The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-08
ROMANTIC INCIDENT.
CHAPTER T.

ment of Somerset House. From ter
10 one 4 have TO sign my name some
thirty times, and to make myself ia
miliar with the heads of the depart
ments. bv sketohing their countenan-
ces on the plotting paper. 1t is i'm
negatively necessary for the balance
Of power that carefully peruse the
Tines every morning. If people cal
On business, 4 never forget what Is
due 20 ofieial life so far as to be able
to give them any information on the
subject. Luckily rei0rmers and the
economical adiusters of the estimates
have notyet found any abuses in the
r. Department so thatl luxuriate
in countless rolls Of red tape supplied
nc the public expense, and sip the
brown sherry grateful country fur
nishes tor the leisure hours of its
overworked fnancies with all the
complaeence of the Poet Laureate.
One morning in 1856, after having
successfully adjusted an impending
crisis in the national credit Of Euro
pean principally, and guarded against
an Over-issue of paper money by the
King Of Dahomey 1.-THE House never
gives us fellows the glory OF these
operations, it all goes to the minis
try, my eyes fell upon the f0iIowlng
announcement in the obituary OF the
October 6. The Rev. John Glib
bon. Rector of Ashton, Herts, aged
sixty-seven.
When elegram from the Prime
Minister begged me at once to see to
a treaty of commerce being concluded
with the Unired States, | flung the
missive to q sub.
Soon after, | sauntered out and
strolled down to the park. 1t was one
Of those delicious days which some
times occur in October. Not breath
OF air stirred beneath the heecy gray
@ sky. The sycamore leaves hung by
the last fiber, yet did not fall.
saa Soon | made UP my mind. Six
hundred year was little enough to
keep wife on but il was impossible
that my talents could long lie hidden
at the /. II. Department. Sir Fred
erick had said as much the other day.
No one knew so much about the Cred
"a Mobilier of Austria, and an envoy
would soon be wanted to proceed to
Francis Josephs court. Kate was
fine looking woman. Plenty of good
hair teeth unexeeptionabie; we had
certainly loved each other a good deal
last Summer. What would the poor
girl do now that she was alone in the
Worid2 l had just time at my lodR-.
ings. 10 throw my things into por-
manteaT, seize my dispatch box, End
reach Kings Cross in time for the
4:30 down train There was yet a
moment to telegraph to my clerk.
Important Cabinet meetings at
Lord II IS. Have to attend to settle
the claims OF Prussia. Invest the
Pomeranian 100000. Decline En-
peror's ouer. Back on the 10th. Let
tiers 70 be sent 10 Ashton Hall"
With dusk the train stopped at
Ashton Station. Oddly enough l
found trap from my uncle's waiting
there. but then, somehow or other
things do arrange themselves for men
born 10 command their fellows.
We'll, John" ] said, as we sped
along the side of the park, how is
the MASTERY"
mot anything TO boast Of, sir; he
has a touch of his old enemy, but he
will be glad to see you.
All / shall just save dinner
Birds plentiful this season."
Pretty fair, sir; no one has shot
them get The rector has been too
--- Ii to wa <; you know he died on
Satul dayp
: Yes, had heard, but here we are
Hold up, cid horsei Now, John, TAKE
the rIbDons.
/ descended and was shown into the
library. My uncle nursed his equity
feet By the side of huge wood fire,
carefully arranged on dogs three CEN
turtles old. The great and wise Of all
.r a-r times and countries we're Gagged around
the walls in row after row of books.
His welcome, if somewhat testy, was
well, Alan, what brings you here2
a.. E Have cab-hlre and white kid gloves
ruined your
Not exactly, or I should have
stopped short at Colney Hatch. The
TACT is, my dear uncle, negotiations OF
a very superior character have been
set on foot with Prussia. | had to
run down to Lord Is; they can't
settle these affairs, you know, without
some one from tho l. Il Department.;
took you en- route. hoping with Mil
ton that your experience
f.r Might attain
Something of prophetic strain
on my behalf"
:" Hemp said the old man. molli-
fed; "tme was when the Premier
constantly sent down a Queens mes
senRer TO nue. on the eve Of an import.
ant debate. i remember Castlereagh
waking me at three in the morning
and sitting on my bed while | thought
over what was the best course to be
taken with regard to the French in.
tervention in SPAN"
Political wisdom at present"
observed, too often consults the
presiding genius Of the Morning Star
We will dismiss Prussia's embarrass-
ments over the Clos Vougeot. Shall
/ ring for your valet to take your
arm while / help you in to dinner?"
.n The pUree and turbot were so un-
exceptionable that [ was not surpris-
Ell aG my uncle attack OF govt.
When the cloth was removed DINNER
"a Ia Russo found no favor at Ashton. ]
EI the butler placed Mr.. Norris toast
and water before him.
No, no, Morton; Alan must be
supported, said he, at the sherry
Get me some Clos Vougeot Alan
you are quite right" he continued
no one ever took harm from Bur
gundy. Erasmus rejuvenated himself
by thinking it. Old Drencham may
saw what ne likes tomorrow. Name
. csc bibendatn1F
After pause he went on. Poo
GIBBONS is dead, Alan; shall miss
him very much. 1t Is very sad abou
Kate; she wall have to go out as gov
erness. II seems her father investe'
largely in the Tidal Wave Force Com