Litchfield enquirer., 1881-10-27
ter stood pextto her Majesty. and only a slight step below her in point of rank and

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 This heing so, they took turss to explain to him thatlthe Colonel lSahitwas "a very nice IgeBtlehlan, and a. gentleman sof very good 4 family. but still only private gentleman. \ wh0could not take everything qheitwanted at hisown will and pleasure, Then the elders gIt0ld what they resnemberedai about hIang the
 scrape he got into in his youth aud riie goings nn attfhe hailgin those better days wwienstbey I nr their ferbears lived with the family and ] the family was inits prime. toe all of which Mikeejee Hogoujee listened with grave increl dnlIty. as though not prepared to admit that Sahib could ever have been a boy. 3aBnt am igoing ialiltle tOO fast. nwogaroY Is i9sfi : The morning after, the -Colonel'so arrival he ! sent for Mir, Grimes, the landlord, who found ! him clad in oriental robes, smoking ahookah,
 with Mikeeiee standing gsbelihd him, soleinnly
 waiting aside thea smoke withta splendid \ '.I have sen. for you. soa, MT. Grimes, the
 conel began, to ask a few questions. win E fa be good entMgif to sit down You have oahiv guessed who Isam, ieil?v 5a{ { f We have all agreed you ,mustv be one of sas, old family, sir" Grimes replied. 'I mean lf.ns 0f the Hoblyers of Wyvern Hall
 l I'- An r observed the colonel, with sigh, IT ilhe dear old Hall Who is tfat-But am < saiicipaaings YOuIare correct, Mr. Grimes,
 ss the Frederick Hoblyer who went out to T. amany years ago. I de not think had i, ieasure of knowing you in those days, Mt. Grimes?" . ..No sir.n .neIxSW
 Eff Lrecollect. man named Brown-er- l no. Browning or Br0wnworth- -Br0wnworth | 1t was-kept fhis house ?..H1Ci91 ayAd siiW He did. sir; he did. sure, said Grimes. ''Is old MT. L,ve,i, the attorney, alive?"
 .'Lor., DO. sir :! He's been dead nigh on hf- | teeu years ."sisa-s1 8ao1g ss5g e.a8d1 9ii1
 ''Geod old fellow, Lowell, unused the col
 onel. Many prank But these recOl- I lections are drawing me away from my sub- l ject. When retired from the service, Mr. l Grimes, hoped U be able to settle down for l the rest of my days in the homie of my fore
 fathers. II understood that my elder brother
 was dead, and that the Hall was sold to strangers. Sill thought that by paying a
 fancy price might gain my object I now find that am better of in some respects, and worse in others, than l anticipated. The 1 property can be redeemed from the mortgagees
 in possession but my brother, Mir. Grimes :. l l hear sad news of him. Can he be redeem i ed ?' " ''<'' "'s'S ''9A 9'0''9 -'-'
 .Mr. Grimes did not exactly know what to ! say There was nothing bad shnut old Hob lyer before thls splendid gentleman had ap l peared; but now he seemed to be developing
 into that utterly detrimental object poor l relation, in the way. The colonel took long
 suck atliis haokali TdisMissed his attendant,
 and tben, laying aside the tube, drew him l self up and sighed. with the ar of man who
 is bracing himself for a; painful effort.
