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Newspaper Page Textm .TOY.. XVIII. ATLANTA! GA., TUESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 28 -188 6 .PRICE FIVE CENTS CHRISTMAS f^ESENTS FOR ALL. rpla We t*il attention to ( Chiditiua* prcseqta to o’ the la'? < blunm of page six of this week’s iisuc. W o w .ti.l. every atbEvribt r to sharo in these preecnt ■j .JrhojfiN-i'is simple. .You send nt a new aub- -.■TOor. Your name is at- bucc writicn on a tap in our Christmas box. Ou Jauuary 1, the 1x>x {^shaken and tic tng*mixod np, and a ? draws out u fciTho name on that tor pet, the $100 present. The second feg the $60—ai d £o on till all the presents afe taken. Of course every person who sends a subscriber Will not £fet a preseut, but every one will SUNK xrr CQi’A^CHANCE. The lady wliosemls subvfriber may get the $100. Somebody' SUHELv will. Why not you? Kdmcmber your purne goes iu once for every Bubseribcr * yob iei.d, and once for your own subscription, jlypn send live subscribers atone dollar each Ton g( t one of our.iuperb pic tures free. For five Bubjfc*ibex? at $f40 each, by adding $1.25, ft W&tc« r i. d chains For^tcn subscribers at $1.00 „ iacn, a watch and cliajji* free. In each case your mime goes iu our Christmas box for every sas* you send. Jfotrwe urge every subscriber to l>o rrpre- •fentfu In our Christmas box. There is not ono of the §G,000 subgciiberg this week who cannot getdhc lUbscilMr—that one subsCi ibernmy get . y<B|$fiV). The box is closed December 31sfc, cwninj and blitter for which I cow under lhy window,and coffee with an am* ^ her rotary in every cup. ^ ‘ ■ There wero covers !aid*fqr five; beside xnadamc a chair, n napkin iri'a silver ring, a heavy cutgluin tumbler and knlfo and fork; £U-ftide the. colonel, waa another chair, in front of which was huother napkin, tumbler and knife and fork. PARADISE HALL. -* By Hubert. Myers. : h T<*B"ruilcafiom Akers, no train connection, ,■' ...W,fci Hio heart of the country, tho min pouring -/.dowu and the toads rigors! Tiierc must be shel* Jeyg^uiewhere # dc9^lo.fh* houselcs<siicsi of tho ^ * Inndftapo.- Ah! hctp-*was a Jong hill; let me i: - tutenfl H&pid the red fount <tUat|flowed down ' ^l side V ' “you arc always right;" and, making a sign to the colonel drerc and took my arm." >V?be I lot’- my u^ilirelta further over jrty eyes. Sa-!- un of Jons, Han w .my Fkrql- nn(f Jin mill Ul'n.nn. r 6Wb»»!1c<1 jifetalley of tree* JJngs.a hf.ti het lying q!u:i: to a broket partly filled with dill a: ami iV: iOJLkcil anil dripping, vecan-c to a atone mvk-.Tray, tho irou pita lusted off Its hinges and spread across our path liko a hug. gridiron. A few steps further uml there v.as a sudden view of a rambling, low- browed i-.onse surrounded by piazzas, and set in smong the densest trees. On the topmost of six Steps which led to the svide front entrance a - gentleman awaited me. I Colonel Fcatherly was about Tfi years of age, the piano. Madame, with » glance In hto dlroc- tail, though somewhat stooped, thin and yellow, lion, glided over to the piano atool, and a thin «• . Ilia coat sras years behind tho prevailing mode, was rather threadbare and laekedaV ittua here and there: his llntn collar, of harrowing height and rigidity, waa scaffolded by a black satin stock over which drooped tho ends of hla whlto snoustae lie like a fringe of frosted ailvor. When J was within speaking dlstanea ho deaeendod lwo of tho steps; only two, and extended bis band, keeping it t " t so hold out until I hadoome up and laid my card against the palm, when the long wiry