New-York tribune., 1883-11-04
should shein exclaimed the hearty, good

my uncle "Oye suppose man, saen FecA"n s'o
The downrightness Of. this somewhat abashed me;
But should like to hear the music said II and
is not the cathedral worth BeeIngp
"Never was in il, p he answered.
al am thinking" said my aunt, addressing her
husband, and then looking at her dangnters as ~ ~
seeking for encouragement to deliver what was IN
her mind, that Mr.. Hawke might mean, that az
we cannot pretend to be ignorant OF ms Vie"Sr TO
'psWhat, my lovef what do you want to say 7"
asked my uncle. orhons
why" she continued, "he might not, perhaps, iDa
like Florence to-he might not thank US lor inIo-
ducingP She could not go on, perhaps not M lnAng
fo he TOO plain and yet not knowing how 10 convey
her meaning & otherwise bd Sna9 R Piami aneie said:
LET old Mr.. Hawke hang himself what IL Is 10
usS If he objects to his daughter meeting young
Jark 10 his bedroom because, being at large ne Is
likely to annoy Mr. Hawke by being pohte 70 MS
danghter when he meets her, and by offering TO ac-
company her and his cOusin-his COUSIN my uear-
to hear performance of sacred music. ~, 1ro,,o
Il shouldn't be too sensitive aDonI MI; haTKes weI
feelings mamma, if LweTe you,% SAID sophie, why
shouldn't Cousin Jack know Florence, ana Walk
with her and Ameliaf I am sure he is worth
thousand Mr. MOrecombes."
q Saw twenty Thousand Sophie" exclaimed feel
ing that could hug the dear girl for her goodness
and loyalty. , ,.,,. :.
his chair and taking a cOmplacent look around the
table " and should be sorry TO do anything calcu-
lated to bother man in his wishes concerning his
children. But am not going to trouble myself on
matters / can't help. | should be sorry 10 call
upon Mr. Hawke and tell him that, in my opinion,
he is prig for subOTdnatng his daughters happl-
ness in the future TO a twOpenny anxiety TO drag
some poor creature of man into the family whose
one Recommendation is that when his father dies he
will be a baronet | would not tell him that, say
But dive suppose Pm not going TO have my brothers
son to stop with me, that am gong 10 smut my
| door against my own sex, because Miss fl9FohGe
! visits here. and old Hawke would be angry III sne
should 90 and give her heart to one OF my guests,
instead of reserying itor the shell OF IT, tor tli pe
but hollow thing she presents II shes 1orceG 10
! fof flax m
it, l say, for the coScomb her father wants hei 10
aWell. I am sure I never though my remarks
would have led to all this" said my aunt ruetuIy
| Nobody could have a greater contempt for MI
! Hawkes. notions of marriage than /. All tnat
| meant TO saw was that we, as acquaintances and
| neighbOrs of his-1 mean, that as Florence very
often comes TO us Here she broke down
/ felt it time to speak.
aWhy this anxiety, aunt? Am going to pounce
| unon the Young lady and carry her Off Is IT the
dove dove that usually bolts with the hawk' admit
| that she is a lovely grl-there would be nothing
very astonishing in any guest OF NAE m 1gen9 Cd
himself on irinRing her should either consider HIM
denented OF nsufferably conceited. But as You OBJ
J'SNO no y she interrupted al don't Obiect-in-
deed not Mr. Jack only-what mean is-in,
deed if You don't accompany her ana Ameiia you IL
make me feel quite uncomfortable 81,
This ended it, my uncle rounding it off with a
y can he as fasfdious in my views as my betters
nnrenfai opinions ON the duties and behavior of
Young ladies and when, therefore look back am
Unable TO find the least possible improperly IN my
volunteering to escort two girls 10 service at ca
thedral to hear particular anthem sung BII SUP
pose had not been strictly within ana wei WIN
In the bounds of decOrum, | should still nave
begged nv cousin to take TO the service ana rsked
the chance of beng thought improper. MY Uncle
was right; il was not the sacred music II was not
the cathedral that drew me. | wanted to be in
Miss Florcnces company again, wanted 10 ENJOY
the delight of being near her. OF beng apie 10 see
/ I Il 60 ar,It1 baa lpT
! So shortly after breakfast, Amelia and left the
bouse for Clifton Lodge Get Mr.. Hawkes. residence
! have that na1nel, handsomely equipped, VIII, "a
gay flower that loyal and tender-hearted SophiGG
had piuned upon my coat while waited IN the hail
for Amelia, and my cousin IN Dright So!oIs WI wicm len
| She toppcd with u green parasol that gave ncT
/ warm fat face "a kind of cOpper-llke spendOr. Ouf
! road took ms from the valley of Avon, and when
Won are ont of sight of that fairy-llke TaVlne the
noble heights of rocks the shining river that winds
| at bottom and the wonders Of vegetation WHOSE
rich summer hues make the whole pace Ike q piece
! of tropical scenery, Clifton does not oner many
! noints for a man To posture over in description.
