New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-20
THE CLOCKS ROMANCE.

Cber, come TO think wnat uossiny w. h sa cIocf az
! s sS setion Of mine. am the house CLOCK ~
Martyr hnne nS Won viii not laugh whel say that 40
not know my age. asas ef peopls about me, when
sna snter the world and when they leave It, ana
18th Eeeping time generally. have haa my ne5
fully employee a sn That does not lnatter. Ou
od ;s, thnk and had better 60 on WITH my story
;rst Of all striking the hour whic9 9 Is e. hAnu-
ni asoey-r-r tvo-r-r-f, three-f-r-f, fo,ul ,,o,,
40 mt Know any hour better than four O'CLOCK
a., the falling oil story. At this hour the kitcaSn
10 quiet the work Oh 6as yss aGnS the family are
MotaSiv ont of The house, the servants dispersed
~. Gossip If you are in the hall indeed as paT m
sase and NOT In the kitchen-but 1 musC seU "n'
ter The tale mnst be told before strike I'VE
toI ~, so ,rsny wears now have stood IN the lafge
hest Kitchen Of fine old mansion ma ia tnm i
SS ,aion0ed for generations to good oiu FAMILY
tSsr name Martyr IL consists nov OF only mo'her
e a1d son' and lust now they are both abroad. n
The mistress always called my lazy and an
4, tsuner Thorough woman of society IN hor
dav Abe had gone through all the ro9nes 4i be
and fols Fretfel impsrOaii !, a anS place It was
tIoncht that something queer must an heI Si tt
thaf she had secret troubles on her mno VI d
maady Of body y not c sss without an nstan
warnins shs would give orders to pack up, anu o o
she wouid go journey TOWARD SoI0 v pcross the
b;,ls She mat return by the next woeks steamer,
her uroiect cut short, or she might remain 10, a.
veal. sha naSer returned one whit improved IN
baaith or disposition; though she would come iae e
with curious things Of Vrnament o. USE ~i nnt,"nd.
;sh foreign notions. Peace and harmony Telgnou
in the house when nay lady was absent; ou' WHICH
she came back to it she brought tcIr9r on1v child
Cir Gnstiu tho master, was my lazy only c1Jiu;
4h son of her second marriage, for she hau Weuueu
twioe. Everybody liked him There was s d nSI
trace of his mSthsE e, Y abep oven again. the grand
kindly Sir Anthony, who hao dleo Eoo sSo hond
Austin was thirty years OF age now usD 1ue had
oms Grand looking gentleman that Sir Anthony had d
solne's an in manner easy to be approached
AZ how his blue eyes genial his 1alr waving nan
taxing finge Of gold in the sunliRht: -, hor CON
nv 5adv was intensely fond and proud OF ner SOIL
hut in selfish way and he was not a bt HAPPIER pier
y her sociesy and could not be- than anyone else
was The servants ssdah HSsIar y Snd yet to Know
NV YOU should take up your abo0e III
S;trSen eiock -case-that things could never NO
guile st ~ fa.e aSarnst the wife she had imPeri-
assiw carved out for him. This was one Flso
Thretnas. who was mecS oi on ~o otbeT than Alice
rhrnthasis: he 50 the servants Thought "2uIu
father 20 wifeiess foI ever than take her Fits I
Threshasis was an invalid, nearly as peeVlSh anu
aesins 40 nv lady. and would hardly ever be left
alone Otherwise her daughter would nave Deen ~
the Han forever. Sir Austin was ven patlens h S
attentive 20 his mother never quarreillng WIN ncI
sI;nS All her complainings quietly. and attending
her Mther and thither as her eapriciOu' iA"'S
dictated. A..
