New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-02

4 SKETCH IN CHARACTER.

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Il is Teddy GarGiner Harry KING IS handsome,
rac, yyil.oms * , shining light in his class, Fred
Mills il .he champion OF his athletic cino' Du' .o'
frank oudac,v for Startling yet rest'ul caHuoI' 'o'
WAYS that are confident. begi'.ing T'e,'S''''' e'
mo Teddy Fourteen years o.d Is rec sno'' slu''o
and frechled: with refractory back LOCK ""',. 40
o,rou,t ~ nounding With hair brush can keep
down: with hands which sometines-i may say I'v
orer,lv--cau for soap and water; with eyes iu'i
If sweetness and life: and a tongue whch e'ie'
vosces ike champagne in all the latest schoo'-ooS
slang
NJ, long aga he walked unceromoniorsiy into M
house and saiu;cd ire in the confidential "''-'e
suggestive of forthcoming disclosures ie'''"e
e.e,,,s ,c sroclt ginger snaps-do j? nc 'hl''eu
with an engaging smile ,o
- suppose you do" SAID J. Ann "HS 49,, - g.,
;, tho kitchen door open again. I'm going out IN a
minute I'll remember you $3.50.
"Oh. dom, trouble yourself. don't uouo'e 'u"i
sole know my way around ;hs house SAL" leu
Siding TO the door ard presently reAppear'"s WY"
tho yellow dish under his arm A''i "'ap''''
or-rr.. II TO ne he deposited it upon the taOe' me-
tv.oon the tall lamp and cloissonn" vase
..1.bov,re hang I'D and no mistake. he announced
e,tin tv,o maps together and biting through poth
with dreamy satlsfaction i mean 10 '''N' ~
something in ny VIII for looking after M. ie''-o
wants SO well. Miss judy.
"Yes." =, ...,.
s,aylng with the Arirss"
Miss Easlirgt3nf . ,.,
"{e that her maine? Well SHE'S HI''e '""
,he,,un," and Ted rolled his long iasheu eyes !"
pau;orrniic display Of rapture l III o." -
over that girl Seen her yet
80, 10: yet" H.. -.
.wcu sr,'s sumner, She Knocked me nat the
,.or five, round She sits n the window GAc take
-, 49,. Ia, - hcr now when go by-lttle further
,o,nd The; way. but she's worth H. got nhh'y
smile OF her this morning
Il thought Miss Washington was sro""-"' 'o""'
lady Ted" SAID J. ,,
rnd easi;v. .'but what OF that? 1t amt
,,, ~ ,o,,c ~, forever to get there myself sheH
10 ol,d "a hav, me then: can wait Look here
Miss judy
What, Ted"
..vo, and NJ, the neighbo rhool are going to he
osled 10 our house some evening before long Jus
k.,p your best eve oper ana SIZE h"f VI "'' 'm'
! frcoze right on 20 your opinion you know Tea
. ,,n n 90 giving his obnoxious knick'rhockers
q s,,n ..WisS my motherd hurry NJ with NY
,orcus nantu.-a-um, Look how tall I'm getting
The fc.low,'d ak respect ne more II wore ,o"S
trousers jim Dryden called me "a the othef "".'
n he does il again he'll hni tho A!t c'' '''0' "''
head for him concluded Teddy
Tod ha. 1 brother stephen. d,gn.heh, STEADY
c,,rg r,a.tcr-of-fac, young bachelor whose "Aiy
,,.- ie In giving 80 any occasion t. ma il"''
Win him u never could u1otrsthni. Ms july
how I came 10 have tvo 9uch diii'''rt "'!S 40
s,e.hon and Ted" Mrs. Gardiner "scf % say
...,,b,n rover gave M any trouh." from the ho"'
he was born and he IS the rr"'t's' coiiu'' u '''
o,l go. there Is something. about Teddy '--
q,crc is c.nphatca.ly. something aboat Tc'ly.
