New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-02

nOC and whether Aunt Damaris would SIDE WIN
her brother her niece, and what would be the re-
suit when Emily told her papa that was lodging IN
Bristol and had been walking with Florence, yes
and making love to her only think
/ never should have supposed that my uncle was q
man TO take any interest in such parish matters as
this, and yet assure you his curiosity was as lively
that of the others he thoroughly relished the
conversation, and asked questions and yentured
ideas and passed his little jokes with surprising en-
joyment of the subject. But my notion is that men
have keen a taste for small-tak as ladies, though
they pretend that it Is only women who like it and
make it Many man have | caught listening at
tentyely and with strong satisfaction depicted on
his striking countenance to the cheapest gossip
about Miss Jenkinss marriage, his lordshps elope-
ment. the sources meanness and his reyerences
quarrel with the churchwaTden. have seen Dlanu
old fellows sitting at the head of their tables, help
ing the scandal talk of their wives and daughters
by mods and inquiries and small significant obserya-
tiOns. 1t makes me laugh to recall our CONVERSE
ton. The picture of that room rises my unCies
hairy, kindly face, with his great Roman nose, ike
the bcak Of flamngO, standing out over his nous
tache, and his small shTewd eyes full OF neTrhenU
and curiosity; my aunt opposite him. handsome,
weldressed, trying to keep firm hOld OF her seSe
of her duty toward her nelghbors, ana repeatedly
letting go: Amelia fat, confident and knowing, ana
Sophie slightly hystcrlcal, very pOetlca, ana VIII
disposition to lauguish whenever n sentimental
point was touched upon took particular notice
that my uncle did not attempt to banter me. IN
deed his behavior suggested that he was inclined TO
view me as a considerable person, who had achieved
a remarkable conquest, and OF whose fuufe III was
not easy to conjecture the extent and Importance
"If SOphe's right" said he, and don't know
why she shouldn't be right for she takes after her
mother" looking at her cOntemplatively, should
| say Jack, that Florence Hawke Is III loFo WIFI
you" III. g an o,oIoir,ed
well. then" continued he, IF that be so, all
that remains is TO excite feeling OF affection Tor
YOU in AlphonsO Hawke, and you'll have n0thlng
| more to do than write ont an imprOmptu speech
and get it by heart, rOady to deliver when the OLD
chap proposes Your health at the breakfast. n,1
| 81 ann afraid" said my aunt, shaking her heau,
that it will take Mr.. Jack long while 10 make
| Mr.. Hawke fond of him." -,
What I'm thinking OF all inc time u.s. WliaI . WIZ
Mr.. Hawke say to Florence when he hears that sne
and Jack have been together this afternoon = SAID
Amelia
"TelI," cried Sophie. "Why. papa the intention
saw in her face was so strong that II was enough
to set the bath-chair rolling by itself to Clifton
II sincerely trust" observed my aunt, that Mr..
I Hawke will quite understand, SOPHIE, that your
meeting with Florence was purely accidental ,,.
MATTERS have come TO such a pass san lhy
uncle, that let Mr.. Hawke understand what he
will, my opinion IS he'll think the same. But
hope he'll not be unkind to , his daughter
| I" After ali. what can he do p asked Sophie
"Ay. what can he o." echoed my uncle. " De G;
| II,
she'll have her way, though her father should lock
| her up in the Tower of London, ana all tue cry
police stand IN the noa win the.r s %oIts
and bars Isn't II called The Won JACK theIc
no wolf in the world to equal love Cupld lldetu
Dye know I've poor opinion Oh rf ang oS if t
back stand for the passion that moves the WoIlu'
! Egad If an earthquake was thing yon conld draW
that, the sort of split EN- alive middle "a IKE u
hang np as a correct portrait of love Cupid /; and
bow and arrows! biuuderbus~cs, Jack! one hun
drrd Founders, sir. bom6shrll. anH cannon o"S' ~
thunder, that's what I'd give en- = - =,
Rut IN NOT hngrr over this dtnncr-table nor IN,
conversation that took place at II: IN all my ne
never was IN such high spWits Inc lc' I ,, n 40,
item i'm catalogue of rapturous memories; mel
| manner the pleasure she had shown on Ttelne ie
our talk behind the bath-chalr. her admission ina
he Ill ed me LITTLE bit her II see when ASKED
her If We were to meet AGAIN, were f''oti'C
nature calculated to make me It'l VIZ III " WI
| the " hole way from Chiffon 10 my louglsSi WI
| badr uiy relatives goodnight my uncle hcld me Dl
| I'm. hand and said: " Jack, don't want 10 dl'couI
age Won YOU know that; but don't be 700 salguiirg
! ,,s,p ,,ii' find AlphonsO Hawke very large ann
! unity However. be patient, be honest he sInItI'
/ ilp To the hIt, and, above all d"h 'l"P'. nun
away marriage, may answer very wen IoI II lIi IN
| Itt - me ten ,ou i'm spite of the old playwright
! that "a pnr.n- blessing j. an element 81 r"ii''tral
! to Lee sure old Hawke, bcncdlctlon might not scr
, .rt nf thing 10 sanctify circumstances very mncI
vet weak ~ II may hc m that way, Won IL De p''''
y,ith n than without it, $1,000.