There were several Servants IN ~ sIo nSu ~ ch;ef
20 xhem was Betsy, hOuseKee now, my lady
own attendants in earlier days 10 tIadesGn .t anu as
the Younger servants she was Mrs. Betsy JuSt as
Jsmss Storm was Mr.. James' Betsy was oder
fban her lady She was woman OF good inteln-
rence mild disposition ana snre SSd fap taee and
pleasant but faded blue eyes. one wore stilnS
ruffIei cap with broad ribbon about 1t surmounted
by large bow; stun s ss,Tt apd huge in the
ssevr a white frilled cape, white apron, and
h;gh-heeled shoes. On Sundays her gown was OF
st blaok and her cap Of rich lace. thick silver
cnain on which were suspended tho keys Oh the
HOUSE,, hung by her side always. ,o,uoo e.orr,
NJ Storm ont Of doors; James, or MIR. James
within. IL was popularity OF the house that the
sery.nts were ali called by their Christian name
He the steward and ms aates seSH1 s tosn
ing the accounts For years and years ne haa neea
In the family, even before Sir Anthony's uma and
; n had the sweetest temper ever knew. was gen
tie aud innocent as o lamb. In the evening" Wh9p
duties were over ne Ser N tSs youthful days
AN the house knew IL. lt q sort OF everlasting
eourtship; and why they had never married va
i@psrieus whims had stepped in 10 prevent it,. 70
follow In Betsys footsteps. 70 live In the light OF hef
eouptananee to sit close bel her in the evenings
this seemed to be all the ambition and desire OF MT
s1orm He WAS her echo. az well as her shadow; let
with her. and repeated her words in full OF In part.
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hsr stin in her youth; she was to him just as hs
srss sav her, trim. prstsy-iacesd III: OIL SIiSh
II Scrn saw 70 hsr even now Perhaps years, II
his own imagination. had stood still with MIN. and
he was stili the smart young stewart OF Sir An
thonv with an elastic tread and lower In hi
SptrSn- hole: though no was indeed ten years q
leass oder than Betay.
j Tha Cher serysuts need not DO mentioned. tn
batter. Miles,, was staid and elderly; my lady
cook Reheoea, took O vast deal upon herself In tn
s wsy Of domineering. and in trying 70 keep tn
Younger ssry ran IN Wsc ever Ventnred
eoatradiet my lady; she did not seem 70 stand
fear Of hef.
Things were weil-ordered in the bouse; that's cer
tain: fcould tell from having been before In O.
III ordered one. mis- ives partly owing to my lady
exacting ways, partly TO Betsy's system OF manage
nent, and partly 60 Rebeecas activity OF body an
g tongue During my lady's absences, rules and dis
clpline were relaxed; but no soone, did the pos
give notice Of her return than things were eaa1e
& order and ggsS too fCr and Stsn 1 aST
Sir Austin the next Then would be hustle Ever
servant was brought mp sharply TO bis and her out
ANXIOUS mot to say y solemn time there was p
laughing OF playing over the work the maids coul
mot shsse each other with brOOms, or talk 70 th
dnstss coqnessIshiy IN their SrI srimy bands.
wen. 70 Eo on AFTER nearly years respite. III
tssay ana ana s R Rnstin nsymg spent good part
was brought % the posfman TO tho Hall. 1t wa
Easter weather; bright and CLAIR and toerabl,
warm. The travellers would arrive the followinl
day, and Bessy ct eyeyybody ON to clean AM
the furniture, lace aud d6ask cuYtains were NUT mr.
Al the Enis lifted about. talking over tbclr work
gathered that soqe excitement was up abou
Pheby. She and Niles always aecompar,ied m,
lady and Sir Austsn on their travels. Pheby hai
been III in Rome o. D eyer. II was said but wa
eesnnz pester row, however, she was i'll again
Q few lines 10 Jan1es.
rhe grand whirl Of commotion subslded tovnr
she Close o. me following day, and all was in readi
dscsx Betsy her black nlk and lace cap, the maid
theiK best bzbs and tuekerx The large carriage nj
rs st1nded by fts Eervanfs went 10 the Eix -m.le oi