The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-03

accumulation of disasters. As O matter of
fact, it evaporated entirely. 1t Is unn" es-
sary to go through the the different stages II
n sad experience which has become only too
common a one in recent history. IL bee me
necessary that the estate itself should be sold
TO satisfy outstanding demands, and to pro
vide a modest subsistence for a retreat ut
Cheltenham or Bath.
Two Young men were sitting in the smok-
Ing-room off London club. They had Il ned
together, had slipped coffee and curacoa, had
had q game Of billiards, and now, accord.i g
10 the fashion Of these days, were going in
for aerated waters AID spirits. They were
smoking meditatiye cigars, and were nd pit
ing that earnest business talk which men
take up when their faculties are freshened mp
a few hours after dinner. They were evi.
IDENTIFY the kind of men h would sit up to
any hour Of the night and get up ut any hour
of the morning. ID
Il wish everybody Ind your luck, " snid the
junior. "a legacy of evor so much money
with no other condition than that you should
lay it out in land. A cool hundred thousand
1t was not very clear how even such II sum
could be regarded as n matter of tenn, r-
ture. Major Everleigh simply re. echoed the
phrase.
"A cool hundred thousand"
'And how are you getting on about Invest
ng in land z"
t'Parker-he's my man Of business and |
AIN doing what We can, inserting adverti Q.
ments and looking out for what advertise
mcnts come in the way. We have bccn hav.
ing a splash in tho Times, the Fi6Ld, and SO
on"
and what have you heard of?'
40, several things. There's n very good
place not so far from Sandringhsm, lots of
game and fishing. Then there's another in
Cheshire, with n lot OF very good houS s
about. Then there's a glorious place in Nortt
Wales, with q couple of hymns and a salmon
river all to yourself, as good rs being in Nor.
way. Then there's another place which |
have heard Of which would probably suit me
Lest of oil, only I'm afraid that there is
hardly enough and-Lescombe, down in the
west countries"
Never heard OF it."
Its nm uncommCnly pretty Llncc, though
die world knows nothing of its prettiness. /
know it very well, although ] have never
been there. think / must run down and
see 1t. The fact Is that 1t once belonged to
my own ancestors, and my mother often used
TO tell me how she spent her childish days
there. 1t was all sold of, as the proceeds
had TO be divided among a lot. of MS. h
present owner has the same name rs the -
tate, but he wants TO sell ii, and will tax a
fair price. must get Parker to see if there
is any more lane to be had in the n~eighbor-
hood. / have written to SIr. Lescombe to
say that / shall probably run down and look
at the place, more especially as had an old
association with IL"
Just as this moment a page entered the
smoking-room and handcdsMajo Everleigh a
letter on q salver.
by Jove, it's the Lescombe postmnrk
Excuse me If ] read ii. Light mp again, old
man."
The Major read the letter and appeared
much gratined by the contents.
''This is really very kind and gentlemanly.
Read il, Hardy"
"LEscosBE HALL, June, 49,"
Anniversary OF the battle of Waterloo"
murmured Mr.. Hardy.
Mr.. Hardy went on with the letter.
DEAN SIN IF YIN has ny idea Of
coming into our tt,t Ia vr W. shall
be extremely pleased " You will come an,
ruty mere us long M may suit your con.oni
'nce. II you think OF purchasing the place,
his will give you tue oppOrtunityof scquaini-
ng yourself infinitely with ri tho details of
die property. What you say about the hall
having originally belonged to your family ID
,ull Of interest TO me. Their tradition still
ives in the countryside, and is uniforml,
favorable to them. / shall be extremely
pleased TO have the opportunity Of showing
hospitality to one who no doubt is a worthy
descendant of the old owners, and may be the
,wner himself. You probably know that we
are rather sequestered aud the neighborhood
s thin, but we will do our best to make your
rtay pleasant.
Yours faithfully,
'LEscoMBE LEscosmE.'
II wns quite q new sensation to Major Eyel.
,igh to find himself in the pleasan. guest
,hamber of the old mansion at Lescomb.
From thtG sbamhar ha nappkl IA IiuNnpt xf,y.
of the sea, and in another direction he look d
beyond the carringe-drive and the meadow
TO the little village and its gray tower, STAN
four-squnre to every win TINT bioNB.'
MajorEveleigh afterwards declared that quite
, remarkable mental mood came upon him ~
lie awoke that FIRST morning in the guest
chamber.
4 assure you, Hardy, he once said, months
and months afterwards, TO his old friend, |,
'elt a most singular sensation. Thu room,
aud every object in the room, seemed stranR
,ly familiar to me. seemed to be in Il place
which was perfectly familiar to me. Was il
I transmitted feeling from my ancestors that
] was sharing in wlat had been their TX
periences, OF was it a prophetic feeling about
times to Gomez
He wondered very much who the tive
could be; he had accidentally heard that III lie
was no Mrs. Lescombe. Did Lescombo hay.
III thilOIlhl uhDll VI uthCIlblnk MS own illl-
'iduality as 1--WE" or had lie any people o.
his wi who would help to make his Visi; a
pleasant one? He dismissed the matter a.
be went dow by the express, and came 10
the sage conclusion that time would show.
tie came in late, for the train had been de
layed, and, after some sherry, and water, bad
gone to bed.
We have made him express his feelings
when he first awoke next morning. He iuh-
bed, and felt prepared for breakfast and bust
ness. When we came down the 1--WE" was
most satisfactorily explained. Miss Lescombe
was presiding, fresh and fair as morning IL
Ielf, p~erhRpswith q little constrniut about her,
out with a natural graciousnoss which would
iot. for n moment, allowhim to suppose him
self an unwelcone guest. Great headwHy
was mnde with the breakfast, but none with
the business. The curious thing was, thi~
business was soon relegated into the back
ground, and then seemed 10 vanish. Squiry
Lescombe showed his guest over the hous.
md o~utbuildings. conseryatories and gardens;
showed his horses, dogs. aud stock but il
vas entirely in the way that country gent
ulen treat their visitors. Then H. took him
INTO the old church, where the Major worked
Up the arrivals, functions, and departures
II his ancestors. II was very strange
hat the old clerk should remember NOR
,bout his grandfather than he did himself.
md the old clerk was libera.ly rewarded FOR
ais good memory. Then they went down to
he little bay, aud hencef nth thu Major sub
'tituted a plunge i'll the ca Ton ht~ utar..ug
.lb. Mr.. Lcscombe was u most s,uoruus
ype of host. Nothing was lett Il, lu., iiut
sould add to the happiness of his visitot. ard
nat without the sligLt,st thought % : N H.
less. But, somehow. Gertrude Ly..ouie
ormed the chief element IN iLrI c1cc,d,u-
aRPsNtpaEu Sl.n - l.