Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-10-26

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Georges eye.
$50, ,ho % said he, "Master Goodchild, |
the industrious apprentiee-so you have |
been falling 10 love too-and with penni- |
less goyerness. Hang 1t all, If Uncle |
Geoffrey Is no fool hen see that my choice |
ia at any rate a wiser one than yours l''
" He will have an early opportunity Of
deciding" replied, "for as soon as | re-
turn | shall tell him OF my attachment
| for-n
''But I'll trouble You, - interrupted |
George, "not to say any thing abont mine
DO so at pour peril"
"Don't threaten" said I, 81 am no tale
bearer, and have no desire to speak Of |
what does not concern me. Only would |
remind you that our uncle desires to be |
told Immediately Of any serious attach |
menis we may form. For your own
sake.-"
"For yours you mean, >" said George an
grilyi 81 am Judge of my own acts aud
Interests. The old boy Is getting shaky
and can't last long, and don't see why !
should bother him. shall not marry un-
Ill his death, when II won't matter what
his views upon matrlmony were !"
| l did not like to hear him speak Of
uncle's death so cold-hearedly, aud so
dropped the subject, and we parted.
! Ou Oul INNNln W AAlllhhii 4 AnNh hu
early opportunity of telling my uncle the
state ofmy feelings. He did not seem sur
prlsed, and, although, as | had expected,
he stated his disapproyal of marriage
especially With Gowefless giIl-it was not
so strongly expressed as had anticipated,
II struck me as odd at the time that he
seemed to be thoroughly acquainted with
the whole story before 1 had got half
through with the narration Of IL.
He took occasion to banter mt on the
subject the very next time George was
present, and George laughed heartily, and
even Joined In deriding the idee of a por-
tionless bride. But he was careful to con-
fine himself TO that, and not to press his
wit too sharply, probably from tear that
l might be driven beyond my patience and
turn the tables on him by telling what
knew about Penelope Powsby.
My uncle, however, did not quit the sub
ject without unConsciouslY putting George
into u far worse state of discomfort than
me. He said TO him, "Ah, George, how
wish Dick had your prudence and cool
ness. There's no fear of you being tn
trapped into matrimonY, know Heart
whole, eh, George - George nodded his
bead, aud was seized with violent tit Of
coughing that made him quite red in the
face. II was my turn to laugh then, when
uncle GeofIrey, with a chuckte, said
"Look there, Dick the very idea of mar
rying sticks in his throat -
After awhile the subject seemed to be
forgotten by both my uncle and George.
As for me, II was of course, impossible
that | should allow so vitality important a
matter to slip from my mind. l was con-
stantly poring over plans for the future,
and striving 10 arrive at rome conclusion
as to what | should do TO earn living
with the speodicst prospect Of marriage.
At last determined TO ask my uncle to
give me the mems Of srticling myself TO a
solicitor, and getting up in tic world. But
he refused me point blank. "What on
earth do you want TO turn pettifogger for,
when in short time you will have enough
to live on comfortably : Can { you walt
year or SO till the old man dies 2
haven't got much longer lease of life /;
you needn't grudge II me, Dick" l felt
greatly hurt at his words, and protested
against the accusation.
Uncle Geotf ey got cross, and fired up
too, and before either of US were aware,
we had quarrclled. Il was but a tiif, but it
wound up With declaration on my part
not to accept further iavOrs OF hun, but TO
% into the world and aeu what could do
b for myself. But the storm soon blew over.
Next day my uncle gave me good-tem-
DtItu lGtluItF anu AiAAlE lAAN hao wv
, Young to think of marrying yet, managed
at last to persuade me to promise him that
would wait a couple of years, and that
then If was Of the same mind he would
do what wished in regard to my choice
, of a profession.
When / told George of this arrangement
be called me fool for my pains "Did l
. think any girl would promise to wait for a
man all that time, or even If she did prom
ise. would be faithful to him of course
not Was not | sacrificing her to tue
+, whims OF an old tyrant :" Thought this
= a strange line to take, considering hisown
- situation, and said as much, but only
got snubbed for doing so. "What an ass
r Won must be- he said, ''not to see the diff
4 ference. Miss Powsby is quite content to
c wait ill the old boys death, when l shall
p. get the estates. That is waiting for cer-
y iaiuty-in your case il is only waiting foI
T. d remote chance If were you, ! would
i 20 and repudiate the arrangement at once
v III do what can to help you If the old
# boy won't come down."
e declined his advice for several reasons.
b / was fond OF Uncle Geoilrey, and would
c rather suffer myself than put him to pain
which should have done by leaving him
70 Besides, knew that Georges promise tC
= do what he could to help me was very
d / had always spent my pocket-monel
is before got II, while George always con
d triyed TO lay by out Of his. But he wal
s not to be prevailed upon to lend me any
n even in my direst need. He always re
Ouired il for some special purpose, fol-
II some luxurious bit Of self qualification
10 Finally, | had suspiciOn-which / wa
d almost ashamed to own-that George'l
lie advice was not entirely disinteresttd. If
r, had querrcl with my uncle, who bu
i George would profit by II in the sole an,
&c undivided inheritance of our unclo's
r property.
a bation had passed, and while was ava.
a at Gnlstone, my uncle died. His end ap
ID peared to have been peaceful, for he wa
ar found lying seemingly asleep in his bed
u l need hardly say returned at once 10 fin
Is George had promptly installed himself q
Is master of Gillandale. ] acquieseed
s. though il seemed to me q somewhat to-
is ready assumption of authority.
When, after the funeral, we came to ex
)k anime the will we found our uncle's ecccu
IN trlcity fully displayed. Indeed, its Pre-
as yisions were 30 very strange that / wa
lie advised by more than one solicitor to COZ
II test IL. But that was far from my wish O
ct intention, although was surprised to fin
a. lnul ulN uutlt hAh HioNNiNhhJ 1AChSh az
p word with me. His will handed over every
IL thing to George, leaving him, with regar
ry TO my share under the will, the option bI
,r- tween giving me an estate some miles froI
H. Gnindale, worth about live or six hundre
Ite a year, and presenting me with my uncle
tall copy of "Terence."
an George laughed heartily at this claus
ed when il was read, and cried out that {
RS. course l should have the "Terence, +" L ha
ia always preferred classics to mathematic
Ito and he was sure that Uncle Geoflrey mear
le- il specially for me, for he had IL reboun
ed not a year before his death.
Ied But George did not laugh so loudly wht
l's the lawyer came to the final clause in u
lor will, which provided that in case
no Georges marrying any one by the name
lcn Penelope he was to forfeit the propert
ele which would then pass over TO me.
are George vowed that If be had not maS
,ng up his mind about the "Terenee" befor
ne he had now, for he was sure had betrayl
ow his secret to my uncle. l dsdaned TO r
are ply, for to avow my innocence might Loo
re- like an attempt TO induce him to cham
his mind about the tall copy Of "rerence
cal But learned before l left the house tn
nc thu steward of the yacht, who was con
,eh Dental servant Of my unctes, had told hi
's- all about our doings at Gulstone.
ent did not stay at Gillindale a nome
os longer than was necessary to pack up II
ma clothes and other belongings. / had n
IN last quarters al owance untouched, for
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