New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-29
vary well together But George had no suspicion
that his brother was in love with Anne dc lame.


IN the oftcruocA of the Sd of May. 1858, worthy
Master Banks, merchant tailor OF the City OF
Iondon was sitting in his shop in Cheapslde mus
uv On the lunentable falling oil III the pfOhtS o ms
bnsiness since sad-cOlOred suits had come lh'o
vogue end tho whole hatloh see hou y. Don i LII
cInfhi,g itself in rs near approach 10 sackcotn
,nd nsLes IA deccncy and comfort wOulu allow' a
nretty zine indeed for an honest ta9r 10 i've III
i,vLcu aoshcd donbiets and laced ruIles were ue-
,,,J ~ n, diane vanitics,' and those who ven
tured TO wear them were bounded down as uIeOinIy
and dangerous 'malignants. inc "oIlnl uau L
man had been staunCn tram D1hus'nan ~ rio
t,mr Int for all thar ho could not help signing loI
thr old Monarchy DAYS when gentlemen thoueIe
nothing of paving treGscPro P~er" snddeniv eut
sGnrt Inv the entrances Of man IN the iNerl9u
,i,linr.siit OF n gentlemans servant az tho sisn.
of him the tailOrs face instantly DrisnIoncu, io
~, r,c,guizcd i'm his visitor the trusty retainer OF
Sir George SonJes OF the best CUSTOMERS ielO "
'Whv. Tom Johnson, honest Tom m glau 10 see
thce Whot brings thee up to London 7 .
u" = freshness and pleasure Master Banks My Young
mnsters pleasure. and my business 10 loloW nun la
.YounG Master George. eh 7 A brave lad,
Thomas one of the old breed, Heaven senu US more
Of them. And what wantst thou OF mo Ills
worship Tequreth new s sh tSnt be Gentlemen
still know what an eyesore IS soiled douoiet Ut
frayed coat u,.4 ,,os,or C.ooroa hath need
NJ mnrh of thy wares, Master Banks, Just now Dut
he hath sent me with this do9blet that needesn
cleansing and rfpang scdy for he o woud
bu back IN Kent Tomorrow night. -.
The tailor took the garment hauded to him.
gray doubet with gold lace ana Duttohs anu "lOoi
scrutinIZiLg it for a moment SAID; =.
Nay, Thomas. this Is none OF my MAKE, nor 10 !.
Master Georges fit or measure Bellke ihOu nHse
brought the wrong one Where Heth thy young
Al the Temple, with his uncle Dudley. But that
he the doublet he wore up from kcnt. l II sWSaI
tot for that he put i'll my hands to ping hltDeT.
Master F1eeman's maybe. He hath taken NM
self elsewhere since the quarrel about the three
score pound suit and the money lent MN az Oa'.i
bridge Howbeit, for Master George SAKE II
sec 10 IT, Thomas I'll sec to 1t and Inv maoler
shaI have IL before morning, though it be no handI-
work OF mine
ruo DAVIS LATER. rs Sir George Sondes was leaving
his Merchantmen in the morning, he heard the voices
of his two sons in the adjoining room raised vi
anger. He opened the door and entered. George;
his face red with passion, was holding in his hand
"A soIled gray dOublct, with somewhat tafhlshou
gold lace and buttons. Freeman, with MS arms
folded. confronted HIM, darker ana nioro suiio"
Now. my sons why this unseemly wrangling
and quarTeilIngT 49,, , ,.,. 90
return me my doublet in place OF his, which took
and wore by mistake. . -. , ,,
1Sir. have not his doublet. He would fan palm
off mon me his soled douhlet to have my new one.
He hath the best of everything Dut ne shall noV
have my doubet, which is better than ms.
Let me see the two dOublets' SAID Tue iatAer.
Freeman readily produced his or what lie claimed
as his Sir George examined them. -, -.
