The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-28
THE LAST TOURNAMENT,

tho 5r dining room ~ Woodstock. II
was n lone. narrow room, with narrow
sits Of windows 90 shaded Oh one
sjdc bv the black green cedar trees that
grow I'D ava.rsf it that the room was
SlV-ors half ia shadow. but ON the other
sjdo you had view II the gray tops
Of tie race stables. and just beyond
IL rolling sweep 81 lue grass fields
with cool clear pond living ia the midst
lu;ca shield 81 uuInlsLsd silver Within
tho whole end 90 the room almost was
taken up bva hugo ir.i ...-e. ,'Iih 70 broad
faced hearth and auautri shell SCI high
above all possible deprcia.iaus oi childish
curiosity lni0tAi3 great irc logs of mex
DRY ud maple would b. piled and It was
the delight ~ mv childhood TO sit IN the
oyrncr.a vorifabic Cinderella and caiChthe
sweet. puuccut smoke favored juice thai
the fire steWcd out 81 the wood. over
araius. the opposite wall stood long
low mahogany -idebJarl. blacs vintage
iu the du~hy mirror oi whose polished
wood tine flames reelected thcm-chc s with
strange and motc,quc variations. n95"
dying down to % trcmulous aio" M lhe
b.acl panel of door. no" ra' ching
suvcy radiance from fhc long lnc9 "l
racing cups on the upper .n'ii on giving
out prismatic CLEANS from nc heavy glass
decautors
on. it was % pleasant enough room 10
sit in. especially iu thc twilight When the
cleaning pc1p.el the room with thc fan
tastic shadows that dreams are made Of
Likely ae not just ass the fire died down
aud the flames began 10 flicker into I'm
steady light tlcre would be a shutting
Of feet n the doorway. and ana old negro
man with o. kindly whimsical face, would
come iu smiling above the heavy turn
Fl wood DE- wa. bringing On repicnish the
trc 10 w0uid Doe JEFF who had been born
on tle place ana to whom il belonged a7
much as 20 any Of its o~teLsia.e Wilte
owners. not byriglt Ot title deeds. bat
by right of pg.do and love nit
JcHs place iu the family Dad long been
siuceure he lad ridden the famous
horses raised on the place when he was a
light weight Jockey. and iu alter years
Whom Lc grew too heavy for That, lie va,
ie.i groom and ma.-lu'aole authority
OIL turf matters; but above al. be mad
uau Wars. Pills friend and companion
nc.a.hu1I and youth He had helped
Mar phil trap rabbits and train colts,
hcw.4t oI with Marac Phil to the war,
and when joe i.l il tha. awlu rush Of
covalie. .- Hort U.re..lu it lya, jeff who
,yall-oi l..r. cid t.., .lr. leading Blacl,
Bess bv tie MIl--tLc horse on which
1lorso PHI va. killed was sacred to him.
and he would not ridcIt.
Nol. Ole Mis- never thought Of that
without dr,ppin'. aa extra lump of sugar
intol's -toddv ora little more "spcI
rjts f.r Jeff 'ba,ou-s TO the old regime
and hes n1 opinion OF the new tangled
terorolanc, notions.
ID voi1't no sense in Int. he always
a~o-.- "far what does the GOOD book saw
Take Ittc for dc stomachs sake. en-
Law folks is built dc- de same ray now
dew WIZ den Dovs c.t he ycy same Kind
of s:omacls cu d.r need comforiiu'
powerfully sometimes
II was lass growing dals oae winter
evcui.- l..., .ar when JeiT came in
with iI- .mful - wood which he de
positc j.. t.. wood box. aud then stood
ieari ...Iu.t the mautel. negro fashion.