The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-27
CHAPTER II.


The episode, with its tragi-farcical inter
lude, had been the first tete-a-tete of the
couple, The spinster, Miss Pamela Brun-
Gage, absorbed as she was in nursing her
uaralytic father. whose babble only his
oWn family could eonstrue, had shrewdly
guessed that the soldier guard was some
t-hs more than the miserable Yankee
Mreing' current in Southern phrase.
Pride in the family tree, her ruling pas
sion, Vas matched by a kindness which
s"eetened il to the core
Perhaps Alr. WentwOrth"-twas thus
she was wont 10 put it-"would like some
reading TO beguile his time" And with
Alch condescending flourish Of language.
she gave him sundry volumes of Shakes
lrlre Dryden, Pope. and Addison. which.
Win similar old-fashioned classics, made
~ The stock Of a Southern gentleman's
"oTdFy OF the period. POlly's fine eyes had
SAol dagSers Of scOTn 1T his complaisance
why should you trouble yourself about
u-s Yankee soldier. Auntie Pam?" she
.'Nohslrdted. Better let Uncle Jonas act
.'r YOU Polly estimated fitness of favor
I- lils instance 10 be its bestowal at the
cLl OF pair of tongs.
I-oFi Chesterfield Regards politeness
a. one Interiors as the finest test OF good
.''rl'h answered the spinster. with 4
preach '0'N VI ~
D'-AtF Lord Chesterfeldw said the ir-
.','eA' Polly. DO let that pompous old
49, -gep IN his tomb, auntie dear. An
''' .h.HE Lord Chesterfield" she went
~, win A.nlling eye. with all his mincin'
Ils @h sraces. would "a bowed down an
.''''"rl HetO' a ba 'barous foe? Mo- He'd
.. whipped out his rapier an stabbed
d.. .' .hr heart" And she threw her
.- grace l1Iu fencing position and made
-, Win her switch as II she would
a. ,h.- 10 skeTer President Lincoln
aos al MS generals at one fell coup.
."' f".ly.' moaned the shocked Aunr
=, 80, melting into drizzle OF tears. zone
- "e "1st things about this awful waw
-.'' u prevented your goln' 10 a semi
49, an aellIrln' the polish Of your long
% distinguished ancestors" Where
me young woman, with hug and
.., soo,hed The spinster into her wontea
''"' ponderiug much, leaned on the
'.1 gaze opening into the grass-croyn
,- on me afternoon OF the Caesarisn
Uncle Jonas hobbled m "a hin,
-' ,"e weight OF an empire puckering
"i@'l'A race Every kInk ~ spou,y
-, mao uf-steG on this ancient serv{tor's
""r" ne had been Informed % po,,,-
"'l-ols crime Major 5orno 40 H.
-. living which waited on fallen
b.. 'oi .-Ies, their wreck had rot
goa ms sense az the family imporra,na
us 4''S IArumy fist az the dis,aot
ana taking vehcmently n bi-,s,,s
Hat m!s.bul nigeah Pomn .. "a
....y noticed the soldiers pr.ser,.
memo. Uncle Jonas" sai5 IT,, 90,
a' you're not going 20 give PomDev an
,' "eA4ns when he comes back "
"r I-awi. Mars Yauk." The ola 49,.
..p'rl s'.emH.y. Missy Polly drerrI n ,,i,,,
90, me rpretsi PJmp 20 won An, n -.
aliy 10 wop an do W. misc 80.
Rr.-F,.-'' !IaD er own way, lax all de
--. a.-' an 10 Wy not? Das allus de
D.. ~' al de brandases want. Lay,I
Mars ~ ar MATS Wat, e oss!fer In
r-..-. ."N-i sllarts caIbary now" and
:. ''mpey W4Xed garrulous wen
- soans hubbudy Cud put 4 bit h.
-.'-i 'cept ole Mars Glnnul e.
q. ~. 10 Zee done gone up Norf 10 w. :,
var Dat bcyutiful ranluagvus
a.. .,i DC best young mars ey' was
H., s-y Poly les' lax EN- wy Ne.
'l.g y.5 ,ul a sassy uiggah ober de
T.-..' ~ an den Glib feIn a Soli.b
A' las Wat he done va sb,TS ~ an, ~
T.. tst "a how. + carry 800 ~
g. "Hs' ftey de LaWd 70 Uehbsr ~
ssferr--lirnWT T. e slice 30 aid ies' lsk
"A1' Al ogre 10 eat W little boysr,