Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-11
c,tApTER XXI.

.,ovinCinl lONhs f, 49, g.. |
plov,nscrhlsl, and ! found that Sur,
y W justified the commoniy-recelveu
|q9'sso "a no wish to insult the worthy
ns ny Who live, trade, and perhaps
bilau' s. "s but for my part | should
n w 'sol,,ude of the desert to the
. .nv sS Of such place as Surbury.
l as an did town, indeed, such towns
3N W. rew. In the present age there
~ W y, ~ ,eason to call such a place
ne " Having existed to supply a
lhe' IA times before railways
4 a. S,ssmt Of, it still struggles on,
o 81 ;nstify itself for having been
70 S,o,v census is pointed to with
n nsowlnr a small increase in Its
az snS epd the inhabitants are
au ~ ,,h,nk that at the present rate
J. u,s y II the world should last
~ SooO years, Surbury may be city
<lre Importance; ...,..,
7 ID.sts Of an old gray cathedral, lar
! for its present requirements, out
y ,.nucbes for its responsibility, as
~ milv coach too cumbrous to use
Ham, might vouch for the respecta-
~ dpcayed family. Besides the
ri there are churches and chapels
ara recent date, and, moreover, the
IA :" 10 an old castle. Add to these one
q small cloth manufactures, the
N long street OF shops, a few old-iash-
iuns certain number of private
and YOU have Surbury complete.
. although 1t is hard to imagine
IL living in such a town unless
TO do so, there are few who
81 from distance TO reside there.
"a are mostly of business people with
4 means aud large families OF boys.
rome to Surbury, take house and
o4 Il for certain number of years;
lhake the dust OF dulness from their
+ n eek fresh quarters. The secret
IA temporary attractiveness is this: -
81; wears ago q rich man bequeathed
5It1ne towards founding and endow-
+. trsmmar school. On various sub
IL occasions other philanthroplsts
nied the gift. The property be-
az ed in course OF time grew greatly
H. and for many years SurbuTy
has been one Of the richest in the
4 fm, and can afford TO give the so1S
inhabitants hrst-class educa-
!, 81 + merely nominal fees. 1t is this
s tat tempts fresh people to come to
&c cheap and good education for
Mons, with the chance Of gaining
I the many scholarships which are
hes ct the end Of their career.
3fourse, like all little towns, and
NJ ii, littlAcathedra towns, Surbury
lyided and subdiyided into cliques,
{eat county clique of magnatns who
ID their eststes round about need
counted. 10 them Surbury was a
kience and that was oil the notice
ifOk Of Il except at election times,
<till returned one member. In the
+ proper, at the head Of all the cliques
44 cathedral clique, with the dean,
*= and precentors. Touching the
~ of this, Perhaps sometimes merging
was the school clique. The dean
~ suborcinates were rather afraid
tHe members of this. There were a
ever men among them who, not
Ia orders, were ungagged by the
{tnine articles. Then came the pro-
~ Clique, lawyers, doctors, and
1Ple OF bank managers. This
I! admitted good clients,
b and depositors into its
Il 50 long as they were not actively
'E IN retail trade. The small manu-
4 M : claimed right of access here.
fame the superior tradesmen's
IA and the inferior tradesmen's
h How the division was settled
uld say. The only thing certain
q the butcher, the tishmonger, and
IA lgrocer were not quite on q par
II linen draper, the chemist and
tEler. AS they settled the laws Of
= nee among themselves, the reason
~ fetuement is the business of none
ord, the little town was eminently
I M pectable and orthodox. The last
tne world, one would think, IN
Wy and trace back the threads
'NAANiilN INV Sc
! n lue ilgst week in September
Il vent down to Surbury. put up
was inspecting the ground at one
cushioned inns, the Mitre, /
~ ~ Then | began my searcl
Merton.
no direct inquiries. The Cos
h "a the first evening, when TO
INl something better TO do | smoked
lhe bar parlor OF the inn, tolC
i ! gave the slightest inkling o
sss to a soul 1t would be owe
" y ~ Anew hours. | must, | knew
10y on my own hand. | haI
PENN ~ address, so the morniog of
lVal | sailed forth In search o
~ easily enough--a small semi
Nm VIVA on the outskirts of tn,
X nag not yet fathomed the llttl,
"a VI surbnry, or / should hay,
y .he greater number of thes
IL sie occupied by those person
called by the townspeopl
I'D, 'pose ! had spoken ofas sojourn
q Jury for the advantages offere,
,llaarschool The houses wer
y spoke badly for Surbur
a. were untenanted. The on
Z ~ pposlte Acacia Villa was to le
could have been more oppor
w uilla was at once made up.
Ihl y tae town, found the nous
~ y O'Clock was the accepte
j nay eligible residence, suitabl
,,oiS .Amlly, Rose villa, North road
ri y asked Tor references, merel
~ lonn, he said. paid tire
leht 10 advance, which suite
M wen IS II the dean aud III
-p'cl had youched for my RI
NIL N Y y was only when the cor
VIZ "a black and white / remem
not even looked over my ne,
~ uat was OF no consequence
!. made the house agent loo
"e0 centrlc character.
u not, could not set al
~ Without servant, so / ia
3arpurY posse ssed regislr
having found one and mad
Anown, in the AFTERNOON be
"ptletor OF stout, middle
VINO wo0ld condescend I
~ ume as a general servant
s.s ana ugly enough 10 set an
x saaev at defiance.
70 enter into possession {
utH fec IN two days. time. BefOr