New-York tribune., 1886-08-22
J1MPING TO A CONCLUSlON'


eu,erprising owner OF a puDhc -ho1Se 1'
- s,,h commanding corner posiuon. Oh
=, ,,rnmit of the Garth mound the gaze VI,
w. over an unopposed range Oh corn ~
c,"adows. woodlands cleaning hahiietS ions
,a;nd-swcpt reaches OF chaik-do"n CHI oi1" az
wlhus u III aynre cincture of the ocean. Clvlil-
on OIL ~ as represented by tho ubiquitous steam
Iar. ,,.e and smart red-Mick Queen Anne Vilas'
W. rasnnc lodging house keepers nan no' a.
o., Generated TO Chadbury. lhouSh Vlsi'cd,
au,iing summer by an cnncnt aichcoioSI.an
Ia.,, intent on ransacking and research IL had
ovsca.neJ the eve of the sscat plcnieking puphc.
10 blackcacd turf. no broken ginser-o occi
;o,,IeS ~ or caddirg corks and STRIVING papers
ovd scattered orange peel BETRAYED the picsc1lsc me-
oa AIRY and his Dnah out for day' inc
only human habitalons ioT mlleT ronha d ,;tIi Nil
the farmhouse al the foot OF the htii ana HUN
cottage nctlOg in the hollow.
Harriet Johnson and Helen Gorlng. the Two
,,j;cs who occupied one of the co>cy bay-win-
dowcd sittng-rooms set aside for the use oi
s,,r,,,er boarcrs ut the farm, had hitherto
ie.Isrd together in the stufy apartments OF
Ji~ev LGcdon suburb. The former was an
elderly art-studcnt whose pictures had not d,
vet. been accepted by aught but inc StinSicNV
of dealers The latter who was spcndmg hc'
yaca'ior at Chadbury. was tcachcr ~ nc' 'si gu
bo,ing high school Mis-, GOriNg was Young
r,snap we'll vcrscd i'm all the sm> AMI olog'c'
Of the day. holding advanced views allSi "a: Da'
w;o anil Spcnccr and equally advaccu opi
ions as TO the ultimate destiny oi nor scl' "a
authority ON evolution and cnvlronin'Tl', az
the survival of the fiitcst an socr'l p ., i1b
idIs Glnd srpcrstitionS Of an cnete i'aNt-Wilh
starry blnc ewes fTiNecd by desc black la,hcs'
a Iclicatc complexion Ike dog-rosc. anu an,
hurn hair strcakcd with mulutudinouS go,u
thread. like the twisted sunbeamS ~ orook.
she was totally devoid of the romance wilh
which hcr fricn1 was brimming over. Nova
DAYS orc must look for sentiment TO nc od'
,ot IN IN, children of the Iron Age of Science
The fair reader who dropped The sympathetic
tca, over 'Laia' a"d The Corsair, and Inc
Firc-wor>hippers.' has for dcsccndant plai-
tical yonng person who prefers hcatlSe on
sanitary laws to the finest lyi1c ever pcnfc,L
Fcr tbc ,rst. Helen GoriNg was q good, hald,
working gil who sent liberal insalmcnts OF
her slender salary to augment he hal-pay 1h
which a wdow-lady ard three ht'Ic BOYS , SUP
sisted in shabby gcnicel G0,rgr III Gm'tI, ~
In the winter. Chadbury Ill., Swcp, ny inc
buricarc from The sea, by binding snowSt0'mN
and in-driving rain torrents. must nave OC'ti
bleak and dcsOlatc to degree bht on lniS
majestic August day it seemed INC enoSI neS,r
chasing each other over lis thlnly slopes. and
tbc level country beneath bathcd IN yellow
olor,. After settling hcrsclf aid her shady hat
"a. a camp-StOul bchind a tall easel, on WHOSE
c,pvas .bc vainlv cndcavoIcd 10 portray pcr-
non Of the magnificent panorama un oiled Al hci
foot Mis- Harriet WIS row lost IN one oi hcl
;r,uo.sill, ,lay dreams of spCNdid pictures IA
vel nudrawn) acccpcd by Il grateful Acado my
las vct nnbUnl Meanwhile her Young coHnpan-
ion. ~ an antiquarian ecstasy up ana fo4hd
Tho harrow. had wandered down the further
side where The litr cottage sheltered itScli
rrIcr the shonldci of The hill She had tapped
aod chpcd with her geological hammer and
Observed ihc salient features OF The scene IN nc
note book hciwccn whose pages She ca"luiN
pressed a rarc mouNau plant lanonng me
