The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-05

ministTations or the turkey wing TOR the casters
were carefully fitted into grooves they had worn
in the floor Refined and orderly a woman's
closet. this room held a series OF photographs OF
the Italian masters the only modern picture be-
ing small Turner landscape. Close to bed
with muslin curtains was table piled up with
books, poetry, devotional essays and several
bound volumes of engravings and in the center
of the five or six pyramids formed by these
books was small glass case, preserving tiny
bunch of dry orange blossoms But the main
object Of the furnishing tall easel at a
northern window. holding the partly finished
portrait OF lady in the prime of life.
considered a fair representation Of me-"
Madame adventured. Though ideaized and
made fattering to the original The hand OF
affection. Mr. Althrop, may employ colors which,
on the palette of scientific art. would be de-
nounced as extravaganza Hubert began this way
in his boyhood. before theology demanded all his
time, and never gave him sufficient sittings to
complete it, pauvre fils!' and Madame laid her
cheek for an instant up against the canvas We
were still in this room, and did not know that
Defiance was no longer with US when the gong
sounded In the hall below.
"Diuner!" announced the Colonel Madame
carefully covered the pictures with a fair, white
cloth and took my arm. So we moved down the
stairs.
From the stained glass window could see
that the clouds were breaking In an hour or
two should go from Paradise Hall. And must
60 without meeting the sons OF the house, who
by this time strongly interested me. Their
places at the table told me that they might De
expected at any moment, and yet they did not
present themselves at dinner
And let il be confessed that there was some
thing startling in the dinner menu-chicken.
waf1es. sweet cakes and preserves. Was it not
barely possible that the captain and his brother
had been seized with surfet of the UNMARRIED deli
cousness of horne fare and allowed the storm
fattering privileges in the way of OBTAINING them
day or two IL a place of security? The weather
was clearing. dowever, and all such excuses
&H1s
/ tried to bring myself to point of inquiring
casually what part of the country held the two
gentlemen, and had almost accomplished the
feat as helping Madame to her wine glanced
toward the Colonel my question my lips.
He was DOING in his chair the strong old face
placid in light slumber.
"The Colonel is not so well as usual to day"
apologetically explained his WIFE when one
becomes full of years one frequently fails for
little whites. Only for little whiles though only
for little whites; then the indisposition is gone.
and life is complete once more The sunny
smile had faded from her face; there pa
thetic, tired look in her eyes that rested with
care taking affection upon her unconscious hus-
band Did she assume cheerful aspact2-was
she grieving old woman in priyatef Doubtless
Captain Hamilton's escapades had their effect
upon his mother; might 1t not be that
he was in q fresh scrape at the present
time, to extract him from which his brother had
left home, while the father was to be
kept in ignorance Of the affair until matters had
righted themselves Madame's change of coun-
tenance appealed to me-seemed to say that
had come to Paradise Hall while the family skel-
eton rampant, and that she would be graft
fed if paid little attention to any manifestation
of dry bones.
She asked me to excuse her for few minutes,
as there was letter she was obliged to write,
etc. etc. and then she left me-
When reached the drawing room | saw Def
ance mending the fire with pine cones Thcre
was an alertnsss about her which amounted al
n
pointed in the direction of the hall, speaking in
hushsd voice:
'Dey done tells stories, does deyP Reckon
kin tell some too; somein dey DON know on,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. de Kunnel he don. done
heered him laughin' n tellin' bout Marse Hamil
ton, didn II Hunt Dey bof fine young marses,
O. co'ss. But den Ise Marse Hubert's nanny,
/ is, n my idee is ter STAN by yo own. Msrse
Hamilton he had nanny too dat could take
his pa't-por old Di what's done went to glory
long GO Muffin but or low-down Calling gal ter
say dc mos; dough mighty peart, er tyiu her ha'r
in eeskin, a sassy huff ter atop er cotton mill
when she gifts on dat yallah flynn Josie or hern.
wild ltty bit buttons down de front. Nobody nebs
Der larnt her no manners. n walnut jealous
'kase she didn' smoke. ner drink. ner eat inions.
Neider dou' de gips do dem ar, says l. Lohdl
how mad she git"
'Who are the gips9 Gvpsies?'
mo, honey; OATS de roun' 'bout way er spslin'
shoat-P. /. G., you know. Deed / ulster be
scat dat Did be sassy n somebodyd hunger her
n lay chain in her path But nobody didn't
n she done died er her own acco'd jes' like de
res er u.s."
She settled herself the rug. looking M to
the picture of the boys. Sometimes Ise suah
youens knows what's gwne hyah.' she NUT
tered. Then to me: "Yous de fus stranger
ben hyah fo' long time No pusson don come by
dat road mo- n pears like no pusson don
come ter de HALL anyhow. 'cept Miss Alice She
done makes Miss Antnette's purity caps: dey's
foun' coal on her place. n she's gttin richer n
ht or mi mo Ghn
comes cherry day ter supper. She didn come
lahst night 'kase Miss Ant'nette can't go out in
stoms 'spose she done go to de cparin' by her
ownsef'
''Up hyah. Ez was sayin. dey tells stories
n so kin l. Bout de young marses. too. But
lse Marse Huberts NANNY, is N sech Iowa
you neber see sech love tween each ODER Marse
Hubert n Marse Hamilton. Dey didn' say ez
how when Marse Hamilton got gagged ter Miss
Alice dat Marse Hubert kinder liked her too did
deyY" Her voice sank to tragic whisper. her
long fore,fnger pointing to the hall. Marse
Ant'nette won tell N once Marse Hamilton's
ole NANNY Di 'cused Marse Hubert er 'tractn
Miss Alice fom Marse Hamilton kase Miss Alice
she didn't GO in fob slabery no mo- m neider
didn' Marse Hubert, n says Marse Hamilton
done notice hit his self n OATS what tuck
him ter de wah"
"In the Western Reservations, presume"
Don know muffin bout severations. N
III Sn6 says 03C fnougnC 0e de reason MarS0 HUI
bert was bleeaed ter foller Marse Hamilton ter
hab some explanation n tell how he'd done glib
up Miss Alice n go way fom de Souf up Moth
Fob Miss Alice's pa n de Kunnel dey bot tend
ed her foh Marse Hamilton fom de fus SAM
her eyes rolled. her voice became hoarse whis.
per, Il don't know muffin; Ise er ole black fool
But you SEQ dat ar litty bit bunch err dead o'nge
blossoms under de glass shade in Marse HUI
bers's roomq Denis de 1owe's dat on'y brides
kin wear n Miss Alice she wo' dem onct when
she had de right ter wear en-. Hush-hl De
anr rro. on,v Miss An,ns,to =, MI. At;o ~:
me-
know what" asked.
''Nufin," and she frowned
II should like to meet these gentlemen" Def
ance"
"Hope ez you may sah,' and she rose hur-