The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-27
CONFUSION OF TITLES.

"And so tteldS had Wle anu Ola
children!" Mr.. Scott smiled gently to
himself as he thought Of it. "And not
only a wife and six children, but he had
been married twice-he had had two
wives" There was nothing absurd nor
remarkable about these facts, except RS
Mr., Scott chose to make them so. He
had known Thomas Fields for ten or fiji
teen wears on Wall street, and he had al
WAYS fancied him an old bachelor, while
in truth he was mourning one wife and
counting another.
81 wonder if he made love" said Mr..
Scott 10 himself, and again he smiled.
Then nc wondered if the six boys looked
like their father. And there was no rea-
son why they should not have been will
ing TO look like him, for he was 10y no
means i'll favored although he was tall
and spare, and had the anxious, worried
look of a man whose anxieties and re-
sponsibiities outrun his resources. But
as far as money goes this was not true OF
Mr. Fields, who was very rich man in
deed.
Perhaps il pleased Mr.. Scott to be
facetious, and to take lively and con
trary view of life II was late afternoon
and near train time, and all the young
people and the wives whose husbands
went to the city every day had gone TO
the station, SO that the two men were
almost alone under the tree on the lawn
where they had placed their chairs They
were smoking, and Mr.. Scott was. toying
with tennis racquet left in his care.
After while Mr.. Scott spoke, not the
substance but the shadow of his thoughts
Your boys ought to be great comfort
TO YOU. Fields. Six sonsl They oughtto
carry on your business and perpetuate
your name"
'.They win not carry on my business
hot one of them. When Dick made
ND his mind that he wanted TO go to
West Point, and Bob determined to study
medicine, didn't care, because there
were the four left; but Logan has taken
to farming, Fred has gone into law, and
Harry has a perfect craze about becom-
ing a minister; SO you see the business
will go into other hands. 1t is not right
not at all right"
"But there are six of them? How
about the SIXTH"
"Phil He is the greatest disappoin'-
ment of ALL The brightest boy / have,
Mr. Scott"
"Wel?'
phil has very reprehensible ideas.
He writes verses, and viii not 90 into
business nor into profession. lie says
he can live on his allowance. And he
does, I'll say that for him-and on his
salary. !"
"lIis salary1 Why, then, he is in
business
'Just now he is. In brewery. He
is clerk in brewery, and gets $500
wear. That is like Phil. Obstinate-a
perfect pig headed fellow for obstinacy."
but | don't understand, said Mr.
Scott. Don't you want him to he in
brewery, or does he do it TO spite your
"Not to spite me, but he is very ag-
gravating. have talked TO him good
deal, and have said some PLAN truths TO
him. One day lie told me that he would
prove that he was not lazy, and that he
could earn his living at a tread mill if he
chose, and so he found this situation and
took it. He says he means to stay
year"
'sWhy, like that" cried Mr.. Scott.
sThe boy has grit. '
IL don't like grit" replied Mr.. Fields,
sswhen it gets between my teeth"
"well." said Mr.. Scott, I've often
wished we had son, but six of them can
make life lively. My daughter is as good
girl as any one need desire, but she has
her yagaries. "
''Your daughter is very nice girl, y
Mr.. Fields warmly responded, land
very pretty one too. | have noticed her
a good deal. If | had a daughter /
should be perfectly satisfied 10 have her
exactly like your Regina"
she is very good girl, " repeated the
father, with modest pride: 'but 1t is a.
great responsibility to have marriagea-
bic daughter"
Mr.. Fields grimly smiled. "She seems
to have her choice. All the young men
here have eyes for her only"
lit is the poor quality Of the young
men, Mr.. Fields-the men of today.
Why, there is not man at Oak Hill 10
WHOM NOuiu give ilcSihH' ~, l.Ni IA
New York, as far as l know. 1t is a
serious matter, and one to be looked at
from every point Of view, this choosing
of husband for girl. She gives up
everything when she maTies-name,
home everything into which she has
grown. To choose for a girl means to
bindly take for her either misery or hap
pines"
"You are fortunate if you are allowed
to choose" Mr.. Fields dryly answered.
'Logan married well, and Bob is en-
gagged to a ve-y nice girl, one of the
Hookers-Hooker, Hood q Co. but here
comes another Of Pills perversities. he
wants to marry professional"
7 "a PROFESSIONAL Is the lady on the
stageT ..-.. ..s ..-. =
.fWorse than tlsat-ehe--she is an ath
lete, q sort Of female prize fighter" 's
'Why, that Is horriblel III send him