Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-18
AT LOVES COMMAND.
BY JOHN a. sTsuART.
Copyright 1898, by John Alexander steuart.)


bumptious travelling companion Of the pre-
ceding day. He was all smirss ana smiirs
now, presenting. a. he roarsd bis portly
figure and looked about him the very cm-
bodiment Of good mature Ny father being
taken by surprise in the midst OF bis pas
sion, stared for n moment without word
Of welcome or recognition Theu suddenly
he cried, '"rhomas Cicphane, BY all that's
Wonderfulr'
''rroth, just tho same, cousin" returned
the visitor, complaeently taking my fathers
outstrctchcd hand. and glad 10 sec you
halo aud we'll, though, to say the truth, a
wce thought rufllcd about the comb, no 10
speak. And this IL my Cousin Janet, no
doubt" beaning upon my mother aud ex-
tending bis hand, ~ am glad TO make your
acquaintance, cousin, aud gruilicd TO find
you we'll Many a time have thought OF
you ALL many a time"-thon spying me,
"Ah, whom have wo herrf a familiar face
surely. bod, ns I'm living man my stage
companion. whose pretty wit aud lively
manuers ! found ~ entertaining on tho
wretchcd journey hther Well we'll, this
is pleasure to hesure, guHping my hand
and nearly wriuging Il from tue wrist
"who could have thought Of thisi But
the unoxpectel's uye happening Little
bring forth. And to think that yesterday
we dunched each other IN our dnlIin never
dreaming We were Of tho sane blood
Your looks tell me I'm right 10 linking You
for the heir Of kiiburnie. Home from col
lego likely I've heard OF yc from Potter
Faith, Peter says yer an uucO scholar"
"tts pleasure to me TO welcome you to
Kuburnic,n interrupted my father And
10 was wholly unexpected"
Pleasures arc aye sweetest when uncx.
pected, cousin, returned Mr. Glephaue ur
Lanely "WhHtseXpected isdlsuouuted, en-.
ioyed before rs time. No to speak, like wind
raised by post ubit ! was 10 the country
side and could not leave without looking
In at Nllburuio Aud I'm lucky Ia finding
you altogether, and dou1ly lucky IN ind
ing an old friend, turning bis rndiAuce
upon me, Though, to say the truth, what
the minister called him escapes me-
Andrew said my mother.
''ro be sure" sud MIR Clcphnnc laugh
ing My mcmory's no worth a prcen, ms
Bobbie says. ! might have remembered
what Peter has 80 often told me. Father
he has said there's not the like Of Andrew
kilgour In our university. Mind you what
toll ye, hes born To make his mars
But the fnct u that old folks are so much
NANlNN WI NhN WIN wv NNHN NANA htN
devil their minds get slippery aud lose
the grip o things hope the college days
are not over Andrew lta an AUD saying
aud a true stick TO the school the schulz,
we said, in my hHGiu dsys-aud the school
| will stick to you"
ITS curious coincidence" said my "a
iher when the yoluble Mr. Clephanc had
| teen Induced 20 take q seat "thut We
uould Jus, have been talking about pro
.rssion for hun
"a very Important matter, cousin 70
| sponded Mr.. Clephane, with deep gravity of
tone and countennnce. Then, assuming his
sprighticst manner md lnokng ut me,
he added, THE most important except
getting married, Aye make that cX-
feptiou, Andrew. Faith, the lasses take
the lead, will we, Mill we. solomon with
All his wisdom couldn't resist them, and
when he failed who's likely to succccd'
WHAT'S this tho poet says2 There's nae po-
etry In law, cousin, and I'm clean forget.
ting tho warhlngB Of tho muse but any.
way he means that Ia camp orHroyr love'a
supreme, man meets hl4 fate whom he
meets his wife Mind that, Andrew hut
about the profession, c0ue,n-excusc my
aggression into the realms Of sentiment and
romance Lawyers GO there but seldom,
and. truth TO toll, diunn feel over well AZ
home when they do make nm excursion.
What's 10 DO Andrews profession, Il les a
fair question:
There's difference on the polut,n nn'
swcrod my father I'm for the law part
ly because remember your own prosporI
g. cousin, and hs's-wcll, he's against it
"i'm, hap said Mr.. Clepnne, stroldns
his well nourished chin. Dear me, thaVl
unfortunate, aud yet It would never do 10
us all 10 DO OF the same mind. There ar
many waya Of making living, cousin, an'
the laddie has his own t.AtoA nae doot A
TO tho law, it's with u rs with many an
other thing, those like IL best who Si,u,
least about II. Az che best MS slipper
game, In which ten fall for ono who Keep
his feet have spraeklod through lin
deny It, but wi theskin % my teeth, as III
man OF Ia aayA I'm not sure Id udyis
another fellow 10 follow IN my steps Bu
dinna lot me interfere; dinns let me com
between father aud SON. Whcreupon Nj
Clephnue rubbed hs hands, thus tgnr
lively washing them Of the whole business
aud The subject oltalk was changed
When highland Inequalities had Doe
dispensed, Mr., Clephane and my fathS
went out for n walk, leaving me- behln,
/ was not sorry, since their absence KAY
, me An opportunity OF speaking with N
. mother, who, good soul, was ever willin
10 take my part, told her my whole stni
, unreserycdly, and abe ~ mpathiEed as onl
i. mother can. | also told lier the histoi
4 Of my relations with Peter, which startlt
+ and surprised her
Z ut IL shame, Andrew" she said, wit
tho tears cleaning Ia her dear eyes, 30,
MIR ClephAne probably knows nothing
q Peters behavior, aud at any rate for go,
:, fathers sakr we must upheld the honor
a Kilbnrnie Il must not be said he eau
4 here and was IN received"
oad rnen WIN many n caress sne TO
h ne SHE quite understood my unhappy POI
: ticn, and that she would do what sheo ou
h 10 rc-estahlish me IN my fathers favor
! could ace. however, that the loyal hea
a was deeply troubled. She would iain ha
4 seen NE obey, while plcdging her word a
N partisan. My blessings on her memory,
As fate would have it, WHOM my fath
" and his visitor returned they were accoi
:. painted by ugighhoring laird, Sir lhoni
q Gosdon Of The Elms, OF whom the read
has already casually heard from mine he
=. OF the LIQUID aud Stag, Meeting the bat
III nes la the course OF their walk, my faith
n. with tho impulslyc generosity which ID
m wrought such trouble to his house, Insist
n. on taking him bone for luncheon Ngal
re less OF domestic convenience or rcSonr
a But my mother was right GLAD to SEQ
- Ihomas and he In turn was glad TO