The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03

woman considered by the pest hnm'
bletons as far too frank and worldly
minded-informed the family that
King Fergus was as much u myth as
Dido. aud innocently brought forth
printed facts TO corroborate her state
ment. One OF the ladies Hafnblefon
crushed Mrs. Van Camp by stating.
In n tone Of deep personal conviction.
with her cap awry. $50 much the
worse for Dido"
A salient strength persisted In the
Iamhletons-a strength which re-
tanned its character In spite OF cross
currents. The Hamblcton tone and
the Hambleton ideas retained their
fanly color. and became, whether
worthily or not. part OF the ham
hlcton pride. More than one son had
lost his health or entire fortune
which was apt net 20 be large. w NJ
tennis 10 carry on 4 country place
"a Hambleton trait" they chucki'd'
with as much satisfaction as they con-
sidercd II good form 10 exhibit IN
Lynn. where family pride did not
bring in LARGE returns. this phrase ne
came almost synonymous with senteei
toolishness
The Van Camp fortune, which came
near but never actually into the iam'
lily. was generally understood To nave
been made in shoes, though In realty
Il was drugs
People say shoes the minute they
hear the word Lynn. and I'm tired OF
explaining" Mrs. Van Camp put II.
She was third In line from the sue.
ccssful druggist. and could aford II
anybody could. TO be supercilious
toward trade IIu; size wasn't. even
after twenty years az somowhat rest
less submission 70 the llamhleton
yoke, And it WIS she who, Ch'ins
her last visit to the family strong
hold help Up before the young james
The advantages OF commercial ca
recr
You're nice boy. Iimsy ard I
can't see YOU turned into poor law
yer You're not hard.hcsded enough
to b. coed one As for being y min
lister. well--no Go into business, dear
boy, something substantial. and yCul!
live 20 thank your stars"
Jimsy received this advice ~ INC
time with small enthusiasm. and a rec
ervation OF criticism that was a Crcdj.
to his manners. 4; least liut the
time came whom he leaned ~ 4.
Her own child. however. Mrs Van
Camp encouraged e. . profession from
the a-st "Alcck isn't smart enough
COR business. but be may do some
thing rs student" wa Airs Van
Camps somewhat trying explanation
and Alock did do somcihinr rs a stu.
dcr' Extremely impatient with any
exhibition OF la2,Gcss the mother de-.
handed q good accounting of hc- sons
time Alock and jim who y ere born
In tho Same year, ran more or less
side by side urtil ~" cud ug college
They struggled together In sporr
and in ARGUMENTS. rushed" the same
girl in turn or simultaneously. ana
spent their long vacations cruising
up aud down the Main" coast IN
thirty.foot sail.bCa, OLcc they made
Il more ambitious ioGrr"y ~ the way
TO Yarmouth and the Pay Of Fund in
Il good.sized fsh!nr.smacG
Fiut when college waG done. their
WAYS separated Mrs Van Camp In
the prime OF her unusual faculties.
hayin" decorated tho namhleion
'scutcheon like gay cockado stuck
airily up into The breeze She had
no part nor lot in the family nr,rn.
but understood il. perhaps. better
than the Hambletons themselves iio-
crime was that she played with il,
Meek. a fuii.Godscd biologist. wen,
to the Little llrbridcs 10 work our
his fresh and salad theory concern.
ing the nerve system of the clam
James. third son OF John and Edith
Hamblcton OF Lynn had his ewes
thoroughly opCncd in the thran months
aftcr Commencement ~ a ccnsidsra.
ton Of the family situation II seemed
to him that from habyhrod he had
bern burninGlv conscious OF Tho rirch.
tain tho family pride The TWO Older
brothers were exempt from tho
Scorchng process. the eldest being
the family darling and the second q
genius Neither enc could nationally
DO expected "iust at present" to
take up the family accounts end make
the income square up with cyrr
dcccntly generous out"o Aud ;hcro
wcrc> the Girls yet 20 be- educated
Jim had no special talent 20 b,c,s
himself with, either in art or science
He WAS nordinateiy fond os tho so3
but that did not hoip him in CHOOSING
a career. II" had good taste IN books
and some little skill In music He
was, indeed. thrall To the human voice
especially to the low voice in woman
and he was that best o. all critics
good listener. His greatest riches
as well as his greatest charm. law IN
spirit Of invincihle youth: but no
was no genius. no one perceived that
more clearly than himself