The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-06-06

OF the younger generation of curates in
particular. steadily grew worse. In Tom
Baxter, however, he really thought he
possessed o treasure, and the danger of
working q willing horse TO death never SO
much as entered into his head.
Poor Tom did his very best to satisfy
Mr.. Straightway's requirements, for he
really respected the man aud valued inn
mensely his good opinion, but, as has al
ready been indicated, he could not help
longing that his superior would enter q
little more into his own harmless liking
for occasional relief and %sympathize with
his passion for rowing and all that was
connected with athletics.
At the time I write of the cricket sea-
o was in full swing, but Toms duties
had not only prevented him from play
ing in Q single match, but even from look
ing on at mi q few hours fiom the roof
Of the pavilion at L Moreover, the
University cricket matc., in which he
took an absorbing interest, was fast ap-
preaching, and he was sorely troubled BY
the dread that he might not be able to
SEQ It. It worried him during his visiting
cssionally obtrudeditse upon him in the
pulpit. Even the absent-minded Mr..
6traightway ct length noticed that his
curate's mind was i'll ct ease, aud one DAY
b went so far as to inquire the cause
Tom stammered out something about
being out Of sorts, and ventured to hint
that he thought Q days holiday would do
him good.
when I was your age, Mr.. Baxter, I
never wanted q holiday, replied the aus.
tore vicar. sbut you are certainly not
looking we'll. Let me see-to-day is
June Is. In about o fortnight I think I
can arrange Q date for you. Say July IL"
sCan't It be managed . week sooner"
qusried Tom, desperately. for the Uni
vsrsity match was fixed for the 4th.
Quite impossible I fear, ssidthe vicar
d%ecisively. for he was q terrible martinez
hand, he dismissed the subject, and Tom
knew that further appeal VA useless.
It's rather too bad" grumbled Mr..
Baxter. - he walked home to his humble
lodgings. But III no use talking to him
about cricket, and he doesn't know Q bat
from . ball" And with q heavy heart he
tried TO resign himself to the inevitable.
But two days later q circumstance oc-
cured which entirely routed Toms virtu-
ous resolutions. Aletter arrived ct the
fevsrsnd ~gsntlsman's lodgings which was
coachsd In the following terms:
HEATHcoTE HALL, Loemshire.
4 ToM-We arc actually coming to
tovnl Only for two days. though. and We are
going 70 Lord'a to SO the match. Uncle has got
8 dnas there, Block B. OF course I shal nevee
forgive you Il you don't come md sec mo
WSdnesday eftsrn0on We 60 to Essex to stay
With ths Chiyertons, 20 this e our only chance
e so s%ssttas Do '0ms; in terrible haste xn Y1ar'
FIem ths foregoing II may be gathered
that Miss Allies Hsathcots and Tom Bax-
Ter were On tolsrably intimate terms. AZ
9 matter Of fast. they had bsen engaged
Tor stx months. during which time they
van 81. and hs had . very rich uncle,
aAeag whose possessions was an excel.
lsat Mmily-itvtng. destined In the future
1oe Ten and Ms bride. But the uncle
vAe . ststn and CONSIDERATIONS gentleman,
eAd ~ vas 6oeeFminsd, before So deAnits,
y aetoo1ste sev6 Tom the vacsncy-vkes
.slss.s3A - vhss " ,yoans gen'
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