The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-28

less IMAM year before. Eustacc had been
driven forth 10 seek bis fortune There
on either side. were drawn up the long
lines Of mcnials gorgeous with plush and
powder (for Mr.. Nelson's servants had
never been discharged
Good gracious, said Augusta, elancine
up the marble steps, there are six Of
those great footmen. What on earth
snail DO with them allf'
Sack them said Eustacc, abruptly;
tho sight Of these overfed brutes makes
ne sick"
And then they were bowed inland m
der the close scrutiny II many pairs Of
eyes wandered OF with what dignity they
could command 10 dress for dinner.
IN duo course they found themselves
at dinner and such a dinncrl It took
an hour and twenty minutes TO get
through or rather the six footmen
took an hour and twenty minutes
10 carry the silver dishes in and ont.
Never since their marriage he'd Eustece
ard Augusta felt 50 miserable.
u don't thinkthat like being so rich, "
said Augusta, rising and coming down
tho long table TO her husband when at
lQst johnson had softly closed the door
ut Expresses mel
so i de- lie, said Eustace; "and
tell you what it is. Gussic, he went on.
drawing her on his knee; Il won't stand
having al those internal fellows hanging
round me. ] shall sell this place. and go
in for something quieter
And al that moment there camca dread
full diversion. Suddenly. and without
tho slightest warning the doors at either
end Of the room opened. Through the
one came two enormous footmcn laden
with coffee and cream, etc, and through
the other Johnson and another powdered
monster bearing cognac and other liquors
And there was Augusta sitting on Eus-
tacc's knee absolutely too paralyzed to
stir Just as the men came up she strug-
gled of somehow, and stood looking like
an idiot, while Eustace colored 10 his eyes.
Indeed. the only people who showed no
confusion were those magnificent menials,
who never turned a single powdered hair,
but went through their solemn rites with
perfectly unabashed countcnanccs.
Il can't stand this said Augusta,
fecbly. when they he'd 40 length de-
parted II am going 20 bed; l feel quite
faint
"Ar right, said Eustace; 4 think
that it is the best thing TO do in this com
fortress shop. Confound that fellow
Short. why couldn't he come and dine
wonder if there is any place where one
could 60 10 smoke q pipe, or rather o
cigar suppose those fellows would de-
spse me if smoked pipe. There WAS
no smoking allowed here ia my unclc's
time so ] used 10 smoke in the house
Keepers room; but can't do that
now --
why don't you smoke here?-the
room Us so big il would not smell, said
Augusta.
'Oh. hang it all, no said Eustaco
"thiuk Of the velvet curtains. ! can't
SIT and smoke 10y myself in a room fifty
feet by thirty; shall get the blues. Nc,
] shall come upstairs, too, and smoke
there
And lie did
Early. very early in the morning,
Augusta woke, got up, and put on "a
dressing gown.
"Eusiacc. she said TO her sleeping
spouse, wake up ! want TO say some
thing 90 yOu.
Eli what's the natter said Eustace,
yawning
"Eustacc, we ere too rich-we ought 10
do something with all this money
An right. said Eustacc. I'm agree
able What DO you want 10 dor
Il want to give away good sum-say
two hundred thousand, that isn't much
out OF all YOU havc--tO found an institu-
tion for broken down authors
An right, said Eustacc "only you
must sec about H. ! cant be bothered
BY the way. lac added waking up
a little, "you remember what the
old boy told you when he WIS dying. !
think that starving authors who have
published with Nelson's ought TO have
The flst right Of election
81 think So. too, said Augusta, and she
went TO the buhl writing table TO work
ont that scheme on paper which. as the
public is aware IS now about 10 prove
such O. loon TO the world OF scibblers.
Il say. Gussie" suddenly said her hus-
band I've just had q dream
"Wcll. she said, sharply for she was
busy with her scheme, what is ity'
Il dreamed that James Short was q. {.
and making twenty thousand year, and
that he had married Lady Nolmhurst
Il should not wonder if that came
true ans 'cred Augusta, biting the top
OF her pen.
Then came another pause
"Gussie said Eustace, sleepily, "are
You quite happy
"Yca, of course am that is. should
bc if it wasn't for those footmen and the
silver water jugs
u wonder az that, said her husband.
Why
"Because"-lyawn)A"of that will upon
your shoulders '-(yawn) Il should not
have believed that woman could be
quite happy - yawm who could
never 20 20 court.
And Lee went 20 sleep again. while. els.
daining reply Augusta worked on.
TIE END.
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