T, r,s ., one Of our irforial. ncirnhornopH gatA-
or rcs that th- fascinatins Miss i"shnh'o" "'S'
ar,earci she certainly was iaS'h"'i'F' h"' 81"
l.rn hair had silky shee". hor sHi' WIS ~" 80
4 -t,,.sf 80 ed
mink azal.a she was "'t-Noi'"o' we
,,,o,..r1n.rel and delightful, .eadr 10 be- enter
.,,,.a as we'll az 20 De entertaining Tee soc'f''
49,. ONO .or lanricrs in the long hail. ana cti""
20 mo afterwarl. gowrg with enthusiasm $40
q rafting good dancer
TED"
"Wcn. she's a lang-up dance-' I'm g'i'S - h'''
, ,r,,,z with her IN the near future say 'ii Y'u
,r ,,,r.,,c.school bow ju,t row: TEL yol WI.
! did he, RICH; ~ VITA ihat Hey rane is ''i--
a,d o.dor, n.-." added Tel. ~ o stage whisper.
ard Gartoa away.
,b,d nv l,es- ove open-,hcy are both pretty OBJ
.r,Inc-and {. ia no. oacap" mo thai Miss lafllnr-
ton seemed to cujor pHi't tai" t7 ri'n 'f '"'
a,nciux md tina. Stcpt-n Gardiner himself hi'
,nothcr', rieht-hanl MAJ who distributed b. A.
tcniions with bu.inessl.ke lmparualliy among The
young ladies' engrossod her attention for some ume
In the corner over behind he piano
one evening wen across the street 10 ih" Gar '-
ncrs' for "A friendly cal. They wcre an ont bui Mr.
TED the mail informed nc.
He ~ stud rc. supp osc"
well ycz can call s.udyin'. n ye Ike sail She
hcckonn;, me TO tie foot Of the stairs j.s; listen
to him. now"
wild war-whoops. wh!st.lnrs siamp.nes and
uounings interpreted vita fcquer: bursts OF song
from tho latcs. cont, opera ali suggestive of circus.
MINISTRIES and POLO came from aboN". h'cw ItIs
l,fl. study Of old and went Upsialra Tod sat "ith
his back TO The door, his RULED lccks standing on
! O., Pad les CHI.
ger limits While his feet frantica..r ciE'ched the
legs Of tie desk and his hands performed Il Hun
-arian rhapsoG.e on top. \ dog's-cared Caesar lay
before hr the lexicon was on the hoor
Getting your execution up. Ted? Don't c: me
interrupt these rchoais.s."
why Miss Judy. Is that you? Come right in:
YOU find me engaged In passages OF war"
~ catherei that information as | came upstairs
I VII not interfere with the Latin"
i've got her most ground out. Caesar! don't
hate thy cratic otlqua. though? /, affects my
BRAIN Sec any gray hairs?'
Not gray hair.
"Neu I'd rather be rich than handsome"
How is Miss Baslington. Ted?'
"Oh she's ali right cali her Dora now; oh. I'm
! getting there"
"uave y,r quarrelled with Carria Ms?'
"No: but cant attend ia too MANI sir.s at once"
said Ted "Carri,'s nice little thing though.
play duets with Dora M vlol. Tell YOU what.
shc can piay-llke light ,ing-nO hics or herr
This was indeed carrying the war into tbs cn"my's
quarters for Ted, IN spite OF his young American
| ism had soul for music and played the violin Ike
a saint drawing forth p.aintivc note after an
| other In a way TO pull on the heartstrings. lie had
IMAGINATION too. though its expression often Dor
dered on the ludicrous. Hear her cry?" he would
say pensivoly. the strings walled tromo.o under
his bow What you sposc a.led her? &c; her best
fellow went back on herr
Ted put his face into his Caesar ard looked up at
me with mysterious one-sided smile Miss judy
gay Stephens 20 call on some girl or other to-
night"
what makes YOU think so?
''i.ecause | asked hrI II hc wasn't. and hc told mo
It was none OF my business; besides he took his
carc-hc's precious stuck-up over that cane. Wish
Scve'd give me his Inousta chehats all I'd ask %