Evening journal., 1910-03-25
II Tale Of the Time
OF Washington
g5E3 by gEa3
Charles Raymond MsAuley

length into the great city of Philadelphia Being then lad OF
little twenty years and mindful OF the fact that
must needs my by than
ing Eighty the delivering of occasional humorous
lectures sought obtained empoymen confess
per monhof Mr. Daniel BURY then the wealth
lest merchant that city
He a Quaker of the sturdy and orthodox SORT and
yesterday how his quaint thees"
caught fancy my albeit they sometimes
II that time when autumn slowly yielding
charms the fgd Establishments OF winter that Mr.
the day:
George thou shalt take thy supper with this evening"
THANK you. sir" made answer It was ever his way TO
OF his personality that obed
TO follow in its train.
or domestic life but little that which had
the tongues of busy eosps That
his home
80 Chestnut. Fourth he talked TO Of him.
He is given" he condded ito those vain pursuits OF
the devl-musc and art why have caught him pencil
ing the naked semblauce of femalel have watched thee
ship viii benefit him. concluded master as arrived at his
doorway
Bury beautiful whose ebon hair shot with
the temples She descaned in her sweet
the her BIRTH learned much that
interested Of spaiuthat araway country which has
my folies froic and flowers.
DouglasI could bring myself look him
the offspring Of pale handsome stripping
then thirteen like his mother the anhesis of
points help iiken them to
of transplaned from southern TO
the bleak atmosphere OF wndowes hothouse only
development of hardy homey plants and the rank growth OF
The powerful mind Of my master attendance
the perexng problems colonial emancipation Shortly
after that first visit behest had taken board and
lodge With him. followed of his preoccupatou
with other things that the mistress Douglas and
often alone in the house.
The influence which the master had hoped that would WELD
his turned the other about Douglas
indeed splendid mind wholly artistic and found myself
couagng to the best OF my small ability those uner intellectual
qualities Nay confess to It, envied him their posses
aud tried him. till it reached that point where
my daily scrbbling silly
shall forget that evening when the master returned
home early from meeting In Carpenters hail. Douglas
playing an air upon the VIOLIN the mistress was dainy step
the graceful Spanish dance
and bunelinS uhher that cappng hands loudly
appreciation their combined performance star.
look stopped suddenly
ceased while capped hands stamped feet upon
door and called theoretically for
Enough this DEVILS
at elbow and wheeled about discover the
master clowerine my
recoect that essayed some lame
~Enoush said he erniy T give thee till tomorrow to take
thy clothes then the shop thy wage
and shall be quit Of theel"
that time until the ides Of March saw little OF Mr.
BURY Douglas offered and we en-
ioyed delightful rambe together Schuyki aud
wssahickon Sometimes the mistress oud toin us ana
often have stood amazed her rrepressbe spirits
merry laughter would be echong through the dreary
had position and in tru,h
would have been Mistress Bury
pressed weekly sundry lessons in
truth be told stood the likely regard
There came days of March
one gusty lodgings when note
for me by bearer penned by Daniel Bury which begged
me 10 come his house.
Upon my to learn that both Mr. and
mistress BURY mortaly III OF typhoid
then epidemic in Philadelphia due doubtless necessity
drinking the polluted Of the schuyk conducted
Immediately to the bedside o my master
I have made mistakes, lad" said be low
pathecay vibrant "and wish
desire that thou shalt be the companion
until be shall have the wentyone. him"he
paused sghed"folow bent il he will
Il eemeth lad that every head not made to
helmet Teach him. adure sterling qualities OF
manhood of which convinced thou
And which you sir answered him, have taught
value Of"
Even those meetings" be- with Just the
trace Of twinkle in his fading But forgive thee
George Indeed thank pleasure
10 mine which they had seldom known"
Here he fell into peaceful sleep. left him.
uane sleep blended mperceptbly the
Knows naught OF waking. Within
ing ne sweet mistress followed him.
gloomy house with the grief The bulk of
MT Burys his SON. 10 be admits
led by his brother Ronald. shipmaster. in Eng
and n the Of Douglas death arriving the ace
OF twenyone the entire fortune
RONALD There followed list Of legaces
and schools Added TO these
was 10 receive the sum Of $500 the
was TO companion OF age
From frenzed grief his lossthat bis
ary struck the deeper-the youth
From out Of this dangerous ultimately
10 winning him. when received announcing
coming of bis Uncle
He following September
ned proofs of his identity the up
his residence
charge Of the the
Of two minds relative him. did fancy him. while
by
BE undersized heavy together
muscular whaL lvid his thin
the
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