New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-26
ORR COLONIES STORY:
OR A SLIP 'TWIXT THE CUP AND THE LIP.
.yon all knew Sandy Mcpherson 7 said or Colo


.yon all knew Sandy Mcpherson ? said OR Colo
nv, .'irtimatelyp .Pcrfectlyr AS we'll as my own
brother sir most Of replied, though, II The truth
he told there was not man at that lness-ta VINO
had ever heard of Mr.. Mcpherson before; lou See,
II was the cOuH,c pding officer who spoke, ana u
was always risky saying him nay Wien he expected
yea
They used to call him. you recollect. the Great
IInwasbed' "a vulgar hut appropriate SOCrHdt'
nevertheless continued the chief. Great on ac-
count of his bury aud preclousy ugly person uit-
washed, by reason OF his accredited scaut acqI" NV.
ance with brown windsor, spilng-watcr ana inc
functions of the dr-ees and dhObos, e talloTs ana
washemcn of the land. ,
sOn his coffee estate in the mountains and among
his andrapcd and unscTubbcd coolies inns ulNI'Eail
for the comforts and c0nyenlences OF lie went loi
nothing. perhaps II was even III keeping WiIh lho
surroundings: but when he came Gown 10 tlS CITY
walked i'm its public gardens and csPianade or
showed with its swclls AT the band, MS appearance
was something too outrageous, ana ms oiotl'I
KCB.s meaning Knights of the Cuncc Berry; anu
not IS YOU might suppose of the Order OF the Bath
drc,sy men hcrcabOuts. whatever else thc[ are on
their plantations, east him completely lntO tue ahcc
by their gct-up and gorgcousncSs.
As for the spinstcrs and Young WIDOWS OF the
station by Mars, Bacchus, Apollo, Nroruih as
Colonel Damas in the play puts II. there was scarce
one but who fought shy of admitting him into her
presence as morning visitor much less a. sutor'
though many Of these blooming ladies' were on inc
and Barkis-tlat is to say, McPheTsOD-was, Us thty
knew, willing. IT,. o.,..;.h
INT disadvantages oil person tlnG altltc h"lN
standing ne right good fellow ms sane gen
tlemau lie was honest Woodworking, thruly,
simple minded: and from being a mere adNehtut.r
without interest, friends or hohcFi ne nd'i, Nr'I-
helned only saved up the baW bees little by niue !:
had bought patch after patch, aero aiter acre 90
virgin land cut down ITS timber, cleared H. piahlcu
il and nov he had squatted down free from en-
cumbrances on Ailsa Craig rs he called ms prop
erty az pretty and As fruitful small conee estate
as could be found IN ono Of the most picturesque
districts of this lovely island.
Il wish that | could give you even faint idea of
the exquisite beauty of ITS scenery "a IL STOOD O."
range of lofty hills looking out on still higher
mountains, clothed to their very SUBMITS WIN
hoary forest trees. | wish coma paint INA.
mighty waterfall, almost beside the house as ],
came rushing and tearing over beds AMI D"uidels
of rock, tunbling with an incessaht roar mo
foaning river below. ! would / were able TO PIC
turc the slopes green with scented grass the hcldS
white at one season with the snowy blossoms anu
at another red with the rpenng fruit OF the coffee
bushes the towering crags glowing with bright
tropical flowers. and the steep dccllVites VrruaIt
to their very bases with ferns and hcEens can
do il bows and | won't try All that want t. let
You know is that it deuccd nice sort oI pace
this habitat of the Mel hcrson; and tiat TO De SCI
tied there with ones household gods ana cohce
selling at seventy eighty shillngs per hundIcd.
weight in the market would pay precious 1eai
better than does her most gracious Maesiy-Hod
bless her and the command OF this dear OLD corps
with its unruly subs
so no doubt, too, thought lts owner as nc lOllcd
and smoked at his c0ttagc-frunt and gaLcd al the
silver bloom or the ruddy cherries oil ms trees grow
ing almost up TO the very door But II was poor
ungarnished comiOrtless higIedy -piggIcdy SORT OF
homestead that same dwelling house i"l WHAT
ever else friend Sandy had done toward the beautl-
fying and fcrtilzing of his land MS roof tree, ike
his wardrobe had been utterly neglected. Both
wanted lust exactly what ne thought they dld-the
wife element 10 set them sihpshapc ana pr'sIht-
able ana as you have heard before i0r That dcsdcI-
alum he was o. the qH tirc
Now, you young gentlemen who are IN the hahlt
of swn-tennising afternoon tcalue. talking spoon
ing walking driving with all the fcininineS, plan
and coored of this place, and " ho think that you
have only 10 ask and bo recelvcd-wlIeh beg ana
entreat you will not put TO the test cutting up the
mess aud so On-cant perhaps realize To yourselves
the difficulties the worthy am speaking oi had met
rum. The AnglCiTals, the Hunters. the liookeis,
lots of girls whom viii not name, bad snubbed or
turned up their pretty noses at nm when ne came
a-wooing; and so. nOteHs r0lens, hc remained a
bachelor matchmaking his illuck' and venting
his disappointments upon the backs OF Sinking ana
recusant Tamil coolies, the IecogihScu natural
enemies of coffee and the Scapegoats OF Its cuti'a-
tons.
Then as a last resource he sought. among his
brethren of the berry around counsel as to Inc
most advisable method of getting the so-needcd
hclpmate; and the first man he consulted was Herr
Thaer a successful and rich German, whose estate
bOrlcred on Ailsa Craig.
$50 so ~ said that parsonage. Zero rs noting
more easy Gave off zat raggct beard, burn III ze
FIRE rose old eOdes not FIT for Oundsdltch or any
Juden Strasse. buy Won big TOD mem Trend, get
ZONE Europe muster coats, and zen return 10 10
fraulens and vidderfrau vld ~ monlsli-bags IN 10
'ands IL zey will not ave you. icy VIII take 20
rupee. frost Tor Idt, NY LpH
'But the recommendation was unpalatablc, ana
10 a great extent impracticabl lie. 10 another tdus
Achats was appealed u, one Jack lie Geste, man
much addicted 10 chat and practical Joking.
In this land of pearls and precious stones no CO.
dear bow said Mr le q. From Dondra Head To
Point Calanere-nOrth. south, east west-the wo-
men won't look at you; that yod have found out
long ago. Give up hunting, then, IN these oitrtrod
colonial fields, and draw the home covers. Don
you happen to know any bonny lassie IN Your own
Caledonia stern and Wild or a pretty colleen IN
the osle of shilleahs and shamrocks, who would be
glad to share curry and rice with you'll Go and try
those parts il not have n haphazard shy at where
] hail FROM the Channel Islands. Spins-ay and
precious good looking ones tOo-are as plentiful
there as cocoanuts here. and maybe one Of them
might I've induced 70 clear out IN your favor; talI-
Ing those islets know of no other dodge than IN
denting upon one of those cooperative associations
which furnish everything, even 10 better-haf
Bot mind, ole man, they keep roster for foreign
tervce In their Offices first lady the list plain or
pretty. first for duty; you, pays your money, but
Jon don't take your choice"
! But these suggestions also were considered In
feasible and pui aside. Presently, however,
thought struck Mcpherson.
Sc 10 Geste," said he, when was a boy there
lived In the neighborhood Of my fathers manse
widowed lady with two or three then wee, very
wees daughters From what l can recollect OF