lingers closed over mine, crushing the pentchoui d in n cordial group. • . - “Ten thousand pnrtons," tried the colonel. emerged a folr, tiny lady with soft gray curls on each side of her ftcc, a coquettish cap of laoc and bristling tony ribbon, crowalmg. tho com- lsict in ad and felling array in floating tote shut spread ovor the front of a brown chlnU ^Colonel Festhoriy beaded his gaunt figure, and the lady rrhoeo cap did not reach his aliouhlir touched hla Angora with hex own and smiled upon me. : ,ai«(iny wife, permit me to ptatlht Mr. Thomas Althrop, overtaken by the storm." “Mr. Akhrop honoreFaradise HriU"sheasld. Wic came out into the wider shafts of light raid tome ftarther words of Interested welcome, ami then with a ‘TardSn," had Once more tided «JU> lliv ‘uauun* count to her husband the nature ty iu which ho had fouud me. lie nonld have waived off explanation, travelv Inclining hh hand In acknowledgment s,f the'deference paid him. “A most pleasant contretcmnta for yen,” ho assured me when 1 bad finished, “though it affords us the privilege of offering yon soma hospitality, rfyouwmparton my drawee for sue minute. I abaft ascertain If jour dumber Is readv; the servant is unconscionably long about It,” and, with a tween of tho hand, be left me alone in tiro firelight which appeared daub- nc xiau'i, i mc aiooe in tho flrriight which appeared ■■ Sarrj»s^sB& the leaked about har. nnralog a finger that hid a tag tied anrand it, fieckad a cinder from the sprawlius coutrc-tablc, another from the an- tique Idaao which had drawer, with bsami knobe tat the stortag away of Sheet music,and letting bergs, follow mine to the picture over the tnaatlcpiece. ■ “Mam Hubert ’n' Marse Hamilton wbw dejr •was litty hit children,” the said. “Da Kuanel's sous, sail.” H ''Tncr were beautiful bo™ the one slim dud light m a ahattarad etelnedfffeas window at light she ftrrtherehdof the !*«■*« cart opoethth V c went into a room on the right, the draw PmimBonllii. right^S drawing- ■ ^■ ti>e fint rfejeet to arrest the atteatlw waa the portrait of two children, up over the mantelpiece in tba centre of the room, made ruby l.y the blazing fire In the grate beneath. •-Mr. Thomas Althrop, welcome to Paradise yiall,” said Colonel FMthcrly, glancing atthe cnitupled card In hla hand. M, n amt" tnnnmirrd a aoft voice Holding to me. hncwdwmd me into a caw peti.sa hall wheae wajl*. pSc.w fishing-rods and the like-ererwhich the Sprit casepoptor, dark u aBpxulard. with Whi.gaaa. a hanghty com to the Up, arrogance in i he out-thrust chin—a boy who would be had« or uctUog. The other, slighter, ftxllcr, ; Witter, wilhtjmld, asnrtttve expmilomhe lag to bb brother as though seeking I j r.'ti rn/whlAwM w*dertrtli&. I waa I l.a.^es.1 tntKn r.:.-»Ttft* IwVTnjff fhfl irtM L.l endued the eyre with that calm wati: ' the wactotorwhich ehamtor. (tats in ■ lullltog* • Hcuid yoa go ter JO chaarber, mb?- aakod |]iaKirtfl. .... . ; tiy chamber wu a tnj bed-nm where k Ua^r xvas dru nt wly-liglitcd firo l!aukm hy a pslr vrkoso soles wero ftptonxed to the heat, dilnjt to the Tvindow I looked down umm dexorted Lames and fctaldcs a wistfalnjvnillnfl AWcrney cow, tho ouo living credituro iu that drippiog laxulscatc. While 1 sterxl at the window wondering if Akers and my law business cou!