The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-08

ana hriers. Long irro8oiuto sprays
hTamble struggled out into the lane will
spidors' threads Rllstsning between them
and birls darted 10 and fro from banl
TO bank like fishes In q stream. ANON
the trees Of a cOpPico thought OauGh
a glimpse Of low blue smoke spreading
over tho ground. and climbing the hedg'
20 discover the cause found the suppose
smoke was a denss bed Of Wild hyaoinths
An ancient stone bridge Of six or seven
miniature arches spannOd one u thOs'
slow winding, low banked. Oosg stroami
80 often sung ny the old English posts
and through an emhnsurs IN a WOOD
following ons side u IL In a long cuEv'
appeared the gray turrots Of a Tudol
house Two peasant women stumped
along the lane bsfors me-, with thsir feet
wide apart and shoulders jogging. They
wore their Sunday bests.' which werS
unpretentious except for the white suede
gloves that cruelty confined the bnlging
hands swinging At their sides.
This peculiarly misplaced aspiration "a
the mode reminded me Of a recent out
bnrst Of Indignation from the village cob,
hlsr about a cousin Of his who came "a
borrow money with a veil on Twas
windy afternoon. he told me, -and the
veil blew right across from hor face |
never see'd nothing strongsr-horrowins
with a veil Onl l.Ots o. ladies don't wear
EN-, but the poorer the prouder, that's the
way Of Il in these latter ysars.' When. "a
mitigate his cousins offence by COMPARE
son, ! suggested a way Of the world that
might seem 10 him still more enormous
asking what he thought about ladies who
changed the color Of their hair every year
or oitener. hs replied Erimly; Twill be
changed for them soon enough
The white gloved women. curiosity
ending wings kept ahead Of me. though
wasn't walking slowly. all they Joined
the crowd In the lane before the hermitage.
Tho crowd was chiefly made up Of farmera'
and laborers' wives with a aprinklinR Of
their husbands aud some professional
mon and tradespeOple from a small town
five miles or While some remained
IN the lane enjoying the new spectacle
Of the front windows with the shutters
down. the rest gathered in the orchard
nehind the house examining the lots
for sale. which were arranged there on
boxes, barrels, chairs &C for the auction
was TO take place In the open air. and
after all We weren't allowed to enter
The house. The doors were locked and
We had TO be cOntent with Deorins In
lt the windows. which were 10 thick
with dust and cObwsbs that little could
10 made out. The reason Of this TO-
Striction ! aDon learned from surround.
ing snatchss II conversation. I will
say no more than that the interior deco
rations Of the hermitage had fallen some
what into disrepair.
The aactionesr. standing with notebook
~ catalogue in hand. his trousers pinched
IN by bicycle clips. a professional smil,
on his large red face. was shouting orders
10 his white aprOnad assistant A group
Il women fingered a pile Of blankets.
-FrcSh out Of the paper!' exclaimed on,
+ could a been clean Il ed a-wiahsd.
them -Ay.- said another, lifting a
double breasted coat in pilot ssFRs from
an adjoining hsap. this hasn't never been
out Of the paper nsither Il looked very
Old fashioned coat. however. and closs by
Il lay a beaver hat in the STYLE Of fifty
years ago. Nearly everything In that
pathetic exposition Of the hermit hidden
Possessions and habits was old A grand.
father clock dated i77s. which hadn't
gone. 10 Judge by the stats Of the works, /
FOR a generation or ~. fetched IS: a side /
hoard 81 cracked, furnished Heppelwhite. |
~, violin. 90s.: the clothes Including
.hosa fresh from the paper. only half a .
'rown. The furniture was all decrepit, /
h chairs and tables lettering on their
sgs Not much here. said ons 81 the .
doctors, poking about dislppOintsdly. /
but ! giIess he left some money Yee.
he said guess, though he had never been
n America Everybody was talking
bout the money left by the hermit. = (
never had no property. -Ndeclared a man
ghO pretended 10 have been intimate with I
\ott az some remote period. mot 90 much
- my hand He held up HE hand to
how the sire u u AN hia fortune was
n the Bahk Of England and cOnsols safe
.nOugh 2 got his interest half yearly.
april . was on of the days. know. and
= looked forward 20 Il a. eager a. a child
o a birthday gift What 'e's done with
,.s 'or .l,s : can : say exactly Some
,'s'ss -, a sly "h7 ming. sometimes an
.''e' " WA, csr'A'h - Sonidnt
.aV" mourning 70 DO with MS relations In
'l''s 'a'y oO'''e alou''u ~ $50 what
'H :" W n'u NO" ahu men, Nrote letters