Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-10
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men with whiskers and mustaches.
Probably they had not returned home he
fore l went to bed on the night before.
H. was a relief To me TO find that they APP
pcared 70 greet me as II were au ordi-
nary parsonage. AS both seemed inter
ested in trout-nshing and boating talked
TO them without shyness. and felt hattered
when. on departing TO their Offices, the
younger promised TO take me to the opera
In the evening. Mr. Grace, who was
probably beginning 60 take life easily,
fingered over the breakfast table. He
drew out the letter OF the preceding night
aud reopened Il.
sIiow old are you, Mr.. Phlip?n he
asked, LAYING IL beside his plate for refer
ence la case OF need.
81 was fourteen last spring.
"Fourteen onlyl You look older--i
thought your father was making mis-
take. And so you are TO go TO Harrow"
This ,Sns news TO me-wclcome news,
| am ashamed 10 saw. I told Mr.. Grace
20. lie referred to the letter.
HYes. he snys SO plainly enough; this
term n NJ can he managed I must see
what can he done. No doubt IL may be
difficult TO arrange, but we must try
ssBut am not to 10 home tiratr"
nI do not rend his instructions SO; Iet
rhIlip enjoy himself and see what is III;
then send him 10 Harrow That IL how
read it,
.tThen shall not sec him for months.
OH tnuHt % home dratn
M Ne, n 49, ~ n IonSod AZ me crayely
sryo,r yvtah h very credltable, highly be-
coming NAV say. But think, Mr..
l,hilin you had hotter follow your fathers
onnmsnds ~ tbe letter Speakipg for
nvseIf should nrefer 10 do 20, as MIR,
Ncy,ia'laa remetnber bim-is a man
vvhn. when Nc says Go, expects that the
vecioinnt ~ Tire mandate goethu
mite sareed with him, and made no
fn1ther ohiection.
ssYonr father IA A strange man, con-
timed Mr.. Grace. ostirring the coffee
o,,n,,nds IN Ma SIM In a meditatiye way.
ssS stranae man. and in using that ex.
,,rassinn wish 10 imply that
,fhint him Nm uncommon man, You
,v;iI Ma ~ vou grow older that he is
differeut IN many ways from most people
I,v ,nnat ,nonle moan the generality of
,o.n,fius Stiil sbould saw from his
letter,i -nnfnldin, IL again and referring
IN ,,rectainnia a,le--i,that he was eX-
f,emeiy fond of Won. SOFT NAV be he
Wishes 10 snve youboth the main Of anoth.
~ nartins, },
Far M want OF a better, accented this
ce,,,anation but nv ewes were fearful
.rr uafI II
,,nn,'e.ais,s narse ~ tbe conjunction.
s.ns,.. an desiro J'yin;nr To- attire
t!msnit ~ hia oest and accompan,
mi, III 4hT Objects 81 Interest wiioi
& s,n,d ,adf Arst Of all wish TO visit
aud ~ cairAe. inspect. We can spar,
ywininr vefy well to-day, and he Is
r..aneot9hJ,s,nnn NOT without education
would come mysclf but have appoint
mcnts cannot wen breik without caus
nv Inconvenience annoyance
othors
Then SIR. Grace went about his bust
meas. md shortly afterward rwining mp
nenrsd ana took me under his Hing--
mnat lrteernachnble. correctly plumage,
VIM X ,yas 80 We'll dressed and 70
snecfah,e did no apnear, that anyone VIII
nofIced ,s must nave supposed as TO be-
to,yn-hyed uncle showing countr
nephew Whist wns worth seeing in Lon
don. Twinng was polite, but patrouizln
eivii hnt rondescendjnr. The expires
a,on-his face bore OF having thorough
done this long ago somewhat married M
eniayment until I became ueed TO Il
whist mo lions Of London most worth
81 inspecting seemed, IN his opinion
the t3aiety and Criterion restaurants, an
other promising cubs OF the sam
hr,oa 10 The credit OF his head an
hrart. / INST say that, as far as was COZ
uernod, Ne strongly recommended lemon
eae az Ginger beer as the most refrcshin
ANA nalatable beverage; regrettng IN.
IN unfortunate disposition 10 natulenc,
which he expressed BY monosyllab
harm nrevented him from INDUCING IN
liLa cxhllaratIna aud harmless draugh
ana compellec him, against his Will, I
ln,blbe more nourlshing nuids for h
Alnmacb,s sake. Knowing, In theory, u
action 81 alcohol on the human Tram
and having read a,scientiac discourse Q
Inc yarions stages OF incompetence, WI
not surprised, upon our return 10 Russo
sunare. "a learn that Mr.. Twining ha
teuud himself so Knocked up by his u
seual exertlons that he felt compelled
retife 10 he'd aud deputo his duty OF wal
iur M tilnner to female servant On q
Whole, fauclcd my sightseeing hf
nrttor be done without his respectful
aid
f,ne ,yaV and another, managed 70 81
Al, nc stock sights. Sometimes with NJ
trace. sometimes with Mrs. Grace, som
times With the g0od-natured young me
their sonss hut oitcncr by myse
i,saNsed AZ WAS 10 have companio
being aione was such a natural state
tII,nus Tor me that was happy III my Sc
itary investigations. But tho create
sIaht 81 ali 10 me was the people, u
wondcfful. Mevor.ceasng stream Of m
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