<f jjet on with- [MMj for ton luht.a pong sounded in the lower hall. Tho colonel nnd.his wife awaited nie there. “Your-arm to supper, Mr. AUhropf" laid Mcdcnf<*. "V. r ; V f *' r * And tlio snpper was no mandlln tea, jio hys terical make-belief dinner; chickens fried to n ?i hhu 1 :ow ii, v»ail!c*i nutty and melting. cakes of fcvcml.kinds, n variety of preserves, I WB^ktflgncd lo n ]>liiee in solitary state at the side, my vls-a-vls a flower-fiilnl opergho vvHicIi cUcctu.lly hat i h-adcil me from tim twi vacant places'; to which no ii . - icfereifto was mailo during tbo meal. Cherry madame ponred oul, and Colonel Fcatherly served tho chicken upon laded old chins. " < "Defiance,” spoke ho, wlicu Justice had been ‘done the iueious viands, “h bottle of tho 'lid Fort,” which was at hand. My look may kavo remarked npon the narno of oursurvltor, for Madame, tipping a drop of UiobtaNy old .wine which at onco laid a tender bloom upon her check, .said, “Her name is Du- Hancc-of-alMlvil. Tlic finest cook in tbo cotm- try.. IMfiancc i- tho ‘mammy’ of my son, tbe llev. HnBnt I'cathcrly. Her father waisa good .MoUn di-t.”. ■ Uapiii', Jlisa Aiil'ncUe,” grinned Defiance, "l aptircd in Rihhcr Jordan down hyah tor Jlmron'a branch.” You aro right, Defiance,” her mistress said, Iu the d raw i ngroora tho fi ro was not so bright . nS It bad been, and tho t andlcr in the sconces icrvid rather to disclose than to dissipate tho shadows. \Vo were quiet there, madamo’sinking npon ‘r.r. Ottoman gollcd up to tho fire, tho Colourl ki ring log). He glanced up .-pteturo over hiaheud. and. then at mo: “You dunhtlcsB w 111 observe thVresemblauco of irgr fbn Hnbcrt to his mother—Hubert, tiro younger r.l tho iidys. .ii’. has the eyeicti” i-hysique of mfe mother, though, scarcely hoi' happy c*vt of (.nin^ci.a!” o’’ Ml” anfiMadflmetupiiedtheliaml the acaeoek !rtatLer3.' “dir. Althrop •Idcr m.-^sirslf 1 pxirmttffbu to run oil •’, '" Ow -j'.'.c < ; I Idmlainf never iv.is g.iiiiy of to palfiy n quality ns vanity.” - •» A traimer color Ihnu that contrlbntod by tho drop of port she bail taken was in madauia's check, as raising her still fine eyes to the picture of the children, she rejoined: “Then I shall Inform Air. Althrop thatonr Older son has lieen considered bis father’s counterphrt in many brave particulars.” For an Instant a smllo of rare sweetness an- roared on tho Colonel’s face, when be suddenly darted into tho room and throw back tho ltd of melody was evoked from the loose keyboard. She played— 1 Oft In tho Stilly Klght," and soothed tho unaccountable perturbation of her husband, which both would bide from uie. She played the old air more than once; she play ed it over and over again, until aha and the colo nel appeared to have fallen Into reverie. * ' "Bad memory brings tho light Of ol her days around me^ 1 sang the piano, and whispered voices I had never hcsnl before. And then a taring at the door. Dcfiauea stood there with bedroom candles. The Colonel made an exclamation, but Modamo slipped away with lowered bead and without a ward. When I seas sitting in tbe chlnts chair think* layover the day aidIta ending, behold Defiance bearing to me a steaming jorum and the colo nel's beat wishes for my nlgbt't repose. ‘ Sony Mbs Ant'nctto played on da planny,” tho broke out, as tbe tnrncd down the covers of the feather bed, ’’Fas’ time fob years. 