Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-05-20
CHAPTER II.

combined lodging and boarding house
in the vicinity Of Stuyvesant square
he found in temporary possession of it
a visitor whose appearance both sur
prised and pleased him, Chester Sewall
The two had been neighbors, play
mates and schoolfellows when boys in
Oneida county, and friends always, but
during recent years their meetings were
infrequent John, as the elder, had first
left home and plunged into active
"hustling for living" in the metropo-
lis, his father having been too far re-
duced in fortune to send him to college
While serving as salesman in store
he studied bookkeeping; then he got a
place as a bookkeeper and read law in
the evenings. When he had saved up
money enough to do 80, he devoted
himself entirely to legal study until he
was admitted to the bar. So he had
worked his way up unaided and impel-
led solely by his resolution to advance.
But Squire Sewall, Chester's father,
was one Of the local magnates, reputa-
bly, rich man, and sent his boy to
Harvard Since then the young men
had hardly met oftener than once a
year, but their friendship was still as
warm as when they went trouting to-
gether in boyhood Whatever might
have been the cultivation Of Chester
Sewall's mind, his physical develop
ment-something much more readily
apparent-had certainly not been neg
lected at Harvard Football and row.
ing, with the preparatory training for
those exercises, had made an athlete OF
him. And he was naturally handsome
fellow, with fine, aristocratic features
Perhaps a keen judge Of character would
have detected weakness In the small
feminine chin that at little distance
seemed to taper off to sharp point,
thanks to his assiduously cultivated
"goatee," which was very little darker
than the skin it rested upon. His nose
showed a tendency to slight supercl-
ious twist that might only have been a
product Of Harvard training, a sort OF
mint stamp Of that self appreciative in
stitution, but was nevertheless, taken
all in all, a good nose. And his long,
light mustache, if it did not conceal at
least drew attention away from his rath-
er irresolute and sensuous lips As for
his eyes, they were large, blue and
frank, as may well be those Of a young
man who is conscious Of nothing OF
which he should be ashamed and who
feels justified in entertaining an all
around good opinion Of himself. Fur
ther description Of Chester Sewall hardly
seems necessary. Young women gener-
ally agreed that he was "just splendidp
So we may afford to let him go at that
When cordial congratulations and
mutual Fluctuations had been exchanged
and cigars lighted, the friends settled
down for a chat, which John opened
with the remark:
$50 at last you have graduated and
bloomed out as highly accomplished
lily Of the field?"
"Oh, dear me, no, Jack No such
luck. The lily tolls not, neither doth 1t
spin, but I shall have to do both in
some fashion in order to live"
"Why, I thought you were"- John
spoke in tone Of surprise and hesitated
to finish the sentence.
"That was left we'll off at my IA
theirs death. Yes, I supposed so. Every
body else did, too, myself included, un-
til his estate was settled up. Then 1t ap-
peared that after mothers death, four
years ago, father had gone into some
very wild speculations. He must have
lost his head to some extent, the lawyers
think Without going into the details OF
that, which is rather a sad subject, the
summed up result is that, over the set
tlement of all liabilities, including the
last of my college expenses, only about
IS, 900 was realized from the entire es-
tate for me, not enough to support the
role Of lily upon for any great length
of time"
"Well," responded Latham in tone
of good humored encouragement. THAT
sum is about 81, ,9S3 more than had to
start upon when came to New York
"Oh, have no fears Of the future.
No doubt but what shall get along. II
I had, would hardly contemplate the
step propose to take"
"What is that?"
Marrying"
"Good heavensl Tca are surely not
no,io,s Thacfaro,