Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-02

CHAPTER VII.

CHAPTER VII
DOWN WITH THE LANDLORDS
1--WE have now sal I'm lie 10 eph re-
disconten. ed looss I'VE We now, Maria,
been mem ers of the peerage-actually of
the peer ge-the peerage of he realm-for
nearly week. y let see no change" Il
No one mas callel, >aid Ler Iadyship 81
have put on my bes- gown every night But
no one has thought fit 10 take the least notice
of US"
where is the coronet? Where are the
rob SO Where is the sara Where is the
he doctor silently filled his pipe and went
on reading his evening paper, taking no
notice of these comp aints. Yet it did strike
him a strange that man SHOULD succeed to
serage with so little fuss. i1
No mes age from The queen Uncle
Joseph cont nued; mo officer of the heu 10 of
Tor Is with congratu.a ions from that august
body; no ccmmun ca; ions from Provincial
grand lodg,; no depuOat. ons from loyal
tenantrv; no ringing Of bells Maria, in
the whole co irss of nv exper encs among
the ii led ella SIS l never before saw such a
miserable succession" s53ss "
Miserable. indeed, sail her ladvship.
''1he reason" con inued Uncle 10 -eph, SIS
not diff ult 10 find. They ara waiting.
Maria, Tor the banquet. How can no lie
lord succeed withou. banquet You can't
do an III ny wi hout IT. Why, if you initiatA
a little city clerk you have banquet over
it. if YOU raise man to the dazzling height
of thir y-thirI you must GEE ra5e Inc occa-
sion wi Lanq1e And here we succeed
to the rank of viscount and not ven a
hnft of oh, ri,,o I -i,,t 10
house of ths Right Honorable the Vlscount
Clonsil1 n 5H5atl
TIL re- was full attendance of the hou- O.
so to speak. Tue Honorable hyacinth as
p: esent; the Homo alb 9 AorAh.f wi b Mr..
Hugh Aquila. had just re urnei from an
evening walk among The l. afy groves of
Camden Towns one square; the Honora .,le
Terry, La ry and Pat were, as usual,
quarrellne over a draughU hoard. @ s
F. Well my dear, laid the doctor at last,
'sw hat did1you expect?' T 717h
? \ expected recognition thought that
our brother p ers wou call ucol Us" j %.
''N hat have we received Mara" said
Uncle Joseph. 1.-The outstretch d hand Of
brother hoods Not at ALL Cold neg ect."
I'VE may belong to the irish peerage'
said the doctor, but emember. if you
please, that am still, and am likely TO re-
main to the end of the chapter, general
practitioner with a larg. practice and 8
small income, of Camden Town. it will be
proud distinction no doubt to refec. that
W. are the only titled people in Camden
Town. Well We must be contented with
the PRIDE You may ad to the alderman's
robs, my dear, your coroneJ, when it cones
aloIg'
we ought" said Uncle Joseph, firmly,
80 assert ourselves There ougho 10 be a
banquet III -l-7+-
''At the funeral to-day" the doctor con
tinue1, there was not single mourn r. ex-
cept myself and Daft and hugh who went
with us. Not one he old lord GEMS to
have outlived all his friends. He left no
will. SO that all the p opsrty. whatever it Is,
bat for an accidental clrcums. ance which
you ought to learn at once"
las the old lord is buried" said Uncle
Joseph, the time has come for &C ion; of
course it would be un eemly rejoice be-
fore the funeral Now, if M advice is
thought to be worth anything in this fam
i.y-Jhe advice of man who has shaken
hands tamiiiarlv, yet respectfully, with
earls and sat next to prince at a banquet
is that we should, without any della issue
invitations to a large number of our nobls
and lllustrious brother peers for a banquet
in robe, AMI coronets at the Freemasons or
the Criterion. will myself superintend
the banquet, inspect the n1eE,l-a5 thus time
OF the year, what with lamb. duckl .ng, green
peas, salmon, Whitehall, turtle, young po-
atoes, early apricoos and strawberries, the
banquet will be unusually choice-choice
and 90 hsome As for the champagne
ah!' h. gasped, and drank off the whole
glass of gin and a.er, II will order it Do
not be in anxiety about The champagne,
Mara. 1t sha be my care. When the
bal quat is over, your health-you vii, be in
the chair, doctor-shall be taken after the
loyal loAsts. will my eff respond for the
craft. Then we will give up this house,
which is mean for viscounts town resi-
w-st, where Maria can lake that Ice in
society which she wa born TO ado n y
He SPOKE so confidently, with SO much en-
thusiasm, hat her ladysh.p murinured, and
even Norah was carried avnv with the
thou ,ht of the family greatness A lsrge
hon q in the West End with nothing for her
father to do, and society-thou3h it is not
certain how she unders:o God tnat word
seemed fitting accomplishments to a title.
The Decor hs-ened gravely. Then ne
laughed.
sit is too ridiculous" he said. 81 am
Viscount c o lsilla Ali you boys and girls
are honorables. And excspt for your
mothers money. there ism t a penny III the
world tor any of us. What 10 you say,
HughY'
II hould let the title fall into abeyance,"
said Hugn. II don't knov why, but titls.
without land or money, seems cpnt-mp. ible.
shou give it up."
''Neverr said Uncle Joseph, with de-
cision. Give up title. Give up tn ny
hat fto.1. tc lam
at era Throw away tide? You mus bs
mad, Dung man Actually refuse to enjoy
your titles You might as well go to a an
quet and pas the champagne But it shows
your ignorance. You have never cen
among lords and honorabies You don't
know, young man-vou cannot know what
mean You are only young doctor Be-
hum le. Don presume to advise sir. on
matters connected with rank and soretv.'
y know what science mean" said Hugh and
make nam" for himself than bear tite?"
r LET us look at the thing practically oh ldren."
said he doctor II shall never make name for my
self unless make name as great donkey. As for
the title, then. II rank a lows me to nlarge my
practice, and makes better class of patients send
for ME, and enables to rid, in age ms cad
OF truagng along the streets, and to double all the
bill g. and to give up making W nv own medcin s.
and to have ba an at the bank, why then will
gladly sport the It'll. But if it makes us
ridiculous, let us give it up. coronet on the door
y,
noble lord within, does ridIcu GUS; doesn't it
Uncle Joseph shook his head.
Rank he said, "can never be ridiculous. But,
II you feel 1t that follow my advice; give up
the surgery, take house at the West End and go
into society,""
The doctor shook his head lmpatienty.
LET the thing slide said Hugh. what do yo1
think Norah"
shall ALWAYS be CAD. whatever happens to think
that my father be scount If he pleases- OF
course. first thought tn must be great for
tune with it. always thought that PEI were very
rich men, and thought 1t won. ID be delightful to
him rest ng little from his hard work, AMI not to
be afraid any more Of the night BELL"
The doctor kissed his daughter
"Chi .dren,' he said Il have confession to make.
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