Why. how Is thisp no exclaimed. Il gave eX-
press orders that you, Freeman were always 10
wear silver lace and DuttOns-gold Oeng thc lGIlI
of your elder brother IS clear that nS,ne
command that you give up to your Drothef lis
- nave ~ mach right sir, to wear gold as he if
nav for it, said Freeman saYagoly and L say be
shall not have my dOublet., -
"Tis not thine cried George ''tis Master
Bankss make which this hold IS not
Freeman, give him his donblet at once, COM
mand thee said Sir George. his anger rising at the
obstinacy OF his younger son. But freeman helu
StubbOnlY TO his REFUSAL linen thc 'dVLoi "i"''
You tell me. sir that you have right to wear gold
as much as your brother. tell you, YOU nave mol;
lie is in every way superior 10 YOU as the elder an"
it is bur fitting that the difference IN your station
should he marked IN your apparel lOu VIII Wear
silver henceforth, or qgt my house. ana eo ne
tell you that IT dependent upon your DrotheT OfOIGe
here whether you shall be a be9eaI or not When
am dead. If it so please him. he may Keep you ~
oOor as your uncle Nicholas. Nay, can Chloh
him TO do as much in my will for y0u are nothing
Freeman, and shall have nothing but what your
brother may choose TO give You. Learn then your
Subordinate position ut once, and make friends
with your brother lest he leave you heggar'
Freeman listened to tins cruel speech with face
as black as thunder hen II was uh!sheG ne nuns
the doublet. which had been the subject OIL dispute,
in his brothers race and SAID bitterly
There. take them both; take all, since my father
denies common justice to his younger son. Ana
NAV Won i've to enjoy your inheritance alone
With that Freeman passed out of the room and
was seen no more that day.
George Sondes found time hang somewhat
heavily on his hands at Lees Court IN the summer
time and bethOupht him OF his COUSIN Anne with
10 very honorable intentions lie was no longer
fool enough TO think of marrying her, but stlll ne
might amuse himself with her for want OF someone
better so Master George. now an accomplished
rake, rode over to Lingsted and began making eng
love again to lis cousin Anne, who was al mat
very time unknown 10 hun. bctrOted 10 his brother
Freeman. Anne was in dilemma. She was not
sure that George was sincere and honorable IN ms
attentions therefore she did not like to dismiss
Freeman. Yet she liked George the best, and there
was still SOME hope of whecdling him into mar
rage Her mother, of course, was IN her cOunSclS
and il was decided that the chief thing to he done
was to encourage both brothers, and at the same
time keep each IN ignorance OF the Others suit. IL
was no easy matter, Dut what cannot two clever
women accomplish when they put their wits to-
gether Things went smoothly Till one lucklcSS
day when Freeman Unexpectedly rode mp to the
Grange. and passing the window OF the paIlor, saw
Anne in his brothers arms. lie said nothing
simply rode back home, and when next he met his
faithless cousin there nothing IN lis demeanor
attract her suspicion nor aid he let fall word
to intimate his knowledge OF her llaison with his
brother.
1t was half an hour past midnight on the 9TH OF
August 1853. A pitchy darkness AMI a silence rs
Of death still rcIgnod over Lees Count when EguIe
emerged from tie bedroom OF George SUndes, and
stealing nosee-Siy along tine corridor. gently
Knight slept s1undly, ard was not disturbed from
his slaubcr even when "A hand drew aside the bed
curtains. But hen the light from a small silver
hand amp fell full upon his face, the sleeper awOkc
started upright, and glzed III Wondcfment ut tic
figure that TODD by his bedside.
Even such man, fai az, spiri.less
So iuli. dead n look, wCcbrgOur.
Drew Pr ANS curtain IN the dead ~ night.
And would have tod him hall ais troy was burnd.
II was Freeman Sonues; his face was Of CHASTITY
yellow hue, his e, rs had stony glazed NpressiOn.
in one hand nc held an appraised lamp in the other
a gray doubet With gold lace aui buttons The
donhlet wa, wet, and from IL there fell Il drop upon
the cOycrid-a crimson drOp-and ths hand that
hcu the garment was dyed deeply IN the same
color Was IT bloOdi Father and son stared at one
another in silence for one awful moment. Then,