Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-03-01

nice, intelligent young lady Miss
Stiles was. Tue old gentleman
caught like gunpowder. He had
no excuse for putting summary
end to his grandsOn's legal studies
and packing him of on a foreign
tour, for the young man had said
nothing to justify a suspicion OF
his being IN love. But the captain
scented danger afsr and proceeded
to read such a hemily on the sin of
marrying into families without
lineage aud put such a dIsinberit-
ing look OH that Willard was fain
to dcOp the subject.
1t the reader has ever read
Blackstone he will RENE mber, and
if he hasn't we will tell him, that
IN the second book there ls a fold
ing leaf called a "Table OF De-
SCENTS" whereupOn the author
illustrates the mode of computing
kindred by tabular view OF the
ancestors and collateral relatives
for ten or dozen generations of a
certain fctlous John Stiles. The
names are incIosed In little circles,
with lines uniting those supposed
to have intermarrled, whose names
are further united by other lines TO
those of their offspring.
81 haven't" was Willard Spence'S
exclamation as his eyes fell on this
leaf lying lose in the volume hs
was reading one day,
That evening it was accidentally
dropped IN his grandfather's way.
What's thisp asked the old
gentleman, picking 1t up and put
ting on his specs.
"A paper | found in one of Mr..
Stiles books" was the Innocent
reply.
"Humpb! A copy Of the Stiles
family tree, e,and-stOp, let me see
ruUnlug back, as I live, through
more generations than | supposed
any man IN the state could but
myself! Who'd have thought that
dried 40 Old lawyer had so much
blood IN hims"
"Not l certainly" acquIesced
Willard.
"Aud see, here's the name OF
Baker. My maternal great grand
mothers maiden name was Baker
By Jove, | shouldn't wonder if we
found ourselves related yet!"
No 1 elther,' said Willard
drllJ.
"NIiss Stiles-ls she very hand.
sOmer inquired the old gentleman.
"Passably," answered the young
hypOrIte.
Then 1t occurred to the captain
to lecture his grandson on the
impropriety of not having returned
the paper to Mr.. Stiles at once.
The young N an defended himself
with a flo, which the reader may
pardon If he likes. He said the
paper had dropped out OF a book
he brought home to read, and If
course be would hand it TO Mr..
Stiles the first thing in the morn
ing.
Next day Willard was sitting in
Mr.. Stiles Office fumblIng over a
lawbook and thinking Of Mary
when his grandfatherS gig drove
up. Willard wished 10 his heart
it had broken down by the way.
The thug he most dreaded was
the two old gentlemen getting
together and coming to explana-
tions at present.
"Is Mr.. Stiles inf" inquire, d the
captain.
Eyes, sir" answered the Office
boy, ushering the visitor into the
back Office before Willard had
time to tell the lie he had framed
or tip the boy the wink.
Good morning, Mr.. S.iles,"
said the captain blandIg.
"Good morning, captain, "re
turned the lawyer a little siiffiy
"Pray be seated"
J The captain excused the stiff
ness. A man with a dozen gen
! erations at his back had right tC
be stiff.
: Il came to speak to you on
matter of importance" said tht
captain, taking the protfered Sc at
The lawyers face frightened a.
the prospect OF securing a valuable
client.
"My material great or andmot
> er." the captain proceeded, "wal
a Baker, and your gra ndfather"-
"Was a shoemaker" the othel
, was on the point OF interruntiDg
for he knew the captains hobby