The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-09


pGnt0n OF the preceding ddp.A
ceding day. He was all smirks and SMILES
now, presenting, as he reared his portly
figure and looked about him, the very EN-
bodiment Of good nature My father, being
taken by surprise in the midst of his pas
sion, stared for a moment without word
of welcome or recognition. Then suddenly
he cried, Thomas Clephane, by all that's
wonderfulP'
"Troth, just the same, cousin,n returned
the visitor, complacently taking my fathers
outstretched hand, land glad to see you
hale and well, though, to say the truth,
wee thought ruffled about the comb, so to
speak. And this is my Cousin Janet, no
doubt,o beaming upon my mother and ex-
tending his hand, II am glad to make your
acquaintance, cousin, and gratified to find
you well. Many time have thought of
you all; many time"-then spying me.
"Ah, whom have we heres A familiar face
surely. bod, as I'm living man my stage
companion, whose pretty wit and lively
manners | found SO entertaining on the
wretched journey hither. Well, well, this
is a pleasure to he sure" grasping my hand
and nearly wringing 1t from the wrist.
"Who could have thought of thiss But
the unexpected's aye happening. Little
know we what day or an hour may
bring forth. And to think that yesterday
we dunched each other in our daffin, never
dreaming we were of the same blood.
Your looks tell me Pm right In taking you
for the heir of Kilburnie. Home from col
lege likely. Fve heard of ye from Peter.
Faith, Peter says yer an unco scholar"
"It's pleasure to me to welcome you to
Kilburnie," interrupted my father. "And
1t was wholly unexpected"
pleasures are aye sweetest when unex-
pected, cousin p returned Mr. Clephsne nr-
banely Whats expected Is discounted, en-
joyed before its time, so TO speak, like wind
raised by post obit. l was in the country
side and could not leave without looking
in at Kilburnie And Pm lucky in finding
you altogether, and doubly lucky in find
ing an old friend" turning his radiance
upon me, though, to say the truth, what
the minister called him escapes me-"
Andrew" said my mother.
"To be sure" said Mr.. Clephane, laugh
ing. "My memory's mo- worth preen, as
Bobbie says might have remembered
what Peter has so often told me. Father
he has said, there's not the like of Andrew
Kilgour in our university. Mind you what
/ tell We, he's born to make his mark
But the fact Is that old folks are SO much
flashed WI the world, the flesh and the
devil their minds get slippery and lose
the grip O. things. hope the college days
are not over, Andrew. It's an auld saying
and true, stick to the school-the schule,
we said, in my haflin days-and the school
will stick to YOU"
"It's curious coincidence said my fa-
ther when the voluble Mr. Clephane had
been induced to take a seat, that we
should just have been talking about a pro-
fession for him."
"a very important matter. cousin.n re-
sponded Nlr. Clephane, with deep gravity of
tone and countenance. Then, assuming his
sprightliest manner and looking at me,
he added, "The most important except
getting married. Aye make that ex-
ception. 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 succeedP
What's this the poet saysp There's nae po-
etry in law, cousin, and I'm clean forget
ting the warblings Of the muse, but any
way he means that in camp or grove loves
supreme. A man meets his fate when he
meets his WIFE Mind that, Andrew. But
about the profession, cousin-excuse my
depression into the realms of sentiment and
romance. Lawyers go there but seldom,
and, truth to tell, dinna feel over well at
home when they do make an excursion.
What's to be Andrews profession, If it's
fair question:"
ITO ne Continued