New-York tribune., 1884-11-30

| for granted that naturally w0uid Ike nef. bno
was 80 heaithful, 90 normal 10 pnassaiied by
| caprices or moods Her daughter. Rebecca. hsd
seemed to rne q milky y-compex,oned nonentty and
nothing more. And I am afraid that had quite
forgotten she had O daughter until received
card day. to the wedding OF Miss Rebecca kooo
and Mr.. Faulkner CastIcgar,len
OF eonrse knew the Castiegarlens There are
always about ten twelve OF them actively IN 20.
ciety and tberr name is legion. coui not 20 70
the ldng Of this particular scion some engage.
other ayerting event occarred-l do not rc.
call lust what. A little later. however. learned
that the Castlegsriens had collectively rather
frownoi npon tins match IL was cons iered by
them misalliance; it was not the sort OF way thae
n Castiegarien had nsrIally married. remcmbcred
one ho was reported to have married his cook and
another who welded considerably worse bot re-
fra ned from eyivne these melancholy family
annals The Castlcglrlens have always been noted
for ignoring their own fsults superbly. l. think
that surely ten Of their male members must lie pre-
maturey IN that big vault mp IN Westchester
County with drink az the sole and certain cause.
But the Castegardens never call IL drink. ieredi.
tarv gout sound. so much better. And indeed I
rather agree with them there. But you can't help
but snile sometimes, when you hear them mention
this little trouble though 1t were one OF tho
uu.rterings on their rsru tcheon. Miss Rodd had
certainly not brou ght her lord fortune suppose
this formed the MAJOR reason why she was held an
nndesirable bride for Faulkner But a. I thoughs
of Mrs. Rodl with her Wholesome. uniaundIced
views of life, | assured myself that any Of tha
Castiegarens who attemptea to handle her without
Perhaps SIX months after her daughters marriage
I met her at afternoon reception--one of tsoso
brushes that are bcdlams Of empty chatter bsmdes
seeming as though above their doorways had ben
placed some Dantcsque legend. like lie VINO
enters here leaves average intelligence behind"
The affair had been gwen by certain Mrs Trilling.
ton a lady whose origin - nebulons aud whose
cess though beyond dispute q fact, always has
seemed to me extraordinary. Mr; Trillingtoo 10
artifiriaity itself am 80 delighted e. sec you.
nv dezr Mr. Manhattan she will excaim to mo
while graspng my hand; and at the same tine she
will be pecring over her shoulder at some one eke.
Her hanslshake rarely with her glance; to re-
We both simultaneously YOU must indeed be- for
tunate. ,
method of sautatfOn. and fonnd myself looking
across my own shoulder At Mrs. Rodd. She was
,harlning when Reclaimed acquaintince with her,
but she WAS charming IN such an altered wsyl
could not account for II it wa ~ different from
what had expected She was still stout fsnced
that she was by sumo degrees stouter than when
hal Last met hor. The smile which bad liked still
bcaned about her full. calm lips. But she was not
the Mira Rodd whom had remembered aud cx-
pectest. 49,. =.
She shook my hand quite warmly. Tin so sorry"
she said. that did not soe NV Rcbecca married.
You did not Don't deny that you did not. for ann
,nrs-perfsctly sure about tho matter
"You arc right. Mira. kodd." | answered.. 81
wan!ed 50 much TO be at tho wedding. but.
her ve,ce .ol,sasd Doiicsably--" about poor
"Ycs." { sail. "I heard It was most un.
Fortunate
the last moment ny tho bye havo you met my sou.
n-iaw, Mr.. Faulkner Castlegar,ien "
"Not yet" replied. ~
Rodd. 4 little Informal dnnas. you know. Can
YOU come -
went the dinner startled me. Faulkner
Casiogardcn appeared ut ~. lie appeared nearly
drink lie was very avl 10 n, nqt !, ms & rsa ,tse
Rosld and her daughter gave no sign OF the real
truth They both alto what was before them IN
quet unconcen. Faulkner droopei and almost
slept during dinner. As a decency would per-
init left hun. and Joined the ladies' IN the drawing
room, with nard Thoughts gs about him' "a f"''
ii hope YOU had nice chat vi. dear Faulkner
said Mrs kodd as | approached her. after my
.oh ycs" 1 answered.. lying conventionaily.
think hs will come in soon. lies bit drowsy.
Mrs. Rodd and her daughter both laughed.
aDear Faulkner sad his mother IN law. He
nav be wanting nap poor fellow. DO yo9 know.
| really fact about all the CastIegardensf They
all require nap after dinner I've noticed IT IN his
| and his what is the relationship. Rcbccca. VI
| Clyde Castlogarden. my dear =,
answer Mrs. Rodd did not seem to require an
answer however. thought rs regar'iesl her that
had never seen woman 3" completely changed;
All her old calm. secure Independence was altered
from OF old. There vas something tremaloas and
insecure in her deneanor
"You know" sue said to ne. resunlng her previ-
remark ible family You did not come to Rebeeca's
welding. did your
NO" replied.
Well if YOU hal come, yon would have seen just
what they all are in their aristocratc Importance.
They are all r1y aristocratic. l. haven't ever
tbonght much on this subject, Mr. Manhattan. I
don't suppose that | ever really knew anything at
all about it until Rebecca married Castegarden.
imagined that there was no social good, better, best.
don't Won know until my eyes opened by
FauIkner's courtshp. And since then I've SEEN so
mnchi Pve seen that there gralcs and differ
h.l "a tIsylr r1an. vpu In arA
"A great family for us To marry into We. the kod,ls.
were never very much. To be really frank with
you was an Indiana girl before married my late
husband | am very thankful that tshssea has
done SO well. OF course never dreamed. Nr. Man.
haitian, when met yoa there at Blanforfs board
inghonse in the Caskiils that you we're one OF the
real old knicKerbcclIer people! Hut you de-and
Faulkner SAWS you areand that. OF course. settles
it. We met, you know. at Mrs. Tr!ingtons.. I
don't know much vet | mean who exactly Is who.
But Faulkner tells us-he directs us; he's Castle
are Just the rry highest. l.aye nv cards every.
where now with Rcbccci. aud find that Us Just
the same as if had left them alone by myself All
the old Kpckerbocer families call on Us and recog.
nize us. Rebecca did good thing. They all teat
me politely. because of her. fon never said any
thing about yourself. there in the Cafskills, Mr..
Manhattan. You never gave rs an idea that ycu
were swsH-that you belonge, among the good old
scarcely realize that yoIre the same being! But
Faulkner has told US And, anyway. we havo
people who are your relatives telling US, all the
time that you'ic one Of the most successful young
gentlemen of them all among the very incest girls.
And
interrupted Mrs. Rodd here ! stretched forth q
hand and took her own. My dear Mira Rodd,"I
mnrnured. " you are 20 chan gcd"
Changed - she repeated
sYesr pursued From the candid. liberal. un-
trainmelled woman whom met that summer IN
tho Catskillsw
She perceptibly recoiled Her sunny brow dark.
enod She IDoked at NE If she wanted to quarrel
with me.
How am different ~ she qucrcd. annoyediy.
"You have a son-ln-law." replied with untold
nnpudcnce. -,
She tossed her head. The gesture was so unlike
tho Mrs. Rodd of tue CatskIlls-ths Mrs Rodd