San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-05-27
THE LAST or
TIL z n L q EN- rs.
BY THE AUTHOR OF "sWEETHEARTS."


The Nur,n.s had Icon fine great rco-
rlc Of Dcanc Ella Irno before their large
uglv red brick man. ION WAS built. and
when they lived nj lin, Manor. 4 rambling
two.storiGd house. .ct in the midst Of a
buoe cherry. orchard. and fI,,n,il,r as near
as possible the center of the village
When the Oueen Anne mansion nut the
more COSY and rirturrg0uc Manor in the
shade the Manor was tnIucd into a dover
house. the occunant of which was the
mother of Jasper Nuppnf. the rcirninp
Squire, or. AS she was always called. Mad
am Nugent," by all the country round
As a means of distinction bptween the
two Mistresses Nu,rrnt. the SIuire's wife
was invariably spokrn of as "the Mistress"
In MANY parts Of Yorkshire it is not the
custom TO rive the great family their
name. In Deane Ella there were Mad
am" "the Mistress" 81 Sluoirr." ..t' yOonr
S0noire." and Miss DoIIv."
There were paople round about who
considered that Smira N,4grnt did not
maintain his DIGNITY ms ne OUGHT to have
done. They said ne did NOT lossess the
amount of "reminiscences and pride be-
coming 10 n man of his statinn and ancient
lineage: lint they were NOT his friends or
his own pcople who said 30.
He was Nugent of Dcane Ella, lust as
his forefatbers had been Nugents Of Doane
Ella for many generations before him
He knew every man. woman. and child on
his estate. lust as he had known most Of
their fathers before them. He had no
fear of losing caste bv standing and talk
ing half an hour with Jacob Wright. or
sitting as long in Widow Smart's cottage.
listening to her account of "them rheu-
matics"0av, and what was best of all.
taking interest in them too. No pride?-
Why. he had the best pride of all-fhe
pride that cares for nothing or nobody,
only for doing what is lust and right,
So the mushroom gentry round about
whispered their petty deprecating re-
marks amongst themselves: and Squire
Nugent went ON his way in blissful disre
gard of them and their opinions alike
He was n handsome. blne-eved.. broad
chested man, standing six feet two in his
stockings. with a frank hearty laugh. a
fearless look. and a great hand. ready TO
helm every one alike.
He had huge contempt for London and
+o1yn uvoys tbouo,b no SocriEcod b;p,eoIf
every spring, and left the cherry blossom
and the fresh air behind him for month
because the Mistress liked her season
the Mistresss will and Measure were law
to him, as thew had been 10 every one
else in Deane Ella ever since the first Sum
day her golden hair and imperious violet
ewes had won every heart. as she stood
beside her big handsome husband in the
old church.
For her he dawdled away long mornings
in shops, wondering the while ST Joe was
giving the roam mare her exact amount of
exercise. or if the chestnut foal was as
great a beauty as Bricrs had sent shin
word. For her sake he sat in hot thea
tres, and when he laughed at the Jokes
laughter like himself, huge and hearty
people Turned round and iouuhcd for va,.v
sympathy-he looked so iolIy.
And so Nugent of Deane Ella went on
his way. happy, healthy. hearty country
gentleman-the hardest rider, the best
shot, and the. handsomcst man for twenty
miles round Deane Ella, looking, as some
people SAID, the living embodiment Of the
two words carved above the great hearth
in the hall-the two words which were
the motto of his house, For ever!"
dolly, DOLLY, Dolly, say! Where are
your
Here, Jasper" cried childish treble
In reply. what Is it "
"Get your hat quickly" said the boy,
as golden-haired girl ran out into the
brilliant August sunlight. william Pick
ards gong to take the wasps nest IN the