The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-02-20

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Hf ssoA ID ,eeapp," ;HsEsiqsda, lapd hort
|heee!ln4a4- ee!l44-,2 & QEfRld Rsaa ysFp,auts By ohsot
ioEHhaiie.sa to H.. aaEssf rskattaralshs. !
bad been looked DOM bydthA sls(erre. |
,9.tlye contempt Of: = Mt. Qi1itsr glars.
1aded wilful i.hsauties,r accustomed q TOD
their own way, were compassiqnately |
smiled down: when they iusistsd on that |
privilege with Mr. sDixit, Some times |
ha had . way Of putting them down by
4 con csssion-.of presenting than with
right to their own Ethoughta, ~ Ithsir
pPiaes were teething, and might be di,
vsrted by coral. i
perssvered in my resolution to
avoid this gentleman without any mark.
cd result upon hi, health or spirits.
My intention was, however, perceived
BY Lady Ursula, who directed frequent
~ shroasms y = 2, 'agaiest, me in consequences,
!. snd y produced = general impression up.
pn nyou..e onr circle, that cordiality to me was
q !ttaa taoit atfront: to Mr. Di1it. The
+ Doctor, arch in.orntable Miss Martin.
4 {dd.le, ena a i heF a'a nnole, Mr.. Glevspdon-|
rather. z eaest than : patient-vsrs
alone bold enough to maintain kindly
l.,.tions with ne. The i.dy-vhon
: daily found more aid note c.aptiv.t-
Z gy:-:~.a.&4 in general request, ,.nd til.
Doctor bud hinJ 'dutie, ; 50 that? I en-
joyed but 11ttle 'i6t their society. Mr..
CIsyedon, Who eould Be moro liberal of
Ii, attentions, <~as . worthy but fozm~
Il ind pro.y country gentleman Of the
old sehsol. His cl,i.f topic was the
pedigrees and relative standing of
three old iamilies-his neighbors-in
Hsrefora'hire. : He would tell you how
the efrst Sir Ralph Rdoke WAS hnmmon-
ed to parliament in the reign Of. King
Stephen; hsw the present Lord Rack:
ct ,REd9oke inheritsd :eollaterally: from
tho. .erilginsl Baron how Tudor: Manor
had !.as| been o0adsoatsd by the parliament ]
is,Aas i the Civil l|.\ War; .n9d given to the
W99dh'ms 's9|'dl = and hheNN hesNN tie Woodlands
Pgsar,lsted 81 j in p maintaining g the armorial
bearings Of the Tudors oyer the gate.
way, and 6king credit for the two sup
porting grif6ps s-whereas no Wood dham
was ever entitled to any prop.rty in
those distinguished animals; how a
Prince Of the., Blood passing on to
Wales in order to mark his displea..
'urs At tbe fraudulent appproppriatio ~ of
the gtithns- had accepted the hospit.
ality Of Tudor Lodge rather, th.,nn that
Of Woodh.m Hall and hsw, be Mr..
Clevedon), ont Of respect to tho Tqdors,
had waived his. own claim to the royal
guest. Tha good DID, gentleman. ',rs, 'w,s
Miss Martin d.l.s, uesl.Is but Jill
I was bored. :. I longed for . new ia.
<D.S.st Ss-i "-}3 :. iE"A s- = y
1t came just before 1 reached that
I4ssigned 'torpor, tint fossil state Of en-!
in'uai into which MY 'bafaed desires wore
fast hardening. In front of the house
there was terrace ON which most of
us used to promenade for an hour be.
fore luncheon. Ga these occasions the
satellites of Mr.. Dixit we're wont to
cluster round their intellectual centre,
and to bask ia his brillianoJ.-
In the outermost ring of this group
observed one day the Doctor standing
arm.in-arm with a tall middle-ased
man, who was evidently the latest ar.
rival. So extraordinary were the ap.
pearanoe and manners Of tho new patient
that We INDUCED. him, I tear, with
more frequent scrutiny than. quite tai.
lied with good breeding. His lopg & un.'
kempt light hair-vhioh streamed ir.
regularly down his shqullers-vss sur.
mounted BY q small, oonioal, and mar
row.brimmed hat. The hat itself
swervsd from bis turbulent locks Ike :
child rider Hhs with inadequate kuses
fails to bestride his steed, aud clings
therefore to his neck: Tho head which
was thus envs1opsd and adorned, pre-.
sented, 80 far rs W could judge, full
and ample brow :; but Z would have d.
ffsd any :oae:to sayon: = frat inspection
what was the character of the; eyes.
/ Now they dilatsd,: now they blink ed ;
now they pierced you With keen in:
9uiry, anon they seemed ss if all their
light. had gone inward. They appear,
cd to preside over tho, muscles and
limbs like the leader Of IN orch hestr.
over his troupe. The mouth alter mate.
ly compressed and tvitohiug and the
arms, one moment rigid, the next
[s.lyvioieslly active, fully eofresponded
20 the ever.yar,ying optics. 49, - >.
- M. Dixit vas deel.iming against the
l.bsari.d doctrine that the sale Of mill
tary commissions should BE- disco ntin.
ued, and that soldiers should - pro.
meted according to merit and seniority.
"saoh .proposalis ridioalous," said be-.
1"You must have gentlemen for your Of
fcers and q man who has risen by
merit seldom feels at home in the COM
tpany Of gentlsneo." '.a:~ -
ri admit that sometimes the two
Glasses have: little in, common" said
j ;Mias Martindale with her quiet smile.
s"Mr. Dixit3 always. puts things 80
pz.otie.llyy,n' erie cried: Lady Ursula,
80 very preetieally J" ohimed = doz.
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