San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-01-17

,,'#iiajP mans singular dex
#W'T terity to worm him
self into our trou
Dles. You may lave felt after horse acct
dent the hand of u bone setter artfully divide
and interroSete the muscles, and settle
strongly OH the injured place! 1t was So with
the masters tongue, that was SO cunning to
question, and his eyes that were so quick to
observe | seemed to have said nothing, aud
yet to have let all out
Before knew where | was the man was
condoling with me on my lords neglect Of my
lady and myself, and his hurtful indulgence
to his son. On this last point perceived him
with panic fear to return repeatedly. The
boy had displayed a certain shrinking from
his uncle; it was strong in my mind his father
had been fool enough to indoctrinate the
same, which was no wise beginning; and when
looked upon tho man before me- still 50
handsome, So apt a speaker, with so great
variety of fortunes to rotate, saw he was
the very parsonage TO captivate a bOyiSh
fancy John Paul had left only that morn
ing; it was not To bs supposed ho had been
altogether dumb ca lis favorits subject, so
that hero woul,i he Nj Alexander in the part
of Dido, with a curiosity infamed to hear,
and there would bo the master like diabOli.
cal HEneSs, full Of matter the most pleasing
in tho world to any youthful ear, such ss
battles, sea disasters, flights, the forests Of
the west, and Since Eis later voysGe' thu an
cieut cities of the Indies.
How cunnincly these bats might bc en-
ployed, and what an empire might be so
founded, little by little, in the mind of any
boy, stood obviously clear 70 me There
was no inhibition, 30 long as the man was
in the house, that would be strong enough to
hold these two apart, for if it be hard to
charm serpentS, it il no very difficult thing
to cast glamor on a little chip Of manhood
not very long in brooches | recalled an an
cIent sailorman who dwelt in lone house be
yoHd the Figgate Wins q believe he called it
after Portobello), and how the boys woulI
troop out of Leith on a Saturday, and sit and
listen to his swearing tales, as thick as crows
q out a carrion. a thing often evnsrked as
went by,a young student, on my own more
meditetive holiday diversion Many Of these
boys went, no doubt, in the face n an express
command, many feared and e hated the
old brute Of whom they made their hero, and
| have seen them Eco from him whom hs Was
6psy, and stone him whom he WAS drunk
And yet there they came each Saturday
How much moro easily would boy like Mr.
Alexander fall under tho influence of a high
looking, high spoken gentleman adventure
who should conceive the fancy TO entrap him
and, the influence gained, how easy TO EN-
ploy it for the childs pervsrsionl
doubt if our enemy bad named Mr.. Alex
ander three times before | perceived which
way his mind was aimiug-au this train q
thought and momOry passed In one pulsation
through my own-and you may say started
heck as though an Opsn hole had Gapsd ScrOsA
q pathway Mr. Alexander, there was the
weak point, thero was tho Eve IN our parish
able paradise. and the serpent was already
kissing on the trail
| promise you | went tbs more heartily
about tho preparations; my Last scrupls gone.
the danger of delay written before ME II
huge characters From that moment forth
| ssem not to have sat down or brsnthed
Now | woCld be at my post with the master
and his Indian. now in the garnet bucklins a
vallse. now sending forth MaccOnochie by
the sids postern and the wood path to bear it
to the Tystins place, and again Snstching
Soino words Of counsel with my lady This
was the verso OF our life in DurriSdser Thai
day, but on the recto all appeared quite
Settled, as of family at home in its paternal
scat: and what pertur bation may have boon
tho master would sot down 10 the
blow of his unlooked-for coming aRd the fear
he was accustomed to inspire.
Supper went crsditably OF, cold saluta
tiOns passed. and the company trOoped to
their respective chambers. | attended the
master to the last We had put him next
door to his Indian, in the north wing. DO
cause that was the most distant and could Ue
severed from the body Of the house with
doors. | saw he was . kind friend or q good
master whichever it was, to his Secuudra
DaSs; seeing to his comfort; mending the fire
with his own hand, for the Indian complained
II cold, inquiring as to the rice on which the
stranger made his diet; talking with him
pleasantly in tbs Hindonstaneo, while stood
oy, my candle in my hand, and affected to
be overcome with slumbeT At length the
master Observed my signals Of distress Il
perceive" says he, that you have all your
ancient habitS-early to bed and early TO rise
Yawn yourself aWayT
Oncs in nav own room made the eassom-