The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-02-29

own nestimHble benefit, We would begin
with the entire bench Of bishops-stay
though, 4 am getting along ton fast for
there is Que spiritual lord among them
now who has delightful l do
care t, name him because l might
offend all the rest, but l may post |
emphhticaily say that he is not that bishop
Of whom they say he looks like the devil
and has the voice of an angel; that gen-
is u sort Of Jekyll and Hyde, all
urbanfty and the most courtly suavity one
day, the next a lump of sullenness, who
will go to n country confirmation, and at
the house where he IS entertained, sit
n mannerless at the feast
given in his honor and glnmly put out of
sight the whole OF a rich and eNtravagant
diSlt of stewed s~weetbreads or cream. and
then go off to bed with a curt good
and he taken very i'll before morn
and throw the entire household into
uproar. No. / do not mean that gem
%tlen,an, nor do ! think he could be lie. off
IA severe course ut the new Clerical staff.
College
After the bishops we might give special
attention to the clergy of the metropolis
particularly to those in the suburbs, |
" orc AtISSipus. IuCu VIZ
would gradually work downwardthrough
the different ranks until VIZ had put the
requisite polish upon the very last OF.
dained deacons.
Without joking, I really thiak I have
hit upon the grandest scheme that has
been mooted for at least fifty wears!
In person Canon Berkeley was exactly
like a hired coachman, I mean the sort oil
nnnpl,,,n - that 80, .n,A =: <JA - -,
turnout from the job-master's; he was
tall and in-proportioned, and his gathered
legs showed off his fiat splayed feet to
their worst acknowledgement that he wore
CATERS that evening for his substantial
legs We're clad in silken hose. He was
aloplng in the shoulder aud narrow in the
chest. and wore the badly-grown beard.
scanty and patchy, which Is so much af-
fected by n certain class of successful
.clergymenl With all this he had a some
oily and sycophantish manner, in
tended to be a very courtly one!
His wife was a dowdy and had little or
nothing to say for herself, the sort of wo-
who, taken on her w merits. would
inevitably have slipped into complete oh.
security, and on whom the little air of dig
nifty which most. clergymen's wives as
sumo, sooner or later, Sat very oddly, like
a diamond necklace on a cotton frock.
She wore a brown brocaded gown, of very
modest cut, only a small V indicating that
it was not her Sunday ch~urch-going
frock. The only marks of worldliness
about it Were arrangements (uow obso-
lete) Of white lace about the wrists and
along the v Of the neck, aud seriously If
Mrs. Berkeley looked somewhat old-fash-
Toned, her gown was in itself a sermon
against such apparel-or want of it-as
served to display Mrs. Lovelace's arms
and shoulders.
There were now only two more guests
to come-Mr. Gerard De Lisle and his sis
ter Mina-and during the interval of wait
Ing, Mrs. Trafford worked her way round
to Major Lovelace and whispered to him
that he would kindly sit at the end of the
table and take Mrs. Berkeley into dinner.
Then she passed on to Captain Legard
and intimated to him that Mrs. Lovelace
was his portion, and to Mr.. OfTIngan that
his lady had not yet come.
Then Cox appeared again and the De
Lisles came in.
1t was odd to see with what Il different
air the brother and sister entered the
room. Nina was fair and very tall, with
shnpeless features and n dimple that gave
her an infinite amount OF trouble. She
had a pale complexion and nice gray eyes,
with thick black brows which met in the
middle and gave her the appearance of
having but one. She WAS rather slight as
well ms tall and had a waist just eighteen
inches in circumference. Her waist was
so short and her legs so long that in order
to avoid gawkiness she had been trained
to take very short steps, so she minced
into the room looking up from under her
black eyebrow in a juvenile girlish sort
of way NINA was thirty, all the same)
and with her mouth setin the sort of fixed
smile best calculated to show off that
dimple.
Then came Gerard, with such a marvel
Gus expanse OF shirt-front that his legs
almost tottered under 1t and seemed to
sprawl about in all directions in the effort
TO keep their footing. He had a nice white
collar and u little black tie, aud shiny lit
tie sharp pointed shoes tied with bows of
black ribbon. And likewise he had a lib
eral of name on, the manner
which had made him neither more nor
less than the darling of half the women's
hearts in the town.
Two minutes after the last arrivals, Cox
announced that dinner was served, and
Major Lovelace gave his arm to Mrs.
Berkeley and led the way to the dining
room. And when in their turn Julia and
Mr.. De Lisle found their places, Gerard
discovered that he was placed between
Julia and his own sister. So also did
Mrs. Trafford (who, by-the-by, had care.
fully arranged the table herself that af-
ternoon).
"Oh. my dear Mr.. De Iisle," she said,
this is dreadful-you cannot sit next to
your own sister-it is worse than a hus-
band and wife finding themselves to.
gether."
"Pray don't trouble to make any change,
Mrs. Trafford,'' said he, promptly. 81
can keep my sister in order aud see that
she behaves properly" at which every.
body laughed aud the table remained as
it was.
Clever little Mrs. Tratford! For the
was that Mr.. De Lisle confined all his at
tentions to Miss Julia and left his sister
TO be kind and encouraging to Mr.
OsHagan. Consequently Julia had n very
good time and showed to her best advant
uSe, AuQ before uue l0uleS lelU tu0 CaDl
she had heard a great piece of news from
Gerard.
You know the Manor Lodge, don'tyou
Miss Tratford?" he said.
The Manor Lodge" she repeated.
mo, / don'tthink / do. Who lives therei'
We'll, nobody has lived there for a long
time, never since can remember" he an
swered.
"Oh, the old house on the Appleton-roat
yes, know. What of it?n
ut Is let-or rather Sold"
You don't say so. And who has bough
its'
IA Mr.. Markham. an Australian. II,
is going to spend a lot Of money over 4
aud means to live there as soou as 1t car
be got ready. Meantime, he has takel
Brentwood Hall for six months"
Really, you don't say so. Are the,
nice people, do you thinks"
Yes. I think so. His wife Is a yer.
pretty. gentle, lady-like kind OF wona,
aud they both seem nEcommonly keen 81
hunting. They are going to fit the stable
up in superb style"
"And have they already come to Brent
woods"
y think not. They come next week,