Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-05-27
MY UNCLE'S HOBBY.
A Tale of Science, Love and I'm.
ported Imagination.

"Reginald," said my uncle, one
morning after breakfast, '.Rose dag
incourt is coming to stay with us to-
morrow"
suppose that most young fellows,
shut up in dull country house, with
no companions cxcepta scientific uncle
and faded aunt, would have been pos
sessed by extravaganza delight upon
hearing of the approaching visit of
bright Devonshirc maiden. You will
begin to understand the unnaturalness
of my position when tell you that l
was not. AT my uncle's announce
ment my heart sank like lead. The
fear of his hobby was upon me.
"Her father was a fine knightly
SOUL continued my uncle, "and her
mother was distinctly clever woman.
General d'Agincourt, her uncle, was
the handsomest man ever saw. am
inclined to waive certain ancestor in
the maternal line, who is reported to
have been valetudinarian and bore;
and as to Miss dAgincourt's great
aunt, Lady Somers, who was undoubt-
edly creature of weak intellect, there
is trustworthy tradition of fall in
the nursery, which will dispose of the
supposition of any hereditary faint"
These remarks of my uncle terrified
me. waited anxiously, but l knew
what was coming. Taking his pipe
from his lips with that meditative gest-
ure which knew so well, he pro-
ceeded:
"My researches into the life history
of the family have been, upon the
whole, satisfactory. now propose to
devote seven days to the analysis of the
young lady herself. At the end of a
week, if the result of my observations
points in that direction, shall ask you
to propose to her."
expected the blow, but it staggered
me nevertheless. Argument, l knew,
would be worse than useless.
"But what is she like, uncleP"
asked.
"Shc will be, as far as l can Judge
from my present data, of the synthetic
order of mind. That is my hope
What you want in wife, my dear boy
is synthesis. You're so confoundedly
analytical; you haven't a spark O.
imagination in your whole compost
ton. That was your poor mother
fault"
"But, uncle, l meant what is she like
personality"
"She'lIbe handsome enough for you
you young rogue, I'll be bound Blu
you'll Judge for yourself tomorrow
You can take the dog cart down t
Crompton station to meet the tiv,
o'clock train. To-day is Thursday; or
Saturday week l will tell you if 20,
may propose to her."
My uncle beamed benignantly, anC
strolled into the garden.
III.
l loved no one in the world bette
than l loved my uncle, the kind OLE
guardian of my boyhood, but eve
since had arrived at mans estate
lived in dread of his hobby. wa
convinced of sneaking tendency t,
the romantic in my own disposition
which would harmonic i'll with hi
scientific plans for my future, and
shrank from the trouble which
thought was sure to come between u
when the time came for the practica
working out of his theories. To listel
and assent to his learned dissertation
upon heredity was one thing; to MARI
girl because the match would dove
tail with his principles was quit
another. As l drove down to Cromr
ton the next day, felt that had a
ready conceived a deep aversion fo
this young lady who had been selecte
as fitting complement to my es
istence.
This feeling lasted for half an hour
As soon as the train arrived, and Mis-
dAgincourt stepped from her carriage
i began to reliant; when ] had Intro
duced myself, and heard the music {
her replies, began TO like her, an
when / handed her into the dog cart,
was in love with her The rapidity {
my subsection amazed me, for althoug
l had always professed to believe
love at first sight, had never actual
realized the possibility of such a
event happening to myself. But no
felt like = newly awakened Cymol
my soul suddenly expanded with tn
most delicious sensations | had ev,
experienced. can not describe he
l never could understand how any on
dare attempt to reproduce in words Il
nameless grace of womanhood. Il
deed, to make an inventory of h,
charms would be misleading, for
was not the aggregate sum Of her a
fractions which rendered her so Ease
mating, but rather the ever shiftir
play and variety of their combination
In q word, she was the most winnir
young woman / had ever seen.
Ny dear uncle welcomed her wi
his usual kindliness, mingled with
critical admiration delightful 10 b
hold. His hobby had never produces
such fruit before! He was very 9
tentive to her during the evening, al
indeed monopolized so much of h