"i' tLnukrd him for hi, advice and told him, in
rather imposing manner, that hoped It Wouid no
! come to am cupcmcnt, though; II loiSnv' si nun
be- rendered unhappy L certainly should n"i LILY
,. i,,,c-t III. utiIurut 20 stop nc-Ii she wished
from coming between her and heT lath'I ana ~, y
accepting cigar from huI, d'PaI',u, i"u " -,
ird,trd hy IA, suspicion that AN rlop,nrit was p",
siblr when | reached my lodgings, ana sal ,"NI
to fhiul, over what had taken place tlaI udN' w"
morn than spt-ncd with the judgment thi uh'l "'
TRIMMED me upon stopping m bll>l"I' N"iI!.'""
delightful vision, rose before ur, as SAT "'Hlu- 81
tLr uiflr room through the smoke oi my Uh'l' ~
ccllcut tobacco pictured I ol'h[,G W,ou,br'
traction hN her papa r. severity ana vi -l'' ',r
! innnItuuific~. and calling upon me IN Il '''''l a.
rescue her from her state OF misery. vtt'm I'm,
80 far as to figure that very tl'p'H,,il ,Su.'mu
,,Lrh my uncle had advised me. ~ ! VI
. | through the whole auiatnR business P' Nv ~
about the house ud letters uiiJ' i ,L alto
her fathers gate, where she "oHG' i'l 'il' 81,
, Iu.k and eagerly dcvour them; ! cNeutIIS W"
her consent to my bearing her away nom ~, t
rous but cruel parental TOOL &a" ~. ~ in Iondo
Imagiuuti ION then proceeded 20 Ig'u' ", 10 -,
iodpIup. poor but IN the highest d'SI'c Ivy
: able occasionally helped 10y my EL+c III H..
Gle and then after "a time Nl0''u y, J',i'J l.,
, vi any L.,,r.d nur forgiveness, and handed III
( daughter check that immediate! emap,'' Nh,
I | furnish a house IN la,hIohauiio HAT.ti,ps ho
I" | ,nuug lover prrplcXcd by family o3'StoWW,' n
not dTcoinrd in some such fashion as 'Hs W y a.
i all knIght-crrants IN youth; 81" III ~ snui
r hiIh; We dsdan droos' ana 'liI@ ~ an aali"i
our lances are CouChcd, ana We Ilt . ~ - 81
hal moi sat ina the rather unconiotilplc ~ @
| trn minutes before had cloPtu' VIZ me- ;,,,
scttlrd was doing well, was Icturhlns nS LJ NJ
''''''l 49, Ia, elegant entertainments ana llad VI
l. iI,l,ko respect fully calling ana talkup VI n' :
high GI FL. R Es@"a y again and in dreams
Yet oddly enough IN spite OF ibat H rac into pm M
l'l3cAI Ni' ,r,i,, when awoke, was my uncle
parting sentence 9ck dGn w4nI bc 10 t Gl'' SaI
a6 had risen rather later thah us"'i, ma ma
L ETrntf,srd had written letter to my h@nJ
andlady desiring her to forward me ccL nontb over
3 and was lounglng with p yrr II o'clock. III
I%,a ah things were still upon the table, the cI"i
ccan indeed but the general appTar nn. of .p
c .IC'i ~ ,, ~ cnnpIr of broken cggshcliS Il sl
"A 1n , the coiiccpot where had cap~z'd Sio''
~ OF the hquor. ,,, .,rri,o