Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-06-23
A FAMILY AFFAIR
BY HUGH CoNw Az,
lutaOr er"caa,d Bocl- and "Durk Duy.'

lstaOr % r"Caiisd Baci- and "Dork Duys'
fContinueil
whcthcr eligible 90 not l. n matter Ne mus
Discover by AMI by.
Boatrice entering the Library one mornin.
early In August found her unclss IN high con
claye. Sho saw az once that sosncthlng hal
hapf-nc.l, ami for tho momcnt feared 10 hsai
that the r,d cuuant tlly rcccntly male frou
their own rcoipt, ami almost under thcir owI
up-rvision, hal turned mouldy. II vas ~
that Mis- Clauson was particularly fond o
r,sl currant lilly, hcr foar~ were simply ~
accuunt a tho distrs-s such a caiastrufh.
would cau-c her uneis~' kindly natures How
ever, tho matter vGs Mt ~ -'rious ~ N
imagined
Uncle Horace hADdci hor an oI.n letter
Read that my dear, AMI tell IA how ",
shall answer it, She rial the following;
"ncar Mr. TAitsrti You AMI your bruthe'
have SEVERAL tims- asksi ne 10 Iay you .
visit. May come for a week or two thi
vacationi | am rather kno.kcd up b. har,
work, ami my doctor tells mo had tsttci
sI.nd -nuie time In quict piacc la thc oCuniry
So l rcmcmlsrui your lind invitAtion. and Il
quite cOnvcnicnt b. you vouh oome straight
from Onfori 81 your hou-'. Of cour,e, al
though rather ovcrworkci. I am not an In
valid, or shnuld ut think ~ trs.FAoing ol
you. Yours slnorrcly. Prank CarruihcrsT
"Who i Prank Carruthsr,f u askci leatris,
"Some relation b. us, 4 h. notf'
Ills mother vas my fathers half.sl.i.r.r -
What relation dos that make him b. ne r
Herlsrt strokci his bard and grapphs
~lth The prohlsm. 'lle mus, b. your halt
dnt couan once removed. b. all Al Last
"EKactly o.. All Honoc
This y.int t-inE ssttlci. Mis- Clau@n ~
lu.sicl further information aiput Mr. Car
ruihsrx Thcrvupon Ilorarc wsnt into family
history. ~hich u vii I-ri.AI- D. better Zoe u,
a. lo.k up On cur O~n aooUunt On such
ovadons H1raoe sas APT 90 tcNne rAtheI
proy.
Oll Tall.rts hAlf-sisier. vho was suns
yuaIs youngcr than hinl-.lf. mArrici. jus'
l-furo tho uo,s-sful Cup oano a. a mar
nAmod Car-lihsr. Il was NJ groat match
and II NJ. Caruthcn found dsmestlc blhl
it was vel that he maio his matrimonial ar
ranggnouis b,fors the ''l.osn' IN oll. tolaoco
cru o. whatever it va sni nr. Talb.rt q
nAEswuoi isoas Gna c'unty sstety. lied
b. defcrr,.l u I'll thsn The chsnoci are thAi
NJ Tait.rt wouI have insisted "a his ds,er
doing better. for Canaihers had only q
moderate fKei incoms a. manager - sofns
works In thc north
Rou<how after her mArriAgc his hAlf-sxtsf
siipp~i away from Mr.. TAbsrt's LIFE A.
Whole sisters AMI bruthers - often do ths
sane this fact l. not asionshing Mr
Carruihsrs hai several children but ons
after Ano,hcr they dicl o. she wrote D.
her hAlf hroiher announcing the birth 90
the death q each Ne answered. her letieT'
In q congraiuiatory or ounsoiatory way a.
tho orcaaon required Thls wAs ahout AL
a., cofr,-.r1nl.snos which pAsssi between
them Whcn Hura aud H. bort WI,
lanky ioys Ia Eton D. kcts AMI ruuni coilar
Prank Carruihcrs was hurn, AMI actually
livci long on1ugh togive promis' ~ grow ING
up Inio,,i. hs faihor brf1rc h. iioi sas
bis only surviving child a sirarplng young
fcllow = cvcntccn.
