Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-04-25
THE BISHOPS SIN.

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As the Bishops conduct has been the
subiect of considerable comment IL he.
comes kind of dntv 70 rive the true
account of the whole matter.
As every bodv knows. Ripht Row.
Fvcrton and Tai,nbie was a very BROAD
Ch,,rcbman, He had not boldly on
nosed tbe Tractarinn movement in the
Oxford dayso The Bishop had been
known TO smile on MIR. STURGEON md
bean, beneyolentlv upon metropolitan
Noodles an snrb,irban Snnkics Tho
curates of his diocese were not interdict-
ed from cricket nor his rectors from
lawn.tennis; and / am not in n position
IN contradict the rumor that tho Bishon
has been known to cut into rubber for
silver three-pennies,n and in the
shadow of n stape-box once saw MIR.
Irving plny Shyloek.
Indeed. when Julian. his only son.
was at Eton. his father reioirel more Mt
his winnino the public schuol rockets
than In his carrvinu off tbe Prince Con.
sorts nrizo for foreicn longuaces. and
when I'm at Oriel he found bis wav into
the EIGHT. the Bisbon's iov was so great
as TO be at moments positively undipni-
fed. He liked his son to be In the best
set in town; he cheerfuly paid en-
frances and subscriptions to various
clubs, the names of which were certain
ly unfamiliar to him, but which Julian
assured him were .'nccessaries' even
for Bishops infant. A rich and hon
orablc alliance for Julian began to be q
very definite object in the Episcopal
eye, and consequently he highly ap-
proved of Julian's country house visits;
his CHEEKY letters, containing catal-
ogues OF the notabilities with whom he
had danced, or shot, or played charades,
were balm. to his soul; and at break
fast, over an account OF the previous
evenings dinner and dance, the sacer-
notal spirits sensibly revived. Nomin-
ally, Julian was going to the Bar, and
duly ate dinners, Or, rather, sulked in
digntied silence at the Middle Temple
six o'clock mess in full evening dress,
and refused the proilered joint on the
ground that he never ate boiled mutton
in. the afternoon. Naturally enough
this statement irritated his poor breth-
rem, especially as it was Julian's wont
to bolt to the Orleans for dinner the
moment grace was said.
Bearing. these facts in mind. it will
be understood that the Bishop was
rather hurt when it came to his ears
that his son had been frequently seen at
Mrs. Gideon Blewsby's small and
earlies" in Cockerton Crescent, BAYS
water, and had subsequently been OBJ
served at St. James Hall on Monday
evenings, apparently enwrapped in the
strains OF a Spohr quartelte, in company
with pretty little girl known to all
Bayswater as Kitty Blewsby. When
finally Miss Crabbie told him that the
pair had been noticed shopping at
Whiteley's he could stand it no longer.
1t won't do, my boy" said the
Bishop one day. ''She may be all you
say--probably is; but then you know
Blewsby is a solicitor-attorneys we
used to call tlIem-and Dissenter, and
don't lik it; besides the Crabbies talk
about it so"
"My dear father" said Julian, some-
what hotly, Miss Crabbie is member
of the Browning Society, and an Esoter-
ic Buddhist, and all the rest of it; but
she is frowsy old gossip for all that,
and Miss Blewsby is a charming, nat
ural girl, and worth fifty of Crabbie,
and"
The Bishop looked aghast.
besides, you know, going to the Bar
one must make friends with solicitors,
and her father has lots OF work to give
q fellow.
Even the professional plea didn't
soften the Bishop; and he wrinkled his
brow and his apron-both usually
smooth-as he said, Indignantly, taking
his bedroom candle: 'sPreposterous!
perfectly monstrous! I'm ashamed of
you'll"
Why Julian rushed upstairs after his
father had retired, put ON a fresh tie,
and dashed into hanson, / don't
quite know; but in a quarter of an hour
Dear little Kitty-riant, maidenly and
bewitching- looked up with frank de-
light in her lovers eyes for, of course,
it is no secret now that they were
lovers at this time). and flushed as
she listened to Julian's somewhat ir-
reverent account OF his recent inter-
view.
.'You do believe me, Kittyp" he
pleaded; and she looked grave and said
nothing, but she certainly danced with
him. And all Cockerton crescent
chuckied over it; young person in
book muslin and pink sash sang 80
that We Two Were Maying,' with evi-
dent meaning, between the polkas; and
Julian sat next to Kitty ct the sit-down
supper, and pulled crackers with her,
and carved u game pie; there was no
fnesse about Cockerton crescent, as
cure you