San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-01-18
The Daily eight.
SATURDAY, JANUARY IS, 1890.
to die at my lords door, where my dead -;

to die at my lords door, where my dead go
will form a very cheerful ornament"
Away with your afectatiOnsw cries my
lord. "You know very well have no such
meaning; only to protect myself from calum-
ny and my home from your Intrusion. 1
offer YOU a choice Either | shall pay your
massage home on the first ship, when you
may perhaps be able to resume your occupa-
tions under government, although God knows
| would rather see you on the highway! Or,
if that likes you not, stay here and welcome!
have inquired the least sum on which body
and soul can be dccently kept together III
New York; SO much you shall have, PAID
weekly; and if you cannot labor with your
hands to better it, it is high time you should
betake Yourself to learnt The condition is,
that YOU speak with no member Of my fami-
" except myself" he added.
do not think have ever seen any man so
pale as was the master; but he was erect and
his mouth firm.
Il have been met here with some very UNI
merited insults, said he, ''from which have
certainly no idea to take refuge by flight.
Give me your pittance; | take it without
shame, for it is mine alrcady-lke the shirt
upon Your back; and | choose to stay until
these gentlemen shall understand me better.
Already they must spy the clOven hoot: since,
with all your pretended cagcrncss for the
family honor, you take a pleasure to degrade
it in my person"
This is all very fine says my lord; but
to us who know YOU Of old, you must be sure
it signifies nothing You take that alterna-
tive out of which YOU think that you can
make the most TAKE ii, if you can, III
slime: it VIII serve YOU better in the long
run. You may believe me, than this ostenta-
ton of m-ratItude."
"Oh. gratitude, my lord" cries the master,
with Il mounting ntonariou and his foretinger
very piruou>iy lifted up. BE at rest; it
will not fail YOU. 1t now remains that l
should salute these gentlemen whom We have
wpariod with our family affairs
And he bowed to each in succession, settled
his walking sword, and took himself off, leav-
ing every one amazed at his behavior, and
me not less 80 at my lords.
We were now TO enter on Il changed phase
of this family division. The master was 10y
no manner of means - helpless a my lord
sUpp. ,~-.i hay iug at his hand and entirely de-
voted t. MS service an excellent artist in all
sorts If goldsmith work With my lords al
lowancr. which was not 50 sCanty as he had
described it, the pair could support life; and
all the earnings Of SeCundra bass might be
laid upon one side for any future purpose
That this WAS done have no doubt. 1t was
in all Likelihood the masters design to gather
a suttiCieucy, and then proceed i'll quest OF
that treasure which he had buried long before
among the mountains; to which, if lie had
confined himself he wOull have been more
happily Inspired. But unfortunately for him
self and all Of us. he took counsel Of his anger.
The pubur disgrace of his arrival (Which
sometimes wonder be could manage ~ sur
viycy I...N.ci in his bones; he was in that
HumOl g nnn a man Gn the words of the old
adagey will cut Off his nose to spite his face;
and he must make himself public spectacle,
in the hopes that some of the disgrace might
spatter on my lord.
He chose. in a poor quarter Of the town, a
lonely small house of boards, Overhung with
some urtciaS. 1t was furnished in front with
ii sort Of hutch opening, like that Of dog
kennel, but about as high as a table from the
ground. il which the poor man that built it
had formerly displayed some wares; and it
was thI, winch took the masters fancy and
possibly suggested his proceedings ItappearS,
on board the pirate ship, he had acquired
some quicNup,s with the needle; enough at
least to play the part of tailor in the public
eye; which was all that was required 10y the
nature Of hi, Vengeance \ placarI was
hung above TIE Au ch bearing these words
in something Of the GLOWING disposition;
JAMES DURIE
For, 2l.IY y l''~. Il OF BAILANTRAE
CLpTUHS NEATLY CLOUTED.