The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-03-20

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bridge and W. regarded q. ODD. 10 lh4
best men In o. college 700 ii1f 'm0 uHu.
sually rich iu promise &c. hsd Ir' m
one familiar compluu. 0fh. loo OH. ual
days pass late ltr Sow l1v Cathedral.
outside whose gate, hr w.. .9lHens
The famous judge gave g.4u.n at f..
disrcpulahlc loaior a. hc U.u' Us. .H.
never recognized himt 10 Lr bad doom.
20, he would probably have spoken fu.
he was a kindly hearted man But 'h,
very fact made the rcprohnte more nt.
Ter II his old friend had cat him. Their,
would have been some ground for dn.
claiming against the hollownc,- Of man.
kind; bat Dick Warrington know well
enough that be- himself had sunk ont Of
recognition, and ones own worthless
ness Is not SO cheering asuticct Of med,
itation as the worthlc..ur.4 Of other
people,
He pondcrcd over neither but ont,
gazed moodily ahcrthc e.reltugheuu To-.
of bis old comradc, aud then turned and
sautered into Long Acre HcVa- u,1r.
ing his lodgings they las in q dus
court half amile away when e occurred
% him that he had forgotten h. m
sion. He had come ont, with lhe ld,.
good nature that seldom deserted him.
10 buy wine for his landlady husband
dying, the doctors said. o. cUH,HWp-
ton. Dicks quarterly ray bad iU.i
arrived from the s11' H.Iril. iar hr
cog ubuied, to that shady serial, which
j. 4 base imitation Of the Flmlig NrIIi
with nom 81 H. virtues and with aII ID,
fSices. Ihe.FdmHy H.rIld, indeed, ha.
few vices; for i L. an excellent pHol..
cal, and you may obtain from tho
editor, for nothing. advice on ANY c8rh-
ly subject YOU choose b. consult him 1p.
an. which advice viii always D. irr.e4ri
definite, and improving. Also you may
find essays on politics and social science
therein, il you are intellccl F. cs.a,,
that inspire one with a wish that tho
editor otthe Family Herald Were happily
controlling the dc,,inc, 81 our empire
instead Of the too patriotic clique.
which control Il AZ present While. a,
for the tales-bui this Is no place ta
r~hapsodizo, even over the Iaai,
Herald
Warrington was on the staff Of the
Socidl Hearth, which j.. As everybody
knows. a foolish and vulgar periodical.
whose CRITICISM Of life is not worth
towpenoe. 1t paid very badly; but be-
contributed more or les, to several
other journals. Of which B0p B,Ns Was
the most respectable. II was a marvel
how he with his talent could write badl,
enough 10 suit some Of these editors.
He said II took practice; but on the
whole be succeeded admirably. and the
stories and articles he furnished 10 the
public showed better than ANYTHING
else how far be had fallen. And vet
there was = battered remnant Of nnbl.
ity about him. hardly conscious Of IL.
existence. As some old picture
may lie long In a dark lumber room
hidden behind great masses Of rubbish,
TIL a kindly hand opens the shutter.
lets in the fresh air and the sunshine.
and disperses the pilcd-up lumber. d
chance touch shakes away the covering
from the forgotten picture, scattrrs IL
dusty veil. and, hardly dimmcd b,
years, rs beauty CLEANS into the liehl
again, 80 the spiritual yirtuoso ma,
come across strange trcasurc-truyc
acts Of chiyalry, Of self-forgrtmlness II
the most unexpected quarter.
Dick bought the wine and returne,
lcisurcly 10 his lodgings. lie stole III
tiously up the dark, crooked stairs int,
the narrow passage, and a. he traverse,
II a strange thing happened. Through
the venerable ancient air Of q Loudnl
lodging house that landladics alway
seem 10 fancy improves with keeping
and, indeed, 1t does acquire a certain
Tine mellowness wherein are combine,
the essences Of many different odor.
there came TO him the scent Of hello
trope. With II returned the memory q
n day when his sister had been to yi,i
him at college, and with her one Of he
friends. n beautiful light-heartcd pir
whom Dick had cared for with n tran
sient boyish passion. He had bougl
boqucts for them. and among the How
ers he gave to his sisters friends was
sprig of the dim, gray.purplc blossom
lie did not pause 20 wonder why Ia
old scent came back 10 him In mi
widely different atmosphere, but. pas.
ing on, entered the invalid room. MIR.
Hartley was not there. but he saw
standing at the bedside, a girl drcssc
IN the garh Of q private sistcrhoo,
with a cluster of flowers ut her brooel
Her figure VAS slender and praccht
and he could see readily enough IA,
she was a lady. Ills acquaintance /,
cludcd several women who had tax,
the ''craze for humanity and typhu
fever" as he irreyerently expressed
and Iris E%ndcrby's presence did n
astonish him, though he noted h,
beauty with pleasure. The hair ".
the deep brown that has CLEANS Of m
der color. and her eyes were clear NJ
honest, and regarded one with a We
steady and fearless glance. She turn,
her head rs Dick entered and took Nj
In completely. so he fancied. In about
second. There was nothing impcr
nent In her scrutiny. but much that W
painful 10 n man whose inner life n
never been intended to bear invcs,ig
ton. Insight to character Is all We
well for the people who have the insigI
but II Is sometimes trying 10 the .
lucky character: and so Dick felt
rather %defiantly he met Iris Enderb,
glance.
she thinks" he said inwardly''th
lam one Of the people II viii not do
encourage" The girl had formulate
no opinion % distinctly; but yet
guess wa not far from The truth. r
shsrs was no denying that Dick with
eastcred costume. his rather DIM
nnnds' and the reckless. deyil-may-ea
<xEFes1lon on a face Rrown coarse III
- ones been handsome. looked A n
Isp1l.6le character. with whom a ref
eouh have nothing In cummo
tel1vlsgs Ire vishere~ e. es@ n