'Fears someptn 'blegcd her ternight, suah,” I feared that aho hold me responsible for unusual happening which cauaoil that flown her dntky bee fecc. Could I mollify hert She that bit of cloth around her finger. ‘‘Dure you met with any accident, Da- fiance?” “No; laid.my fum’ open when I done cut down dc tree. Foor ohl tool, dat's what 1 It; allera gtttin’ de misty some'rs.” “Cut down the tree!” I echoed. “Dat's what I says, mb," the replied and In a tone of voice th it made me thinkher name was no misnomer. Bo Defiance was woodman, u well as major- domo, cook and scullion. It was Nosh’s world In tbe morning; the river-like roads flowed no leas than when the night closed over them. I want down Into the ball where were tbe Colonel and Madame. light, though Madame was sweetly smiting and trusting that 1 had slept well and undisturb edly. as your society for today,” the Colonel addfl ’’You don't ksww ear reads, air. If your busi ness be urgent yon may proceed on your way Ihnr or five bourn past meridian, and will bars lost but oco day. And now to breskfkst. "' Breakfast, barring the '39 Pork was identical with last night's anpysr, ebJskcas, wa files, sweet c»ktB prc-Krvc*. With unpardonable precision I made up my mind that ws were refecting on tbe products of tbe p'antatlon ss cultivated by Defiance. And there wore five plates laid! Tbe colonel indicated the place beside him. “My son, Captain Hamilton Fkatbsrij, of the army,” and that next his wife. “My sen, the Dev. Hubert Keatherly, chaplain In the army,” as though be had made everything plain to his goatl as etiquette demanded. “Allow mo to help yon to MM of this fricassee.’' While breakfast enchained considerable etti n- tloa, and madams ftolhsredbet chocolate lnan| probable that Captain Hamilton and the Iter. Hubert bad gone "somewhere” the day before and been detained by stress of weather.’ Bat their mother end lather now entered upon au elevating conversation, taking literature ami art for their theme*, and brought It to a bril liant close aa our napkins were discarded. Tha Cokmel turned torn*: “We can aflkr (aw resources far distraction of cnani,” he said; “hutlf you would care to view rerndise Hall I shall ha glad to he your dee- rcn*,as they my In Italy. In it* day this was rsSdnrrd a fin* hanse; boils in ’8fi, President Washington slept more than one night here; Alexander Hamilton made the reAmanowandthes when ha and Mr. Jaffa non bad these differences U larfnion. sad Mr. Ham' ilttm sras ntcoaed of desiring to establish an gTittoattr. \7e mntd wir uLdcrt to/ la iwaor of Mr. Iln will forgiv U ii. Myflear.” to mailame, ‘ you y taking oUX£MC- c t to myself!" t t mention ftrw , '$lr. Altnro]* will enjoy tlic slglitscoing; gcntlotoen, au revoir!” ortIk dph wo v.-ere entering ufon a couslilerablo As it i-ir»v«A: wept&ctl riivougli biUiiml-an nex. fuitnvalory, ballroom, library, cbai»ef; all bare cf Jnniituic. mould^iing away: u» W»e. broatji malicgany-baliutvicil stairs to a gallery •Where -were row afti r row of closoA iloors. - “TliauJnai’.brrs ate simflfir.” tho colonel s,#L “Culy-tvro r.f tneui arc furnislusl.^ He tinned tho knob of a dark polish door ‘ The room of Captain Beal hn lj\" There*were trunks in the inlddloof tho floor , boxes on the bed: ft dusty coat hanging over tlst mirror, ah Md eheval pkiv; in a comer wei 4 a pair .of Jopboota. a dn*^iog robo on n nail above them: Swords and -rifle* were strung on hooka around the* wall-S a brace of pislols crofcstd beneath a framed certificate which an- itxi.td that'Ah’sandir llamiiton Fcatherly w.is a member of tho Ajax Duelling Club, on each ride «l’ which certificate were tho vividly colorfd* xjBmitcr-prcsentmcnts of dAQseoaoi In all the bravery of stage smiles and diaphouou > toll cl tee. •“Hoys will be boys,” said tho colonel back of me. •*mnl lUn-.ilton in his salad days came out d many a scrape calculated to burn pretty f l# Sc, "YoTts do no. Mo pus don deeply.’ Hut they only sinjr* <l him. sir. t’i« y "* * n. A nun of parte, made his Lvlin only singed versd ht 16, tbe best rider in tho country with a 1 tizo tited, a crack shot, a betting book on v.u o of n sions only,' a cynosure of men, a faVoritc with women,a gentleman, by G—>h gentle- Ji is fervor hail forced the veins of fth foro- l.rad into undue prominence. Clearly Captain f*«atH»ly was smiled npon by hia father. "A ml see here, air," the colonel waa saying, as ‘Ah, things arc rathci disarranged iu Hamil ton’s room, but we*leave oar eons’ apartmante justas they—” Olearly ho meant to arid, “aa tl-cy leave them,” but just then he lotcrmpted ihvt mmuiivui, uiik jii.w luti, lilniH'lf. ivilk, “Ah! here it la”’ He lickl n miniature before my eyes. I isw rim loveliest of girlish faces, almost an forward liy pmlsMlkc arrangement of blaek lace that shrouded the soft brown hair aud beautifully moulded chin, and accentuated tho Illations hazel eyes, warm cheeks and coral tips. A lxauty of n pronounced type. “Mt(« Alim 'rrrri’H ” the rnh "MIssAllco Tyrrell," the colonel said, “the miniature, hum-bed forth a recital of certain adventures of hh son until It seemed probable tHut If tbo colonel had correctly narrated the stories, the lovely girl would find conslnerablo tn do iu imrlloraling tho cheerful procllvlttvcs >ril piaster. But the colonel abruptly stopped in thomiddlo of telling story, rather L'ulily r. placed tho picture in __ the bureau 7 and walked to' the door, easting a lost liariiwnnl look Into the room when wnitood On rite tl: i erliold, as lie slowly shut all away. He (g^M'dtlie jallory to n ipom dirt.o,. . .e'iji'. • Wolv.d'J;. !!<■■ '•! brill IrvfSr reilgrecd, along si,ayin^ tureal.i o* blue silk' replacing it. ‘ Tho cliamber of my son Hubert," ho aold, and held back tha curtain.' Hero was madame with Defiance. The negren hold aloft a hoavy carved choir, over which her mlitres* twirled a tuikcy wing. As wo entered. Defiance lowod t be chair into what evidently had been its exact ter Mis’ pctHion before llio lind elevated It to reielvo the tnlniitratloni of the turkey wing, for tho raatora were rawftilly lilted Into grooves they had worn in tbe floor. Defined aud orderly a* a »onion's cloeet, this room held a series of rn picture being a small Turner landscape. Clrro lo a bed with muslin curtains was a tsldo piled up with books, poetry, dovotlonal essays In theccnlreef theflveorsbrpyrni by these book* was t Small glare cote preserv ing a tiny hunch of dry orange blossoms. But rill'main object of tho furnishing waa atoll caul at n northern window, holding tbe partly finished portrait of a lady in tbe prime of llfo. “Considered a fair representation of me,” ■nailanio adventure; “though idealised ami made flattcrlug to the origin!. The hauff offoe- tlon. Mr. Althrop, may employ colon which, on the palette of scientific art, would be de nounced as extravagant. Hubert began this way In hia boyhood, before theology demanded all his time, anil I never gave him aafllclcnt sittings to complete it, paurre fils!" and madame laid her chrek for an instant up against tha canvass. Wo were still Id this room, aud I did not know that Defiance waa no longer with us, Dinner!” announced the colonel. Madam” carefully covered the picture* wllh a fair whlto rloth aud took my arm. So we moved down stairs. Tram tlic stained glass window I could see tbut the clouds were breaking; in an hour or twp I should go from Paradise Hall. And I mustgo without meeting tha son* of tbe house, who, by this time, strongly Into rested me. Tbcir places at tho table told nu/ that thsy might b* expected at any moment, andyct they did nst present themselves at dinner. Through