose
from what has been said that there
was a dearth OF the nobler faculties.
Far from il. He was surrounded by
n mental atmosphere resembling
those dreary, smoky August days
that act on us rs kind of narcotic.
Friction would make a man of him.
Il am going to the country, moth.
err said he, starting up under the
impulse of the thought.
$50 early my son? Why, what
will the Ellingwoods think2 1t is
only the beginning of May, you
know.
II don't care for the Ellingwoods.
| am bored to death with the monot.
onous round in which l have hitherto
revolved. l want the privilege OF
being me, instead Of somebody who
moves and speaks to please the crenl.
de la creme
Where do you propose to go?'
"Where the fashionable will not
throng l am going to hire out to
some farmer"
What do you mean2 You are
surely not in carnest?'
seriously, am"
"Youll get as brown as Malay"
~ don't care-it's a good color,
and | want a change"
"Ilorace, what madness ! what will
people say y"
"rheyll call me 'eccentric,' gen.
eral term in high life, embracing all
manner of evil and oddities. There s
Tom Haytt who drinks his quart oI
brandy day; he's eccentric fol
he's worth half million in bis own
right. Hyaciuth Golding is gam,
bier and a villain but he has an old
miser of an uncle who has made {
will in his favor; and he, too, is 'ec
centric l have rich father, and
can do what l list, and l shall only
be mildly spoken of as that 'eccen
tric' Horace Gleason"
There was a cutting sarcasm in hi
tone, He was in new guise, and Mrs
Gleason was astonished.
"What does all you, my son?
never heard you talk so before"
81 never was so uneasy before.
have reached point where mus
10 something, or else shall becOm
a mere imbecile."
"But to be servant, Horace yol
have had one at your back ever sine
you were born-why, it is SO prepos
terous u
Nevertheless, my lady mother,
shall try it."
"Your father is amply able to pa
your bills why don't you board in
stead?"
Opposition was so unusual tha
Horace enjoyed it, and adhered +
his scheme with greater pertinacity
81 am tired of all that, l tell you
"But you are not very strong, ar,
am afraid hard word will injur
|your health"
II shalltake it moderately at first.
/ "Whar If your task master be sc
lvera ?n r,rI f~ agel. ..Hs