The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-10-22
AuRELIUs NJ. YELvERToN.

Was q nineteenth century toacher.n
Chicago Tribune.
AURELIUS M. YELVERToN.
There are few better fellows to he found in
Llncoln's inn-aye, or In Kings Iicnch Walk-than
my friend Aurclius Marcus Iolverton OF the Chanccry
Bar. predict for him the highest professional sue
cess. am much mistaken u Anrellns Marcus VIII
not some day take we'll cushoncd seat MrJustce
leScron. lie has slight stoop, fine aqnine nose,
aud prcmaturely- bald fOrehoad-all natural advan-
agesof the highest value; hut he adds to these a
fully cultivated air OF hougfulncss almost painful
In Its Intensity. watch him IA he enters Nico
Chancellor dusty u tie court; lie gdes through tho
crowd NJ solicitors aud sutors he them Ills
eyes atm dazaed by frequent burning Of the midnight
oil, fixed In distracted contemplation of one OF
those mysterious cunltes In which Lncon's Inn de-
lights-Yelverton viii assuredly get on.
hut he has not always been, he IL not always now,
the sedatc aud anNions cold head upon young
Shoulders have attempted to describe. lie can
nnbend upon occasions, aud has been known when
very far westward OF the Law Courts and securc-to
the best of his knowledge Information, and belief
FROM the ken of possible clients to indulge In practi
cal fun Of a Kind recalling our college days, when
Mercury and Tom Quad knew him we'll and the proc
tor took advantage Of the absence OF his gown to alb
strnct many fine from Ills pockets More aud more
nfreqncnt arc these outbreaks but tho spirit of fun
legal loies stlll there lie keeps ono old habit
bad habit too-bnt Of 1t directly.
lf You go TO the Bar, Jack, You must make II your
bride, for You won't afford any other, my boy. 30
my father said to me when was beginning to ''eat
my dnnersn But tho condition did not deter mo; 1t
lew just IHri, Wlen was
of the carly pleasures of cub-life, and bachelor
hood and solitary slc- seemed so worry far off In
the future. But time came ana that, oddly enough
when was not much older nor much to the
woolsack-wheh began to doubt tho truth of my
fathers dlcum, or at least Its application to my
case. circumstances alter cases. argued; tho cir
cumstance which altered my only pretty
one I'm my eyes. but In others eyes rich And
the latter fact converted great many people to my
own view OF my case.
Shall go back to the very beginning AMI tell how
and where met her, Miss Amy liowkcr, | mean /?
| 81, .,f I,pta la. ~,
hotel In which our party took refuge wet Saturday
evening because 1t was said obe comfortable place
where the tables 6lbowed one another? or how when
rose from dinner, button, the third button from
the top canght In something's There is \ little ex-
clamaton of astonishment, and try, with clumsy
fingers, to disentange II from the thick, fair hair
young lady, whose chair, by luck, Is back to back
with mine. She is wearing a creamy flannel dress
with high runies round neck that whittier even than
the hands sho puts up to help me. l stammer an
apology for my awkwardncss Il feel confoundedly
awkward,l meet her eyes, and never again give
| more than passing thought to that dictum of my
worldly minded parent.
sol met her. Enough that she was divine, and
| an only daughter. Life moves quickly In an hotel.
She returned to town, so did /. Halcyon days fol-
| lowed, and one happy morning, l, Augustus Perle
walked down the steps of the house st. George
square, an engaged man. "Porish, ambition ~
cried In hto the purest Observation-Disclosures, rs passed
along the Streets but by the time reached 1t lanes
Park had reflected, not without complacency, upon
the handsome proposals of Bowkor pore.
And 1t was pleasant to bo congratulated at the club
| To see that the men who We're still running strongly
In that waiting for the woolsack went back to
their books more savagely; that tho iders ded with
less purpose than ever that nOddlng acuuantances
| Of yesterday bntton-holed to-day, and short
sighted people had furnished themselves with stronger
glasses All these things were pleasant and Of COURSE
| there were other pleasant things too. My golden.
| haired and golden lowered Amy was all that my
fancy painted her. She had not Il single fault; or. il
she had one, 1t should have battered me-she was Ius
| wee little bit given to be Jealous Why should
\ wish 1t so All 1t was goody time. And then u
| month before we we're to he married Amy came Il
SlIlr I'll nnlu hnl
built-as In fact 1t remains to this day to tho best
| my belief.
| she, one morning; and, remembering that We Were
| much indebted to button, If not to that identca
one, made few foolish speeches--ln which some
how her hair got mixed up again with my buttons
| and surrendered the coat to her.
Augnstns'' cried my mother, putting her hea,
discreetly into the room, ''wlll YOU come and speaI
| to the aoaahman for "A moment?''
