The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-10-01
CHAPTER XIII,


After the two great crimes Of "rcmoynq
the landmarks Of the constitution 10 pOndor
20 the un~cy, and not wiping uno's shoes
the ono mn imperial, the other domestic hn,
yet equally gr0yo=un unpunctunlity NJ table
was the most hoinous olIonso In the 0y@ OF
Horace aud Herbert, Without being exactly
g0urmnnds th0y liked their food cooked 20 u
turn Most bachelors who have turned 40
exhibit the same liking, 1ho1albcrts took
great deal Of trouble about their cuisine, aud
expected 10 ho rewarded by finding every.
thing from the Nlt 10 tho ,nlmon, ~ 10
should be- Such n matter az hNrd,hcartCd
potato was all but unknown NJ their table
and would have formed the subject for
court of inquiry, aud, II needed, a revision
pf kitchen utonglG
Az their refined dinner parties II was un,
Acrstood that after n certain time Of grace no
ono was 10 ho waited for II wng their theory
that keeping several guolp whiting for ono
lAggnrd was breach ut uOllI"u'sI There
were uulind people who yl'n UHlt ihn broth
~ would break this rilO for lord, They
wrunggl our friends, They would have
wniJod for no one undOr the rank Of u duke
or M lnngt mNrquis
So HAT when Whitaker having struck tho
resonant gong and 80 proclaimed that lunch
was ready, tnn minutes passed. hy without
Bcolrircs responding 10 lts hoapiInhc sum.
mons, n is mo- wonder that Horace aud llur-
bort began tu loo', grave The soup was on
the tables Wnitnl,or wng waiting his mas.
terra cpumnull llr, whotrom long nUucIH.
llon, fou lho situation ns much NJ tloy did
looked absolutely sympathetic Although ho
had mo- ic1son Couppp.o hor stone deaf ho
Vcutulol to suggest Jhnt Mise ClOugun had
not heard tlo gong
Tue beauty Of the Taberts' character was
that polItoncW invariably WIumphol over
principle punotua.lty was here the prin'
ciple, u wNg outraged, yet forced for n whilo
10 submit, Horace forbade n repeated SUM
mons, mud they actually waited another i've
minutes before they sont WHITAKER 10 In.
qulro for Miss Clauaon, Whitaker reported
that Miss Causon, tho nurse aud the little
boy Ind gone out Immediately after break
fast aud Ind not yet returned,
"Thon the nursery dinner will 10 spoiled,
too said Horace sadly, ~ ho seated himself
ana ladlcd out the soup, Horace, with his
kind heart, tot for any one who was doomed
10 suirdr from n spoiled dinner
Altor solemn lunch the brothers waited
for while In tho dlning.f0om They OK.
poclod oyery moment that Beatrice would
appear, Thoy did not Of course mean 10
soold bor, but wore prepared 10 say fcw
words Of mild romonstranco, 10 show her,
In fact, how the had example Of unpunctuol'
Ivy must dcmoraliEo an establishment,
But us Beatrice did not appear the we'll
meant little lecture thoy were tacitly pro
pairing turned into open expressions OF won
dor ~ 10 why ber morning ramble should bs
20 protracted. Perhaps sho had gone some.
whore 10 lunch. Perhaps something Ind
happened, Just as they had reached this last
stage OF superstition, Whitaker brought In y
telegram, II was from Beatrice and sent
from Oxford Circus. We are IN bondcn-it
ran--do not be uneasy will write tonight.
They were greatly surprised, and maryeled
on what errand could sho have gone 10 Lon.
don't No doubt II wns NIL right bhe had
most litely gone 30 bor fathers Perhnp
bir Maingay was H. Beatrice might hay,
Intercepted telegram aud impulsivoly
started oil nj once, hut why take tho child
and tho nursei Whyi There they wero
unable 10 make head or tail of the matter, 10
could only walt for the mornings post
"Beatrice might have been more explicit"
said Horace, looking At tho telegram once
more,
"Yes,n said Herbert, "she had nine words
10 spare"
"Teegrams are ono Of the pests OF modern
life,n continued Horace "People dash Off
these ill,worded, unpunotuated phrases In.
stead Of proper letter. No one can write n
decent letter now
Horace, who had the gift Of writing pecu-
liarly well.constructed and elegant, II rather
boo lengthy, epIstles, felt heenly on the ten.
dency Of the age 30 conduct its correspond.
ence by means Of short, swapping sentences,
after the manner OF Mr.. Mordle's style OF
talking
II hope pbe will be back soon" said Her
bert Frank COMES 10 us the day after To-
morrow
''lle Ia 10 good health now, lint her
"Bplendid, believe"
"Theu think we can give him the '5s this
time--the 47is growing low"
This was not meenness. II was but the
caution wise man exercises over his cellar
BESIDES, who could complain Of the delicate