The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
CHAPTER II


Sir Pitt Crnwley. the reellng old Sienus,
was n philosopher with taste for whht
is called low life His frs, marriage
with daughter OF noble helrs OF
Blnkio had been made under the aus,
plces of his parents and, ah ho oilen tolu
Lady Crawlcy In her lifetime. she was
such confouuded quarrclsomc hlgh,
bred jade that when she died he would
be hanged II he would take another OF
her sort " IL
At the demise Of her ludyship he H~pt
his word and married Rose Dawson or
Mudbury. Sir Huddlcston Fuddlrston had
three daughters. nll Of whom hoped TO
he Lady Crawley. Sir Giles Wnpshut had
II family of daughters and was lnsulirn
that one NJ them was not chosen bN "n
Silcnus Cr.,wlcy Hut tho haronet
Chuckled and married Rose Dawson, IN.
roumougcr's daughter
Sir Pit said that he dld not care n
brass fardrn" for any one OF the bnr-
onets He had his pretty Rose and used
to get drunk every highland what more
could man want II was lonely HE
that Rose Dawson lived Sir Pltt used
to beat her once I'm n while and when
he went TO London bft her hy herself In
the great. gloomy old house. when her
husband was rude Lady Crawlcy was
Rpnthctlc. She had no sort ~ talents or
occupations or pmusemcuis. Nature mad
endowed her with pink skin aud pleas
the poor woman who had once wanted
10 marry Peter Butts-and settle down
snugly on a little farm-was consigned
TO the drcary monutony ana BRUTALITY
which finally brought her 10 her grave.
und Rose Dawson been ms strong minded
as she ought to have been she would have
married Peter Butts, or, having married
Sir Pitt would have ruled him as the
noble Rinkie, his first wife did. Rut
poor Rose was not ~ any great strength
of character, And so shc droopcd ana
fNdrd aud the oulv person at Queens
Cawley who was really decent TO her was
tho old Sir PITTS spn. the young fltt.
who was waiting impntiently TO come
into his Kingdom. Mr.. Pitt took after the
noble Binkies and was very polite ana
proper gentleman, Hut title and
coach md four are TOYS more precious
Harry the Eighth, or Buehenrd, were
alive now and wanted a tenth wife, do
YOU not suppose he could get the prettl-
est grl that shall come cut this season
Sir Pit Crawlry's second son, Rnwdon,
was great fnvorite of Miss CrawleN sir
PUTS riCh unmarried sister She had
slguiu,d her intention Of leaving her Tor
tune between Rnwdun CrnwleN and the
family at tho rrCiory. and rhe hNd twice
paid llRwdnn's debts I'm college ana In
the army. She had tnNen "A fancy 10 him
when he wns hoy and had sent him "a
.
| oxford. and she had bought his com
mlssion IN the Life Guards Green.
4 perfected and celebrated dandy ahpu,
/ town, was this Young officer NoNing, rat
hunting and four hand driving were
| then the fashion ~ the british aristlcrncN
and he was adept In all these noble sci
cures And though lhwdon Crawlev had
! not Vet been called upun for foreign serN
/ Ice. yct he had fought three ducls, IN
which he gave ample proofs " his con
tempt for death
And for what follows after death" his
brother Pitt would observe Pitt was al.
WAYS thinking ot his brothers soul or oi
| the souls ~ those who differed with hin
| IN opinion And certainly hc and his
brother differed ~ much as any tive
brothers could differ
! sim romantic Miss Cfawley, far from
being Mortified AZ the courage ot her
| tnvorltr. always used TO pay his debts
after his duuls. and would not listen TO q
word that was uttered against HIS moral
'iiy lie viii SOW his Wild oats" she
used 90 shy. "nud IL worth far more thar
that pulling hypucy'ir Of 70 brother ot his b,
] g.. Sides these honest folk at the hall
I'VE must introduce the reader to these
relatives and rclghhorS ~ the tcctory
iu'e trnwlry md hls wif' The Rev
Nuir Drnvl,v was a brother ot tn
.miuuci, Sir Pit Ctnwlcy. and an uncl,
'nf the two brothers. Pvt and Rnwdnn
The Rev nuto trnwley was mos
IrN'r1vukNu' man. with great taste r.
boxing and nlI sports iin rode TO IN,
hounds In n pepper and salt suit an
was ono " the hest fishermen In th,
|rOuu'r, Mrs rpvlrN. his wife. wnR
smart little hu1N Who wrote I'M, worth,
'Ilyluos srrinnug Sho managed he
household wF,N nul hcf ihtrt but
prudence quite made mp fur his rNtrava
|Inu.u.
II cannot hc supposed TINT the nrryn
|ni such ~ rDfHuuHE, ns Hrherrn n
queens ti'wluN and Nrr gradual vstph
lshmvut ~ M" good Cruces of the teupl
Iihri' could n, uur,wp'loi o., Mrs lni
'tWV'cy Bon Mrs Ru'r hnh dul, hui
.tiln7 rom lhc llh through the Herv
!nin NJ lcef nsl"l There and how murl
linen VNH Eui ready ON wash dnN So
sho FOUND out everything aN, yuuld nhnu
lchuy.' Indeed. sh, wrote tn t.r Erea
! Miss lnkrf'Ou of TNp Npl. rhisvIrk
Nh,l" shr hnd ONCE been ni school hcr
s't Bud asked BOO regard 10 Kvbeyvp