The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-05-28
A FAMILY AFFAIR
Au.AOr Ot"callsd Back" and DARK Davap
BY HUGH ooNw AY,


II may be that the pleasure they found In
travel prevented their settling down For
many yeas, either together or Hingly, tho
Talberts spent nine months out OF tho twelve
away from homo. Their father, who had no
: Uish 10 sec his sons striving In the ruck OF
humanity fof the worlds prizes, made them
handsome allowances, Greatly 70 their credit
they lived within their inconiee, even saved
money, These savings they invariably In
vested In works OF art 30 that as years went
by their acquisitions II united would have
formed valuable and tasteful collection, the
unils OF which had been culled from east,
west, north and aouth-so hdiciously that
the brothers felt SURF that, II such a thing
reputation they already enjoyed for refined
tastes and knowledge Of matters artistic.
Tho brothan were the best VI frienda
They understood and sympathiDed with Zach
otharp' hkea disllkes and weaknesses Only
once IN their lives had they quarreiled, but
that quarrel had lasted for dx years. They
shudder now AZ they look back upon that
tims. ..,,,........... .,......
II was no vulgar dispute. which Ia made
Known 10 all the world and In which mutual
friends arc expected 10 take sides, 10 was
only the TnlbertS themselves who know that
quarrel existed To outsiders they seemed
more absurdly polite to each other than bo-
fora r.....
The cause Of the quarrel was the interfer-
enos Of one brother In the others affairs, They
were peculiar men, and very tenacious OF tho
Englihhman's duty Of mlnding his own bua-
nos. On certain occasion ono OF them
fancied rather delicate matter as much his
own business M his brothers. He was mis-
tAken They did not use high words, because
such things were not In thoir line; but each
brother was sadly firm. The upshot was that
for dx years they only spoke when they met
IN society.
At last old Talbcrt died His successful
daughter had been dead long time, Theold
man left Hazlewood HOUSE and its contents
% hih sons conjointly. The rest Of his fortune
ho divided into three parts, and left In this
proportion 10 each OF his children or their
children, II any Then the sons met at Hazie-
wood House and considered what they should
do. un ln .I ....
Firt OF all, as was becoming, they made up
thAlr differences Very little wM aid on
sithr side, but II was understood that cordial
relations were re-o6tAblIshed Atwhich happy
conclusion each man rcjolced grcatly-the
az years separation had bcen a terrible affair
and tacitly registered a vow that for the
future his brother's affairs should be his own
distinct, private property. rr. m Hp'
BY this time our friends bad grown rather
weary Of gadding about. Moreover, II wag
duo 10 their position that somo place should
ba called their homa For nearly twenty
years they had lived In the various capitalsof
Europe, and they knew that they had con-
quered society. Indeed, IL doubtful whsthor
any two men, not celebrities, were bctter
known than Horace and Herbert Talbert, 10
thcy resolved 10 settle down and begin house
keeping on their own account
They collected their art treasures, and bo-
ing not traders, but still thorough men ot
buaineas, In order 10 save any question arising
In thA remote future mhde exact inventories
of their respective belongings, down 10 ths
utiefmost, Snialloat and most cracked cup and
saucer, Then they combined their collections
and made Hazlowood House curiousy boau-
tiful with paintings, china and brfc-a-bran
This DONE they settled down into quiet do
mcstic life, md kept their house M mothodi-
csIly and carefully, and no doubt a grat
deal better, than any two old women could
have dona .u .r... .Y..Is..l ...q.fu
OF eourpe, with their cultivated toatce,
tbdr general requirements, their cosmopolitan
experiences, and tho many desirable friends
thoy were known 10 possos the Talborts
standing In onkbury was undeniablo They
were a credit 10 the neighborhood, and
might, had they not bccn too good-hoartcd Ia
dream Of such proceeding, have mubbcd
any ono Of tho families Of position without
dreading rrprisala II people laughed ~
thcir womanish ways, ofreminate proceed.
ings and domestic economies thoy were,
nevertheless, always glad 10 entertain OF 10
be entertained by the Talbcrts, Tho latter
nccd not be wondered at The little dinners
At iIaSlcwood House were the pink OF culinary
civilization capitalization Of rennsd
Bnsronomic intelligence. ...s