The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30

pened lately. Just below here, about fifteen
or twenty miles along the Sentse. there is .
all more or less wealthy under the old regime.
and still retain something. OF their former pres
t n,gC slthoHGh now In straits TSS Gircnmssanoss s
bachelor brothers, a widowed sister, and two
spinstors. They were q singularly united family.
there at the old homestead. which bad erSduaifiy
become moro and moro dismantled. They held
o li Wing until SsafI within Ri the past H three years. when
all have died save the youngest brother. q man
81 Gs , e Of a. a 'e wr1n %r.o' AT he fnn rsGs He o. The
rate Invitations were extended the old gentle.
man to como and 1.-Two In as many homes for tho
balance Of his life. There was no fuss made
over 1t beforehand. and no one neighbor had con-
but with a common impulse they crowded about
him each purposing to do whatever Lay
one comfortable. What was the outcomei
We'll. the old man was touched and q little be.
SI. SsSS h BY t the i N rs closest Ss csf fEisna b SSsd hS s ens
with him. There will never be any question OF
payment between tho tive; they understand
until the end. The guest viii. Of course, cor.
tribute whatever he can to, the general fund.
support 1t will DO the same. Nobody will bother
about u. None OF thos. people is rich.".
m aGtsPit q course rs s1 do%n south SSf "'S oapsssion as ?
one bears OF { wife disaEreeing with her hu,,
to dinner, but 1t seldom results in separation or
divorce proceedings. because very likely the
wife knows that the husband is helpless to con.
asking a man to dinner than he can help getting
x xs t %he ais Snt IN t the min Without Tiiihont , an gn nSma (:
legion throughout the country.
lis that lady your great aunt T., was asked Of
a young girl In q city, home. The woman IN
TO be a simple aunt.
"oh, no; she's no relation to u.s." was the an
and has always lived With my mother"
We'll. the, other lady, whom you call Miss
No; but she was my aunt's sister-in-law-my
alWnys lived with US since / can remember"
hold h Srs n %sS oy f Rs0P Psm IL F9ur mothers house
Nobody else except, Paul" was the answer.
her death mother had him come here"
are oil downright root and branch members OF
the Family not one boards; not ono is asked to
alike SHi1a in or w SRs ! s4 g they iaY Yee and sf II tse spS ha speeD
mothers friend and the apnt.s sister.inlaw,
is not a fault at All. TO be ,disasreeSble or eyii::
might challenge criticism, but not to he poor.
But then. You see. this article is written con
SsTdn'a e6v] + sirS,es That 9f country are vera Snd far e pefG ppS
the ordinary run Of things. Directions could
be SG,w given ,ncir ex nSiG how to get there and
stood many shocks and upheavals and
never sweryed. They would be delighted
TO see yon II you went properly recommended.
and in the spontaneous genial atmosphere the
plain appointments of their homes would take
on n look of luxury, the simple service seem all
that could be desired. and you would experience
a warm feeling about the region of the heart.
as though long unused chambers had been
thrown open and the sunlight and air let In.
Hospitality Of this description goes to the
wall In the MODERN. up.todate civilization,
that forces social obligations into duties and
makes pleasure almost as rigorous as toll.
Too much sticking for form and an overcharged
list Of acQuaintances are apt to sap the flow of
feeling. or at least make it not easy to run. but
700 miles further down the coast things are tho
other way. Only one man in fifty likes his own
society better than that of n congenial spirit,
and there is time in Jlenty and good humor in
plenty and n hospitality that leaps to life at q
moments notice.