The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-09

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By L. ii. De Visme Shaw.

think. that understood him; and am
happy In the thought that before
twelve months were over had, by Judi
elous encouragement and careful con-
siderntion Of his ultra-senslbillty, not
only shaped him into some resemblance
OF a boy, but also had affected q very
considerable amendment in the gen.
erals opinion and treatment BY the
end of the second year my pupil had
almost entirely outgrown his nervous
ness, while the general-strange meta
morphoSis- mo in confidence that
he considered him the cleverest, the
most promising and the most gentle-
manly boy he had ever known.
At was towards the end OF August
my FIRST August at Ptmento Park.
AT half past seven Horace and I were
In the saddle. Just outside the park
| gates we met the general returning from
one OF hiR early rldes-a long and rapid
one, Judging by the appearance OF his
! old blue roam. we reached the house
again in time for breakfast at half past
eight. The general was in more than
/ usually peppery condition that morn
| ing, He damned the coffee, he damned
the kidney, he damned the bacon, he
damned the cold grouse, and the foot.
man, and the cream, and Horace, and
several other things-nll vehemently
| Horace never lifted his eyes from his
plate. had become quite hardened to
this kind Of thing; the generals frame
/ ~ nj Int with
| equanimity attributed his more than
| normal trritabtitty to the weather; the
morning was sultry in the extreme.
Breakfast over, I went with Horace
to his study. and set him the mornings
| tasks. After this sought my own
room, where sat digestlng u treatise
on political economy for upwards OF an
hour, All at once the generals voice
reached my ears. looked from the
window-my private slttlng-room was
on the first hoor-Rnd saw him stamp
Ing up and down the drive. swlshlng
his cane with savage emphasis and ray
Ing incoherently, Whether his conduct
| was due to some annoying coHtretemps,
or merely to his liver having taken up
a stInGingly inimical line Of conduct, l
was, Of course, unable to tell; / had
had the knowledge forced upon me that
either OF these possible causes was ca
pable Of temporarily throwing the gen.
erRl into a mental state not far from
that OF dangerous lunntic. For TWEEN
ty minutes or so I watched him while
he paced backwards and forwards, Voic-
ing his fury upon the empty air, ana
striking TO right and left with his cane,
Political economy being hopelessly out
of the question while the general re-
mained on the drive, I marked the place
| In, nd NnurVN n IInF-
aces room,
l found the boy peeping at his father
from behind the curtains. He was
white as a sheet, whats happened?''
I asked,
'I-don't know. Mr. Harding. think
It must be mis- liver again. Lookl he's
getting better now, isn't hep"
The general certainly seemed better
when pcercd at him around the cur
tain, He had tucked his cane under his
arm, and. with hands folded behind his
back was standing as though wrapped
In some deep train Of Thought. a few
seconds afterwards he looked at his
watch then made n bee-llne for the
stables.
Hes going for another gallop," Hor-
i ace said. I'm sure it's only his liver.
He can't keep sim for ninute--and
you know how awful he was this morn
ms"
Horace returned to his lessons-G re-
turned to my reading.
At luncheon the general was worse
than / had ever seen him before-far
worse than he had been at breakfast.
Not thing upon the table escaped his
nuuthcmns-unnthema which were
shared by his own eyes and liver, and
by the butler and the footman, and
Horace, and all the dies In creation, one
Of whom was rcmOrselessly persistent
in It's attentions to the generals bald
pate. The general always drew the line
et myself no doubt knowing pretty
well what the result would be II he hon
ored me with his abuse. Horace shook;
the butler and fooiman, well seasoned
though they were to this sort OF dis
play. went through their duties with
heightened faces and agitated mien.
often wondered how the general ever
managed to Keep his servants at all.
until learned that he paid them double
the wages they could earn elsewhere.
He was rolling in money.
Horace seized the first opportunity OF
Sinking out OF the room. found him
in his study n few minutes afterwards.
Isn't 1t almost loo hot to ride. Mr..
HardInE?" he said. Horace never LOST
any possible excuse for Sinking ride.
'Its too hot for anything" I an
swerci with a yawn.
Couldn't we stroll down to the low
meadows and see n we can Kick up
some young rabbits In the grass? With
the state the governors In to-day,
don't know what would happen II he
found me hanging about the house."
Right you are" | said. 'If there
aren't any rabbits, Wen sprawl In the
shade" teit more inclined for sprawl
ing than anything else. II wns the
hottest day l ever remember.
So with our guns under our arms we
/ started FOR the low meadows.
Horace was the very worst hand with
a gun II IA impossible 10 imagine. II
| his charge happened "a strike within
three feet Of sitting object. II might be
considered rafting good shot for Hor-
Gee. His nervousness rendered him ut
terly incapable OF holding straight. He
| showed considerable Improvement be-
fore ] loft Pimento Park; but at the
time Of which ! am writing II was n
pretty safe twelve to one on n rabbit In
/ its seat hftccn yards, and-well. per-
| kaps q thousand TO three on the same
( animal running. That neat little IS
bore never failed 70 inspire me with
! Feelings Of caution and respect when /
! say, it in U0rnce's hands lnvaril-
+, bly, placed myself behind itH owner.
The low meadows, long and marrow.
| lay one on either side Of tall quick
| hedge. Their surface was dotted over
with many small patches OF ncttles and
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