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


to him from me that would never hear
q word about her. In such matters 1t Is
wise to be decided, and he had best un-
derstand that wc--that will nevcr
countenance nor condone such match.
If lac marries her he will have TO keep TO
the brewery"
"You are quite right" firmly replied
Mr.. Scott. "A prize fighter | never
heard of such a thing.
"O1r sons marry with too much free
DOM" and here Mr.. Fields took breath
and lighted his cigar. 1t is matter OF
wide importance who it is man mar
ries, because his whole family is involved.
When a man brings woman into a
family, gives her his name-the family
name-and she becomes the mother OF
the new generation, the family should
have q voice in the matter. Not every
woman not every other family should
he admitted. Marriage is more than a
merely personal matter
at does not matter so much to the
man. but the woman there's tho puzzle !!
But Regina and agree about everything,
except that she wants 10 marry busl-
ness man, and am sick Of business men.
should like her to marry such man as
an English country gentleman, If we had
such a class-a man with landed proper
ty and human responsibilities; man OF
affairs. But Regina says that her
fathers trade Is the one for his daughter,
and SO / am to 20 to Wall street and look
for q husband for her.
IL wish YOU would find one OF my boys
there, Their; but you won t. On, what a
fool q young man can be And PHI isa
fastidious fellow, quiet and well behaved
not at all the kind Of boy you would
expect to like loud, unfeminine women.
''She must be pretty" replied his
friend, summing up the matter
That night Philip Fields was the sub
iect OF two midnight conversations. HIS
father and his stepmothcr talked HIM
over, and they decided to ask him to
come ard spend few days at Oak Hill.
"a counter irritant," said Mrs. Fields,
who consorted much with doctors, rs
sometimes the best, the only remedy III
cases of this character
Mr.. Scott told his wife and daughter
the story Of Mr.. Fields and his SIX sons,
and he made it so absurd that Mrs. Scott
was animated by most lively curiosity
to sec them all. Bat Regina diin't think
the story funny. She said the Fields
bows were all stupid. She had met two
of them, the divinity student and Phil.
Still she fingered in her mothers room,
and talked about them until it was after
/ O'Clock, and the next morning, when
Mr.. Fields managed to secure her for q
few minutes, sine listened with much
poltencss 70 all he said Of his son, assur-
ing him Of her sympathy with him in the
trials he confded TO her.
''She is hirt, said Mrs Fields; bet
Mr.. Fields did not agree with his wife.
He pronounced Regina quick and kind
hearted. That she was so pretty was n
factor apart from her mental and spiritual
character.
And so il came to pass that Mr.. Philip
Fields came 10 Oak Hill. and met the
household delegation at the station, and
found his own committee, in the shape
Of his father and stepmother, waiting
for him. And he was not stupid in his
appearance. He was very good look
ing young man, tall, like his father, but
better built and muscular. He was also
a very easy person to become acquainted
with, and he at once proved a most desir-
able acquisition TO the young ladies, be-
cause he proved 10 he so good a tennis
PLAYER that he was able TO enter against
Miss Scott, and thus the games became
moro equal and spirited. Before lac came
she had had it all her own way, and con-
sequently the games were growing dun
for her a. for the others.
you play better than you did last
summer " she said to bin one morning,
as they sat alone down by tie creek.
Il meant to, - he replied; land when ]
have not been brewing or keeping brew
ers' books have studied tennis. 1t has
kept up my nerve
'And how about your poetry SAID
the young woman.
"Who told you wrote poetry asked
he.
"Oh, know. / know good deal
about you, Mr.. Philip Fields, and if you
please, | should like TO have my racquet
when you go back 10 town; the one YOU
took last year, sir. "
"lt is broken" he said "You knew
Won could never use il again.
Il want to have it mended. 1t was
the best | ever had / played the Rich
haven game with that one"
II know that, sad Phil.
"Then you will send it TO meY'
mo, | will not. You gave it to me. y
"But / want it. really do.
Young ladies should not DO Indian
givers.
young ladies may be what they
please
mo, they may not"
you think they may"
"Indeed DON'T
"Now come" said she; II do not
know any one who allows women the
latitude you do
Al this Phil flushed up. Il do not sec
how you can say SUCH thing. You
know dislike women who step out Of
what / consider is womanly."
THAT is the very point, urged Regina,
who seemed more in earnest than was
necessary. "Your definition Of womanly'