The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-09-13


uuced me TO so every year and stay a fort
night with my uncle and aunt Huggleton
were mixed. My mother had nothing in
common with her sister and she early
discerned that the visits were not congen-
fal, she never pressed them upon me. 1t
must have been my father. who had vague
ideas of some remote testamentary advan-
tage, who reminded me that it would be
well to keep in touch with Uncle Simeon;
and perhaps Il was the hope of meeting
my cousin Rhoda which rendered me more
compliant in this case than l often was to
such prudent suggestions. Our part of the
family had lived abroad for years, and the
housekeeping branch looked askance on US.
Ny father in his early years had been
pupil OF Gibson, but after producing one
or two striking models zone of an Orestes
shall never forget, he grew tired Of the
steady labor required by his profession,
and only worked when he liked He never
liked to work long together and at last
ceased Is work at all Then he took up
painting Then he wrote art criticisms for
an Italian newspaper. In fact, he and all
of US were BOhemians. We had hard
times often. for we never had much money.
Suddenly, however, one of the many friends
TO whom my father had shown kindness
died and left US a few thousand pounds
on condition that we took his name, which
was Winstanley.
Then We came to England, and we had
been living in a delightful old house in
South Devon for about five years when
my story begins. On arriving at home We
were all invited to Aiudworth hail. but we
suited our English relatives SO i'll that the
experiment of a visit in force was not
made again. Ny father. however, who
since his unexpected windfall had learned
the pleasant ness of being easy about
money matters, considered it his duty, as
/ say, to follow the Quaker precept and
Ego where money was" vicariously, in my
person, for fortnight every July. The
reason Of our dislike of the Huggletons
was obvious They were all Of the strict
est sect of the pharisees. They were sab
batarians. millenarians, predestinarians,
and everything they could be which was
eccentric and repellant to people who had
led the free, art-loving life TO which we
had been accustomed. They attended and
supported a little chapel of ease compared
with which, l am sure, the Little Ease in
the Tower was "a feastful presence full of
light" Here the incumbent the Rev.
Gedaliah Textor. preached twice every
Sunday and once every Wednesday. on
walls and trumpets. and the little horn,
and &c, Cog and MaEoS and Armsage{a sssi
when l attended his ministry this course
On prophecy was in full blast, and Uncle
logical and Impossible of his pastors ex-
positions ct family prayer morning and
mortal ante sonism to the vicar of the
PARISH scholarly and charming OLD man,
to whese Church L once succeeded in in
pass l was duly prayed for by my uncle
and preached at by his Levite.
For four years / succeeded in ending my
visit the week before the great local
missionary functions took place. but
This fifth visit either l was later than usual
or the meeting was earlier than usual. At
all events. before 1 had been in the house
twelve hours. I learned that the dreaded
gathering was appointed for the following
Monday, and that something was to dis
tinguish this particular occasion from all
leaflets, tracts met you everywhere. and
on all of them was the visible presentment
or name OF the speaker who would accom-
society. and who would relate his expert
ence and describe his prosecutions, first,
Sndiy in the evening" at the 'i School house
of the chapel of ease 1 have the portraits
of the man in my minds eye as / write,
and 1 have the face Of the original still
His name. which was variousiy pronounced
and accented by my uncle, the incumbent,
and the deputatiOn aforesaid was the
Sheil1h Assad-el-been; but under this name.
1.-The Man in the Green Turban." that be-
ing regarded, no doubt, a striking and
Sshsttlon1i oS9IEn tl9n, ana PENS -peiIeVed
py many OF his admirers to be the trans
lation Of his name, which il was not 1T
Is no doubt providential," said my uncle at
our local meeting this year, as we expect
an arrival Of no ordinary-nay, may say
of extra ordins ry-ia terest. We shall have
the privilege Of hearing from his own lips
the nazr2 I've Of the sufferings and hard
ships TO which hat Jealous confessor ef the
faith. known as The Man in the Green
Turban, hos been subjected by his be
Eighted ana fsnatical eountrymen 1 deem
Uncle Simeon was giving us what pro-
1anely called dress rehearsal of his intro
ductory speech. and was only recalled to
the fact that We were in camera by the
butler Offering him 4 choice of ham and
veal outlets He helped himself. and pro-
ceeded in more colloquial strain:
Il mean, we should be thankful to get
him down. as last year there was thin
attendance. and the subscriptions have
been growing less lately in spite of our
dear Mr.. Textor's efforts. Rhoda, you do
not / fear. make it known at Sunday
school that admission to the annual treat
depends on punctuality in sending in the
money-bQxes. Represent il as 2 privilege
pennies wasted at Mrs ffardbaIZe's srye9 1te
shop would clothe and educate four black
children q quarter; l have made the cal
by. what train win the sheikh be
''He will be in time for luncheon. He
proposes 10 make the hall his basis. of
operations and from hence to attack the
neighboring parishes, returning to supper
Dear me- said my aunt, in a tone
which betrayed less exultant anticipation
at the prospect than her husband dis
played. Dear me! VIII ne want any
thing. particular to eat? Black people are
4
thing"
No my dear The sheikh has thrown
away all restrictions Of that nature n
will take some kippere1 salmon. Jacobs)
The irksOme regulations Of Indian caste,
and the dietary prohibitions of MOham-
media neutrality-suspicious.. alas. too closely the
OF R0-ne-all are TO the enlightened Chris
than beggarly elements, and have been
doubtless discarded by our colored
rs he black. uncle?" said Rhoda, inno-
Gently.
NO. my dear, no: certainly not black
rather dark. syVarthy. bronzed by the sun of
good time We must check impotence. 1t
IS not, worldly people say a mere fol-
BILE It is fsuIt-a fault having the nat
ure Of sin, and capable of developing
into It."
Ny uncle said grace and retired to his
study i vanished to smoke a furtive pipe
IN the shrubDery, and then wax fortunate
enough to find Rhoda equipped for a trip
into the village. She ought, / believe, to
refused to subscribe TO missions; but she
submitted to force majeure and her love OF
nature and wandered with me in the pleas
ant beech woods. That ramble gave me an
insight INTO her character, which was a
new experience. Living, as / had lived.
mostly with artists and journalists, / had
never had an opportunity Of cOnversins
with perfectly simple and deeply enthusio
estic woman. / had seen on former visits
that Uncle Sineon's artificial tone grated
on her, and she often WINGED at the odd
contrast between his unctuOus spiritual
professions and vulgar self-indulgent hab-
It's; but I did not realize until our talk