New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-16
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ADVICE.

Old Lady Mapleston SAT at the piano playing;
Her repertoire was old fashioned. out OF uale,
She would have told You. CUT OF da'c iihc
myself. am too old. my dear. to learn anything
new But She played very swcctN. with SOL
touch and quaint and pretty precision. one
moved her head gently IN uue 10 AcI must ,od
The door had opened and her grandson stoou
behind her lie bent down and kissed her, anu
such a smile Of love aud welcome broke over
her face as told Of the warm heart that DeA'
Dear GRANNY he said softly and with no
shyncss for 10 his gnndmotner OcrIl faIquhaI
was as a son. Dear Granny why say. there IS
a tear on your cheek What IS II, tyranny Has
any one annoyed YOU ,,t.,,,
putting her arms round his neck. ana Kissing hlin
fondly. " Is there a tear? suppose ! was tnluk-
ing Of old times Those good old times, cecil
that Won young people don't believe IN buI
they were good, think. those days Ana no"
SIT down beside me thcrc-where l can see SUt,
for | like ~ look al You. dear. lou are IikS
your grandfather aud when | look M YOU feel
young again. Sow / am going To pay a. 10 t you
for little while. and then We chat ana nSNe
tea. / have got saffron cakes for Nou, ''clI.
You spoil ne, Granny, said the young man
And old LADY Maplcston laughed. With her
faNorltc grandson beside her She was puttc happy,
and She played on for a few minutes IN her pIety
quiet mcthodica way, he talking lhcTrlN ttS
While of hundred things which he knew would
please her. Presently She rose. and ne louhd her
30. won't take your arm. she said. why.
win a Httlr air of graceful playfulucSS, Nou
want TO make an old woman OF me, you forget
that | am quite young.
Cecil FarQUhar laughed.
Have YOU heard from my father AtclY > no
said He never writes TO me. near from
mother sometimes and the girls; they are SICK OF
" I heard from him last week. said his grand
mother There is talk of coming name yet.
But You must not blame him for not writing,
dear his govt makes IL difficult
cecil Farauhar said nothing. He was not very
fond of his father nor indeed were any of Lord
Nnpleston', family. Old Lady Mapleston's charm
of manner aud her brightness and her unSclish-
ness had not fallen upon her son. lie was
silent and reserved man. not altogether unlovabc.
but hard and cgotisticaL He had always been
accustomed TO having his own way. rs a father,
however, in money matters he was not llhhcraI,
and this in Cecils eyes made up for few de-
fccts So he said nothing, but let the CONVERSE
ton Glide of 10 other matters.
Tea was brought i'm presently, and he watched
his grandmother as methodcally she unlocked the
little caddy. and put SO many teaspooniuis mo
the little silver pot, first having very cacfully
warmed 1t with water from the httIc Kettle that
sang so merrily over the spirit flames
i always do this myself, she said smlnS'
and making a soft Gathering with the cups, be
cause | like 10 feel that can still do one or two
things for myself; and look, really my hand
trcmbles wonderfully little, doesn't 1t, Cecil?
Flatter me, for | like II.
Won are the most wonderful old lady know"
lac said laughing; and as pretty and dainty,
don't you know, as you are wonderful ,
old Lady Mapleston laughed very softly ana
Il wonder whether any one will ever care for
You rs much MS do She said; and then, having
waited exactly the right number of minutes, she
poured ont the tea. And there are your saffron
cakes, she said
There was a little pause and then She went on.
And now ! have got something | want TO say
10 YOU. She said; and dear you won't think |
am preaching TO you. will you and you won't
take n little caution i'll from your poor Old Granny
who loves YOU 50 much that she only gives il 10
YOU for your good. But Cecil, dear young men
must ne careful nowadays; and have seen
Great deal of the world good and bad, and men
are easily taken in; and, Cecil, yon know you are
known to be very we'll of, and there are n great
many peope who are designing and cunning, and
| know that you are goOd-natured and unsuspi-
cous Don't mind my saying all this to You, my
darling boy but think over il afterward, and YOU
will see that IL is for your good. | have heard
lately-Cecl dear don't be angry with me for
this-I have heard lately that you are greatly
lust now in the company of a Mrs. FerTcrS. Now
dear | know nuthing of this lady, and for all /
know she may be as high-minded as YOU are your
self and do not want Ia say d word against her
but you go a good deal Ia her house. | hear and
| only want You 10 he careful. | know all this
may he quite unnecessary, but, my dearest boy
you must forgive your old Granny for saying IT, -
Ccci Farquhar, who had Redeemed slightly At
tie mention of Mrs Fcrcrs, made no answer till
his grandmother had done speaking
"I.say, Granny" he said at last you needn't