The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-15

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And 80 it was. Young Brent had fallen in
love with the daughter Of the woman who
had just rejected his father so angrily. Mr.
Brent thought at first that this alone would
make an end Of the thing; Mrs Barbara
Temple would not give her consent, 50 rca-
soned this parSon, who knew the world 50
we'll He kept silence on the point, however,
and soon his sons arlor, carrying everything
before it. made his small doubts and scruplcS
Of no effect at all.
This picture Is good-very good the
father said, gazing at it, but must tell You
that if does not do the girl justice. Where it
fails cannot say; indeed. | can scarcely say
what it is that makes Sophia Temple 50 hand
some
or course the son listened to all this with
greedy ears; and the conversation turned into
a discussion Of the prospects of the affair
which for the present the father would not
admit 10 be hopeful, still remembering his
own late repulse. When. however, young
Brent asoertained that his father was OF.
visiting terms with the family he would heai
no more of doubt or difficulty With sue.
an opening the fault must he his if he did no.
make the girl his own
You are sure she is not engageig- he
asked
oh, yes, quite sure" the rector answered.
None of the girls are engaged; inde,<1, the
only one Of the family who has Teen talked
about in that respect is the
Mr., Brent stopped, and turned As red as a
turkey cock. He never did guard his liys
well, and this disclosure came cut i-aFore he
remembered how awkward the suit ieet mid. I
be So he repeated the sentence stanuler-
ingly.
"1he only one Of the family that was talked
about in that respect WAS
You don't mean her mother" cried tlie
young fellow He was quite interested in his
heauty's mother, and was ready TO he inter
estesl in her grandmother if necessary
~Yes, the mother was talked about thu
rector said, still red with self-consciousness
| but there was nothing in it, Percy-Dothng
as the mother handsonlcF asked our lover
| vivaeiously.
Decidedly handsome the father replied.
About what agei'
Her age, Percy" the rector replied, gloom
| ily, Nhas not been ascertained
Young Brent was a man of scientific tastes
| and it was to his credit that, born as he wa.
to great expectations, be steadfastly pursuet
| his studies, in which he was now no con
| temptible authority. Geology was hi.
| fayorite, and he resolved to devote hi
| energies 10 that science. for be Wa
old-fashioned enough TO believe that brit
| TO good fortune imposes obligations OF
the inheritor. Young Brent resolved I,
make bis mark in the world Like all youns
| enthusiasts, he must be for ever talking ovel
| bis subjects, and he would try to interest hi.
| father in geology; but Bre.. senior had M
patience with the Unsuitable demands of thai
| science for time TN the name of goodness.
! be would say, lis not six thousand year,
enough for you, Jus. think what could b
done in six Thousand yearsi Up to that time
| you can do as you please, hut do object t.
| your upsetting everything ON the plea oi
| wanting time TO account for a dead fish be
ing found in one Of your strata Is it any
great matter how it came there, or whens II
he upsetting Bishop Usher simply becaus;
somebody has found few bones in rocl
where he did not expect it, seems to me tn.
most monstrous thing I ever heard Of.
For all that, when the easyhninored rec
| tor heard his son praised in company for BIZ
scientific attachments be was not i'll pleased
and contrasting his earnest and energeti'
| youth with the idleness and friyolity Of othel
young fellows in the town, he was willing t.
excuse the mild skepti..ism which contentet