The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-03
Copyright 1883 and 1889 by Harper and
BrothersD
MORNING CALL

a MORNING CALL.
a French clock on the mantclplccc.
framed OF brass and crystal, which be-.
traycd its inner structure Ms the trans
parent Sides Of some Insects bctrny ,iic'i
vital processes. struck 10 with tho mel
low and lingering clangor Of distant
cathedral bell. gentleman, who was
seated In front of the fire reading
newspaper looked up Mt the clock 70
sec what hour II was. to save himscii
the trouble Of counting the SLOW, musi-5
cal strokes. The eyes he raised were
light gray, With a blue CLINT of steel IN
them. shaded by lasheS as black as Jet.
Tho hair was also as black as hair can
4 be, and waN parted near the middic 81
his forehead It was inclncd 70 Cyl Cyl. =
hut had not the length required by ms
INCLINATION. The dark brown mustacllc
was the only ornament the razor haa
spared on the wholesome face the out
line OF which was clear and keen. me
face suited the hands--it had the rc1inv7
1nent and gcftcncss OF one delicate!!
bred and the vigorous lines and color OF
ono equally at home in field and court
and the hands had The firm hard SYM
mc,ry which showed they had donc ~
work. and the bronze tinsc which Is tne
Imprint wherewith sky ana ar ma 'i y
their lovers His clothes were OF ti.see
n
Knickerbocker Club in the spring OF tne
4 war 1S7- and we're worn as easily as az
self -respecting bird wears his icathers.
He seemed. in short, one OIL thosc ~ 5
tunate natures, who. however porn a'p
always bred we'll and come by presctip.
lion 10 most of the good Things tnc
q world can give. $E
He sat In room marked, ilhc mn hi'i q
III of
one Of those apartments which seem 70
III the person like a more perfect dress.
a., around the walls ran dwarf DOCK.
cascs Of carved oak, filled with volumes
hound In every soft shade or brown anu
awny leather, with only enough OF reu
and green 10 save the shelves lrol'i
,nonotony Above these the wall space
wns covered with cordovan leather,
stamped with gold flenrs -de-lis 10 Wi IN u
a yard Of the top where a irlcze ol
palm leaves led up TO ceiling OF Dlue
and brown and gold, The Whole expires
sion Of the room was of oak ana stamped
leather. The low bookcases we're coVere ~
with bronzes. casts. and isurincs. OF q
quality so uniform!y good tta , ''ohe
seemed to feel the temptation either 70
sinh or To cringc TO lts neighhor. The
Dwarf pots felt no false shame beside
tho royal satsuma and Borbcdiennes
h,onzcs the vases OF Limoges and LAM
bcth md bowls from Nankin ana l<orenn
dwclt together In the harmony OF a varied
perfection
r. r, was mn oc,ngon room. with WINDOWS
On each side OF the fireplace, ~ when
s a fire of Ohio coal was leapns ana
crnclslint: with II cheerful ana unct''o,s
noisiness. Out of one window you co ''
4 SEQ 4 pretty garden of'fve or SIN acres acres
behind the house, and out OF ,he other
carefully kept lawn, leStenu''ls soi,'o
hundred wards from the front door 70 me
=, ia mmered iron which opened
mon . wide-paved avenue. This street
was The glory Of Bufflantl, young ana
thriving city on Lake Eric, when al
readv counted population or over TWO
h,,nIrcd thousand souls. The people OF
rloIrflnld n rival town, denied 1nat there
was ANYTHING Ike so many lhnaplth m
md added that "the less we say apout
souls the better"
But This was pure malice; Buhland was
hig city. It's air was lllled W. ..n
smoke and doors of vast ana s','cess.,.
trade, and It's sky was reddeieu Wy i iML,,.
with The glare of Its furnaces, I.s.'.s
like the hot breath or so,l,, ,au,n ~
Titan, conquered and howcn GOVT ~
the pitilcss cunning of men.'ltS peopie
were. as rule rich and honest, esl'eulN,-
ly In this avenue of whichsI have spoksI,,
II YOU have ever NETT n Bufflnnder' Sql
have heard Of ALGONQUIN Avenue, tln
will stand in the Champs Elysees, Wnen
all tho Vice and fashion OF EUROPE are
mourning down from the Place OF lhe
Star in the retluent tide thai LIONS rom on
Rouognc Wood to Paris, and calmly 1ell
YOU that "Algonquln Avenue IN me
slelghlng season can discount INNS on,
of sight" Something Is to be pardoneo
TO the spirit of liberty; and the avenue
is certainly ine one. Itsis three mlles
long and has hardly shabby house on
1t, while fora mile two the houses
upon one side, locally called "tle Ridge
are unusually fine, large. and costly
) They are all surrounded with well-ken
gardens and separated from tho street
by velvet lawns which need scarcely
feap comparison with the emerald Won
ders which centuries q care have
wrought from the turf OF Nnslnnd, The
house of which We have seen one room,
was one Of the best ilpon this green and
park-like thoroushfare. The gentleman
hap Hra xpn ~