, 1874-07-04

us. tnat, without having any plan Of hcr own
el'el tako'anybody'B and build houae on II en-
tirely efficient 10 suit hertc|f. And dern nj,
skin II you'll! 10 als to say vletbor or not you
didn't give the scalc and measurements yourself.
| That's what geta no."
| 1he next Week bir. onllnret rns Installed In
| har huthand anu h,n,scf Gro known to alt, ,,and
| her own reputation waa above Hutpcion. Ill
| deed, few women we're us Popular. Els was do-
mestict Rhs WAS Ifudent, tle was plous. III
elle never 1oae or walked with anybcdy lut hor
husband; In All epoch Of e1ang aud ambiguous
expression, tbo WAS al"hys rreciee and foimal in
her srecch; In the midst Of a fat hion Of o.
n'ontl, nor single vaiunbla 5owo} fhe never
never coun.enanced tho fnm,afitles Of
| Culitornia ttcicty, She decla'med against
TIC prevailing tone Of nt'dellty and akertici,m n
eyer fol- ect tho d4pnlfsd yct stately manner With
which hle rel uked Mr. Hamilton in Tho putlic
rnllor for crteriIg upcn tho ditcursen of wo,k
on mAterlal1sm. lat.y !nbllthed,-and some
ol annscd sllr1 rMe on Mr. Htntltcp's face TINT
| gradually chsugto to tardonlo gravity aB ho
conrtcouH'y waived hia point. Certainly not Ar.
0akhmrss,. vho,. frt1n tint moment began to 70
uneaslly imrat,ent Of lily friend, snd even-if
| auch term could lie applied to any moral quality
III hfr. Qahbu'kt-t to fear him.
For, during this tlmo, Mr. Oakhurat had be-
gun 10
HBow RyMFrcMa or A cnAroE
iu bis usunl habits. lie was seldcm, II ever.
seen 10 lns ID hauntp, ii tat-roon,, OF With
his old associates. Pink and vhita potes, III dlH-
t'actcd landw riting, accumulated On the dress.
! irrg.tAtle in lin rooms at Sacramento. It was
given out In San francisco IL at he had home or
gnnic diateBc Of tho hcart for which his physt-
clan had Treecril Cd er]cct rest. Hs read more.
ho toek long walks, lo sold his fast horses, he
vent to chuch.
have very vivid recollection Of ble 1rnt
erpearance there. He did not accompany
tho Dcckcra, nur did 10 20 into their pew,
btlt cnne IL as the eerstce cou mcneed, and
Eecsmc presently lm mn to tie congregation,
son,e Of within 40 far forgot themselves. in ihcir
cnrfotiy, as to fare around and at rarcntly ad-
dresH tGer ienpa nses to him. Geiolo tho ser
vice naB over il was pretty veil understood thnt
"mirtrablo tuners" 1rennt Dir. Oakhnrst. Nor
did tle mysterious influence tal to affect thn
officiating clergyman, who introduced IN nuhion
to Mr. 0nkhurtts calling and hnblta In SER
mon On the architecture Of solomou's Temple,
and In a nunncr 70 ronted and yet labored as to
cause the youngest Of ua TO flame With
indignation. Heeppi's. however, it van loat
eFsp e7ep heard il: III, III bandreme and % eo1orless 70
face-albeit trifle worn and tLoughtful-was
lnecruthble. cnly once, dulins tho sppjng Of a
hymn, at a certain note in the cort,alto's voice,
there crept into his dark cyeE look Of wietful
thcre who were watching him telt their own
giieten. Yet retain very vivid reme mbrance
Of his standing up to receive tie bepedlction,
aonea taing IL II IT, soi a'e Of liz ia sn
at ten pares. After church lie disappeared as
quietly as be had entered, and fortunately es-
capped hearing the comments on hia rash act.
His appearance uss generally considered hs m
fancy-or
| ross1D1Y A RET.
Ono or two thought that The texton WIS exceed
ing]y cnsiHs 10 not tuning him out after diecoY-
ing who 'he Was; and prominent pew holder
remarked that If he couldn't take his wife and
daughters to that church without exporting them
to such an Influence ho would try aud find eome
church here be could. Another traced hlr.
