The Dillon tribune., 1885-06-06

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their sisters example and mata S r-oos !olos
matches is matter which hos n.,.a or1l!laa
clearly explained. When. after an er ;e' osess
late career, they left Oxford. thew ,raul mumaes
well-built, young fellows; moreover ,s cas.t el
about them an Inherent look of dist;na:sn ns
So far as the world knew they had ',soa no ~
Indeed, iii spite Of stature, good loo.. '@e'
broad shoulders. in some quarters tba, as, aa'
accounted nilksops Perhaps becaus,' ;s wen
dition 10 the polite, even courtly, sty,s ~, NJ a..
they strove to adopt towards every ono WIZ
had many little Hnnicking, old-maidis,,' taeE
which were source Of me,1iment r., va. "aT'
contemporaries. Nevertheless, amono ~ ~ .ls''
who were honored with their frianls6;n' 'uo>
Talberts were not unpopular. With ~ m.1 w.
women-the middle-aged especially-,s1u
tall. handsome, refined young men W." w.:
prime favorites. Tho fact OF tho hrot, Me''
having reached the respective ages of a VT
II without having selected helps s.mso. aai
them argues that something which moi
marrying man was missing from ~
natures.
It may be that the pleasure they foura
travel prevented their settling down =
many years, either together or sinplv :. =.
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away from home. Their father. who hal =:
wish to see his sons striving in the r,c. :.
humanity for the worlds prizes, made tb.,
handsome allowances Greatly to +beir ,rsi
they lived within tnair incomes. even ..x
money. These savings they inyarisblr
vested in works Of art. SO that as ynar, v,..
by their acquisitions ii united would h.~
tormed valuable and tasteful collection y
units Of which had been culletl from sa-
west, north and soutL-so i.dic;oa,sly H..
the brothers felt sure that. II such .a~.
were n;'t II. the >"ietri"n would .n!.an,. -
reputation they elreo;:.. r.l.:oyt~, tcr ,4,;;.
'as;-'> ava snowtSi;-a - .1;ia't''r~ "~;a.s,
The brothers were the best OF tris,i
They understood and sy:,,,a .lizc,l with "a,
others likes, dislikes anil weaknesse.. On
once in their lives had thew :luarrellaI, /,
that quarrel had lasted tor Tx years. H.
slu,lder now as they .',ois hack upo,, Il,
,il,,t.
II vas no vulgar dispute, which Is ma;
known to all the world and in which nlu,a,
t.i''.,I; are expected tn take sides IT,,
,nly the TalhertS themselves who knew NJ,
quarrel existed. TO outsiders tl.ey seeas
more absur!ly polite ~ ZACH ether han /,
fore.
The aus" Of the quarrel was the lnterr
euce Of one brother in the others affairs, Thp
were peculiar men. and very tenacious Of I.
Englishman's duty Of ,ninding his own b.,
hess. On certain occasion one Of tla,
tancied a rather delicate matter as much h
own business as his brothers. He was H..
taken. They did not use high words. boca1,
such things We're not in their iinc: but es
brother was sadly firm. The upshot was :'1
for six years they only ,pol,. when they "
,t' society.
AT last old Talbert died. His .nr s.-
daughter had been dead long time TN. J.
man left Hazlewool House and its confer.
to his scns conjointly. The rest Of his foyts-
he divided into three parts. and left in rh
proportion to each of his children or hi
children, if any. Then the SONS met at Haz4
wood House and considered what they shnti
do.
First OF all, as was becoming, they madpa-
their differences. Very little was said
either side, but it was understood that cord.
relations were re-established. At which hap
conclusion each man rejoiced greatly
SIX years separation had been a terrible atfa
and tacitly registered VOW that for L
future his brothers affairs should be- his ovr
distinct, private property.
BY this time our friends had grown raths
weary OF gadding about. Moreover it vi
due to their position that some place slm,
be called their home. For nearly twpn.
years they had lived in the various capital,
Europe. and they knew that they had 60:
1uered society. Indeed. it is doubtful whetaa
any two men, not celebrities, were bs.
known than Horace ant! Herbert Talbegt ',
they resolved to settle down ans. begin loI,.
Keeping on their own account.
They collected their art treasures, and =
ing not traders, but still thorough nlen
business, IL order to save any question ar>s.
III the remote future, made exact invento".
OF their respective belongings. down to .
uttel'most, smallest and most cracked cup"
saucer. TEcn they combined their collect
ana 'lnde Aazlewood Ho:.se curio,,s!y bs
tltul with paintings, china and bric-a-be
Ihls done. they settled down into quiet /
mestlc life, and kept their house as metha. |
caliy and carefully, and no doubt a g.ea
deal better, than any two old women co.,
have done.
VI course, with their cultivated tass
the'f general requirements, their cosnlopo!'a: +
experiences, and the many desirable trisai
they We're known to possess. the Talher.' /
standing in Oakbury was untleniabie Th-. I
were a credit to the neighborlo"! Al
might, had they not been to, good-hear1"l'
dream OF such proceeding, have snubl='
any one ct the families of position wita4
uI"a'''nS reprisals. 1t people laughed :,
their womanish ways, eifeminate procs
ings aud domestic economies, they war' |
nevertheless, always glad to entertain or
oe entertained by the Talberts. The late
need not be wondered at. The little dinn'.'
at hazlewood House were the pink of culina
ciVlllzatlon-the crystaiization ct retl'.
sastrcno'nic intelligence.
CHAPTER III.
AN ARGUMENT AND AN ARRIVAL
oh the night when the down train carr
tne goiden-ileaded child to Blarktown, =
lalbel't> had dined at home, without 70.
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