New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-12

At don't suppose there's nothing new. boys" ex-
| claimed u fat ford man. busting in good-nat-
urely at the public sn'r snndsd a door from the
threshold to the polished mahogany co4nt,e,. an ~
Wilson local humorlst OF inc ra.Soa'' th
stripe though not much witty In himself as tho
no Jenny. there isn't anything new" re-
| spondcd Dexter. -,
somethn handsome for me In his last VIII ana tos-
| tjnent. .odo or,, rro-
| vision whate, er for IN almshouSe" -u -,
| Sorry to hear that, Dexter said Wilson ao.
with the spoon handle for there isn't room lor us
| all up mt the town-fhnn. liow's your grahd-
mother Finds it tolfably comfortable = -
They are a primitive, candid people IN their nUuis
| of unlaced social intercourse i'll saltwater. MS
| delicate IN quo0uc was 30 far from woundlng DcH-
ter that he replied carelessly, ,,o, oor,rairs Of
| too much chckcn-sald, and dollhouse grapes al
| the year round
Mr. TaQgctt n detective, was summoned from
| town TO work mp the case. saltwater soou tooA
umbrage at his secretvencss. and began 10 question
his capacity. while Tho Gazette in doublc-cadcd
article, iutmated that Taggctt was doing nothing
because the reward was not larger: Having
killed his man, the Editor proceeded TO remark
| that he would suspend judgment until next week"
| The hero of the story is Richard Shacklord,
young cousin of the dead man, who. having re-
| turned from sea and shipwreck few years before
| the time oi the murder with the conviction thdI
! Robinson Crusoc was great fraud. straghtWay
staikcd upstairs to his old chamber in The gable.
| and taking his dogs-eared copy of that en-
tcrta nng mariners adventures, just as he lad lolt
IT, save the four years accumulation of dust, tore
| it fcrcey from top to bottom and throw the rag
mcnt, into the fire place. Then he went down to
| encounter his knsman; and at night he had
dream:
! In this dream somebody came to Richard and
asked HIM if he had heard of that dreadful tnins
no confonnd hi,n!1 said Richard. "what is il y
il has been ascertaued, sad somebody, VINO
seemed 20 Richard at onrc an intimate liIeno al'i
an utter strangcr~ II mas lcon ascrriaincu beyond
| . doubt that the man Friday was not man ridaE
! az all but lighi-mindcd young princess from one
of ;hc neighhonng islands VINO mad ialien ~ love
with Robinson. Ilcf real name was saturday
! Richard. hayin4 taste Tor drawing. became
designer. and in time manager. Slocuns marble
/ ward; and some of the strongest chapters of the
| book describe his bold dealing with 2 despoilc
trades union The incidents OF general stake ahd
! fhe triumph of the employers. Richard occupied
studio I'm Mr. SlccuA's house; and there began ms
! friendship with his employers daughter. Margaret
M th, age OF fifteen. when We first make her ac-
! quaintauoc. WAS not a beauty
Their, is the lovclincss of the bud and thc love-
/ lines, of Che lH-boWn lowrr; but Mar9arel as |
! blossom was not pretty. She was a~kW 'rt ana |
angular. with prominent shoullef-blaoes, ana no |
|
black hair growing low on the iCIrhcab. and her !
eyes were nnc. Tier profile, indeed, with the mar
row forehead aid the sensitive upper Up, m&ht |
/ fairly hare suggested the mask OF (lYile winch |
Eichard had bought OF an ltlncrdnt lWlG'-ieae r /!
and GNcd on = bracket over the mantel-sheli. But +,
| h + eyes were her specially II one may say that /
They wrr. frncrd with such heavy lashrs that the
girl seemed always to be in halt-inournlng. Her |
su,il ,us s,n.,ularly sweet and bright PERHAPS be
cause il h,ollc through SO much somOre colprng.