uoddng haicbcl- comparatively unworthy
of a hoianit's regard. however ccn'lcan then
tint Presently she awakened 20 the fact thai
her excursion undcr the hot August sun han
rendered her excessively thirsty. Tho cottage
ricfurcsqucly deli ghtful To an artists eve with
is steep thalchcd roof and whitcwa>hcd wall
possessed for an archaeological mind full OF the
waitlcd huts of primitive epoch III 'iclN inc
uthtarian advantage Of poSsi bly, ahordINg hcf
n I1irk of water 4 venerable peasant, whose
white locks stIaycd in patIlarchal fashion or
an arcadan and aUtiquated scnock- -hock, sat on
n three legged stool in the doorway baSkng III
the srN. Leaning hi> arms on his ciutchcS. ne
surveyed The young lasly with a smile of en-
couraging hcncvOlcncc. In the dim Dutch IN
terror a woman was washing, iii a capaclOu,
,cl tub the mltiiarionS clothes that Will
cyc<tually ioin their comrades on the Inc a
the hack of the house where they tu"g parti-
colo'ed strcamcrs in the high wcst wind.
Can Won obligc m with glass Of water Y
A. the woman with preliminary wipe on he
aplon Of her >Oapy msl>. proceeded to accede 10
this request, the girl standing on the threshold
allowed her gaze 10 rove ab emily over thr
scrupulouly clean little room. 1t wandered
frum the ruddy pot OF baSam n the small
diamond paved window 10 fine rObust-cOlOred
picture tackled on the opposite wall OF the child
hood Of the ROYAL FMnily, where II. r. H. the
Prince of Wales was represented playing with
al orange setter the precise hue of the lat
Prince CoOSorts walstcoat TIL 1t finally
reached broken dI~rOloied old bone. with sew
eral incgula, markings thereon, lying an the
shelf OF The ovcrhangng fireplace. The science
that would peep and botanic upon ite mothers
grave could not. of course, resist the oppor-
tuiiy of Investigating further.
Nav look al that. if Won please 7
Al this the patriarchal Arcadian hobbled NJ
with amazing cclcnty from his post at the door
Sartainly. Miss. sartainly. Betsy, you go
along and fetch he lady the wa-ater, dye hear i?
There he a sight of money bid for that BIZ OF
it, lady. its worth H. At least so saws the Young
rcrt as came here this monin' He do think
power Of IT the cackc at the remembrance
changing INTO groan a. he stretched upward
to tho chimney shelf RhoOmatics. Miss = iu
apologctlc explanation as he handed down the
ho'". It's nv legs Miss I'd be a young mar
il 1t was ma for my legs. They've got old aiorc
the rcsi Of me I'd bc a. gay yOung chaDas any
o them if it was ma for my legs looking
dow with melancholy pride at those offending
members.
'YcsP family. As she turned that broken
fragment OF an animals horn over in her hand
her heart. after the first sudden stoppage.
boat with the sickcning haste of a great emo
lion. Did ! understand you TO say that-tha'
the gentleman wished to buy this from Won ?
Jest 50. Miss At first he axcd one aif
crown. then another 'arf crown, then 'arf soy
crcier. But na, na says l. If it he Of such
valy amt going to part with It TO the first
bidder know what's doc TO myself and if.
I'm keeping it, with increasing hilarity, till !
makes np my mind if it's worth my whilcs t.
Jet il go
From where did you get it9'
fon big mound jest after them lot who
came in vans had left so in this irrevcrcni
bean, ,ieasier fashio0 describing the respected
members of learned antiquarian society il,
their handsome two-horscd waggo"ettes. Il
had Just topped the hill and sal me down for q
ittle, being tiifc blown. be short windcd
Miss | stretches out my old legs bringing
,noso appeodages again to the front. mnch to
NiSs Gorng's secret disgust, and knocks m,
lnff nm Il u