, 1874-09-20

capitalist in him already he found it pleGsan
to speculate upon the possibilities OF q pu
chase here, and the future fitting up of the hous
! as q country home. One thing Was wanting t
!, his plan he had no prospect of MARRYING. II
, Was not even iu love, and had not been Sine
leaving college!
''Strange," he thought, IS he stood b. the lii
house and looked down ut tho populons moo
from which he mad walked hither; strange, tha
Fate slould 80 long postpone bringing me to til
woman, wherever sho is. Who is to perfect m
life aad give it some better purpose thah it hss
Ncv, there's Cromer, who might AZ well not
engaged at all. so fer his waking up to til
real problem OF llfo is concerned. Ii 1 had OIL
| net Hiss -"
He SLOWED his train Of reflection to make
broken ending, and set or walking again. Com
inc to thicket Of saplings, no cut one. Of suit
able sizc for Walking stick. mud turned his step
toward the distant hollow again, trimming AIT
! whiting tha stick as ho went, aild thinking
deeply and strangely.
4 day or Two later Cromer carried ont his in
teuton Of installing himself at the hlll-Aouse.
11o found q room there in good enough repair to
shelter him, and moved tlhther with Lem
priore's Dictionary" Bells sPautheon," one
or two small plaatcr-cas!H, and some engraving:
OF antique statues. There was nnothcr I'LL
portant article in Lis rcpeItory which hesitate,
for q moment, to specify. When the young
man plainly announced his intention OF resort
ing to the farmhouse, for the purpose Of put
ting himself in the road to gradual apotheoss,
his mother aud his Old claEsmate were forced to
ndmit to themselves that Cromers conduct waA
That Of monoHlaniac Most OF the viuage-fok,
| FOR their part had already stamped the young
man as nHane. There would have been liltla
doubt loft III tho minds Of even the most
Eangulno supporters OF 4 contrary view had they
! known that the athletic enthusiast had carried
| with him to ha retreat a complete suit OF tights.
THIS freak VAS the logical issue of his fantasy.
! 10 achieve the reputation OF r donli-god he
must surely, to begin with. have the outward
appearance OF one. so fer as atteinnble. Ac-
cocd1ESty, modelling upon representation Of
| Trojan Paris. which lie had discovered in QUO Of
/ Lis books, and which pleased his fancy more
! than any eitisy Of less blamcworthy heroes, ho
| had procured the silk costume aforesaid ~ be-
ing The only possible approach to heroic nudity.
The phrcsian cap on Faris' head had given him
some annoyance but he managed the point by
purchasing at q fancy dr1ss dealer's in the city
cap-and-bells. which had served Its turn as part
OF tho costume OF clown at masked balls, aud
led even figured in tho gct-up Of Shnlspearean
clown (tbe costlnlor aaid) at one Of the temples
Of the drama To any one less possessed by his
idea than Cromor this combination Of circus
riders dregs aud FOOLS cap-aul~bclls might
have seemed discordant with lie aspiration it
WAS intended to assist. For, in fact, when thu
young candidate for Ae-o-worship had arrayed
himself III this cast-otf apparel. he bore
much moro stri!:lng resemblance to E. fool
than to any god, or demi-god OF the Greek
mythology. But he did not perceive this;
was no whit discouraged by his appearance
aud eveu formed the resolve ct making this his
usuai clothing so soon as Le could accuston ha
own and the public mind to such measure.
1t may be easily imagined that Hiss G!adtlin-
gallo found herscl; i'll 1lo pleasing position mean
time. Popular opinion in tie vicinity Ens te-
coming excited Oil tie topic OF Crorler's eztra7-
agauces. Stro!lers iu the neislboruood Of the
hlll-house lad caught occasional elinpses Of tho
aiasn. % so,ro simple fo1ls M cae .sas day ty
encountered tho gy1ulllht III his
ciLerca garh, making ttial Of Lis speed aloug
4 lonely road among the woods. They fled pro-
riscuourly as he approached, and tia result was
runlor-ereedly Formulated in . newspaper
paragraph. vhich went through many States
that ''wi1l man " had bean socE in tho Ioca,i-
ty. 1t Was even proposed, in tho village, that
Croncr ought to 90 confined in Ell ASYLUM: AMI |
some Of the voters informally appointed dele
CATION to wait upon Mrs Cromcr. with tho r1,r- |
pose Of pointing ont he- duty in this direction.
The deputies, however, gave cut at the last |
moment. By coincidence that called forth |
3 good ccal Of comment, all Dat one woso
oi tho day eet for their official visit The only
one remaining in town was tho leader of tho
blacksmith. named Hauklo.d, n
Hurly fellow, wLoao best friend was his bull
the delinquent delegates, but finally. declaring
that he wasn't going alone, put his bulldog back
into tho kenpel. and allowed Peaco her sway
agaiu Still tho little storm left gloom in tho
air. which penetrated even the qniet atmosphere
Of the young II romans Gwee: and hitherto happy
heart.
In hor extremity, and knowing that Wgscy
was lis most intlu.ato fuenl, aud having been
thrown, Of late, into frequent contact with tho
Young metropolitan merchant, Mics Lillian be-
Took herself for counsel and comfort TO Cromcr's
old chum.
'Whst is to be the end Of it all, alr Higsey?"
she one dar asked him.
I'm sure c1nnot tell" responded he, with
mail sign OF HaEgrinecess 1t seems az if
Crouer wcre likely to put to faul: the adags Of
hc aEcienlB tLeinEelyes.-'l In co1pore saro,
'ann nieuS.'
When a colleee-sraduate of still vernal years
,egin6 to quote Latin to a young lady WHO
loes not understand tho language it ii like
y to bo with SUMO other object than tha:
II exciting her iu:exes. III classlcal lca1:iiag.
I1i-s G1nddingalc, probably not aware Of tins,
7as impressed ~ HlGsey's scholastic gravity.
;he listened to him now with new reverence.
Their talk progressed through the entire subject
# Aero-worship, which Higsoy presented in it's !
arious aspects, historic, poetic. aud plioaoph-
cal. For somo half-hour Cromer wes actually
very nearly forgottcn. Miss Glad
ngale bushcd when Higsey himself rccalletl
lie conversation to its starting point-blushed to
hink how interested ahe had become in this dis ,
cztaion- But, after all, was hero-worship
nuch moro closely connected with Cromcr than
nth H!gsey? and ought eho not to understand
no subject thoroughly. with view to rescuins {
CT botrothcd-if such thing might be--frun !
is mental maladv: /
Lillian certainly used her friend to good pur- =
ose i'll tho doviHing OF plan for the restoration !
t young Cromer to his sclf-possession. Their !
cbates on tho topic were frequent and they .
nnlly. with tho concurrence OF Mrs. Cromer, hit J
pou an e1pedicnt which it was hoped might be | t
t1ectual. Their scheme was as follows; Q
During Bomc absence or absences OF Gro | y
,or from tho hill-house dcElesuc. force Of 1en !
% be lodged in the barn) was to be 80. at work |
the defective part OF the dwelling, 30 g