New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08
A REMARKABLE FATHER.


been large landowners in Lincolnshire yet l.
loo, n, the .lder branch, never knew what 1t
was 70 handle more than IL guineas In the
month In my thirty-third year l found my
self without profession calling, owning the
income Of a mechanic. and hopelessly In love
with the younger daughter OF SIT 1eofse 'e'
ington. Lord Justice of Appeal
bitterly I told myself that l must Keep my
nassion secret that 1 must go away anu re-
main away lest / should betray my leehhss'
But worse occurred. a thousand times "oise
than the betrayal of my own feelings III 'ne
interview which intended TO be hnai' thoush
unannounced leavetaking. ] gathered by signs
and tokens sure as spoken words, that she i"u
read my heart. and that the tale was not u"-
pleasing to her.
Fer me nothing remained Out li'in'.u
h,xbt. would not meet her again had no"
only 20 decide whittier l should turn my iaoe
In London, in England. could not stay
Eortv wears before Thomas Hanson, grahu-
unc,e Of mine had emigrated to Austraha' 10
Australia I would go. If Thomas Hanson SUN
lived he might help me 10 some employment
7, he were dead. or II he lived and ola not
wish TO befriend his kinsman. l shouiu ouis
myself in the Bush / had not heard even wv
name of Thomas Hanson since my ia''ei
death. twenty-five years before. Inc c"dhOe'
were he had died long ago. Isolation ana ''e
rough life of the Bush would be. perhaps. best
for me. after all. In either case there wouio NC
thousands of miles between me ana the WOMAN
whose presence lifted earth and me above the
clouds No more should | behold her oaih'
axaltine beauty. No more should hear that
voice of fine. mysterious meaning whlch ooie
my shirt into regions of peace fuhied.
,ndulged no hope of storming Fortune and
1,i1S hpr feet
Iknew that not one man out of ten thousand cap
lures wealth that not one in a miliioh grows
r,oh IN the DAYS of a generation Her me
haautv and tender taste and delicate manners
wou,d ennoble the life Of some man more IA
,or.d of fate than l. When left the shores OF
england behind me should leave all nope OF
seeing her again 49,,
No sooner had I determined upon going 'hah
nos an haste TO be gone Simple as my af-
fairs were, Yet they took weeks to put III oiue''
aid q norton of my annuity to provide an
OUTFIT To a score of people / must say goou-
nv Sir Georges house did not Visit. Jul s's
M, trust myself there. The evening before Ill!
shin sailed | called on Sir George at MS cruz
In Pal Mall begged him to orer my aureus
70 the ladies. and to ask his wifes acceptance
of nv apologies for not presenting m|seh a.
Lyndhurst Road 49,,
The fudge treated me with more than Kho-
ness: he was friendly and CORDIAL lie 'oio A'e
LADY lexington and her daughters were OUT "a
,onr, erd would not be back till next day lie
wss good enough to say he had always enter
,o,ned q liking for me. and that no young man
cou,d be more welcome to any house than was
IN mis- He expressed SORROW at my leaving the
country He said my father had been one Oh
his constituents one of his most valued sup
porters IN his Parliamentary days. Oou'o l
,h,nx of ANYTHING he might be able to do for
me at the Antipodes he had a brother there
Mo- very well Then goodby and good luck
and be sure and write and let US Know now
Won get on; anG. remember that Lady JeVlhg-
TON and | must always be considered your
friends and my daughters, too Providence
hos sent me no son. only daughters. would
give a great deal, my dear Hanson. to have
son like YOU but" with sigh ana sniie'
..Providence decreed only daughters"
"Providence decreed him only daughters
tho ,ght |. as / ran down the steps OF the clup'
land for one Of these daughters l am leaving
home; for one of them would give all else Inc
world holds dearest for one of them wouid
de-
1t was Gne moonlight night in the mlooie OF
July Inserasibly / walked toward my cham-
hers in Cliford's Inn. ! thought ! had never
seen London so bright and gay. so full OF JOY
Gus life. The cheerfulness of the crowd ana OF
the familiar streets added weight to my heaVy
heart Tomorrow ] should bid these scenes
farewell forever. She would drive through
,nssa streets. through these lines of shining
lamps through these crowds OF happy people,
sne would learn to forget the little liking she
once felt for me- She would grow to look with
favor on another man. while I, heartbroken
tn
waste. looking up into the memorable heavens
., my unmckv star So sharp the pain
suffered during my walk that when reached
tho Inn nv lamp sparkled, and wavered, and
bleared before my eyes
A letter lay on the floor and as l stopped 10
nick 1t up thought. Il shall treasure thls' no
matter from whom 1t may come. for II is the
last letter shall ever receive in the ola iaho'
carried It to the lamp. The writing on the
envelope was the Enthusiastically uncharac-
teristic hand of a clerk. Breaking the cover,
read the communication. rubbed my eyes.
and read it again. Then, with sob. Tell on
chair bereft Of strength
After while shook myself. rose, caught up
nv hat rushed out OF the room and down the
stairs crossed the Inn. hailed hanson, and
babe the cabby drive at the top OF his speed 10
Pail Mall. 1t was impossible for me to think
One idea filed my brain. to the exclusion OF all
others I was like a man in a dark room with
a spy-hole. through which he can see but
single object Before the driver could pull up
at the club door sprang out and rushed up
the steps The hall porter must have thought
! had gone mad since he saw me last.
Sir George Jevington?" 1 gasped.
Gone SIR"
How long?"
Half an hour, SIR.
looked at my watch: a quarter past 10.
darted into the street. sprang on the hanson.
.36 Lyndhurst Road. Bayswater."
In some degree / mastered myself before !
reached my destination. l found Sir George
busy with papers in the study. l must have
presented an extraordinary appearance. for
when he saw ne he rose hastily, took off his
snectacles and said Good gracious. Hanson.