The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-01-01
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: welcome. Esther took as little MOTIF
o of him as might be.
,, Aha! Dick!' cried the painte
IS I've been to church; have, uponm
word; And [ saw you there. thoug
$ you didn't see me. And [ saw a dew
I lsh pretty, woman, by Cad. If it wer
l not Tor this badness, and kind @
crapulous air [ can't disguise fror
a myself--if it weren't for this and tba
and t'other thing-I-I've forgot wha
| was saying. Not that that matter
I've heaps OF things to say. I'm in
communicative vein tonight. I'll lie
: out all my cats, even unto sevent,
times seven. I'm in what / call til,
stage, and all desire is listener. al
though he were deaf, to be as happy
as Nebuchadnezzar.'
vi the two hours which FOLLOWED
upon this it is unnecessary to pivf
more than sketch. The Admiral
was extremely silly, now and then
amusing, and never really offensive
1t was plain that he kept in view the
presence of his daughter. and chose
subjects and character of language
that should not offend lady. On al
most any other occasion Dick would
have enjoyed the scene. Van Tromp's
egotlsm, flown with drink, struck a
pitch above mere vanity. He became
candid and explanatory; sought to
take his auditors entirely into his con-
ldence, and tell them his inmost con-
Vlctlon about himself. Between his
self-knowledge, which was considera-
Die, and his vanity, which was i'm
meen1se, he had created a strange hv-
brld animal, and called it by his own
name. How he would plume his
feathers over virtues which would
have gladdened the heart of Caesar or
st. Paul; and anon, complete his own
portrait with one Of those touches of
plt1less realism which the satirist so
often seeks in vain!
Now, there's Dick" he said, ''he's
shrewd; he saw through me the first
time we met, and told me so-told me
SO to my face, which | had the virtue
to keep. | bear you no malice for it,
Dick; you were right; | am a hum
bug.p
You may fancy how Esther quailed
at this new feature Of the meeting be-
tween her two idols.
And then, again, in a parerithesis.-
THAT" said Van Tromp, twas
when l had to paint those dirty daubs
of mine.''
And a little further on, laughingly
said perhaps, but yet with an air Of
truth
Il never had the slightest hesita-
ton in !sponging upon any human
creature"
Thereupon Dick got up.
Il think perhaps" he said, ''we had
better all be thinking of going to
bed. And he smiled with a feeble
md deprecatory' smile.
Not at all" cried the Admiral. II
NOW trick worth two of that. Puss
lere," indicating his daughter, shall Is
% to bed; and you and I will keep it Y
p till all's blue t
Thereupon Esther arose in sullen I
lory. She had sat and listened for a
wo mortal hours while her idol de- /
led himself and sneered away his /
odhead. One by one, her illusions 2
ad departed. And now he wished to a
rider her to bed in her own house! C
ow he called her puss now, even as "
e uttered the words, topping on his t
hair, he broke the stem of his tobac- c
pipe In three! Never did the sheep
I'm upon her shearer with a more
ommanding front. Her voice was
I'm, her enunciation a little SLOW.
ut perfectly distinct, and she stood
efore him as she spoke, in the SIM
est and most maidenly attitude.
NO" she said, "Mr. Naseby will
ave the goodness to go home at once.
Id you will go to bed"
The broken fragments Of pipe fell
ON the Admiral's fingers; he seemed
: his countenance to have lived too
ng in world unworthy of him; but +
is an odd circumstance, he attempt
no reply, and sat thunderstruck.
tn open mouth.
''Dick!' she motioned sharply tow
Is the door, and he could only obey
r. In the porch, finding she was
'se behind, him, he yentured to pause
d whisper, "You have done right"
Il have done as I pleased" she said :
an he paint?" .. u tp
Many people like his paintings" o4 oi4
urned Dick, in stifed tones; II nev- 1,r inr
did; never said l did," he added, rIi n1i
'cely defending himself before he Ito Io
S attacked. La La
1 ask you if he can paint. I will 3R;t. Ra
be put off. Can he paint?" she tar S
eated. Tel
No." said Dick. i lel
Does he even like it?" lils
Not now, | believe" TTh TTi
And he is drunk? ?"--she leaned IL. IL
IN the word with hatred. SSde SSe
He has been drinking" Me- Me-
Go, she said. and was turning to 1Ir,
inter the house when another iayn
ught arrested her. Meet me to- 'lie
rrow morning at the stile," she
| will, " replied Dick. Icy Icy
md then the door closed behind ooI
and Dick was alone in the dark !, I I
5. There was still chink of light noH q
We the sill, warm, mild glow be- y
1 the window; the roof of the cot one
; and some of the banks and hazels
e defined in denser darkness against A
sky; but all else was formless. turn
lthless, and noiseless like the pit. bag
K remained as she had left him, mon
ding squarely upon one foot and to n
ing only on the toe of the other, unit
as he stood he listened with his spor
=. The sound of a chair pushed | ag
ply over the floor startled his erall
t into his mouth; but the silence bil
eh had thus been disturbed settled