Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-11

changes wrought In him by the Illness
through which he had passed become
fully apparent. and then IL was seen
that his once light brown hair had be-
come almost entirely grey. that there
were lines in his face which had not
been observed before MS illness. and
that his step was a trine slower and
less elastic than OF old. ! thought his
cheerfulncss and his frank cynic!Sm
had escaped unaffected until he sur
p-ised me one morning by informing
his friend. Mr.. Rosenberg. in my pres
encc. that II was his intention rs soon
rs he returned from Newport TO close
his speculative business affairs. aud de-
vote his remaining days 70 safeguard
ing such dollars as he had already ac-
Quired. leaving the pursuit OF wealth 70
younger or more ardent spirits
BY the opening OF March uncle Sans
family-in which. or course. I include
myself. FOR long before this time l was
regarded by everybody as belonging
thereto-were comfortably settled In
his villa at Newport. Rhode Island.
where IL was thought the ocean brcezcs
and continued withdrawal from bust
ness cares might restore him 70 his FOR
mer condition OF mental and physical
vigor
Chatham villa is one OF the numcr-
Gus artistic summer houses which
/ abound In the southern portion q
Rhode Island. and stands i'm extensive
4 pleasure grounds overlooking Narra-
gansett Bay. As yet the weather was
very cold FOR living ln such an open site
uation. but the sky wcs almost always
clear and bright. and scarcely q dav
or the seven weeks that we rema med
on the island passed without Con-
stance and me. thicklv clad with furS.
taking an inviGorating walk. I'm which
exercises we were sometimes accom-
panied by uncle and aunt. the former
Of whom would point ont where the
5000 British troops and their Hessian
mercenaries were Quartered during the
American Revolution. and the wastes
where once fourishcd The fine groves
which they cut down Tor fuel and he
would sometimes further describe how
my countrymen had destroyed nearly
500 OF the houses and an the shipping
th n harborcd there.
Although. an things considered.
must always look back upon my first
,ojourn as Newport with much gratlh
cation indeed 30 could hardly Doc 9th
erwise. for / enjoyed the almost unin
corrupted company OF Constance vhi,
was there was rcjo.ccd as the pc
..od nxcl C0r oar stay drew towards iu
close. and that cor the best OF an pos
sible reasons.
Before leaving Sew York 10 had beer
arranged that Constance ami I We're @
be- married az Presbyterian churcl
on Firth avenue the hrst day 90 May
and we were to return t0 the city ou
week prior 90 that event. Ia accord
/ aucc with the wish of every body Goa
! 7 ccrned. the ceremony was to Doe ot On
simplest possible character and al
T, hour aFter it's accomplishment we wer
+, 10 leave Tor Saratoga. whore suite %
rooms had been engaged FOR mc az th
, G-and Union Hotel
Prcoccupicd as I was with the ante
patton OF my approaching happiness.
= could mover forget ny father. ana b
ly mo-c rc1cctivc moments was dt'
turbed at hearing TO news OK him
, either directly ny indirectly. hut coul
i not think OF any better way of amend
i, inr the ~1fortuuate rur-ure oetwee
, us than that which Constance had pr.
posed plan not yet practicable. b.
/, cr,asin- my already great imparene
with the slow-moving hours.
The eve o. our return to New Nor
e ut length arrived. April was Crawin
10 it, close. and the weather was s
g. ..cnial that we sat with comfort i'm
, group by The opened glass doors whic
lead on q the ve-andl tAac overlook
: The bay. Uncle sam and were smo.
d ing. a habit which by Ions use our r.
specti,e ladies had grown Co tolera
at all sorts of unreasonable times au
places. Aunt Gertrude was engage
I working "A monogram i'm snken charu
y tors on a strangc-l0oSmg purse of dl
- network which she had designed g,
4 hey sister. while the latter nestled
= my side wiStfully turning over am q
. bum OF photographs Tho cardlna
" had just been carried OF 60 bed by %
nurse. after amusing Us Tor ten mi
utes bv an exhibition OF his prccocit
his customary evening privilege 4
clio sam was i'm high spirits and mo
p" ike his former SELF than at aay Uu
ce his Illness. Aftcr ln-c-tly %
serving his wltc's work TOP some mi
utes ,mv aunt lad comuie,cd tac a. $40
WAS now oud,a.u~ n, NOS an A'.
. suddenly exclaimed. ERNEST. YOU 81
p a lucky dog" so which inclegaut ass,
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