Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-06-24


and shown TO he unsuccessful. a council
OF Crippses was held in his hog house,
aud stern decree passed to cxpatriate
him. Tickuss was offered his fair say.
and did his very best to defend himself;
put the case from the first was hopeless.
II he had wronged any other parish than
beckley. or even any other as well. there
might have been some escape for him.
cruelty. cownrdicc, treason high and low,
perjury to his own elder brother. and
eternal disgrace TO his birthplace-thcre
WAS not word in the mouth of any one
hait bad enough to use TO him. The Car
rier rose. and said all he could say, for
Ia" sake of the many children; but.
wclghty with picty as he was. he could
not stem the many -fountained torrent
OF the Crppsic wrath. The pigs Of Lee
v'ticus were divided among all the
nephews and ncccs and cousins. and
Tickuss himself. unhoused, unstycd, I'M.
iaried. and unsmockcd wandered forth
with his business gone, like a Gadarene
swinched void of swine.
The loyalty of Mrs. Fermitage to her
distinguished husbands memory was new.
er disturbed by any knowledge of that
fatal cOdicil. Poor Mrs. Sharp, as she
slowly recovered from the sad grief
wrought by greed. more and more rev.
erently cherished her great husbands
high repute. She rejoined him In q bet
ter world without any knowledge of the
blow he had given to her sons head and
her own heart. Kit had not died from
his fathers blow. and. like a man, con.
cealed that outrage, and, like a GOOD son,
listened 70 his departed fathers praises.
But In her heart the widow felt that
some Of these might be imperillsd II that
codicil turned up. Long time she kept
u IN reserve. rs q thundcrbolt for Joan
hermitage. but finally, on Kits wedding
day to bankers daughter. with q sigh
and prayer. she took advantage Of a
clear IRE and a rapid draught--and the
codicil flew through the chimney pot.
40 a lawyers daughter. she revcred
such things. In the same capacity, she
knew that now II could make no great
practical difference: for Grace was quite
sure OF her good nunt's money. And
again, rs widow and mother, she felt
what stain must be cnst on the name
she loved best. II this little document ever
came to light--Other than good freight
But why should Esther have had no
house OF her own, as darkly limited above.
80 rs to compel her almost to descend
from tilt to tent? The reason II not for
to seek. and he who runs may read It
| without running out Of Becklcy.
Grips the Carrier, now being past the
middle milestone Of mans life, and see
ing every day. more and more, the gray
hairs In his horses toll, lowered his
whip In a shady place. and let his reins
SO slackly. and pulled his crooked six
pence out, and could not see to read Il.
| And yet the summer sun was bright In
the top Of the bushes over him!
Il wear a'must; I zee no way out Of
'un." Zachary said to his lonely self.
"Etty II ns good as gone already, her
cannot stand out agin' that there cell
bacy; and none else understa ntcth the
frying pan. have fought agin' the
womminses. seeing all rs has seen. And
better might n done, II I must come
to It. many Il time In the last ten year,
Better at last for the brown. white and
yellow, though the woman az brought
might a shattered 'em again. After all,
Mary might be deal worse, though I
have a felt some doubt consuming Of
her tongue, but her hath n proper re-
spect for me. and forty puns to Oxford
bank-if her mother spaiketh raight Of
her; and the Squire hath given me new
horse, to come on when Dobbin beginneth
to wear out. Therefore his domcstics
hath first claim; though I'd soonder
draive DObbin than ten Of 'un. What
shall us do now? Whatever shall us
dO?"
Zachary Grips pulled of his hat In a
slow perspiration Of suspense, for II he
once made up his mind. there would be
no way out Of It. He looked at his
horse with a sud misgiving, both on his
own account and Dobbin's. The mar.
rage Of the master might wrong the
horse. and the horse might no more be
the masters. Suddenly bright idea
struck nina bar Of sunshine through
the shade.
"Thou shalt xettle II. Dobbin," he
cried. leaning over and stroking his gin.
gerly loins. ut consarneth thee most, or
leastways quite as much. Never hath
any man had better horse. Dobbin.
thou seest things az never men can tell
OF. Now, II thou waggest thy tail to the
right will; aud 80 be to the left
wun't. Mind what thou doest now. Call
upon thy wisdom. nag. and give thy mas.
ter honestly the sense OF thy discretion"
With a settled mind. and no disturb.
ance. he awaited the delivery Of Dob.
bins tail. A fly settled on the white
foam Of the harness on the of side Of this
ancient horse. Away went his tail with
a sprightly flick at Il; and Cripps &C.
cepted the result The result was the
satisfaction Of Mary's long and faithful
lovc for him. and the happy continuance.
In the woodland roads. Of the loyal race
and unpretentious course Of Cripps the
Carrier.