The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-04


aspect Of unconscious and resigned mel
aneholy. The nights dominating the north
ern end of the valley, and blocking the
descent to the sea, ore crowned with lhe
ruins of q castle. whose majestic ivy
shrouded skeleton clings proudly to the
soil of which time and human vicissitudes
have made it part.
Three miles from The nearest station an
ancient vehicle known by courtesy as
"stms Omnibus" goas TO meet 'he lie"
trains that STOP. II brings back an &C
casional commercial traveller, parcel
from the London stores for the WcaFase'
wares for tht. draper or the ironmonser'
and nerhans in fine weather rare aud
pensive visitor
one beautiful afternoon in early June MI
sun. who drove his own omnibus, meeting
the 4.5O train from London, brought BACK
for his sole passengers, a beautiful youhs
lady and a charming nttle girl of g. sun
decided they belonged to the gentry al
though the signs Of prosperity he was
accustomed TO associate with the dlstilc-
sion we're for the most part absent
The omnibus was jolung back quietly
throucb the solemn beauty Of the country
the two passengers seated by the driver.
shall I have difficulty in finding iodg-
lngs?" asked the lady
mo. ma'am," said sim; our seasons
pnly just beginning
"You have a season.
"cert-nly." said sun, for the little gray
town had its aspirations, but were not
an fun swing before July. Our castles very
famous There You can see Hubert 5
Tower over them trees
Following the direction of his whip the
,.dy saw the noble fragment OF the rum
above the leafy landscape.
There's the castle, Ethel
..yesn said the little girl; we had
picture of it at home"
.sThere wasn't no powder strong ehousli
20 blow il up in those days saD' 81
proudly. Coin to make lOns s'aS'
ma am? .us oap
find suitable lodgings
"There's some nice rooms over EVe'toll :
shon said Still, but he'll be asking oo
shilling a week for EN-.
THE horse languidly walked up the hiil.
che bees hummed dreamily across tne not
road. the lady surveyed the soit lahoscape
Win subdued interest. At the bottom OF
tha Stone Law the little grey town; b.
1,ona the ruin Of the Norman citadel with
Sc fractured battlements guarded the
smiling valley. v.
,,ever see nothing TO equal that in Lunnon
little missile" he added, turned to inc
child. ~
her
10 her mother.
sin imagined all visitors came from
London. This exceptional case therefore
provoked his curiosity
He stopped his horse on the brow Of
the hill to rest it. Behind was the dis
tant grey line of the channel on either
side the ouarry-scored hills whilst to tht
north the ruins on the nights they crowned
shut out the world beyond. Still took ad
vantage of the occasion to point out The
chief features Of interest. The red-roofe(
house under the elms was the vicaraee
Who was the vicar? Why, MIR. Warlock
20 be sure. Been Their nigh thirty year
ever since were a lad
"Warlock, mammal exclaimed the littl
girl why. that's our name"
BLESS my soul aliver' exclaimed Stil
sis it now?"
perhaps it is a relation. mamma sal,
the child, now keenly interested.
mo. dear" said her mother, decisive
ly, "Fve no reason to think So"
THAT is a queer start nowr' said Still
looking at his passengers in curiosity
''very queer indeed"'
There are many Warlocks in the world
said the lady in tone intended 10 rebuk
his curiosity.
ITS a fine old name, Warlock. All 70
can see from here once belonged to EN-
They lived in that castle like little king.
The church there's chock fun of EN-. TIL
vicar. who belongs to the junior branc
of the family 'ull tell you about EN-, an
their 'scutcheons and 'brasses' and such
like. The last Of EN- was bad as coul
be. The acres slipped through their fit
gers like snowballs, and to-day they don
own SO much as a rood O land in III
county. Maybe youH be related to 'en
ma'am Kins an odd thing"
Il lay no claim to such kinshp," II
piled the lady, coldy.
Il dessay not ma'am. Particular Z
there amt much to claim now VIII.
you'll hardly believe it, but there's
brother o my wife's. a big cab propriett
in London. You might a driven in h
cabs His stables is at Holloway, and /
employs as many as twenty-five me
Wen. I don't claim kin with Hodgson,
don't. though he's own brother TO Mi
still"
StiIs prosperous relations, so he viii
ped the horse into a desultory trot al
began the descent Of the sloping road al
entered the walls of the little grey tow
That evening Mr.. Still smoked his pi
al the Goat" one of the most vivid &c
tiers of life in the little grey town. Sc
eral Of the leading burghers were seat
on the hard tressle seats before pint pc
Of the unexhiierating mawkish bevera
which met the local taste in beer.
Busy day, Snip" asked Webbing, W
kept the small general stores.
quiet" said sul. "Only two passe
gers by the 1850 train"
"Uusual parcel from the Cooperate
stores for the vicarage?" inquired We
ling in a tone of anticipatory disappro,
for the implied slight on the resources
his own establishment, which he aveng
by chapel going.
mot 50 much as piece of frozen mea
returned Still. "Only a young lady ,