Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-10-05
AUDHUMLA.
BY L. n. De visme, in Badmtnton Magazine.

At Cambridge, TO my stupendous
amazement, / came out Senior Wrang-
Ter. l have been astonished at many
things during my life, but never so
absolutely astounded as when tho news
of my success reached me--indeed, were
] to say that | was struck dumb
with bewilderment. it would convey
quite an inadequate impression of my
physical and mental state at the time.
Even now, / am constantly haunted
by the conviction that there was some
awful mistake, some mixing up of
names and papers or something, and
that had forced upon me the honors
due to anothef-a poor unfortunate
wretch, the true Wrangler, who may
perhaps at the present tine be dragging
out o deathiy life in the worKhouse,
while my career has prospered and is
still prospecting on the fruit of his
brains.
However, Senior wrangler they de-
clared me to be, aud / bowed to the
decision with the best grace l could.
My reason for dwelling upon all this
Is, that il the mistake, or whatever it
was, had not occurred, it would never
have been my lot to play the part
did in the somwhat tragic event l am
about to describe.
My uncle, whose heir i was, wrote
me long letter of ccngratulation the
same day that the news reached him.
1t was my uncle's wish that l should
eventually enter Parliament. His wishes
never failed to ensure my full COM
pliance; he was my only relative, and
bad not penny of my own.
About a week afterwards l received
another letter from my uncle; it was
written on the note paper of his club
the United Service.
81 got back from the Continent yes
terday," he wrote, land should like
to- see you as soon as possible. Last
night i was talking to an old acquaint-
ance, Gen. Hardwick-G Giles, who wants
tip-top university imam as tutor to
his only son. He is already in cores
pondence with two or three M. A. s.,
but does not seem to consider any of
them good enough. 1t occurred to me
that perhaps you. might be inclined to
undertake the post He jumped at
the idea Of having Senior Wrangler.
! really think it would be an excellent
thing for you Just at present-say for a
year or so. The tuition of single
boy would not materially interfere
with your reading, and you would be
paying your own way. The general
offers ESQ. You would live in the
house, Pimento Park, down in Sussex.
He tells me that you would have
capital hunting and shooting. Don't
you think it would be better, at all
events, for a time, than knocking
about in town."
did think so. At the beginning Of
the following quarter / found myself
installed at Pimento Park, the country
seat of General, the Hon. George Bow
yer Hardwick-G G. B., where
stayed for Just two years. And rare
good time | had altogether A few
dull spells there were, it was true, blu
then dull spells are certain to Gro,
up every now and again wherever you
lot my happen to be cast. l had tn,
run of q capital trout stream.
hunted twice week right through th,
season, and got in for all the hes
shooting within miles of the place
What more could one want2
The Generals long period of service
in India had won for him both fame ant
a liver Liver was the handspring O
all his actions-or nearly all of them
Ii brought him out of bed at unearthl
hours in the morning to ride mad
for mile after mile through every va
riety of weather; it kept him inces
sanity on the move from breakfast til
luncheon, and again from luncheon til
dinner. During. the evening, when no
playing billiards with either myself q
the footman billiard playing was on
of the footman's regular duties), h
would wander continuously up an
down the room. How he passed hi
nights l do not know. The General
neutrality-suspicious. and extreme-wa
thing to marvel at; his fits of rag
were, to say the least of them, awe
inspiring; his language, while the fl
lasted, might almost be described 9
sufficiently vivid to color the atmo.
phere of quite fsir-sized planet.
never heard anything like it elsewher,
The Generals great hobby was farm
ing. On the day of my arrival ,
Pimento Park he took me all over I'll
home farm-about 200 acres-showir
me everything there was to be see,
HIS eight Attorneys, as pretty a lot ;
you could find in the country, please
me most of all. 1t was while we we
looking at them, remember, that f
the first and the last time he expresst
his wishes with regard to Horace
education.
The boys id foo" he sal
switching his cane savagely, "br,
out, as matter of fact. There new
was Hardwick- Giles like him befor
that I'll take my dying oath to. III
only way with miserable intern
milksop like Horace is to drive hir
i place him entirely in your hands al
under your orders. The sole thing
insist upon is that you don't allow hi
to lounge about. Directly his work
over, turn him out of doors. Ma
him ride and shoot and fish and elm
trees : anything of that sort. Thra
him as much as ever you like, or,
you don't care to do it, bring him
me. Tougher him, make a man of h /
If you can. And il you can, I'll q
my internal hat. By heavens! L
sick of the very sight of him." As
uttered the last words, the Genera
face turned purple with suppress
rage.
Poor Horace!. A more lovable q
Intelligent boy never lived. Nature,
the combination Of moulding h
throughout on the most delicate lir
and giving him father afflicted wi
liver to such degree as the Gener
had foredoomed his early years to
years of utter misery He trembl
and turned pale at the sound of
Generals voice; he was minus /
smallest spark Of animal 'eo'' a
pluck. His nervousness when on
horse was heartrending sight
behold. Had he been sent to a pub
school do not believe he would h,
survived the first term. As to tuiti,
| had only to set him his tasks an,
knew they would be done-and bl