Onklurst'e Tresenc to eertn1n Bread Church
1atcal L tendencies. which lie regretted to ray he
had lately. noted III tler pastor. Deacon sawyer,
l. nhoee del.cute1y-oreanizra, fckly wife had al
ready tcrue him eleven clli]drc1, and died In sn
| ambitious .aitenEt to complete The dozen.
avowed !hat lie presence Of a rcrson Of nlr.
tries was an insult to tls memory of tho de-
ceased; that sB nun, he could not brook.
Il wae about this time that Mr, Oakllurat,
contracting himself with conventional world in
aware that there was something in his face,
figure, and cnrringe, quite unlike other men
nemcthing TINT II it did not bet1aJ his tormcr
career, at least showed an individuality snd
|
he thnycd CT his long, silien u1uetache, and
relipioutly btu.hcd out Ills clustering curla every
morning. lie even vent 70 far aH 10 affect q
neplieence Of d,css aud bid his email, slim,
arclcd feet in tho largest and heaviest walking
shoes. Thelo is story told tlat! ho went to
bis tailor In Sacramento. aud aRked hin, to n,ako
him suit Of cottcs like everybody e]ne. 3ho
tailor, familiar with Mr.: oakburrts fastid1ous,.
neEr. did not know vlat he meant. II mean"
snia hr. Oakhurst saTaSely, something respect
abls.-sonoti,ing that
Doesn't EXACTLY FIT NE,
yon know" Eut, however Mr.. Oukhnret might
! made garments. there was something ip his cnr-
1iagc, ecnlcilling in the poEa Of bis beautiful
bead. telneihing In the strong and fins man1l-
ness Of biz Pl G. anro, hcn'etling III the re1fcct
non'e'hing in the hieh ter ore Of hia nature-. q
| reFoEe not go much matter Of intellectual mi
ing Fs at biz. very naflle-that 60 where he
VI. uld and with whom, be waH always potal1e
clearly iutmatcd to Mr. Oakhurst M when, e1u-
boldenrd ly Mr.. HRmilton's advice al d ait ist-
ance and bia own prcdllections, lie became San
Francisco broker. Even before objection Nhx
! made to hts p,eferce in Tho Dtard-tha obtcc-
tion, ] remember wus uigeti very eloaucp1y ly
Watt sanders, who mas sur roted 10 be tho in
rentor OF the F" "frcez,ng nut" 3. stem Of dlsrou-
ing Of rcor ttcclho]de1r, and who also enjoyed
canss Of Briggs Of Tuclimue's 1uin and bui~
cide-eyen tetcre this to,mal protest Of re-
srectabihty aenintt, !awessnestt, the aqulno
suggestions OF Alr. oolAurkt's 1uien md couute-
pigeons but absolutely occsEioned much u1lenbi-
nesB amonK the tsll-ha~ls, who circled below
! him with their hocty. "Eath e!-but bes aH
hke!y! to 50 alter VI is anyboayt" said Joe
Fielding.
It wnnted Tut few days before the clofa Of
1 the Grief Enn mer tepton at sun Isabel VAIN
Springs. Already there had br en- some migration
] Of the mole fashionable. and there van an un-
comfortable suggestion Of dregs and leel in the
social life that remained. Mr.. Oakhurst 1aa
nlocdy-it vas lsinlcl that eren tic secure repu-
tAtion Of Mr. Becker could no longer protect
her ION The grrsip Nhicl, his prttence excited.
It IL hut fA|r 10 her to Fay that during the taet
! low ncekH Of this ying ordeal ete looked like
! hWEET. pALE MARTYR,
and ocnduc.ed le,telt toward he1 trtducers with
| the Eelltle, forRiying manner OF one who relied
not npcn ,he idle homage ot the clowd, tutu uron
the eecnlity Of = principle that Has dealer than
popular favor. "1hey talk nbtnt nlyEeIf und
| Mr.. Oal hurst, my dear" she said to friend,
"but htayen mud MY husband can hest answer