The Dillon tribune., 1885-06-06
,,;tb exquisite simplicity:

,.,,,ored with exquisite simplicity:
and ans~ld sso,,ld never think OF trusting our
I'VE s shs hauds of servants. MY brother
glas1 w s.s 70 It ourselves.
ana e.,ron sou the lady, who had marriageable
Tne'oupS ,yas no doubt keenly alive to the
sisters, a hor hosts were eligible bachelors,
fact tna. 1. ,.,os very sweet of them to take so
said; ...o,h1e:' but her husband, who heard
1nacn as.;on u and the answer, burst into tit
the qus.strollable laughter. His was low,
OF ooor,u,onplace mind, utterly unable to
coarse, .,o IDEAL from the material. To such
dNai;rc dNesO nature the picture Of these two
sh hrawnv men washing and rubbing
sl1a ,r. and costly glass seemed intensely
'V1neT ma.s Ta,hercs she we'd n" signs OF annoy
lno .hav even smiled gravely in response t.,
ance ,..r | mirth: but Hardwood House knew
.hat person no more
n'.Y s.. ~, n his kind. I1nluckily, in spite of
u;s fanlts. his position in the county was not
~ ~ ha despised, and more unl'lcklly ne pos
l.s.od a certain amount of hlmor OF the low
., ssss He was brutal enough to nickname
sa.1. 's friends the ''Tabbies," and, appropriate
~, ~ MT the name chung to them, and will
=. ;,r ,r for ever and ever. This Is but another
.i"s uaes ~ how careful mar should be in the
rla,oction Of his friends.
Although tonight the glass was as radiant
ovor. there was at present no one to admire
a. :. .ove its owners and caretakers. BY virtue
y, I h;s wear of seniority. Horace Talhert sat
~ the head Of the table. '"t was at his
roht hand. The tw" h' 's'e strangely
,I .its hoth in figure ana ..>e. They wers
s"a,yr.hai,el men, with long, straight noses,
O.u .a,no serious eyes, rather arched eyebrows,
.ad average fo,eheads. Each wore a we'll.
.ant . heard and mlstache, the beard clipped
',a.o and terminating in point at the chin
>. fashion which suited their long, oval faces
r.n,arkably we'll, and, perhaps, added q kind
- oid. world courtiness to their general ap-
,.oronce. Their looks may be summed up
ty saving that the Talberts were men who
,ra felt ought to possess a picture gallery of
;;s+;nonished ancestors. The absence Of such
dasvahlo possession seemed !, ,,aartless
.veak Of nature.
The room in which the brothers We're sitting
yas furnished with bold mixture Of modern
and antique. Where comfort and utility We're
the first consideration, the modern prevailed:
rhprc Or11dlleIlC VI uNOFdClOll liAt lC t)c SUB
oNed. the antique. often the grote:1ue antique.
aas re!lad into rr1'.S'tlnn. TN the high.
srvn. ',,ann !"'.". -i."A! i>-!-.,-a' 5ronze
rsses with bi1ocuv dragons creeping round
them, and gaping, grinning kylins, who
looked mockingly and fearlessly ut the fierce
metal monsters. They knew--oll china
figures know more than people suspect-thai
the dragons were welded to their vases more
ivefragibly than Prolnetheus to his rock.
Here and there was plate of rich-colored
doissonne enamel, a piece Of Ean!sin china, d
specimen Of old brass work, bracket of rea!
old carved oak, an antique lamp, or some
other article dear to the collector. Some halt
adozen medun-sized but valuable paintings
hung upon the walls. The floor was covered
bya sober-hued Persian carpet, and Of course
aroarng fire filed the CRATE.
The Talberts looked very grave-as grave
and solemn as Roman fathers in high debate.
They were indeed, discussing weighty mat.
ter After an interval of silence, Herbert
rose and walked to his brothers side. The
two looked critically down the table. They
went to the bottom and looked up the table
They went to the sides and looked across the
table; they even sent glances diagonally from
corner to corner.
ut is certainly q great improvement" said
Horace with Quiet trirmOh