The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-08
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The Visiting List Of Caxton Brown
HI l.. BANCROFT GIBSON.

My friend Brown made study Of
human nature by methods distinctly
| his own.
His life was a calendar Of nlethoii-
| cal divisions of time devoted to his
| fellowman and his needs.
The man and his means were one
| where there was a need for either.
| He made a. profession of making
calls and his calling list was longer
| than many beneficiary charities OF a
| generous phiiantropist.
When / was invited to accompany
I him on one of these visits at prompt
4 " four O'Clock, I was not behind the
/ clock for | knew to be late for his
! appointment was to be lamented as
| well and so we started on schedule
/ promptness to call upon Lady Mary
/ why do you call her Lady Mary
/ Caxton?
| I might have known the answer be-
| fore he said: she is a lady and her
name Is Mary"
Hear as cieau- brushed type. 7 nnur-
| INJURED meeK1y.
And what is HER need Pc
The need of some one to support
her opinions; she has no one who hon.
estly agrees with her.
Poor Thing, I echoed" ready with
an open sympathy xalye,4"Whitt don't
they agree with her about?"
When she Is in her cups
oh! how awfully drear and keely-
iike-why don't they send her away"
He heightened his already elongat :.
ed stride until felt like a man maxi
ing first base to keep up with ann aud
said gruffly:
Because she is kind to gather in.
] wish there were more like her." and
then, as | began 10 question this in
f1uence Of SO strangely afflicted an ac~
qaantance, my friend Brown said:
Here we are"
The maid who admitted us evidently
knew Caxton Brown was the thermom-
eter of that household for she quickly
wove his smile into wreaths in her own
face and conducted US TO the earnestly
expectant face of a dear, little, frail
body of immaculate neatness and trim
Caxton presented me much as a break
man announces the next station, as
fnonotonous duty savagely performed,
and SHE won me with thankful smile.
And did you both really come to see
me-" she asked, pleased as children
with gratitied indulgence.
She came to see your treasures
/ came. as | always do, to see YOU"
was the intelligent reply of my friend
Brown.
without WORD OF urging she carried
us to her treasure closet and there was
a peculiar variety OF every pretty and
oddly assorted cups: some tea, some
coffee size and few very tiny, shell
like after coffees
Like a child going through a famil-
lar lesson she told them of.
This is where ! draw my lfe--in
my cups-she said and Caxton Brown
winked wickedfy at me over her head
while she read us sweet lesson from
the collection.
This Is the cup of kindness which
| never expect 10 drain I have slipped
of 1t all my life and Its dregs are but
fresh bubbles of new kindness In the
next cup,
You will always want TO refill this
cup-my cup OF sympathy-the con-
tents suits the cup; it is Sevres and
very rare; drink from it with anyone
you viii and you will always under
stand. you are a knight, ready for
battles that are already won.
And this Is my tiny cup OF pride:
pride Is such "a powerful stimulant.
Just sip will help you TO hold up
your head
OF course you will always drink of
that with a couple Jumps OF self.re
spect dropped in.
Now this Is an heirloom found in
every family-I mean this old English
eea-sese GA white porcelain--the cup OF