Mr. Carrlthers iofi his Nilow an annuity
for l.fs AMI fcw hunlnsls In roady money.
shs LIVED vel within hcr lnosue sna er
pendcl her oapitAl In finishing her son's elu.
cation. Shc may have hai some n 81 Tai
hsrts views q things In gcnsrai, alihough
lackinS his mans u carrying them cut
Anyway 10 mt her by o. Orfori
There, for throc ~ four terms, b. tshavel
disgrasfuly
lie gos into s-raprs, dificul'lcs AMI debt.
So far. indecd, into tho last that hls moihci
for the fni ani ouly time In her llie applet
o. Mr.. Tailert for aeis'anoc This was given
rsAdly. ani The young man was onos mor,
~, "a straight
Then suAlcniv Mn. Carruthars diei out
% hcr annuity she hAi Ayci enuush oach
Year % Iaya prcmlum u AsurAncc, AMI
frAnk. when iust twenty yons, f0uni TIA, her
foresight All love pat him In po<--sion oi
some seventeen hundred punk
Whatever hls faults might have bcsn be
Vas TasionAteiy attAched % hs mother.
Her daath socmel % make a changed man u
him. lie Immediately pAi bAck Mr.. fal-
hrrts ioan-hs,tcr stili. b. went b work Ike
. shor~,-an intsilectaAl horsn, u oourse. Tho
oonsquence was that 10 hccams one - the
N, shining lights q hk year, AMI va IN
duo time rewarded by a fellowship.
This was Lucky; f1r after having reIaii Mr.
Table, b. bal only enough money ~ u
carry him D. Tie col u hls Oxford oour-A
Eventually b. setti.i down - try and
make bis living. ~ augment Tie emolumcnts
q his Fellowship. a. an oxford 'ooach Al
that particular time the supply - coachos
was tsyoni tho demAni, - for rouie yoafs In
gite q his brilliant Fepu,Aiion, pas-engers-
% pupiis-were fsw But BE- stuck d. The busi.
o.. ard latterly bal tsan given A. much,
even more, than he could uAnage liencc
the overwofk
All this Uucle Horace told lieAtrioo In his
own fAshion-ai etcept the willoat cpl-o'ic
That Wa pat ami gunc; Prank was nov n
saocs,ssful man, .o his youthful sins might IL
forgotten.
Ioatrics until nov know nothing about her
fractional oousin. An Intermittent and lam
gushing corryspondcnoe bad existed between
Der mother AMI MrA Carruthers, but uPon
tho death a his hr.t wife sir MAingay had
nOt the least interest ln kccplng up any form
q relationship with MrA CaruiherS II Is
doubtful whether he even knew q her exist
enoe The TAll.ris. Who were FAR too proud
% disown any q her kin, bad met the Young
man several timcs AMI had hked What they
hal sen u him They hAd asked him %
Oakbury. AMI after ercusns hirn-ef once OF
twice be- was now coming thcre.
"Is he a clergymAnf asked boatrtce
"He must H.. a suppo-e."
"No,T Said Herbert lie never took
orders -he fellowship h. holds DID not
make that indlsT.snSable.r
''They ought all 20 b Ike that, said
Boatrioo Mon Oushtnt 10 be for,ed or
bril.d b. enter the church. Besides, con
tinned she, they ought not b make man
give UP bis fellow snip ben he usarries. just
A. he wants more money they take u from
him. lie must either give up his wife o. his
income
Mis Clanson Was growing quite a philo-
sopher on the aibjcct q marriage she
4oks about IL a. II IL were an impo-ibiliiy
that she her-elf would ever 10 interested In
the matter.
"My dear,- sAid uncle Horane, gallAntly.
81 don't think a man would consider two hun
lred Year a great sacrifce II you were In thu
question
she smiled family at tho compliment.
'aStlll the system must H. had, abe said 1T
might Lead 10 all sorts a unhAppinosS A
man might keep his marriage a dead secret
might MT marry at all. An sorts q mi-sry
might result"
'You may D. sure, said Hrtsrt, what
i Is best
"Eractly -, sAid Horsce
IL am sure IL q lad, (" shs said, decisively.
Ms ClAuson must have been In adyanoe u
her day, the authorities now having In a
great MEASURE adopted her views AMI changed
the system
shall We write ami tel him 10 come r
.sked Horaoe 1T won't b. any annoyanos
toyour
"why should IL be-~hAt differcnce VIII u