The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-18


very unpleasant accident Hugh Green
thought it, though aiterward-but am
ANTICIPATING. He had always Deen fond
OF horses. and was very good whip mo
the bargain. 50 that he had no mishaps--
,ill the dav he took il INTO his head TO
dr.ye tandem, and turninga rather sharp
corner. cat It too closc, caught ms oil
wheel on the curb, and caino to grief
His brother said It was q geniemanly ac-
cident for while Hugh was picked up
stunned, with badly broken collar bone,
and any number Of bruises, the horses
were unhuft, and tic groom not pefcept-
iblv the worse II iiIataer Illuminating
10 I've brought home "smashcd and II IS
not pleasant to have o. 90 TO the city WITH
your arm I'm a sling. ana 10 be !ncapabie
OF signing your name; but II Is SIN more
disacrceable 10 be invaded when great
friend Of your sisters is Just coming to
STAY with you, and you have been look
jng forward 10 rowing, udine. duNihgi
PLAYING tennis and generally enjoying
yourself with her.
Mrs. Green had not been well IN the
spring so Hugh took furnished house
up the river. 50 that she might escape the
heat OF London, and there Mabel Eaton
came on a long promised visit TO Edith
Green. The Two girls had boen al 1choo!
toecther, and Edith had paid more than
one visit 70 Sir Herbert Eaton place In
Wiltshire, bat Mabel had never been
allowed 10 stay in Cleveland square.
Miss Green is q charming person, my
dear. was Sir Hcrberts inyallaDle an
swers 10 Nabels entreatics but | can
moi allow YOU 10 be mixed np with city
people in London. II they were IN the
country il would be another matter ~
So now that the Greens were III the
country. Mabels visit took place, and
very pleasant she found II. MIS-. Green
was rather afraid OF the boats, but Edith
was q first rate oar. and Russell was only
too happy TO row, on scuIl, or give IN
stIuctiOn IN rowing or scuihng. IL was
rather hard on Hugh 10 hear Aussel CIV
ing lessons il rowing in his sweet mel
low voice, and 10 see Mabel s eyes raised
10 his. as he expatiated on the proper
method Of holding IN oar It never
much mattered what Russel said. his
voice was So charming and his manner
30 graceful; but il WAS rather tdntalAmg
10 the elder blother TO SIT and steer,
when, bat for the collar bone, he would
have been teacher.
That vere first evening, the first row
after dinner settled Hugh's fate. Isabel
YVES fsir and handsome in grand,
stately way which conuasted admirably
with Edith's small figure and dark, merry
face; but it was the high bred air the
composed, almost languid manner OF the
baronet's daughter which won tho Young
merchant. Poor Huehl d good nights
resi- might have set his fancy 10 sleep;
BIZ, the collar bone was strapped so tight,
md his arm and shoulder were 50
bruised aud painful that he could only
lie and toss and think oger every word
and smile OF the evening, and compare
ms share with his brothers, and come TO
the painful conclusion that she was Il
quite impossible She. which was rather
premature when you consider that the
acquaintance had not lasted quite twelve
hours.
How quiet your elder brother is.'
remarked Mabel, as she ard Edith sat on
the lawn with their work, after the
young men had gone to town
DO YOU think so} His shoulder was
verv painful lost night, | fancy, and
that made Tim quiet; generally he Is the
merriest Of us all. "
Poor fellow" said Mabel. Il am
SONY. He made light Of It Yesterday,
anj somehow did not realize how bad
1T was.
He is very plucky, answered Edith,
land. of course, ii is not serious; but 1t
is more than q fortnight since his acct
dent. and don't think he has had q
GOOD nights rest since He won't give
in. but goes 10 business every day, ana
works Just as hard as if he were well. ID
He is the head, Is he notf' inquired
Mabel
YES; be succeeded two years ago,
when nv father died. He was to have
gone to the bar; bat LIE had such d good
business head that father thought It a
pitv to waste his talents, and II has
turned out ali right, for Russell would
not have been old enough nor clever
enough to take the lead so soon, Edith
sighed Is she thought OF her talented,
loving father cut oil in his prime 10y a
week ; illness; land Hugh has been Ike
father TO " all.
Mabel was silent, for new idea had
come into her mind and she wanted 10
think il out She had always considered
cuisines" as the refuge OF narrow minds
incapable Of success in wider walks Of
life. and it was strange to her 10 hear Of
talents employed in this same money
getting occupation.
Moreover there was refinement and
culture about these city people which
put 10 shame the we'll born country folk
TO whom she was accustomed. She had
been rather amused, when calling on
Edith in London, with the collection OF
quaint old prints, rare china and curios
which adorned their rooms, and had
taken it rather as an evidence Of ostenta-
,ious wealth. But already she perceived
that curios were valued for their lntrln-
sic beauty rather than their costlines9,
and that in their intimate acquaintance
with art, music and literature, the Greens
could bear comparison with the most
cultivated people she had met. 50 she
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