Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-23

love many home would be a wilderness
and many a heart would lose hope. She
was rich but richer still in sympathy. Her
heart belonged to all who needed heart, and
it was something of 4 trouble to her that
her lifework of beneficence involved no
seyerer self-denial than that Of leisure.
BlaIqey's widowed sister kept the New
York house for him. and through attending
the same church was associated with Miss
Bemnison in various parish committees
in this way Miss Bennison had made the
acquaintance of the eminent ex-senator.
who had more than once used his influence
with success 10 further certain public move
meuts in which Miss Bennison took deep in
terest. Though theirrelatious could scarcely
be described Us those of strict friendship.
there certainly was reciprocity OF regard on
one side for character and OH the other for
usefulness. which al once set some scandal
loving tongues Il waggiug about i mYsteri-
Gus rebuff that was said to have been adj
miuistered by Miss BenniSOm. II was.
however, only church iea-bite.
Blarnaby always made point OF accept
ing every invitation TO Miss Beunison's en-
tertaumeuts-oyery -Oue. that Is. that
reached him. Some. somehow, did not.
Among the persons 10 whom he was there
introduced there were three men whose
friendship he set himself TO. gain For
Blarnaby had the small change OF converse
ton in ready abundance. He could hold
uyboGy on any passing topic long enough
to find out whether it was worth while to
hook himwith bigger bait. There was the
venerable but vigorous Abram SeOag. head
of one of the wurld's most famous financing
houses. a literal king of kings, when the
royal talk was of cash, and yet as humble
gentleman as ever lacked 4 rent-rOu. \
grand stroke, mused Biarnaby. 10 get old
Sebag 10 take up the Scheme. Then there
was Roger NInSIOW, & good man 10 know,
nm ANGEL a helm demon If
ceived. WinslOw was one of those native
americans who stand midway between the
old New Eng!dnderS and the new Old Eng
lauders no prouder of their American birth
than OF English descent. Patriots, these,
Uf the DlOadcst kind. because they aim 10
bring closer together the sister peoples
whose destiny is the sure supremacy of the
English speaking race. WmSiOw, thought
he, vii. come in handler Dy-and-bHe than
real full-blOwn diplOmatiSt. raised, per-
haps. in Kankakee, licked into shape in
Washington, and pitch-forked up to Kan
schatka or the Court of Timbuctoo.
The third was Il quiet-lOokiug younger
man. guiltless of diamonds, lacking even
the mustache with curly wdXed ends, but
eraced with a natural air of refinement that
could be felt. His name WAS peculiar If
any set of names can be so in a free and in
dependent republic, being Ettrick Shep-
herd HOgg. It was understood that this
fatherD had cmigratcd from Scotland and
had bIIfi+ nm = I:,roe iudustI.l-and fortune in
Illinois Whether. 50 named in admiration
for tle port. or some relationship perhaps.
i is NOT certain, but the uncovth name In
suited the trut.;,t.;iura The manner and nlr-
suits of lis owner. Mr.. Hogg was a scholar.
:, t,.3vrleI. and = philnsonhe, In theil.
place ana way he was something OF a sportS-
man a diIctt3,t+a and a horouah ;,II-arouud
man Of the world His means enabled him
IN he :. citizen Of he two worlds Eastern and
Western. and The wonder grew in New
N-orj, ,ir.Ics on which side the Atlantic. he
wouId chouse his wife. and where he would
settle To him Blarnabv looked as Il nroba-
bic tI.lynp-car, in his pack of friends
How did Miss Benuisou's friends look
ilpou the Hon. Dewitt NJ Blarnabv2 In a
general wav, as society looks upon a gen
eraMy Successful! man. Blamaby. wills
percd society. IS. of course. one Of yom
clever. selr-lnade men who graduate from
the stump: but he is rising above his sur
romdings. don't Won know. and if he con
tiuucs to cultivate good taste he may de-
velop into greatness. or even into one Of
orr select selves. Personally. neither
Scbac. Wis,lov. nor Hocg felt any differ
emily toward Blarnaby than toward any
other guest at Miss Bennisou's table. If
they felt ANYTHING il WAS not apparent. Be
sides. no one knows who may be able TO do
one a GOOD turn. our mutual interests are
SO involved nowadays. Hogg possessed
large estates out West, somewhere near the
newly-found asphalt yield in the territory
controlled by BIarnaby. When BIarnabv
found il advisable 10 scamper post haste to
London. to place his scheme on the mar