The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-07-11
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no horror III the accusation.
"Young ladies' should not read The Latter
DAY, - SAID Frank,
Synonymous writer's should not nIisquoto,'
/ retortod Bna rice,
But did you write it, Frank asked Ner.
bert,
The two brother, looked the picture OF anx'
iety. Fran, laughed.
"NIiss Clauson is horribly ACUTE" he said.
Therefore they all understood that Mr..
| Carru,hrrs was the author of the article in
| question, an article which, from the bold and
original views it ventilated, had attracted a
! great deal of attention. Horace and Herbert
| looked aghast.
Frank said tho former in a solemn
! voice, ''you must be a radical"
"You must, ~ said Herbert sorrowfully.
Even the respectable Whitaker, WHO Lad
| listened to the conversation, pulled long
! face. and seemed to say to himself "he must
| be a radical That his masters cousin
| should 50 disgrace the family was very lis
tressing.
son dear, no =" said the culprit. "lm not
are you, Horace"
The utter alsurdity Of the question made
them all laugh. Horace and Herbert thanked
! Heaven they were not radicals.
"But there arc respectable radicals, are
| there not (" asked Frank innoccntly.
"A few said Horace. Sad n the tI1l,h
was he was obliged t. confess that there were
| one or two radicals Of his acquaintance whose
| social poition raised them above considcra-
ton of their political creed. TWAS fauls in
what was otherwise n fairly wcll-organl2ed
world II was a satisfaction 10 have Franks
word that he was not II radical They told
! him 50 graycly.
'Ifancy Mr.. Carruthers is communist
said Beatrice miSchievousy.
''Thcn my expressed opinion of your shrewd-
ness suffers
"But what are your views, Frank" asked
| Horace.
| 81 have none in particular. | am willing
10 be guided by the be uthorities--your-
selves, for instance. Tell me why you hate
radicals So"
"Thcy are sO--so-un- English
"Ah. Then / detest them Now you know
what am. am English. Are you English,
Horace
! They told him solemnly they hoped ana be-
Hevcd they were English TO the backbone;
but they told themselves they were English
men with inS,lar excre, cences rubbed oif by
| foreign travel.
| yes said Frank, otis a great thing to be
English Few people realize what it means.
do most thoroughly
THAT'S right, said Horace lns,ite of the
landowner article, he was growing quite easy
about his guest.
81 would pass n law said Frank gravely,
"making it penal for any Englishman to learn
word Of foreign tongue. Every time an
/ Enyl;-b chilli gpuiuuotas 81 French German
verb he retards the millennium"
1.-THE millennium !" said Beatrice, astonished.
"Yes-my idea Of the millennium-which
L. when the whole civilized world speaks
ENGLISH. If we could only converse in our
own tongue. every nation would be forced to
learn it, and 50 hasten the happy day.
Wherever tho English language gets a good
footing, it conquers."
"Of course you speak only your own Ian
yuagem said Beatrice. She was by now get
ting quito interested.
ain my ignorance OF what was right |
! learned one or two others. | am trying to
forget them, but | can't do So"
"Well, in what other way would you show
your patriotsmE asked Horace, who was
| amused.
Il would cling to every bit Of foreign land
purchase, or discovery. L wouldn't think
whether it paid to keep it or not 1t must
benefit the original owners to become Angli-
,ssd aud whatever place it is, it is sure to
come in useful some day"
"No wonder you hate radicals said Her
bert, approvingly.
''Wcll, what else" asked Beatrice He
| had been for the most part addressing his
remarks to her, SO she had right to ask.
"Lots more But, a we are all SO English,
let mo ask you question. Doesn't it some
times jar upon your mind to think that we
are obliged to anoint full-blooded Germans as
our kings and queens' How much English
blood has the prince in his yeins"
| That was very startling question. The
| Ta.bcrts immediately began to run down
! lie royal family tree. Frank took a piece of
bread.
I'm show YOU by IN illustration" he said.
"Noul DO frightened. Here's James the
| First - he pointed 10 the bread. Here is his
| daughter Soph.a,n h cut the bread in half.
"Icres Gcorgr the First, hs cut the bread
again. Here's George the Second" cutting
again. "ilerc's George tho Third cutting
again. "Herc's Edward, Duke of Kent, " cut
| ting again. Heres the Queen, God bless her!'
cutting again. Here y AlbetJ IAONdiu,
heaven preserve him" He cut the bread for
the last time, aud sticking the tiny morscl
that remained on fork, gravcly handed 1t
| to Beatrice.
Its notifying state Of things isn't it,
he said, 'fcr those who are SO thoroughly
English as oursclycs' Don't you sympathize
with the Jacobites, Miss Clausonf'
Il think you are talking rank treason"
sad Beatrice. She scarcely knew whether
he was in Jest or earnest. Perhaps no didn't
know himself.
The dinner proper was just over. Whit
taker came in with tho crumb brush and
swept away James l. and his descendants
through the female side. As soon as the
wine was placed on tho table the door was
opened and little Harry trotted into the
room. He was allowed to make his APP
pearancs for fow minutes at this time
whenever there was no company. The TAI
berts, remembering their theory, put up
their eye glasses to note the paternal instinct
their guest might display.
"IIallool' he cried, 'another pleasant sur
prise" No doubt he meant to imply that
Miss Clauson's presence at Hazlewood House
was the first.