Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-04-09

And so, in the exercise of polite for
 bearance and mutual respect, hosts ana
 guests were soon on terms of pleasant intercourse.
 Most of the servants at Claremon, were colored people nr the ahildran ni
 such, manumitted by the late Judge
 Temple on the birth of his son, and al.
 though each and everyone of them had
 faithfully assisted their mistress in min.
 tstering to the needs of distressed con-
 federate soldiers, nothing could exceed
 the loving assiduity with which all now
 waited upon the household guests-who
 had been battling, as they well knew,
 in the interests of their own race.
 Nanny" Rose, the old family nurse,
 aptly voiced the sentiments of the whole
 staff when she said to Sylvia, that first
 night: "Oh, press de Lawd, honey, dot
 pse hbed ter see dis dayI I'se real sorry
 fur de souf, but, same time, I'se mighty proud ob de norf', an ole marse he's jes gloryin' in Hebben dis mint cause ob de 'mancipation what he allus prayed thought cum ter de poo culled folks sum day. An, Miss Sylvy, we'se all a goin' ter treat desc lubly young gem plemens, what young marse haz brought home, ies bu'ful!"
 That is right, mammy,'' Miss Tenn pie replied; ''they are brave men, who have fought gallantly for their own cause as we did for ours. The God of battles has decided, and, however much our pride is humbled, we must believe that all is for the best"
 For one whole week the young north erners enjoyed the hospitality of their southern friends, and during these happy days it might have been noticed that while Herbert generally paired off with Sydney or Mrs. Temple in their walks and boating excursions, Fred Ainslie was invariably found by the side of Sylvia and, to judge by the bearing of the singularly attractive pair, no one could have guessed that they had so lately been sworn enemies.
 Nay % and 2S, there was held at Washington a grand review of the two principal armies of the republic, and very shortly thereafter ''the boys in blue" were mustered out and dismissed to their homes, amid the grateful plaud- its of their countrymen.
 According to promise, Sydney Tem- pie accompanied his old schoolfellows on their homeward journey, which took them first to Philadelphia, Herbert Leslie, for some reason or other, being quite as anxious to visit Mrs. Aiuslie as was Fred himself. From an equally unaecountable motive, the goal of Col. Temples desires seemed to be New York, but he cheerfully stayed for a few days at Fred's home and made the acquaintance of his mother and sister. who returned his own hospitality with 
 Then he and Herbert, leaving their friend to follow and resume his mercan- tile life at leisure, went on to Gotham and were received with rapturous de- light by Mrs. Leslie, who insisted upon her sons friend making her elegant his present home.
 It very strangely happened that when | the two young men arrived Miss Jennie | 5lynn was spending the evening with | Mrs. Leslie-a circumstance with which | both, and especially Sydney, seemed | rather pleased than otherwise, but, of | only because it gave him an op- to see her safely home that | night and renew his acquaintance with | 1er mother!
 Being thoroughly in earnest, it did | not take long for young Temple to | make arrangements for entering the | aw office of Sharp & Pierson along | with Herbert, and in the course of a few months both Mrs. Ainslie and Mrs. | Temple removed to New York for good; md Fred once more engaged with the | yreat firm of Draper & Moore in his ] avorite pursuit of selling dry goods.
 Twenty-six years of blessed peace lave succeeded those awful four of civil | var. The warm-hearted, impulsive cit zens of the south have joined hands with the cool, determined men of the north in all enterprises which go to make people great; and their united progress in this one quarter of cen ury has justly dazzled, by its transcend mt magnitude and glory, the eyes of a world.
 Our three friends, only now in the prime of vigorous manhood, have suc- 'eeded as pluck and energy ever do succeed.
 The famous law firm of ''Temple and Leslie" is known all over the union, while the ships of the great mercantile louse of "Ainslie and Moore, Jr" sail very sea. The three old-time school mates reside side by side in ''brown tone fronts" far up town. All have 'O~~A | vears and all have families of bright, 'apable children, who, however, still insist upon getting perpetually mixed ID" on the question of relationship he young Temples claiming that be- 'ause Mrs. Fred Ainslie is Aunt Syl- ria" Mrs. Herbert Leslie must neces- arily be "Aunt Miriam and the iu- emile Leslies as strenuously asserting hat Mrs. Sydney Temple is as much heir own Aunt Jessie" as that of the title Ainslies. As matter of course, he youngsters are in the same muddle n regard to the three lovely old ladies, 'ach one of whom is claimed by every hild of the several crowds as 'sgrand- namma!'
 THE END.
 Gus De Smiths Great Want.
 Gus De Smith is something of a snob,