The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-09-18


he did, and when he was annoyed he
took as little pains as his great kinsmar
to conceal it. Such men are, socially
speaking, the very salt of the earth,
who among world of snobs and todies
speak the plain truth to its little tyrants,
even If they do not succeed in teaching
them how to behave themselves. But
Percival had no sense of apostleshiI
whatever. He simply liked his OWL
way as much as his betters did, and
since his ambition was imited-almost
as often got it; man who did not walk,
and look and speak as If the street be-
longed to him, but rather as if he did
not care one halfpenny (Which was the
case) to whom it did belong. More
over, his father had been no tenth
transmitter of q foolish race" and this
young fellow was as intelligent as he
looked. He knew himself-it is only
fools, Notwithstanding what philoso-
piers have said to the contrary, who do
not-and was well aware that he would
not make favorable impression upon
the owner of Fendall Court, and that
was another reason why he was unwill-
ing to go there.
That we should be able to keep at q
distance the good people from whom
we have expectations (and yet rss1in
them) is, however, . mere dream ofthe
optimist; shd so Percival found il. lGfo
the polite and carefully-worded letter,
by which he had endeavored to evade
the invitation to the home of his ances-
tors, he received q reply by return of
post, the toneof which necessitaSsd his
immediste appearance at Fendall Court,
or hiss kgivlnG up all hopesSof exer see
ingft his ow n; in short, Sir Godfrey was
furious.
"Dear Percival, you had better 60, /"
pleaded Mary, to whom he had shown
the note, with some strong expressions
ereatures with eyes like q gazelle, and
any in the law courts.
''But he writes 30 disagreeably," said
Percival, pulling at his mustache; "he
Recollect, my darling, that he is an
old man." argued Mary, meaning that
allowance, as well as reverence. was
due to gray hairs.
"He is not SO old as all that" mused
Percival. "This sort of thing may go
on-I mean ones having to put up
with his impertinent arrogance-for
years and years. Tho question is, IL 1t
worth such . tremendous sacrificeP''
The wretch Was, thinking Of his own
his temper II such things were said to
him-about respect and "obedi-
ence'' as his kinsman had thought
proper to put on paper. .
=. II you get ON with your cousin, ="
u II
" dear papa would, Lthink, be morein-
clined to cousentcthat is-perhsps he
would let US marry little earlier.n
You darling! that's true, said Per-
cival, "and is worth going through al
most anything for. I'll write and say
I will run down 10 Downshirel in the
course of next week"
"Don't .write. dezr-telegraph; and
'funS1o~n-6yt tDsnighsis txsins" ~,
"" But I am to meet you at tfdinner,
Mary, At the Joneses, on Saturday,:
"Never mind; don't let me be the
cause of your running any risk of in
Icreasi4g Mr. Fendalls displeasure. j
am sufe T am giving you good advice.
Go .Ts94e sTS;niesssa ssoa, ffnTa,. fnT ., ;. esegGsc
aA44 84e1ai lsey accordingly.
Sr Geonrey feceived INN with q
stately welcome, the peldi9eae 9f which.
Gdity Of the establishnent Ta*her,than
to any annoy Ances at his tardy o6edi.
ence to his suf1kmonS Up0aitAe whole,
Percivars hesitation had perhaps done
hiugood. Is he bad showed himself
eagerly desirous 70 accede to his kins.
mans wishes it would probably have
benheee down NY Dir Geonrey 30, any
thing but disinterestedness, and might
have even suggested death-a subject
very distasteiui 70 the head OF the
! 2enGeitS Al naepenqence q spirit
which mad eventually given way TO his
wishes was NOT unparoonaNe' lor II ex-
?mPnned the power OF the VIII which
had su6dued It, ~ ..pr. 7 x+a.y
The Baronetrhimself volunteered to
be the young mans guide over the Pict-
pregahery and tho Stables. (the horse,
We may De sure, was . favored anima!
with him) ana gave MN 70 understand
less oy woros tnan oy ms ocnnoentiai
lone snat as soue nume or anotnet;
snouSn ~ uaee 80 oistan1 mat IL wouio
ge aosuro 70 Gi9de 70 u; al these
salngS m'gns % ms o~n-'i ne oenaVeo
nimsei. r .c.-
1t was wen Understood IN Downshire
mat gooo Denavior IN Slr Geonrey'
eyes was doing what Sir Geotrey
wished. and for three days Percivars
Densyior was une1cePnonaoie. On the
!oaltn morning. however, 1t became ne
inLe@o3s. n p,
On tns PreVi0us evening mere mao
a Sesa taIge ainne. parry, composed
s os sne ~ Sa q .ne, coGnty,
Wy n.ces.9V ounS O1tf neef
Iitn civinty tnas naa sumcientiy IN
Mca.so tnelr oPlnlon OF ms prospects;
ana the young iaoies naa oeen at least
q gracious as tnsir iatners ana moth
ers.
"Fercivai. did you notice that girl in
blue, last nlghtr inquired Sir Geof-
irey, sniPPing ON the end OF his after.
oreaxiast cigar ana proceeding 10 night