 1 ''''Tell me truly. eMr Grimes; has my, un l fortunate brother done anything tOr-to dis! l grace our name ?" ,.,fiu,.., arsa. + JssWell. sir, .he's-err never bin in, trouble |" ses Why, an told he is Y miserably poor !' exclaimed the colonel.mls4ip tt E;a,,ui.l..l.. gs.' Yes, he's ppF enough ;l, but that ain't the lssort ofstrouble mean. 7 said Grimes sheepish- 70 yes, remember. ."is ; cried. the colonel, l tbrightening. I.'Pve, been so long in India that l these homelyI phrases are unfamiliar at first. knaw now. Not having been in. trouble
 against the law. Us that 80 ,Ah, thank God ]! ! you have. taken 8, load of my mind. Mr. Grimes. thank you; Il would like to shake l hands with yons sir.nE sa:N }o .gi9g ~s.T l The colonel was greatly overcome. His l voice broke, his hand ;trembled; he had to
 turn aside to the window and wipe away a l tear.s <, agst arf4 It fs.it i,4fs.tt;g4., g. f
 E. T am about to write to my brother" !" he
 said. after a pause. Twill you he good enough to have the letter delivered and order
 dinner for twoiIa o'clock Stay Is my, Es,7n l tWell, ir,9he 9 int sos strong as he was" = sff The news might shock hiin," "y unused the
 colonel under. his breath; The iss so completely
 unprepared for it."'g Then he added aloud:
 it be asking tos,i much of you, MT | Grimes. if were'to beg you to see him and
 cautiously break the news that iEam here:
 ani what people call q rich man, Eand desirous
 .'f sharing what l have with him i? Gojf | Heavens a Mr. Crimes why do you look si
 astonished asIs bfotheriy love held sc, light in ithis cnuntry that you need be surprised at Rsueh arequest 2"Iasvag9 T#Iizeeoo bJas4is
 Well. Grimes told me ai' this,J aud asked me to g,ito Ola Hnblyer with him. | think I he called him Mr. Hoblyer, and somehow I l left off the ''Od" before his name in the,talk l s-and there was plenty ofit abouthini-that We found him haggling for three. and six pence with lhiseoldt canvas bag under his arln, l and stump of a pen in his mouth. thumbing fOverjthepages of his greasy rentIs h"od to e
 when Patrick O'Stiggins had paid his lastIln. lstaluents When we said we had good news l for him he grinued, as though we had told iiiim4the, Queensbeg hew0uld kindly accept iithe sKoh-i-noor as . slight token ofItier Maj esty's esteem and regar,f; but when we got ! down to the facts, 1 was right glad that his l brother had been SD considerate. You never 70 lighted, so dazed with joy. doinoiaE9 a1,
 | sa As no one was present at the first meeting of the brothers after so many years I cannot, of course, say what passed. IL evidently went of to tue entire 4satisfacti0n of ot,th, and Ieverybody was charmed with the admirable manner iii which the rich one behaved after ward, For example, the next day but one was market day, and what must the colonel
 do but walk lp and down the High street at 5 o'clbck in the afternoon .ar,n.in arm with Mr. Hnblyer.o who was dressed in his old seedy clothes, and wote4 4a hat at which a Lon .tpn crossing sweeper would have turned up lis nose. When avery one had seen then, and wnidered, the colonel marched into Mr. Tweedun's and said, .Don't you think.s brother WfllisfI, lt is time for you to order, | your simmer clothes?" In other matters he was equally delicate Us He was not going to- let us think he was ashamed of Eis brothere because lie was poor s..'f do hope,s,' ne told. MT. Grimes, 'that MT. Hohlyer will come and. stay here we have 30 much business to trans act together respecting the 'iischatge of those my senior it is, of c6urse itiiy duty to wait on him. but really (with shudder1 your climate 1 is 90 treacherbus! Don't you think, Mr., Grimes, you could persuade lfinn to " pay us a visit ?"a And he was persuaded. ls s5aJsw Tn week the old sfelsow had SO ,,l picked up ths. 2 stranger ?. you'd hays .hqpghi he had l tip top gentleman. He had ! quiet, way of chuck ling overs good cigar or fine glass of wine that was touching but pleasant to hear. He looked ten years youngefs and. ?, let ,metell you. that, for man nf his years, he was again 2 swell He bad 2 fifty guinea watch.
 and dozen pairs of boots, and sa suit of. clothes for every day ain the swssk, and 2 Russia leather dressing bag with ivory lacked halr brushes and id-fads, all engraved with his coat of arms He got particular abept his sherry, and went lo church Being swell I ing-you never forget it ,aItogether,g and, a little practice brings it back, as good as ever Lsnpp9se that, during fhat, first week MT. Hob. lyer did not spend less than a hnpdred and fifty pounds. all 9fs which llhongh supplied by lthe colonel vas paid as ttlongh it Was his own