New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-15
NAFFERTON'S ELECTION.
CHAPTER |.

for doing IT,. knowing your uh""ih "N't' ~
then there is another thing. We are all used
10 t. more or less. or. at least, we Try 10 HAM
other people believe our ancestors We're Take
q friendly 7 might say a family interest in
the next man that borrows Of you. and you VIII
ba surprised 70 learn how wealthy his grand
father was. But then we never even INQUIRE
Of the borrowing mans mother. We lend him
money and deny him pedigree
Rut money wiled to man under an impossi-
bic condition is in a different category IL Is 'he
invention of the devil
felt sorry when Nafferton told me, TOT
could but think the hopeless Nahertoh
was. and is yet a jolly little fellow with nose
none too particular hair so red that 'he po!s
when he was at college-used 10 warm ''e'
hands near 1t. and q face always sn'illiis' ''',
when he was at work with his NINA Ne"'aF
,,,rrhopca was fatal 10 his good humor and
moderate looks Rut he did not in those days
,h,rk very often nor very deeply. so you gen.
orally found him with laughing face and a
twinkle in his well-mcaning blue eyes. "lrls' Il
they be young. not particularly smart al
summing a man up In n Sc 1tenoe' out phrase
of theirs-"such fun"-gave you woro-pictuie
Of Nafferton in quite a comprehensive way
He came to my chambers one day. ana knew
he had been thinking. This was pe''er ina"
drinking but it was bad enough
His best friends. seeing him So invariably
oekei him one question. 1t relieved him and
aid not hurt them. Moreover, it drew the cork
of his bottled discomfort
what is it, asked
"Telf,rd." ne said, "life is getting tied up in
knot"
Something more than usual!
several things. First of all I'm engaged"
he said.
ono one dies nowadays of chronic diseases"
assured him. Science and love tend to pro-
long life"
The engagement has to be kept quiet for
time" he said. ETHEL wishes 1t. She is very
young-not yet nineteen"
",Then there is "a tangle""
.I,.s tho money The cursed money. l think
Nature meant me for bimetallist or something
The rupee and are in constant state OF de-
probation
But you have few hundreds year now
and there are expectations
That's where you are wrong ne salo' EN-
mediation has become realization
And what is realizaton:'
"Nothingr'
That's what it always is, dear boy" as
sured him. IF we couId keep Oh eNPeO""s W"
should be happy
Nanerton evidently rather fancied this the
DRY He Endorsed It, He had TO agree with
point OF we" 'ei. ~ 800 Do,,ho, e daado,
10 So" N"'"
hc saiu ct. Ion, sorry"
..Tm sorry too II Uncle Reuben had lived
" So $3.50, tt. ho,,a moderated TO-
ward me- A little softening would have done
his calculating old brain good hold that peo-
pie shouldn't be self-wled at seventy. They
ouen,' ny uo!"s eI
ins t"e o'"e $500, oc n,,t,, tho tradi
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own
some people nc sa'u' "ou'u '"'"el u.e a.
an AWKWARD uIe IMAM n,e - ~ -
ana comforting iii'is"' ""' nopeU - .,ot
tna' UhcIe he"oen "o"iu soi'le u"' ~ '''1
thing lie dled th'ee DAYS ai'ei E'Nei Dio"i
had promised to be my wife thought at hrst'
{. MIGHT Ia tho right thing But | came I'D
" ,,o.o 7 o,oht
TO Town III terrlpie aiA'e''' ii'"eS'' e
have spared myself that"
s.id "ouite so " as we all do when we don't
u''ueis' ,
You know, Phil he progressed, what point
jcal frebrand Uncle Reuben was Always inter-
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Nature intended him Tor an irish leader, but
tired of him and SO he was born UNEXPECTEDLY
=, -, vrn h r..r-;oa ma . l., 90 ,o,a
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years about going In Tor career Dut Couldn't
see 1.-THE career of course The will was
,., tue ,,aors ,,r,or IN his deatt Rv Il no Ief,