The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-28


proceedings which led to no good re-
sults and involved a large expense, Mr
Volcn never recovered from tho shock
md disappointment OF his eldest son
uddcn end. and in little more than
,car afterwards the morning papers CON
aimed respectful but brief notices of his
.ccoasc.
His viii was admitted to probate; il
.eti~ad twenty thousand dollars TO his
DID Percy N0lon when the lattor should
,lae ol age. tho remainder was settled
Don lls. N0icn. with certain provisos
d thc event of paulne's marrying with
lcr mother approval Pcrcy'a bcqucst
s,s intended to start him in business, he
ar.n. shown tendency o. take zap
niniu. engineering as "a pursuit lie
oo uas 900 intelligent boy, and left CO..
....u good standing as 10 scholarship.
,rf DID,. character res mblod Jerrold's in
t.lach of frmuc-5 and persistent en-
r,s. while. unlike Jerrold, ho was of "a
eash disposition After graduating
nd coming into possession of his paui-
u0nv Doc announced bis intention Of
,1.tn1nins fora while his professional
mdies and seeing "a little Of metropoli-
900 lifo. This made his mother anxious,
emcmbcring the unhappy career of her
liIrf son. hut she interpreted Percy s. de-
lu in tine manner most favorable 70
im as simply "a wish 10 become prac-
Ically familiar with the ways and man
lor- of good society
prcy'5 original purposes may, indeed,
afc contemplated 900 more than thai'
ut Chat uas far from being thc limit of
.hat hc actually did, Ills advances to-
rar,l. tlc best society were neither con.
lcnblc nor prolonged Tor a few
months Doe won't To- dinners and rcccp
.lu. and danced 40 balls, but it soon be-
ame evident thatho was getting inti-
maze uilha class of people who, by DO
ue.ch Of courtesy, could toe counted
.m0n.tleuppert en These were chiefly
r0m. men who dressed well, had dash
ml assurance of manner and were con-
monty 81 be mct with on fashionable
n0uuehfarca. IN the corridors and bii.
ufl rooms at lhc best hotels ON base
all grounds and race tracks, and, Co.
wards the small hours of the night, at
.crsm restaurants ami other places of
resort more remarkable for briIlianco and
yclincss tan for rcspcctabllity, IN
which the company ceased 10 be cx
.m.i,ely masculine and was yet not i'm
.ro,el lbs the alteration. Percy had hi.
.bo... and This was the class with which
1. rho.. more and more To associate
gh., ,,crc. as "a class. not wealthy; ney
.rtt.la.- ID be with them was not ncces
.rGv fo Dr.. economical. neither did ii
INVOLVE r.onlar habits or early hours
p.f,r. ono Percy was convinced thai
t1..s,u ol life Inc was leading was moi
rs,np.tills with making a home undei
,i. ,,.fb,r', roof. 80 be took bachelor
r,.,n. am the west side of Che city an,
won't fohol and cot up at what o'cl0cl
II host pleased him. lie dad not keel
AWAY from home altogether; he woul,
lroo -, pow and then. when nothing cls'
va. coine ON. sometimes &c lunch, some
tunes to dinner. sometimes to accompan,
rissrter g., fine opera OF theatre, but h
r.l cunt lao.e from his mothers aprol
trlnes and showed no present signs o
o,.,ninr TO come back to them lie wa
n,io,n fast life. and not the best kind O
FAST life either
Ono of the executors Of Mr. Bartemu
Nol.n'- Will was judge Odm Ketelle,
ronti.man who had at one period been
nqrfnor of Nolcns. and had always IL
r,ained ON intimate and friendly term
with the family. He was a man of pc
s;tion and influence, and was quietly an
steadily amassing a large fortune. Mr..
Noleu. in her anxiety about Percy, nal
urallg turned TO this friend for counse
and nrobably she could not have don
better it she were 10 do anything. Ih
mdre heard her timid and fond CON
nloints i'm which she tried 10 shield Oh
SON whose misdccds she was forced {
OWNS. When She had finished no 50
with his hands folded on the table an
his owes under their thick eyebrows fixe
in thouchtful contemplation as hc ha
been wont 70 sit on the bench when COZ
silerirc some point of law advanced b
counsel
.If n bow wants 70 be q fool he mostl
s,rce.ds in his wish" me remarked afte
uhil. percy has a good deal of un
famed blood in his composition, and b.
viii probably work it OIL il his Owl
fashion Ills father gave him his none,
without conditions or restrictions, mop
inc that the sense of responsibility woul'
.oher him. but it will need more thai
tbat ne will spend it-that is. throw
into the eutter-and then we may looI
for the dawning OF reason in him"
81 ann sure he is good boy said hi
mother. lie is only fuii OF life am
ihouehtess
"Thcre is no reason to suppose bin
actually vicious" the judge replied
.and. that being the case. We may eNpee
that the want of money will bring hin
to terms. donot look 90 see his father
SON commit any act that will bring Ian
undcr tho cognizance of the law; he Is
take it, incapable of any dishonesty