Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-07-17

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They dined at Ct round table.
II think, as we are cousins, we had better
use the Christian name simply"
This was great concession on their part
Only persons like Lady Bowker, who had
known them from boys, called the Talberts
by their Christian Names
''Thank you" said Frank. "Now enlighten
me as to my relationship to Miss Clauson"
Herbert explained the matter.
SsHalf first cousin once removed. An I'M
known quantity. If I were mathematician
would try to express it in figures. 1t doesn't
seem much, but it's better than nothingn
Beatrice felt sure this young man meant to
include her in the arrangement justmade with
her uncles. She was wrong; it was many
days before be called her anything except
Miss Clauson. Love always should begin in
q most respectful manner
Then the Talberts, who had the l1nack of
always interesting themselves in their guests
affairs, and who were, moreover, capital
listeners, asked him questions about his life at
Oxford.
''Lifer' he said; cit can scarcely be called
| Life All term time from nine in the morning
to nine at night try to fill up vacuum
created by nature, but which nature does not
seem to abhor- young fellows brains. You
look upon a tutors calling as rather an intel
lectual one, don't you?'
NATURALLY we do"
''Then be undeceived A man who keeps q
shop requires far greater gifts He has a
variety of things to sell, and variety of
customers to send away equipped with what
they want. My customers are all the same
my wares don't vary. I assure you, Miss
Clauson, the dull, level stupidity of the typi-
cal undergraduate is appalling"
| 'Then it needs a clever man to improve
them"
| perhaps so-but clever in what? Not in
learning. Clever in knowing what they are
likely to be asked in examination. Clever in
cutting off all superfuous work. AS for the
learning, the tutor need only be page ahead
of his pupil, and that does not constitute a
supreme effort. Did you ever see firework
manufactorys"
He asked Beatrice this. Tt seemed sudden
departure from the subject. Of course she
had never seen firework mandatory.
| swell, they ram this and that into the
empty cases. So do I. Saltpetre- Latin,
Sulphur-Greek. Charcoal history. Balls
| of colored fre-various information. ram
and ram. The case is full and in place. The
examiner applies the match and looks for the
result. Then
''They burst in the wrong place." said
Beatrice slyly. She was amused.
'Yes-many of them-bu1st and scatter
the unburned charge to the winds in ludic-
rous manner. Some, of course, fly straight
and only come down like sticks after fulfill
ing their appointed tasks"
"But some succeed like yourself" said
Horace.
'My dear Horace!" Frank fell into the
Christian name arrangement with the great
est ease. "The more see of undergraduates
the humber grow. I was successful, but if
my competitors were like those coach it's
nothing to be proud Of"
Yet your learning brings these pupils to
you"
mot bit of it. I have l1nack of bring
ing dull fellows on, that's ALL"
And perhaps the reason why you get all
the dull fellows" said Beatrice.
There's something in that" said CAR
ruthers, laughing.
''You read Latin" said Frank, suddenly
turning to Beatrice.
eyes. How could you tella'
He laughed and gave her one of his quick
glances.
There is little line between your brows-
very little one. Young ladies always knit
their brows when they study hard. Latin for
a lady is hard study"
"Other things besides study bring lines"
said Beatrice, rather coldlY
"Yes-trouble. But you can have had
none. Pride may bring them. You are
proud, but not severely proud So I am
right"
Certainly this young man was presuming
Beatrice, half displeased,, said nothing
Wont you have some more champagne
Frank?' said Horace, noticing the young man
declined Whittaker's mute offer of refilling
his glass.
''No, thank you. I drink very little, al
though your wine is enough to shake the
sternness of an anchorits.'"
''That is Byron, is it not?" asked Herbert.
byron misquoted, said Beatrice quietly.
Frank gave her quick glance.
"Are you sure?" he said.
"Certain. looked it up Last week. It is
tsaintship' not sternness.' J"
81 looked it up some months ago. No:
remember, I couldn't find the book, SO trusted
to my memory, was wrong it seems''
"Homer sometimes mods, said Horace
Beatrice was looking rather inquisitively
ton for2n she asked.
"For-something Or another-I forget now.
As soon as am allowed to work my brain I'll
try and remember"
"Don't trouble-I know. I saw the mis-
quotation last week"
Frank shrugged his shoulders.
''Of course, you wrote the paper" contin-
ued Beatrice
"You are provokingly acute, Miss Clau-
SON."
''What did Frank writer asked Horace.
Beatrice smiled. She felt she was now 60
ng to take her revenge for Mr.. Carruthers'
temark about the Latin.
"That paper in The Latterday Review on
landowners responsibilities, she said de-
,nl1ralv.
'Nonsense, Beatr1cel Frank couldn't have
written that. Did youg' continued Horace,
more doubtfully, seeing his guest manifested
no horror at the accusation.
"Young ladies should not read The Latter
day" said Frank
Anonymous writers should not misquote,"
retorted Beatrice.
"But did you write it, Frank?' asked Her
bert
The two brothers looked the picture of anx-
iety. Frank laughed.
'Miss Clauson is horribly acute" he said.
Therefore they all understood that Mr.,
Carruthers was the author Of the article in
question: IN article which, from the bold and
original views it ventilated, had attracted a
great deal of attention. Horace and Herbert
looked aghast.
Crank" said the forl1asr in a solemn
voice, ssyou must be radical"
"You must, said Herbert sorrowfully.
Even the respectable Whitaker, who had
listened to the conversation, pulled long
fo"A and seemed to saw to himself she must