New-York tribune., 1880-06-20
NEwYORK Daily TRIBUNE SUNDAY SHEET


majority Of our indigestion, sir, comes from the ex-
listing iInperfectiOns of the mediumZItion."
Some philosophers attribute it to pie" said
Ford. neutraly.
THAT is a very superficial way of looking at it"
returned Mr.. Eccles. IF we could once establish
the true relations with the other life, pie wouldn't
stand in our way" But the most engaging OF the
minor personages is FOrd's TREND Phillips, an easy
and shallow man, with " no business OF his oWn'"
and genteel mania for brc-a-brac.
Mr.. Phpss father had been in business on that OBJ
scnre line which divides the wholesale merchants So,
cia acceptaby from the lost condition OF the retail
de aer. When he died, however, his emerged for
ever from the social twilight in which the ather had
been content to remain He took account or his means
and he had enough TO live handsomely upon,
only Without anything like sb0pkeeplDg Dut WIN,
ont business auy sort and he courageousy resolved
to be a OF leisure. He had certain tastes which
qualified hun for this e ne had read mnGn ana ne ne
the lodging which he kept in his paerna home letting
est It was that he should nave nothing to complain OF;
Every morning at nine precisely he breakasted 81 the
came the afternoon and. except n tho Winter
months, lie dmed at another table: HIS breakIast ana
his dinner the chief events OF the day, which no
had the wisdom to keep like every other day as NO
6nIsHed either meal he turned the newspapers and
nSeT he often d6zed Te minutes in his chair. For
the rest he paid visits and about to tho picture
stores and to the studios Now and then he bought
ment but his passion was bric-abrac, aud he liked the
excitement OF the nuctOu-rOon, Wncre ne plckeu up
from time time rug queer vase, colonial CLOCK.
cawoOted table or chest OF drawers ana audeu tnem
He kent M with the current literature, and distilled
from Il polite essence, with which he knew how 10
perfume hs conversation In the measure agreeable 10
ladies Wiling learn what it wasdstinguished to read
With many he authority IN Ruch nlalters, ana
with nearly all he was Ior cetan
of the suscepbIlti =, which he studously preserved
gro them uuder glass II were. when was past
their natural to flourish In the open air Now
then reyOlted against ms hrtucal DioOn, u
declared that Mr Phipss emotions SmeLt % OF IN tG
mat. butc
which, If he had not preferred ne woulu nE
been forced mainly to associate. There Is no society
bur that of for der in our country the other
men are busy and tired with little patience anu htue
sympathy for men who are not busy ANA tlred .
IL was par: OF his routine not TO FIX himself IN my
resort but to keep accessible TO he INVITATIONS
which did not fail him. lie found hs account Ia n @ ans
socially. and it did not remain unstid thtt ne alSO
graied passion or economy IN IL; ou' tno m Re"Lhe ih
who said this continued among hs h9sts Ll'c @ in 'he m
Summer. almost when the leaves began 10 turh,h ne
went away the hills iUrn fortnight or three weeks
providing himself with quarters IN Hone rIi! notei,
and making point OF returning 10 inc elinplcIiy vi
nature In the performance OF this rite he wore sIaw
hat and flannel shirt. and he took walks In the woods
with the youngest young ladies among the boarders
where he was very comfortable. When lio went to the
places tha desired hin Il" explained that he had Deen
I'm Boston trying 10 get Ford away. " Oh, yes Your
friend, snid the ladies drylns him home from the
that they dd not care either for his odd friend or for
hs Oddty In having hni aud yet he rather prlzed
PhiIips'- mare was tho remains OF establishment
which had set mp years before II had included
aud coupe, aud he had rrlnqui'hed tnese DC,
cause or their cxpensvencss The man. especially han
been unable to combine the advantages OF outside
maI and inside man; he made Phi!lips'S lodging smen
of the mare and he made the stable smell OF PhllpSs
The man was paid of ana sent away ana Inc tle
coupe was sold at auction bnt WIN cotser'nVe M un'
thrift thnt Cnti0usy combined with bis frugal Instincts
hand sometimes he took her ont from the
club stable where he had lodged her nut ne hau lhter
walls OF fOrgetfuness. III which the clubgrOon found II
his duty To him that the mares legs were 1wcing
She consequently boarded ont OF town good deal
farmers bills came IN. At these times lie SAID he should
sell that mare
Many Of tho sketches Of natural scenery show Mr..
Howcllss mastery Of 'he descriptive stvle In its
very highest form and there are bits Of landscape
painting scattered here and there which cmbody ex-
qusitc specimens Of art in the compass Of few
lines:
The d,y hal broken clear and the Ncw.EnRand
Spring was herself Of her moods OF con
sccnto1- adheTemce to "y & snv H "3'I h brratbd cod
across the brilliant audscapc. and she warned NeGeta-
tIon that It started at its own risk" ,
Irr father looked nngriy NJ her ahc and stood
beside the rustic fountain one OF III" shaker boys I'M
couh his vide straw hat aud mlsshapneltrou9ersi
came by with from pasture. and they stopped
TO drink from the great stone bowl. The voices Of
baihrrs IN the river half mile away oatcd sad across
the intervening space OF meadow land Tho air was go
heavy with dew that the rumble OF distadt railroad
train clear as u near at mana IN thr Va!ey ~htn
the sound even Of the steam whistle seldom visited AS
Egcra aud her father walked back TO the once Tue
crckctA Tilled along the path he smell OF the pros
porous gardens beyond tho woH cnine to them, and
mingled With the thick sweet scent OF tho niik"ecd by
How sill and warm itis!" she cried, with luxuri-
sWu struck through the slender b0cs OF trees ana
Furnished golden needles under their feet There
wa, no sound life their strps, nnd their voices
which took lower key the afr rich with the bal
sam OF tho tIers. She deeply inhaled II. Yes. yea,
she murInmrrCd. II all comes Dnck. ! Was afraid
-hc rnd In answer tue look with which he turned
uuon her. " that had lost the frrlnR which had
when ilr4t gut we'll But haven't"
What was Il r. ~
" don't know II can tell sOmethiug as II | be.
longrd IN such pnccs-as II they missed me when
came awAy--I don't know. II was something very
silly She stopped.
Don't grioye the woodland by hurrying through II,
theu, said Ford. with pyfuness which now tEat ho
iuluiecd H. seemed natural to him.
They went I'm tho direction they had frat taken.
She walked his side, and when his pace fell 10 slow
naunter she did attempt TO hasten II. red squirrel
took shape and out OF the russet needles. ana
raced NJ Uf the pueR fchthcry tops he bent
I'm his long leaps from TO tree partridge suddenly
whirrcd up from path before them the fc wac like
shadow tie shadow was like life, the twilight thick
cncd rOuud them.