New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-17

upon the poppett. at that time there was only one
OF those remarkable beings IN me Inv and
nurseryl You will have hosts of poppetIs ny am
by. NV dear said Miss Priscilla. VIII se''ic "
upon one of them ., a. ,rbor Tho
The words were hardly ont Of her month when inc
post brought her the news of the death oN @ LIS
accident of her only brother and his Only SOP, ny
which unexpected turn of Fortunes wieel SUI w
came the possessor Of as many thousan1uS a." cor
then she had enjoyed hundreds OF POUNDS 49, a..
Time went on the Hammond qmVer hleI az" a.
and Miss Priscilla could not hut De ieiu lr;s
than one circumstance 81 ilci a, M hint of
As long as Mrs Hammond lived She gaLG DO that II
fulfilling it: nevertheless II ~ pr1paOo uir
weighed upon her conscience, Tor she wac a '',, ,
honorable woman, although NeiA Su.an11}c ANY
However that NAV have been. when the R'hiir N,!S
died in an outbllrst Of regret ana g'hVI"SI' Il. -
Priscilla wrote To Mr.. Hammond tH1' S f iifu ho
tined ElO.O00 10 the member "l M ,.n:tT Iu, ",r
before the age of thirty shonld have luiii'" W.
This condition was not communicated IN 'nr
letter but it was. the writer SAID 81 nor ioI'n
length in a sealed packet deposited with Miss Ills
If NAV be imagined what an object Of interest ana I
curiosity that whimsical lady became 10 ~
voung cousins after that! She was maze 'I u.ie
iomsIS much of by them and seemed to ENJOY h LII
process. 1t is true that wme 'inN VIZ ri,.J hv a
drcn her attitude toward them was MARI 3S,ch
certain suhtle distrlist. She appeared Ia VAL WI,
them narrowly and consistently slluuu' 10 go Tlayrd
at selfasserton. But as they gre" UP ~" ,birt She
in'a ';nrcrcasnrly suavc. 80 much was ms 'lc
case that each in turn began 10 ooh HIII, ,,,;c
herself as the future happy ro'li'o"' -
Peter the eldest son. so obviously IN 'ne oin
lodvis good graccs that-slow, honest SOU III III
InosSt married on the expectations when she 'N-
n;ted George the next eldest was now on thc
verge of the fateful age ana "95liu lin was pu'
three years off II 10 G",h MIS- IpS 1ha ma ny
body and the only one whom she decidedly dis
liked was the unlucky Joan.
Resides these uncertain chances accruing 10 them
from Miss Priscilla, the Hammond girls. at eighteen,
each came into small legacy Of $500, lcti 10 them
10 do what they liked with Gertrude and Edith
had of course long ago received and partly spent
their legacicS. and. as tins story opens, Joan HAD
just touched hers.
Mrs Meredith and her son, the Payncs and nr.
Jefireys Nhc family doctor had been dining with
the HaInmonds. Ii a fresh autumn evening,
and the blaze of the first logs upon the hearth was
cxhllaratlng. =,
What are You going TO do this winter Paynef
asked Mr.. Hammond.
article Bavaria for Grudcncrs new Encyclopa'-
dia of European History. II Is the very KIND 81
Charles Payne. looking up from an old scor@ which
he had been humning analy ucally L. Joan;
Iumph" remarked Mr.. Hammond; While Mrs
Meredith, who had some humor smiled. ,.
Can't you write the article IN the British
Museum
And what viii Bertha do away from all her
friendsf asked Gertrude IN tone not devoid OF
bertha will have me- said Charles with gentle
!Buf when Won are absorbed nv Bavaria will she
not feel lonelyf intcrpo~cd Mrs. Meredith.
If even she had one of her sisters with her re-
Spare her one Of your sisters said Payne
promptly:
Now is your opportunity Joan. Now never
And Charles Payne glanced with sml ling encourage
mcnt at the girl bending low and ncrvouSly, 1t
seemed over the scattered sheets oi music.
Not Gertrude alone. but every body now looked mp
Joan raised pale. determined face and
said steadily: / wish To 70 to Munich to study
There was a general silence Of sheer amazemcnt,
broken at last by short laugh of sardOnlc ANUS
incnt from Mr.. Hammond.
Well well: what next wondcrf he said. And
adjusting his spectaccs he took up The Guardian.
What can be more. dreadful than 10 y.e Your
urondost resolutions slipping down the vast aby ~
Of another persons habltual indiiien'ncef
Papa am quite in earnest. wish 10 60, cred
] oan in a tone 50 excited II vcrgcd Oh despair.
'Hush-eh. Don't shout III that way, Joan re
Gertrude while Mr.. Hammond laid
down his paper with an air Of resigned annoyance.
And where is the money 10 come from, may
ask 7 he inquired judlcaly.
. have nv legacy, said Jean
'Ohp After this there was another pansH. Tho |
fammonds were not stlney and Their Wa graf
Of small services among them. ter
rude and Edith had both made Joan littlc presents
cut of their legacics and they felt slightly hurt At
he idea of her wishing 10 spend oil her own upon
i feel that should slcoccd,' continued Joan
midly.
You do y said her father Experience may teach |
you the contrary. my dear;
Then may 60 urged the girl.
Really said MIR. Hammond. much pnt ont, you
are very peculiar Coz You seem 10 think 1t u
nothing TO go 10 Munich.
The journey is easy enough observed Mr.. PAYNE |
Il suppose it is you Who hay. been putting TINS
nonsense into the Chlds hcadT Askcd lbs host, |
urning iTitably upon HIN.
The idea Was suggested 20 your daughter by her
,wn genius answered Charles
lain INN 10
Idded curly, Talk seriously, # YOU pleas.
i am quito serious, rctortcd Charles rather |
Inronted. consider that Joan has unusual talent.
md think il is pity that she should no' follow |
he path which her talent points out tohcr'
Pope joan murmurcd Gertrude with indulgcnt |
nockery.
"A nice thing indeed il every, young lady who |
marines or is iinagnatvcly told by others that -hc
las talent should 60 wandering over The Continent
aid Mr.. Hammond testify.
Il presume that you acknowledge the necessity |
md value of work 7 aekcd Payne.
Without presumption can. think claim to be
IS much penetrated with that truth a. yourself re- |
lied Mr.. Hammond.
Work said Payne softly stroking his beautiful |
blonde beard is my ideal. So profoundly do ] feel
Il holiness and beauty that thc spectacle Of wasted
,owers causes me genuine distress Your daughter
las powers which here must necessarily lie fallow.
he wishes to 60 10 Munich. where advantages Of |
he sort that she needs abound. on IN" other |
and shall he only too happy 10 think that Bertha |
cre-my wife, said Charles trndcIly, will have "a |
omparion in the long hours when NY labOrs must |
cprIVe me of the pleasure OF her society.
1t is possible that you may be more with her |
han YOU think suggested MIS-. Meredith
But the real point To be considered IL whether |
oan ought not 10 CO. suddenly interp0s,d the |
snalv silent COusin Ned.
consider the whole affair the raihcst folly |
aid Mr. Hammond.
/ cannot understand Why rctortcd Ned.
Well sir il is possible that there are slll few
bings in the world which you do not understand, |
answered his uncle with growing evaporation.
Poems dear, are not children. except metaphor
caly' said his mother Pleasantly.
II is question Of justice. not Of feeling persisted
he young man.
An angry 'Pishr came from Mr. Hammond. while |
Gertrude and Edith looked quite shocked.