If there Was latent spark of sentiment between
Richard ana Margaret III those earlier Day neither
was conscious OF it.; thcy had seemingly b'.un
! where happy lovers gcHcialE c".1-pJ ptlhs .Su
comrades. He liked to have Margaret sitting
there. with her needle flashing IN the sunlight or
| her cvc!dSheN making iich gloom above tile pooh
rs she read aloud. 1t WAS 80 agreeable 10 look mp
from his work, and rot hc alone. Tie had been
| alone 80 much. Ana Margaret found nothing In me
| world plcasantcr than 10 sit there and watch
! Richard making his winter garden as she called
! If n, and bv il became her custom To pass every
| Saturday afternoon III that employment
| II WIS long before this pleasant cOmpani0nship
| rpcned into a warmer feeling Even when Mar
garct reached the almost wOmanly age of nineteen,
she was still to Richard only a charming, frank
girl:
He was conscious OF her influence; he was very
fond OF Margaret but she had not get taken on
| for him that magic individuality which makes II
| woman the one woman in the world to her lover.
Though Richard had scant experience in such
matters. he was not wrong IN accepting MARGARET
a. the type of a class of New England girS,
which, fortunately for New-EnSland, Is not small
! c,t-. These young women tor the most pnrt lead
Guei and restricted lives 80 Iar as IN" actu3ltles
mr. concerned but very deep and full lives IN the
world of books and IMAGINATION. 10 when they
make early escapes. They have tie high instincts
! tia' com. of good blood the physique that natur-
Xix. ITS tiur manners; and when chance takes Ont
| o. Tics. maidcns from her INLAND country home or
from some sleepy town on tie rea-h arl ahd Sc 1cr
amid tie comp cations of city existence she is ga
! rnab,shcd and unaSsuninc lady. If III Paris. she
differs from the parNienur1 only III th" greater dt-
cacy Of her ithc beauty. her Innocence when IS
not lgnorucc. and hr French pro"nnclatI0n; II IN
| London she differs from English glrls only IN tlle
matter of rosy che Ks and the rHlH% lhH"'toh
Should zone of thcS" Fortunate tranSrIauthsS ne
fail ncr She always merits thrm 10y ad"iu'lg win
grace and industry ana intelligence the narrower
sphere to which destiny has ASSIGNED Ler.
Dcst.u, had assigned MARGARET >locum to very
narrow sphere; il had shut hcr up III an obscure
! New ENGLAND mGuuiaoiuiing village, with no
society. strictly speaking aud no outlets hatcNer
Richards friendship, ana her hou""hoid drtes Sic
was to7ccc 10 look for her happness. If life held
wider possibilities ol her. She bad not dreamed OF
Them She looked up to Richard with respect
perhaps with dash OF sentiment III the rsP"c.
| there was -omrthing at once gentle ana write IN
MS character which she admired ana leaned anon
in his presence the small hnrS'h sc ping tF0ub IS
! always slpard from her. bat her h'ar', - use Il
prcity French phra =, had not 80 l., l'isN sokci-
po~,ihly it haG mnnnUrcd LITTLE. ncohrrrn,lv. 10
u.rir Lut it had NOT spoken on; aloud. ~ perhaps
- v,' hoy nt, ION. ?.o If an uuprli .urut hal
been placed IA the was az t!;ciT intimacy. NJ IN
ali her suhtlcr iniuionN Margaret was ~ far -
Eioliapl from si,a,ctlnG iir strength ana direction
| of the current Nith which thry were drifting.
The natural result came in due course; Richard
and Margaret were engaged. and Richard was
about 20 lie taken into partnership in the yard.
when Mr. Tacertt. who the most disastrous
| failure ~ q detective. announced to Mr. Slocun
| that the murderer of old Shackforl wa, ~ other
! than Richard. so close was TIE web ot crcun-
stantia lJcncc which the Officer had constructed.
! that poor weak. gool-hcIrtcd Slocum could not
help hclirviug in Richards guilt But nothing
shook Margarcts beautiful faith " II yon doubt
Richard for a ,cccId." said she 10 her father. that
! will be- the hittcrcst part of II t. me-.
He had never seen MARGARET 80 IwprroES and in
tractanle: il Was Impossible h reason or 20 talk
frankly sith hrr He remained silent, sitting 18th
| one arm thrown delectcCiy across the back OF tho