Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-12-03
CHAPTER XII.
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you. would not have advised 20. =
N this case. but had I done so could I
have pointed ont no fairer or better
line OF action. 50 much for that Put
your letter IN your pocket and get on
with your breakfast. What can help
you to-"
Il have not much appetite this morn
ing. thank You. uncle. Another cup
of coffee and I have done
.'If Il is because you are In love that
YOU can't cat / VIII excuse you. h'l
not n e is because matters IN which
YOU take m Interest don't 20 so
smoothly as YOU could wish. IL / had
suffered my appetite TO decline every
ono or othe- of the scores OF matters
IN which 1 interest myself ran or the
iine had marked cut Tor 81 i should \
have been dead % starvation years /
AGO. Exert YOUR imagination. and /
Forgetting al about seQuius. dishonest
retaiucrs. village beauties. and what
ever else occupies your thoughts9
brine Yourself 20 believe that man
was horn chiefly FOR the consumption
or food-which is certainly true OF the
reater number OF Us. Imagination
will work wonders. 1 have seen PEN
niIcss bcg-ar confined IN an insane
asylum who has believed that he was
q king. and been far happier In that be
lief than many 4 specimen OF the real
article surrounded by intriguers and
favvninc thieves r<ow ] have a pro-
posal 20 make respecting this steak.
You VIII observe that q IS very small
piccc-that 81 does not weigh much
more than pound. Wen. get outside
OF that steak and this piece of bread
and 7 VIII give YOU a letter OF intro
duction 10 Mrs Van Rensselaer,. which
will enable you 90 spend the day at
Tarrytoyvn with Connie for your COM
panion: refuse me. and 7 will give such
letter 70 Your friend. Mr.. Price. who
yesterday asked me for &c."
Tho tas,, imposed was formidahl,
ono. hut then the prize with which sue
cess was to-he rewarded was so de
Ngh.Cal and the calamity assigned q
failure so awful, that 7 addressed my
sell 20 It with great courage. But 70.
Easircnonical powers were not equa
10 tie strain 20 which it was propose
20 subject Them and before my tas
was haif completed I pushed my plat
from me ana gave Up the attempt (
despair. My uncle. who had bee
watching me. generously forSave m
shortcoming. and remarking that
ran better when spurred, invited N
fn.o his study. where he wrote rs "a
lows on the back of one OF his addrc
cards.
Dear AIRS Van cnssclaer-The your
gentleman Who viii hand You this
my nephew. Mr.. Ernest Truman.
Hoideuhurst. near Bury s.. Edmund
England he arrived in America d'
or So ago. and we are his only conn,
tlons here. Kindly receive him to-ds
introduce him 10 your friends and I
him al he don't know-as far as y
can. Very faithfully yours, :. Il
sept. 13. is.
There" said uncle Sam. rs he hai
ed me The card. THAT viii do the bu
ness for YOU Mrs. Van Renssel.
owes ne some gratitude for help
10 se..le her late husbands affairs, q
she wiz Zee very pleased 10 eatert
ycu Con and your aunt will be
lighted when they learn You are 70
company them. I have no doubt ,
will find q sail up the Hudson 10 =
rytown very enjoyable. My yacht =
be ready &c leave at eleven. and
now barely half-past eight. h
much 10 do to-day. and AN going dc
town nc once. so You must amuse y
sell Tor the next couple OF hours In
way YOU can. Hadn't you better S
your father telegram Informing
of your intention TO return in the
brla; I am COINS 20 telegraph TO
land myself. and win despatch
message with mine"
i hastily scrubbed in my pocketb
.'Traman. Holdenhurst. Bury ~.
munds. England - Letter recei
Returning in Umbria. Ernest"
tearing our the lear banded it 10
sncle, who having expressed his
prevail II It. wished me pleasant
and disappeared down the stairs
minute afterward heard the 5
door close. and looking out Of The
dow saw my uncle walking ia
toward Fifth avenue.
I turned from the window with
different feelings than were mine
I watched my uncle's departure
Hcldenhrrst. Then / perceive
ray OF hope for the accomplishing
my desires; TOW my path seemed
and easy. Tie gil whom love-
gone SO far IS 20 declare that sh
ferrel me OF al men. and would
marry unless with me. while her
~sf,-' s~~-..s'~,, 20 hid given ?
ant evidence OF his prejudice