Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-01-14
AMAD0.

! had rot seen Sawyer--"Cal," rs we
called him-since We parted at Harvard
upon commencement day, when, full OF
fe=vor ead the class punch Of 81, we
.wore to keep ORG another in .sight.
Cal went home aud into leather, snd
.oa desk in Wall street. Now, Eve
wears later, | had almost run over my
Ole college mate in my nightly msd rush
10. lie T.. seized Mn by the arm and
here li,n elong, postponing apologies
mol ! had him packed into my httlo
Il, town Cat and introduced to my wife,
wso WIS tbs dearest woman on earth to
rla still. sid who knew could comfort
~. console The tall Californian rs l
cooi,l not. fer h.d already discovered
IT,. Sawyer hail come east in pursuit OF
The eini.;c Wcinlic;:c.
When dinner was over my wife slipped
cv;ay u seo e the baby was really sleep
ing as c1ly lcch "bald headed tyrants"
can. leaving US unnecessary and ire
sponsib,c nicn smoking and reminisceac-
ins in my den OF $ hys.
Suddenly 8 blow on the door startled
Saver almost c..t Of his chair.
Ills majesty wishes 70 come In" |
sad, rising and opening the door.
What q magnificent brute!' e1clsiIr-
ea SAWYER.
...7oe 'brute.' if you please. Cal, Int
III friend. Aiaado, kindly rhake hands
WI my ella friend here and then com
po-. yourself. Yen know your arc
IA: ..sr perva>:.e in room Of this size
~ ,lastiE gravely did rs he was bid
au,.. Zen s-ttle.! himself 1T my side with
{. t,,u.l That loadc the things shake on
ths ;ahao.
.Ta::...'s a2o;,. the only uncivilired
tau, ;;,,ou, si.'.." said. laughing. ':!fe
81; / re;ae.nbcrs thar his wild ancestors
l...,; 10 nuke tiiei: bed in the wilderness
s.,,: crushed tie iansle of wins and Soot
ii:,,,r ;he::!.
.xyer. Who wss cuitc g. much Of AZ
n;..:..al lover rs myself. knelt down be-
s..:A Ire do-. fa:c,y Running over his
pe,a:s OF :>e;.cty and of hreeding-his
c.: - ceiicata :.wn. s;lvery on eank
IA, shoulder: his breadth Of chcst aid
strength O. Join. :!:a velvet b!ackness OF
his .l:uz.le, Inc wiiteness OF his teeth,
t:.a clear brown Of his eyes, the pure,
r;cL sca7l.- OF his tongue, the black
markings OF t:ic mouth and the siaewy
power Of his straight, wide paws.
L S7,S c-,cp I,,o
cau1 dog. you euviahle fellow asked
Saver IS he seated himself and ro-
li.:;lte.l his cigar.
Dear CID c,um! lie is getting pas
s;Yc and rheumatic. IKE owned him Row
tllree years, and I've never yet regretted
The s,nail forsane l had to pay to get
!s:.n from tie FORMER owner-a person
w.oi?y unworthy. to possess even 8 pug.
Lit il IS for better reasons than points
ur ,,edigreo that he is belored next to
:l,e boy. ana even the boy cant pat his
nose out OF joiat. lie was rne IDEAS c1
nacliiaa that gave ire my wife"
All. That sounds interesting" said
Sewer. Tel, the whole story. Two
coni:ded tc yo;l ruy plight, and you won't
i'll Il better listener"
had never before felt the least in
cl;ration to b.bble of my own Affairs,
pe,. O., present, b,.t # could soothe aad
distract the ini.;a Of this old classmate
rtat was plainly my duty. VERY well,
it.a:, here yoas for it. You will find it
US mild as & homeopathic pellet, bat it
VIZ interesting e-ouch to me-" said
tbs with we'll affected indifference, but
WIS really eager 10 begin.
Margaret my wifs-and had
grown u2 together in little town IN
scatilern Chic. You know tho kind per
h:2s-cvcryrlsins pastoral and religions,
I'll c:luvc! sn,l 10 chaperons-where
tie boys ard girls we're allowed the ut
,nosc liberty, liberty, it must be ad-
n!irts;i, ihsy did ,ot abuse, but used and
erioved with :: SORT OF sturdy sanity and
self respect impossible III this sophisti-
Gated, crowded city Of conventionalities.
We--she and Hired eidc by side and
held long and confidential conversations
OYER the stiff, green wire fence that sep
;.rated our grape arhoT from her bed OF
ten roses. I saved the last sweet, frosty
i;uac,l for her. ana at the first chill hint
II winter helped her cover her roses
18th straw, making their tall stalks In
io queer. angular scarecrows for Jack
costs terrifying.
NV mother was New Highlander,
and tie thirst for knowledge Of books
:s.l men that slnol1erad in her breast
famed into power for her only son, and
SO was sent 10 Harvard. While still a
f...,hlnan camcto regard my native
t.,.l, Us tie va.ish;llg point in tho per-
s:ective OF an inglorious past. With
Y ..ata lofry smile should have received
tire hin5 that tie dark eyed little girl
WON l had left to tic her roses alone
might one day amply avenge all my
Sights!
Il concealed my boyish delight in life
5o,ier the most pronounced and classic
.inditferentism,' and wonder even now
how ever my mother could put up with
me. Ny old friends laughed at my aira
and my reformed accent, secretly dislik-
ing and envyins lnc. l naturally found
it much pleasanier to spend my yacsr
tons III the soothing atmosphere of be-
ings like myself, after brief visit to n!
mother.
During these occaslons saw Mar
Saret only once OF twice, and alway-
carried away the disturbing imprcssio:
that she was in no way impressed eithe
by my superior manners or talents. Thi
was slightly annoying, as she was IA
and away pret.ier than any girl OF IN.
acquaintance, enst or west. To be sure
had made her blusil-such an exquisite
re6-but it waa with vc1ation. Upol
my first. departure we had written ON
another quite regularly, but about tn