New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-28

angry voice at my elbow, and wheeled about TO
discover the eyes OF the master gOweTing Into my
own.
recoIect that essayed some lame excuse not
Enough" said he. sternIy; Il give thee TN to-
the shop and receive thy wage and I shall be
From that time until the ides of March saw
little OF Nj BURY. Douglas met whenever
occasion offered and we enjoyed many delightful
rambles together along the SchuyikiI ard the
Nissahickon. Sometimes the mistress would join
press0Ie spirits, her merry laughter would be
sent eehoing through the dreary forest,
had not succeeded in securing another position
and. in truth. would have been in bad case had it
not been that Mistress BURY pressed upon me
weekly sum as tuition FOR sundry lessons in Eng
nsh which ! vas supposed 10 give to Douglas
There came a period OF several days near the
pupil l was running and trettng one susty
a note for me, by bearer peEned by Daniel BURY.
in which he begged me TO come at once 10 his
Upon my arrival I was shocked to learn that
both Mr. ana mistress BURY were moTtaIiy II
OF typhoid fever which was then epidemic In
Philadelphia, due. DOUBTLESS, te the necessity OF
was conducted immediately to the bedside OF my
Il have made my mistakes lad" said he in a
low voice, sympathettcaily vibrant and l wish
to correct at least one OF them. | desire that
thou shalt BE- The companion and tutor OF my
until he shall have come TO the age OF twenty
Follow his .,'- artistic bent. if he viii It sesmeth
lad. that every head was not made to wear
sterling qualities Of manhood Of which am con-
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taught me the true value Of"
with Just the trace Of q twinkle in his fading eyes
But forgive thee. George Indeed. | thank thee
they had seldom known"
Here ne fel into peaecful sleep and I left him
eternal sleep which knows naught or waklng VIII
tTess followed him ana vas isls alone in "a. Inc
The bulk Of Mr.. Burrys vast wealth he hequeaLhed
to his son. 10 be administered hy his brother Ron
aa dn Of 5 6sH before arriving at the
Of twenty-one the entTe fortune was TO revert 70
70 the quaker church and schools: ADDED 10 these
We s sin Of i've b1ad-ed rounds the wear in return
cor which I was 10 act as companion and tutor TO
From fTenzisd grief over his Ioss-that Of his
mother necessarily struck the deeper-the youth
lapsed into q 1tful lethargy. From out this dan
gerous bog Of despair I ultimately succeeded IN
ne the Coming Me Of bis ' Uncle Ronald '
he arrived about the middle of the following
September submitted proofs OF his identity TO the
thestuut-st horne, end at once assumed charge. OF
were Of two minds relative to him. did not fancy
ieien bv the hour to his Wild tales Of the sea Of
which he possessed an apparently inexhaustfole
He was an understood man, but heavy. well knit
near his thin sharp nose upon the right cheek and
disappeared into the wiry black beard which grew
abuudautly from his cheek and chin. His discourse
was thickIy punctuated with sea terms; OCCASION
ally he let slip oath, the which he never failed
qualify by an obsequious apology.
Since the passing Of the master II had been my
in the little office on Delaware-ave-. whence it was
finished my duties there We would rlde or walk
together to some picturesque spot, seInblance OF
vas or Dape- After the arrival Of his uncle these
pleasant Negotiations ceased their continuity be
For days ar time could not induce him TO eve-
7 don't thnk he's riding on an even keel" said
Ronald BURY 70 me one day, perhaps we'd better
To his agreed. and BURY, called in, Dr..
Nlggle. whose shiugle had but then recently been
put cut On the street few doors removed from
did not Ike the look Of him. maugre his silk
tile. gold stick and deliberately engrossed certth-
cate. which hung consncuously IN his front par!or
lads Illness h blinked az ne and tapped the top
several tines 7 surprised BURY and DR.. Mig
gle drinking and talking conhdenually together
terminated in Bacchanalian riots that lasted far
During the following November BURY roughly
forbade me % visit the LADS room. and caused
end that I might not call there surreptitiously I
came 70 rs rooil Or eHIlI-ls q & H.
was forced TO bowl him over before burst enter.
ITS eyes we're vide open Re did not appear to rec
ognize M was Ty5g 10 grouse MN frGin , ms
the room and ordered me TO leave. Believing. that
Douglas I went out quietly enough.
We had it out in TIE library BURY and / have
Hfe1 toi5 him S6inj blank my opinion q him
q ogarter7ecF under me. by God you'd swing 20 a
yartarm and sun dry-damn my dead eyes II you
wouldn't. you
interrupted him with blow upon his foul
mouth. and with that went at Il.
Round and round the room we fought. ovsrturn-
ing bookladen stands and chairs IN our furious
rath. I rerollect that uptilted a cage contain
ing a green parrot that BURY had brought with
him and IL added its fun share OF falsetto oaths
20 the deep-toned ones Of its maddened master Al
length I GOT his hack squarely aF7inst the great
centre table and succeeded IN holding him there
Iucb bv inch nv hand cTept TO his hairy throat
ana inch BY inch he yielded TIL he was bent fair
over the table with my hand clutching his wind
uipe II I had known then that which row know
should have throttled the miserable ne out %
him with as little regTet as should have bestowed
upon q strangled mad dog
Have YOU had enough - shrieked into his
vfi--le face from which his beady eyes were bulg-
Inc.
lie had strength left 10 nod his head. and re-
leased hun and left the house.
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