New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-08

&oms~sst 3 Our surprIss f6ns renamed With
N ths entire norih. wthsuA demur OF rJtese
s.Ao!eh efoA Ssese1ine day inl:a:ssd aa,t m
Whstsyer his sesrss sensations. hs yelled them
WITH he .susvnrd ssrrnfty Of . phfiosepher-s.ye
in. one sfss SO g q patty q English
They actually offered to tip me-the snobsl'
WIZ TUn ss1d Elizabeth sv.esI
| should have tairen the money and dropped it IN
| the poorLbox 1t ,hurch I slw.y: do :. ,.,s
| eye, but said nothing.
| Unjust confess could not tel what to make g. q
| Tom In those days. He came ana went az al
suing the treadmill she had walked for 50 many
| months but made no comment. He WITNESSED
fresh depredstions made on our small s1o c ..
! household goods. saw tho baby deprived OF her
last new rattle. and pair Of new shoes. heas r
Elizabeth deplore the loss Of her scissors and op
served hunt IN vain for my paper kn nr ms 9n
| difference the while
| When he arose at two o'clock one morning
shortly before the conclusion Of his VISIT 70 heip
! me extinRuish q fire that some wanda! hsa KIN
| died beneath our bedroom window In the hope on
proving the material Of the building combustlnie
watched him turn stream OF rred BOARDS
| fhe same fmpenetrable calm on his face, could
| not repress q singing exclamation
| Tom Holbrooke. one would think you were
| born and brought up In n poZZuolana noussI .
He viewed me with the same curious glins IN
his eve had noticed when he looked at Elizabsn.
Checked himself before the words left his lips:
and when he took leave Of us day or TWO iatrr
| ne was moved by the same singular impulse, foi-
| lowed by similar reserve
| Elizabeth and I were forced to resume our
| deliberations as 10 what step we should take 10
free ourselves from the distressing incubus we mo
for our manner OF life in spite Of our drawbacks;
| insured us many comforts Of which we shouio
| otherwise be deprived, and as | have ALREADY
H. IA
| rainy day. But the constant worriments OF her
| position were wearing out nv little wlfes strength
| and patience, and even the baby was growing
| fretful and peey1sh. -, III,
As a solution Of our monetary problem ELY
abeth desperately proposed raising class OF pupis
in music until we could See our way cd meg
| atived this proposition.
On the first day Of July, before we had rcacheo
any decision, Elizabeth and were surprised py
|! a Summons to small gathering g., the house OF
/ Toms PARTNER in celebration OF Tom engagemeho
to a Miss Bessie Leland-a young Boston Iau ~,
| spending the summer on the Coast-prenIh III
| 70 their approaching nuptials. IL NAV ne re-
marked parentbeticaly that Tom always does
| things In hurry $3.50 ..,,,
We found quite iittie company ass snerai
tOasts were proposed and met with ready RESPONSES
| fattcr myself that l made very credltaple
| effort in the shape Of q howery trlhnte 10 tne
| prospective bride, Init then one must allow that
The swcet-faced little woman constituted very
| inspiring subject.
Toms PARTNER rose TO the sentiment, hc age
| of zzuolana-long may It flourish and gave,
| very interesting account Of the discovery OF the
sand in the Berkeley hills and its introduction as
building material In San Francisco. lie de-
scribed the sccpticism with which the cement was
first greeted the tests to which IL had been sub
| iected and its final triumph over all other nuldhs
| materials announcing that their success had ex-
ceeded their most sanguine expectations. lie con-
| cludcd by saying that there were now so many
| pozzuolana houses in the process OF CONSTRUCTION
in various parts of the city that 1t was no Longer
| necessary to keep the model house on exhlbltioh-
| and that he wished to extend the thanSs OF inc
firm 70 their friend here and his estimable wife.
asserting that their co-lSind operation and cour-
icons reception Of visitors had been an lnvainabie
and indispensable aid in advancing the cause OF
pozzuolana In San Francisco
As he sat down my wife and | drew a long
breath. We both felt that we should be happy
in being easily and pleasantly released lron
what forced The truth Of the matter that
in spite of all the IL had brought us, we had
become really attached 10 the little house, ana
felt cast adrift upon the world The old question
of dollars and cents rose like frOwning spectre
| besides, there was the baby
| And then very curious thing happened. The
bride elect. her face all smiles and blushcs, pro-
"'Dcliver me from my friendsl' I call upon
| Mr.. Tom fIolbroOke to respond
Tom struck an attitude of unconscious grace
placing his right foot upon the scat of the chair
| he had Just quilted.
| ladies and gentlemen he said in in
dorsing the sentiment that has Just been uttered
j
| most worthy of the guests here assembled A
! year ago when my partner and invited my
| friend here and his wife to take charge OF orr
! model building, I think were both actuated
| by an honest conviction that the step would he
| TO their advantage. They have borne with the
| results Of our error in way that is little less
| than heroic Uncom plainingly they have per-
| mitted their rest to be disturbed at all hours OF
| the day and night, with deprccating glance
across the table. "They have allowed their pos
! sessions to he pundcrcd nv vandas. j tell you.
| friends" cried Tom, forgetting his oratory in his
excitement, " If you don't believe me just you go
| there and try il for month as did. and unless
| YOU find compensation in some such rare bit or
good luck as befcll mo- Pl give Won, one and ALL
| a free PASS to the iunatic asy INN"
! The speaker suddenly recall ! the dignity Of
| the pnsitOn he was assuming and proceeded:
| Ladies' and gentlemen, our friends in their zeal
| to advance our welfare often do US greater injury
! than our most bitter enemies Bnt when they
| discover their mistakes they must make whatever
atonement lies in their power"
With a quick, dcxtrous movement he drew a
| folded paper from an inner pocket Of his coat
and tossing it into my wie's lap abruptly resumed
| his seat NV wife unfoded the document in
blank amaZement.
| 1t was n deed of the pozznolana house and the
! lot on which IL stood.--tFlora flaines Loughead
| in The Overland Monthly.
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