| own / was not greatly disturbed by the sight OF
dust and villas Ny fG t9GugES MIS- TsEG Florence HaWR
! and / believe, had the Alps been shhted by an
| earthquake and brought alongside, should not
! have taken much notice OF them.
! We arrived at the house. and a very handsome
building it was; square, detached, with sort OF
tower upon it, and some figures OF angels or graces
muses. at the corners II was as pig 9ga m a. H
| had heard of old Hawke or whether the house was
really suggestive as found it, it seemed to me, Tor
all its Conservatives, its rich window drapery, us
steps pillars and the rest of it, cold, formal,
! precise-lo house. 1t had look OF Opuleht
eenteeness, and if | had been asked to design
! house for q rich man who was without blood and
anxious to procure some Clifton Lodge IS the sort
| of residence / should have given him.
| There was a short caTTiagc-driye to the door; we
marched along with powdered boots and pulled the
bell fellow in grand livery opened the door ana
conducted us TO the quite M 700 ame inPu 4he
fine and the beautful full of gilt and marble with
handpainted cengIm short pretty nearly u, u y, aS
Castle, which had the honor to inspect when Wis
! tied the port of that name.
! mighty splendidw said to Amelia, looking
about me. and missing something-l don't know
vented me from finding it so hard and cold. And
| this is Miss Hawkes. home "
SIS it not very magnificent F" whispered my
! cousin. "Mr. Hawke must have brought a lot of
Australian gold with him to Clifton for everything
seems gold here. Aren't yOu surprised now 10 think
| how unaffected and chdke Florence is One
would suppose that girl living in such splendor
would think herself too grand for anybody but
well" said l. " if lived here don't know that
! | should be able TO walk The earth would be too
low for my boots. Surely her father ought to have
a soul above the son of baronet" said l. glaring at
a lady in cloud, blowing a trumpet, amid a grum-
met Of flowers upon the ceiling. ....,
"The son will be eighth barOnet, when he gets IT."
! said she. "And believe the Morecombes are CON
nected in various ways with about twenty utied
! A plague upon him and his connections, thought
! | and as this benedictOn upon him rolled mp ont
| of my soul, Miss Hawke came in, dressed Tor the
| walk She looked surprised to see me, and slightly
! blushed | presume, when the fOOtman gave our
! names she supposed was my uncle. But the look
was ali the expression her surprise found and it was
! replaced by smile uncommonly like one OF
! pleasure that as it passed over her face my heart
| struck a loud whOp in my bosom.
She gave me her little glOyed hand to shake said
| she was very glad TO me, and asked if was GO
/ ing to the cathedral with them.
| #Yes if Imay" said |. "When Amelia spoke of
| the anthem begged leave to hear it too. hope
/ am not intrusive. Nobody asked inc. am here by
NV own invitation"
/ Why shouldn't YOU come ~ said She smiling, but
! looking shyy. "1he choir is a good one If You
| like sacred music you will enjoy the singing"
Aswe left the house | asked if the cathedral was