Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-04-16
THE SOUlRE'S WILL.

When the Squire died people said that
they supposed the Hon. Layinia Shelter
would feel sorry. Sorry, because they
thought she had treated him badly,
though, in doing so. She never seemed to
have got much profit out Of the treat
nett
Now he Squire was not that kind OF
person which these bucolic magnates are
supposed To be. He was not red-faced
and plethoric, h. was not a master of
foxhounds, he had never been defeated
as Il candidate for Parliament by any
blatant Radical or Socalist-for the sim
pie reason that he had never offered him
self as onc-he did not drink port wing.
and he did not wear coats with pockets
ON the hips, and CATERS, or carry samples
OF various kinds of cereals III his pockets
Instead, he lived in Il Hat in london
where one does not, as rule, carry oats
and wheat about in ones pockets in little
bags-or III Il hotel in Paris; he was only
% when he died, and his existence had
been worldly of the worIdliest Also,
they said dreadful things about him and
his love affairs, which caused Mrs. Grun-
dy TO roll up her eyes till they nearly fell
ont Of her head, aud the younger ladies' to
say they thought he must be duck"
One young Iady--of about 81 years Of
age-there was, however. who pr
seemed TO consider that the Squir pos
sessed any of the qualities of thar Stc-
culent member Of the Anatdae class. and
that young lady was the Hon. Lavinia
Skelter. who. for some months before his
death, had been heard to declare openly
and vociferously that, If there was a
man she despiSed, eXeCrated and loathcd
II was John Morton.
tlnf 4 -.
would say 10 another, when first this
matter became common talk. Il seed
her a-klssng Of i'm more nor once in that
hundred-acre field OF hers not six months
ago. Why do she ate i'm. say.'
"PFapS a didn't kiss her back again."
his brother Hodge would reply. Not
often enough nor ard enough A lady Of
rank don't like 10 be treated scornfui"
think, the rector's wife would say
TO her spouse, Miss SHELTER might find
something better to do--a woman Of her
position, too!-than to so round express
leg such rage against the Squire. Some
day people will say he has Tilted hcr"
SO. You see, there was a kind of sus-
picion in the minds of ali in that neigh
borhood-to which the Squire so rarely
condescehded 10 come-that there had
once been love passages between this
pair, which had 10 be poetical rs be-
comes pathetic romance, not bloSsoned
freeiy, or had severed or sundered, or
whatever Is the correct expression
And. had the yokels ana chawbacons.
N the rector's wife, or. for the matter of
That, the rector himself. known all that
passed between the Squire and the Hon
orable I.avinia. they might perhaps have
understood how their mad love (which
Is a copyright expression had come 10 a
grim and CHASTITY final
For instance. had they seen the last
meeting, which was consequently The
last parting, between these two. when
the woods Were green, and the sparroWs
had built. and the potatoes were coming
up as well as the weeds (thS is tho req
ogInzcd combination OF romance and agri-
culturel, they might have thought they
had had fight.
You wretch" they would have heard
the Honorable Lavina: say "oh, You
mean, dcsnicabc wretch. And this is
what You call your love for me, Go
away. | II never see you or speak 10 you
again"
Then | shan't marry YOU" the squire
replied. You are ii selfish woman,
s"lf-seeking woman. One who thinks
There!'
You won't It's all I've got. Ana
then | should he in your hands,
fonll be Mrs. Morton. and ! shall he
IN your hands Come, agree, ana I'll an
Never. NJ father told nue. never 70
Eart with"
Oh bother yonr father. lie Was
pretty free in parting with anything he
That's right. Mr.. Morton. 90 on.
abuse the dead. Rob his daughter of ali
she has"
Rod his daughter! should think, you
would get as much rs you gave How
ever, this is my determination. Either /
nave II or we don't get married and.
mark my words, III punish you yet"
Then you won't get it, for IN never
marry you. What! Give up my beapti-
fnl hundrcd-acre-fcld and iet it he in
Guided III your estatcE Never. Never.
Never! lou are mean, despicable
wretch, and III never set eyes ON yol
again. I'll marry the first man who
asks me now"
~ shouldnt wonder hope he won't
he long about it,
After which took place that parting
which cannot, unfortunately. lie d.
scrihcd as a tender one
A wear after this episode had taken
place. and when everyone in the Surrey
village said that the Honorable L.avinia
SHELTER had missed the only chance she
ever had. or was likely 10 have. there
fell upon the hamlet two pieces Of news
that shook il to its foundations. which
were not extensive. The first was that
the honorable Lavinia was engaged TO
Il business man in the province whom she
had met at Bnuiocne. and the second
tnHt the squire was dead
He had had a tit at Monte Carlo direct
y after The bali had dropped on three
successive occasions into zero. and also |
after entertaining IL very gay party al /
jhe Hotel de Paris. He had fallen f0r- /
ward on the table. from which he bsd I
been hastily dragged 10y the players, who /
thought this was the ruSe OF an English I