Smyrna times., 1874-07-08
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Harry Warnings Fortune.

81 advise you to think less about your an
cestors, and mole about your pOsperity," said
Lady Wariug to her son Harry one bright
j June morning.
At the moment she uttered this epigram,
her son was busy with some ancient records
which he had recently unearthed in the library
of the British Museum, and which lie had
caused to be copied for study at his home in
the country. Harry was bachelor; his fam
lily was not of the richest, though there was
no more honorable or ancient name in the
country. But he was younger son, and stu
diously inclined, and there seemed little pros
pect of his marrying.
Lady Waring mad often recommended him
to make his addresses to some of the heiresses
of the country. There was Georgianna Bel.
assys, the sweetest girl; land am sure, my
son, she would rather take you poor than the
richest sutOr she has" In short, Lady War
ing was set on a match but her son shook
his head, and said, | am too proud to court
an heiress, and too poor to marry any pauper."
and there the agument would stop, for Lady
WariDg knew the perveI<e disposition of her
younger son. Harry Waring had reached his
thirtieth year, and seemed further than ever
from marriage. am married to my book, :"
he would sometimes say. In lee d, to see him
surrounded by his antique tones you would
have thought him welded to morocco and
parchment, true predestinate bookworm.
He had hobbies in study, each one lasting
several months or year at time, and en-
crossing him completely while it lasted. Then
he would take the fancy to travel; he would
leave home almost without saying good by,
| and no word would come from him for weeks ;
then Lady Waring would receive some such
message as this from her truant:
MALTA.-Am here for fortnight, doing
the history of the knights. Will write YOU
next from the COptic monasteres in Abys
sinia.'
Or,
"CoNsTANTINoPLE, 5th-Busy with mea
surements on the Hagia St. Sophia. Back OF
the 30th."
So, between his books and his travels thi,
whimsical youngster, son of Lady Waring
led decided unsettled life, while the eldel
brother, Arthur, who had lately succeeded t.
the estate, kept up the barodial dignity anC
stald at home like good citizen. Arthur had
charming little wife, but they were childless
aud this circumstance made old Lady Warm!
the more anxious that Harry, her only Other
child, should surround himself with family o
his own. We have all heard a great dea
about the maternal instinct; but what I MAJ
call the grandmnterndl instinct has not beer
described as fully as the frequency and imnor
j tance Of the passion merits. With Lady War
ing this instinct amounted to FASHION. Sh
could not bear the thought Of dying withou
leaving any grandchildren behind her.
So when she saw Harry, just home from
rummaging the libraries of the monks o.
Mount Athos, content to sit down in his ow
library and collate his Grecian nntos wit
his British Museum records. Lady WARM
could not refrain from drawing a long sig
as she saw, for the hundredth time, tha
i her son thought much more about parchment
than about posterity.
, "Don' be alarmed, mother" he returned
looking up from a transcript of mediev;
heraldc record. g | have told you that ar
not rich enough to court an heiress, nor poe
enough to marry beggar; but | have ha
8 some thoughts of my own about marriage
= late"
I This was remarkable admission for Harr
. Waring to make.
S 81 hope they are favorable ones," r$urne
e Lady Waring.
!; "Certainly they are not unfavorable, m
!. Z dear mother" said Bachelor Harry. "Give
d the right conditions and | shall be ready
i; marry-or at least go courting," added he,
,r little ruefully.
"And do you find any help toward Il
right conditions in your study of the herald
records?" asded Lady Waring.
. "That's my secret, mother" said Harr
ssts But | have found enough in them to Sci
e: me over to France for fortnight. We sh,
he see what will come Of it. | am off this We
2. day, and as soon as have news to tell YOU
ed will write, or, more likely, come myself al
,r. bring it. -
d, '.Another trip after parchments !" thoug
iG- Lady Waring but she made no objection !;
be o., was Hsrry's way to come and 90 thus uncel
moniously. as have said In what way
fortnight s absence in France could possibly
connected with change of heart on the D,
ts.s of Harry relative to the subject of maria
r., was quite insoluble question to her. S
ist simply said
e e swell. take care Of yourself, Harry. al
ed come back as soon as you can.' And Hai
oS tSS made his adieus; then he went to his elC
d d! brother, and was closeted with him for
hour; but he reached town in time for {
noon train to Dover, and before night he v
- landed safe in Calais. a1
- Harrv w Wayying ta 'Cnlas7 On the whole