80 away had t. 90, little thinking any harm COul,
possibly occur IN my abse6Ge. Somehow the man KEEP
| mo longer than had expected, ard 1t was half Al
hour later when went back, looking for scodin,
from my ''yonng woman " as nay brothers Away
called her. II did not seem prepared. She stan nd
ing BY the window, and upon the carpet by her wa
lying my ealt.
"Why, my do9T'' asked, as she did not turn
90 IL anything the matter, Amy?''
Then she did turn VIII Vengeance; aud was star
tied into sobrety so real was the angeT and passion
face and figure.
1.-THE matter, sir !! How dare you call me Amy
with that In your pockety''
"Thatn was q post -card which she had bee
crnnpling nerccly In her hand. Now she held II ou
to me- so suddenly that confess her manner nfecte
me, ami took It ms gingery as II 1t had been infer
| nal machine remambered that II had reached m
that morning. and was porieDtly with Its
tents, and conscience clear as to them But fel
compelled. by the angry tapping of little foot upO
the floor, to read 1t again. 1t short and slmpl
enough:
DEAR GUS; Come and dine ito-nIght. You hav
not been near mo for age. Eight o. clock sharp
and never mind your clothes.
YoBr aRqndoned friend, AMY.
90 Well - said I, obtusaly, but with perfect sin
certify what of this II Is rather Informal but 1t
merely an invitation to dinnern
| 80 An invitation 10 dinner AMI you tell me so -
| She was ut n white heat.
"Yes, why Rot2 What's the row ''
| 81 think, perhaps Mr. Perie, II you have any ex
plantation to offer, 1t had batter be given to m
| father
felvefton, asking me 10 dine at his club. You'y
heard me speak OF him.
She only smiled incredulonsly, and pointed to I'll
card. '.lIayepll your club friends feminine names
and are they Ia tho habit OF signing themselves you
abandoned friendf' -
Tho emphasis Miss Bowker managed 10 throw Int
the ntterance OF The last three words new 10 me
ut rs merely putting his initials together. Auroliu
Marcus Gus feSer'eh' p9n,t you see, Amyr,'
but not ono whit persuaded. Your explanatio
does your ingenuity great credit hut though You hay
called foolish girl am not no foolish to believe II
WIN you permit me to leave the rOOni''
mo, win not, ~ cried, with sudden yehemencC
and was proceeding further when the door was sud
denly opened, and tho man-seryant said: "Beg par
don miss; Mr.. ieverton wishes TO see you for a mt
ment, MIR. Augustus -
'shOw him In - l answered with enthusiasm, an
In n moment Anreus Marcus himself gold eyt
glasses and business umbrella, ready for tho day
work and rather late, entered
son. really must apologize, Gus, for coming
II. | at this early hour, but Just CALLED
I'm time. cried, now fnly master Of tho situl
ton, and bTusluey staying bia further advance in
| the room. CONSIDER yourself under examination
in,shlei, Never mind the Young lady FOG moment
yerton-embarraSsed by his hat, his umbrella, ana Ia
sophisticated,
ton ?"
lie looked dumbfounded, AS well ho might, but
answered mechanically "Nea, II rs. hut shon
"NO explanations, please. Are YOU not In Il
foolish habit OF signing yourself by tho nlcl
stoplr he cried, In his turn Interrupting, 1
the lawyer rising In him. THAT Is a leading que
- tOn. -
waved aside his objection, hut compiled with
DO you not Sign yourself by a nick namot N
by what nick-name II so ~
- do iiy my initials which form the nan
is that Your handwriting ?''-pultIng bofo
" :" iB.b
u which, Notwithstanding my friends presence. W
l. osentatiGusly penent; - am quite satisfied"
- PARDON me, ~ answered with studied pOlltenes
,r Then, turning again 10 felyoIton, | handed him
pencil WIN You write your nick name In yo
nj usual manner on This piece Of paper Yi'
lie did So with much mock gravity and the keenC
" enjoyment ! compared tho two BlgnatuIes, al
turned to submit them but the culprt Judge, cover
). with confusion, had He'd from tho room. l dor
think that the sound 0f hearty peals of laughtt
tended to stop Any's flight to the upper regions.
or course had to explain the scGnO 10 YelNerto
81 who, however, had pretty Well fathOmed IL by Il
time. Then persuaded him TO come In aud al
y with as that evening aud make my own Amy's mo
formal acquaintance.
s. That was our first quarrel, by diuner time we h
- made II up, and you may be sure took due aud me
punishment from Amy for her suspicious and q
re j0yed so much eoaNihg before graeiOusly fOTga
her that wished, and stlll wish, that l had mt
he friends with signatures equally eccentric with that
my friend Aurellus Marcus Ieyerton II the han
that formed them We're the hands OF as good fellow
As for Amy should any tendency toward the gree
ovad mnnsfpr aIoV itgalf tla alIghtasf tnantinn