The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-17


now. to his entire satisfaction. and had got
enough Of II. and added:
Nothing would do Graham Bell. but I must
try Il; said the nero fact Of ny trying II would
secure public confidence and got II q chance
to show what n could DO. I told him that In
theory dry battery was Just curied darling.
and no mistake. but whom Il oame to practiee
sho-and here's the result Was I riehtf
What should you say. Washington Hawkins
| You've seen me try that button twice. Was
! right i-that's the idea. Did know what
was ta1tihs about or didn't n"
We'll. you know how feel about you. Col
Sellers. and always have felt Il seems to mo
that you always know everything about every.
thing Ifthat man had known you as know
you he would have takon your judgment at
| the start and dropped his dry battery where It
was
did you ring. Marse sellersI"
mo. Marse Sellers didn't"
Den 1t was you. Marse Washington Use
| henh. sub"
NO. IL wasn't Marse Washington. either"
DE good lan.' who did ring her den2'
Lord Rossmore rang it,
The old negro flung up his hands and ex-
| claimed:
Blame my skin IL hain't gone en- forclt
dat name asin! Come heah. Jinny-run heah.
| honeyl'
Jimmy arrived.
You take dish yer order lie lord gwine to
give YOU Is gwlne down sullcr and study dat
name tell git It,"
Il take de order! Who's yo' Niger las
year? De bell rung for you.''
Dat don't make no difference. When bell
ring for anybody. en- old narster tell me
to"
Clear out. and settle It in the Kitchen"
The noise OF the Quhrrelling presently sank
to q murm,r in the distance. and the earl add
ed: That's trouble with old house servants
that were yonr slaves oncc and have been
your personal friends always"
Yes. and members Of the family.
Members Of the family Ia Just what they
become-the mombers Of the family in fact.
And sometimes master and mistress OF the
household. These two are mighty good and
loving and faithful and honest but hang
1t. they do Just about az they please: they
chip into conversation whenever they want
| to. and the plain fact IL. they ought to be
killed"
II was a random remark. but ii gave him an
| idea-however. nothing could happen without
| that result.
What wanted. Hawkins was to send for
the family aud break the news tothem.
"Oh. nevermind botheling withthe servants
then. Twill go and bring them down.
While he was gone the carl worked his idea.
Yes" he sutd to himself. when Two got
the Undertaking down to a certainty. will
get Hawkins to Kill them. and after that they
will be under better control. Without a doubt
! n matcrialiZed negro could easily be hypno.
| tized into state resembling silence. And this
could be made permanent yes. and also mod
liable. at wilt-sOmeti!nes very silent. some
times turn on more talk. more action. more
emotion. according TO what you want. lis Il
prime good idea. Make il adjustable a
screw or something
| Tho two ladies' entered now With Hawk ms.
and the two negroes followed. unlimited. nni
| fell to brushing ami busting AROUND. for they
perceived that there WAS matter OF interest t."
| the fore. and were wilin. TO find out what it
was.
Sellers broke the news with stateliness and
| ceremony. first warning the ladies. with gentle
| mt. that a panS OF peculiar sharpness was
about to be Inflicted upon thoir hearts-hrars
still sore from like hurt. still lamenting II
like loss--then he took the paper. and with
trembling lips and with tenrs in his voice he
gave them that heroic death picture.
The result WAS a very genuine outbreak Of
sorrow and sympathy from all the hearer.
The elder lady cried. thinking how proud that
! great hearted young hero's mother would he.
| grief: and the two old servants cried with her.
and spoke ont their applause and their ri, yin:
| lamentations with the eloquent sincerity aud
simplicity native to their race. Gwcndolen
was touched. and the romantic side Of her ma
turo was strongly wrought upon. She said
that such a nature IA that young mans was
rarely and truly noble. ana nearly perfect: and
that with nobility "f birth added it was entire
ly perfect. For snch man she could endure
all things. suffer nl things. even to the sacri-
fcinG Of her life. She wished she could have
seen him: tho slightest, the most mompntary
contact with such spirit would have en-
n0bled her own character and made ignobie
thoughts and ianobe acts thereafter impossi-
| BILE to her forever.
Have they found the body. Rossmore:"
asked the wif".
Yes: that is they've found several. 1t
must be ono OF them. but none Of them are
recognizable
What are you going to do?"
lam going down there and identify one Of
them and send it homo to the stricken father y
" But papa. did you ever see the young
No. Gwendolen-why?"
How will you identify -
"I-wel. you know. It say: none OF them are
rthere's nrobaty no Choice. ''"s' '''' u 'e'h
argue the matter further: since her fathers
mi. mind was made IN: and ID. there was chance
yonder In an AUTHENTIC and OFFICIAL way. so
she said no mnre-until he asked for a basket.
"A T misbt b ra ashss What for''
To be continued
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