The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-24

his mother, tho sweetest tempered lit
lie woman to be found immeliatel,
commenced a system of indulgence n i
mrahly calculated to make milksot
. Of her only son and the heir to hi.
lathers large estate
mat he did not grow up vicious wa.
probably due TO the fact that he fairl,
tdoIlzeu Ala mother, and would not
I have Prieyed her for any amount OF
j self qualification. Also, it must be
{ confessed because he was too INDECENT
20 care to seek pleasure that did fall
directly across his path.
lie had been educated by a private
tutor, TIL he entered college. had
graduated there ana travelled through
Europe with his mother.
Mrs Parker was d little woman. A
mere mite beside her tall. stalwort
son, who called her by thousand pct
ilmlnutiye names, IN half a dozen
languages She was blue eyed fair
haired and daintily pretty, neat to the
extreme OF nicely gentle, low voiced
ana ezquisltely feminine, yet withal
with well stored mind and an intel.
Iect that made her charming com.
panlon, even for her college hedged
son. Many suitor had tried to win
her from her one devotion, but in vain.
All her love that was not her sons
was buried in his fathers grave. and
she neTerput oil the soft grays, PUPPIES
ana neutral tInts OF second mourning |
When you are married, Claire, I
Will buy one pink rose in honor of the
occasion, she would say. But ut
twenty five, Clarence had never given
her occasion to think OF the pink rosa
l have said he was spoiled, and IN
certain sense he was. Without anv
vicious tendencies, he lacked the am.
bitIon and energy that are the attri.
butes Of n true, manly nature, Tail
strong, IN perfect health, handsome as
a young Apollo, he was content to
dewdla through life, spending his am.
pie income upon dress, jewelry, opera
ueEet7, woll-appointed equipaee. ,
and the means OF lazy, useless ex.
lsEence. And his mother, proud Of his ,,
beauty, his polished courtesy of man.
ner, ms devotion TO herself, asked no :
more. !.
But she was a truly loving woman. l.
anu when Clarence was TWENTY-FIVE !,
vas willing TO concede her tbrone in '.
us affections to younger, stronger =,
owe, the love that would brighten her u
on's life with home happiness when y
Ter seepter was in The coffin. y
And half proudly, half regratrully ,
ne recognized the fact that the ideal L
II Womanhood he had founded upon !,
Ter example made him far too fastid. -
Gus IN his intercourse with the pirls =.
/ modern society. A loud voice an. -
Dyed him. a brusque manner dis. ~
listed him. u
When find young lady as gen. -
e. refined and lovely as yourself, " he >,
ould say, II will move heaven and =;
7Itb to win her. Until then, Let me - -
ljoy my liberty" P1
1t was IN the late spring and Mrs, W
arker was preparing for her annual ~
'moyal to her country seat at Chest. :,
1t Hi, when letter reached her o.i
ON her cousin and lifelong friend in H.
hlo' .begalng her to take charge of 80
$ only daughter for 0 few months. ~
lile he was absent upon a trip to the ~
West He wrote: a."
You have 50 often urged me 10 allow a.
'rl TO pay Won Il visit that I do NOT hasi. VIC
9 now to ask your hospitality for her. I ma
Ihot wen take her with me- as we ara a she
~ " nine men upon prospecting iaunt hit
~ ~ ~ ne 10 !elYe her here alone. viii
d ala TO your kindness by using the en-
~ CuecE Tor har dress. We have lived De
Iilis lonely seeiusjon so long hat do not the
mi " an a. azure viii De startiiugly wit
? her select lnery." Wo!
There was much more, read aloud to q -
arence, with this explanation: I
MY cousin John became a hermit nra
en- his wife died, ten years ago. He dav
wealthy, and q man of learning. Int soc
has buried himself for years upon cbo
'nely farm. have urged him Of. ~ M,
to send Myra to a good school, ana thu,
her make her nome with me. but avn
sad the child was his only comfort. "
t. believe they have been insepar. tno
from her babyhood. She is-let ~
ssee-she must be nineteen" that
larence made a Primace. Al
When does she Gomez" he asked 49,
Thursday. We shall DO at Chest. s.t
Hill, but you can come luto the The
to meet her" tail
Certainly" a. = :
nd ut the appointed time. in Of =
tleas suit OF summer gray, 1lr. la,
'enco Parker drove his carriage bave
coal-black horses to the depot. wive
tram was just in, and he watched onlv
passengers stream by till one an. eook
,ed his ideas Of his expected in I
In.
girl, very tall, very straight ard thew
handsome, in a dark, Southern 81
,, dressed in ill.ftting gray linen, perg,
q plaid shawl on her arm, walked ..Y
him to the dressiDg.roo1n, with thin
graceful step and poise Of her Won
ous head cminently suggestive OF ,iisb
try lie in the West. ~
he is perfect squaw," Clarence sle|
slt, slowly following her to the :. le
room. Tie next moment. n,r
..a.iF lowing, he asked: fgeE
lf'4 J the pleasure OF greeting ,san
'tNf4 Da|ano, ny cousin z" Glf1
ai 7a1 ate Clarencs!" che said, mli
i48 we asEz1ag rows OF teeth u Of i