Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-07
THE WAY 1T HAPPENED.
By aHoFFREY RANDOLPH.

circumstance takes place us occurred
some months ago in the central part
Of New York State.
James Fits James was a young gen.
tleman who had just graduated from
Harvard College, and was reading law
with firm in Boston. He was an only.
son, whose parents were in moderate
circumstances, and they naturally
placed great hores upon the future of
the brilliant youth.
Young Fitz James wore eye-gless-
es, parted his hair in the middle,
sported blonde, dropping NOUS
tache, and aside from his efIeminacy
was prepossessing in bis personal ap-
pearance. s~
No mortal man can be attractive to
the opposite sex without knowing it.
A great many who are not handsome,
fancy they are. Fitz James had fire.
quently boasted that he had never
yet met lady whose affections he
could not win with as much ease as
he spoke his piece on Commencement
Day.
Sometimes fellows utter the truth,
and sometimes again they miss it.
Fitz James accepted the invitation
of an old college chum, Dick Brush,
and went up into the central part OF
New York State, 10 spend several
weeks of the pleasant autumnal
weather with his friend. Dick was
quite q hunter, fond of fishing and
athletic sports, and he was confident
ofawaking taste in FItz james in
that direction.
The latter was more disposed to
dawdle under the trees in the front
yard, reading, novel, smoking his
cigar, and doing in the hammock
which swung there; but he allowed
himself to be persuaded into should
eAing rifle and penetl ating into the
extensive forest which stretched tC
the northward of the Brush estate.
He thought possibly he might grow
to like it, after listening to the enthu-
siastic descriptions of Dick, and he was
therefore, ,actuated by as powerful q
spasm of ambition as ever stirred his
languid soul.
But it was a failure.
Fitz James, when he came home,
toward sunset, with his companion
was so tired that be declared it wa:
impossible to become thorough
ly rested before the succeeding Christ.
mas.
THAT blasted gun seemed ligh
enough when We started" observed
the exhausted youth, as he laborious
ly climbed into the hammock; "bu
/ hadn't gone far when it began t.
grow heavy, and when dropped i
there by the gate, it weighed as mucl
as the biggest cannon krupp sent Il
the Centennial. It's deuced bore
Dick"
That's because you amt used t
it, MY dear fellow" replied the en-
thusiastic and glowing Dick. "Afte
you've been out FIVE or six times
you'll enjoy it,
Another day would kill me.
think there's room for improvement
Dick, in conducting q hunt. and
wonder that you've never thought O
st."
"Let me hear"
Before You go out hunting, yo'
ought to have a gang of men to ope,
q number of roadways through tn
forest"
''For what purpose?"
$50 that you could ride in a GOV
cred carriage. That would keep O.
the sun, carry yoar gun and say
your legs, and if you happened t
bring down a stray deer, you coul
fetch him home in the vehicle"
Dick laughed at the SAD earnest
ness of his friend.
''lt would be impossible to ge
within shooting distance of til
game .-. ....
~ would be rs we'll off then as
was to-day-contound it! neve
gained sight Of SO much az a squirrel
though you stumbled upon stra
sird or two" ..
"four heart ain't in It Whe
you become mole accustomed, YOU
90 Wild over =. Fitz James -
- H ~ - &aas
''pll have . 80 wild before ! ur
take it again, at least, you must len
me two OF your hired mes"
ITO bring back y0ur game. | sup
pose?"
~ want Oh - carry a lunch along
and to hold an umbrella over IN
head when We reach those warm SPOT
where there isn't any shade. nee,
the other fellow to lug the gun, an
10 aim at the game, whenever he see
st." +s
"And what work would you reserv
for yourself?"
Il would pull The trigger; tia
would be enough exercise for me t
build mp muscle on"
From this, it will be underst 20,
that James F'itz James was not th
sort ofmaterial ont of which tn
Chaiiius, Cummingses and Living
stones are made. He declined t,
take to the wopIS ~, ,,,a~o -.