Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-06-30
A FAMILY AFFAIR
BY HUGH C0Nw Az,
<~tAor J''oallsd Baei' and "Durk Days'

them al laugh. Horaoc anil Hcfl-rt thankei
Heaven thsy were m, rsiicals
"But there are respectable raiioals, are
there NJ, r asksl Frank innccnuy.
"A few" saii Horwe. sai a. ths truth
~as h. vas obliged D. confcs that thcrv wcrS
one or two radicals q his acquaintance vhoss
s,rial p.n-ition rai.esi them above cunsidsra-
tion Of their political crrci. twas fault In
What was othcrwi-s a fairly well organissi
vrrli. Itwas q saiixfaction b. have Franks
vord that h. was ~, a raiioal They toll
hlm 20 grsvvly
.Ifancy Mr.. Carruthors u q communist"
.aid Beairics mi.ehievousiy.
Then my erTrcs-,icpinion = your shrcwd-
ness suffer-
''Bu, What are Jour visvs, Fnnkr ssi~i
Horace
II have nons IN particulAr. I am wiling
,o - gaislei ~ the test authorities-your-
.sivs-, for insiAncc Tell me Why yuu hais
rallicais sor
'Thcy arr D-ss-un- English"
"Ah nien dctest them. Wow you know
~hAi Am. lam English ArV yon Ensli-h.
Horaccr
Tl,ey told him rolemnly they bop~i and L..
iicvri thcy wcrc English % he t~clhons; /;
tat they toll themselves they wcrs English
mn with lnsular etcrc.ccnN- rlbl-si a by
forciC travd-
.Y,s. saiA Frank, ''iis grsai tl.ing 10 L.
English. Fcw people realm What u means.
a. mosi thoryughly.
'TAts right. All HorAo. lnFiis q ths
lAniowusr Aruclc, h Wa growing quite essy
at-u, h guos,.
"Iwoai1 pas Law y all rfHnk graysly,
mailing u t.rnal for any Rnglishman 10 olsarn
a word ofa forcign tongue. Every time an
Ensllsh chni conj jagaiss a FrcDch % German
verb b. rstaris ths mii,nnium
s.The Millennium r aid Roatricc ASionizl.e'i
"Ycs-my klaa q the miilsnnium-whic
A when tho whoia ovihn.i vurh Tssh
Tn.lish. n wc couh only c,nvrrse IN cur
own tongle. every nafi0n would D. forcsi b.
learn u, ami 80 hasten the happy DAY.
whersver ,ho English language ci-a go"i
fooflns. u conTuer,'
..Of opurus yoa sI-uak oaiy yoar o~n Ian
guar,7 faid hairtoe Shs va hy nD~ 80
tinx quito Interested
ia ny ignFanoe q vhAt ~as right
lsarns,l co 90 tso otlsrx ] am tying b
forr.i thsrn, bat I can't do 80
''weii In What ether way wouh Yea show
your Iatr.o,imr ask~l Houoc, vho ws
afnu~ci
"T~oulI cling b. every hit q forsisn and
ws aoriIrc,i. whcthsr cninsi by force frasd,
purrhase, 90 discovery. ! woulint think
wiethsr ~ IAii % hep Il o. NJ u must
tsncht The ort xinal owners 10 teoon'e Angii
oi.si AMI ~iua,evcr piarc !; 4. - Il surS %
coino In us,fui some day
NO vonder yoa bate rslicais, sail Her.
b-rt, aTTruvinziy.
well. What eiser Askcl Bsatrioc He
hal i..sn for the mo-t part addressing hs
rvrnsrks % her. - he hal a righi 20 A.s.
"Ists morc. But, ~ 40 Ars All - English,
LET no Ask yuu a question. ncsnt n ssnc-
tlsns. JAr upa your mini D. think that "
an, ol,hgel b. An0iut fan bic-iei Gernians a.
cur hngs AMI qussnsi How much English
~ II hAs tho princs In his Vsiusf
That was Vsry startling question. The
TaIl-rrts imin~ia,ely trgAn 20 run down
ti.e royal family tr,.. ffant took pieos q
brss.L
"tnshow you ~ an illustration, h. AID.
"Yoan 10 frightened Heros james tlls
Tirst. D. poiuis.l b. tn hrcasl Here = his
danghier ttoIh.A b. cat the brad IN half.
''Iier~s ts.lnso the firs,, " h. cut the broai
s.raln Heres George the hecoui. cutiing
again. "Herr'. Ceorgs the Third, cutting
again "Hervs Edwari. Duke of Kent, cut.
ting agAln. "Hcrrs the Qu.sn. God hss.s hsri
cuttlns a.aln. "Heres All.rt BdwArd,
hoavcn pfezervc him. He cut the trsad for
the lAss time. AMI sticking The tiny morsel
that r,mNns.i on fork, gravely handel u
D. hairioc
.'Itsa mortlfyinx state q thing, isn't IL"
h AL. 'far tho.s Who are - thorOughly
Hngli.h a. our~slvssi Don't you symTathise
With ths Jao,hltss. Miss Claus0ur
Il think you arc taking rank treA-nn,
ui Ha;ri,r Shs srarosly knss whsthsr
h. was In 81 O. earnest. ferhaf- hc didnf
kDow him-f
m diunrr pruf.r was Just over Whit
tsksr onme in with the crumb trush and
sueff away jams ! AMI his ds-cniAnts
thru. - The female siie. "A scun ~ the
vine va. piao..i ga the tahie the dor ~ss
o,.nol ami hitle Harry tro,tei into the
rcssn lie vas allowed 10 nlake his az
t.aTsncs for . few minutes At this tins
-henevcr ihsfo was n company The Tai
t.rts. r,msmlsring their theory, Put up
thsir oyc slAsss D. note The Ia,rnAl instinc,
thsir s-l,si nigh, display.
"Hsu.a'7 ~ cris-i ''aDother pleasant SUI
pri.r~ 10 douht be mcant to imply that
Mis- Ciauson's psc-.noc at Hardwood House
was the hrsi-
~Now. whoh thisr hs aAkei A. tho 10y
ran 10 Hatrloes siis. "Wll h come to met
am Tsally foni q chilircnH
Tesnfss.i by the irresistible hrihs Of grspx
the boy trotiei rouni Tho hhle FRANK
picked him NJ. kizci him, ucki.d him,
s,ruk.i his goilcn hair, ami admired him
grraily, but showed nons a thss emotions
which tho Tall.rtz imagined they would do
tect In fat, the way In which he met the
boy removed their ha-s uISTicions entirely.
They were glAi o. this. althoagh plunged
them lack into dArknesN They felt very
frienilly disp.sed towards their cusin and
were glad 30 b. able 10 think him ~ honof-
able a man a. them-lvrS frOeahly thrg
never rrally doubted this
~ In rvply 30 his question A. % who's
child this marry, laughing boy was, they tod
him the history q his appearance, AMI how
Bcairice had b.agged that he might ts kep, at
Hardwood Hoase.
Il don't wondor at it, sAd Prank. n
wish sous ons would sud me another Just
hks him.
Besirice gave him Q look u gratitude
Every word that conhrmcd hsr In po~-s~ion
Of the child was welcome 20 her. she bad
pot yet Looked at Mr.. Carruthen In any way
which csrricd cnotion with IT. Her glAncs
Nts a revelation TIL than be bad poidsa ct
whstd5k gray eyes could srprs~.