out dinner I tried to bring myself to a point of Inquiring casually what part of the country held tha two gentlemen, amt had almost no- compliakcd the feat as helping madame to her wine I glanced toward the colonel, my question on my lips. Ho was .dosing In his chair, tha stioni \ okl face placid in light slnmber. u not so well as nsoal today,” 'The colonel apologetically explained Us wife. “When one becomes full of yean one (frequently falls for little whiles. Only for little whiles, though, only for llttlo wMle , lea? then tha indisposition Is gone, and life Is complete once more.” The tunny nolle bad fiuled from her face; there sras Hair ■“— — s tired look in bar eyes that rented ;js a core.taking affection npon her uncon scious husband. Madame's change of counte nance appealed to me; seemed to say that I bad come to Paradise lull while the family skeleton was rampant, and that the would be gratified if I paid little attention to any maul- fWUtion of dry bones. fibe tiked me to excuse her fora few minaiaa, os there was a letter she was obligad to writ*, When I reached the drawingroom fliDce mending the fire with pine coi waa aa alertnu* about her which cones. Than almost to angar. Knealingattbaandlronaahs Minted in tbo direction of th* hall, speaking In i hnibed voice: “Dry done tells stories dee* dey? Beckon I kin tail seme too; tomottn dey don' know on, beared him hwgbln' a tollin' lltoo. fillin' 1?_ Hum! dty bof fin* young a " mjnunrt's m sea '« cose. Bat den lie Mane my, I la V my idea is ter stan' by yo' own. Mane Hamilton ho bad a maary too dat coaid taka bis pa t—para old Di what's done went to Nafiln but rr law down Oalliny glory long 'go. Nafiln but er law doom Calling gal ter my da area’; dough mighty peart, er lyin' bar bar In rat akin, 'n' saaay naff tar atop rr cotton mill when aha gBsou dat yaliah lyin' jcaia er ben, wtd litty bit buttons down da frost Nobody Webber larnt her no rammer, WI srakn't jealous 'has# aba didn’ moke nor driakatreatinloM. Kd'ficr don' dogfpado dun at', mys I. lohd! haw mad aha git” “tVha are tha glpc? Gypaiart" “No, beamy: fiat'* de raua' 'boat way at spallin' skoal—P. I. G. yoa know.” a tculafifeicnaif on Urn re*, looking ap to irtarast tkota tha picture of the hay*. “Somatfams Isa auah font ns know what's gwine cm hyah,” aba mot- . Ilk 0 tku’ conic ter do ‘Hnll’ nnyhow. Vop Miss Al- ire., Slic done ninkca Ml >s Aut*ue$tc‘« purty raj>s: dey's I'ouft 1 cost on her place ’trslio'H ?it- liu’ xivlici* ‘u’ riclier, dey shy says she'll In* or n illi n'er. She comes chcry dny ter s ip.i v. She didn't come lahst ni^Ut kaso Aut'- nctt^cnffi’l ko.ouI iu sto’un: s’poxc shed'ino .,•» to dc cl'ii*. in Lyherowuftc'f. “The clcnrii’ii! ’ ••I’phyan. Ez 1 was cr sayin’, doy tolls sto rk S n’ rn kin I- ’Soot dc young inuracs to.). Ire Miirst- Hubert’s mummy, l is. ’N' acch love von nebber sco. seeb lovo 'tweeueach oiler, Mnifeo Hubert and Murso Hamilton. Doy dldis’ when Marse Hamiltou koI ’gaged ice dat Marj-o Hnbcrt Cinder liked J doyt” Hor voire sank tod tragic j ti. Iu i Jong forefinger pointing to tin* h.i’.l. ‘it#r-o Knnnol dou’ f «ucc’ dftt ter ilia day, *n' Mia- Aiit'iiettc won’ toll. ’V 0M'*e M u >;- II i iitOftwld tTisammy 1)1 ’cusod .'farsc Hubert or Miactin’ Miss A1 i« c f'em .M u- II tmilton ka-e Miss A lit o sin* didn’t go in foh felabery no mo’ V uel’dir didu’ Marse Hubert, .’rt’ ga>-» mkiU- tcii done notice bit his own so’I’ ’n’ dat's wliat ti ck him It r de wall.” “In tho w«stern ro crvatioMS. I predime.” “Don’ know fioffln 'bout no reservations ’S’ l)i she cays dat inoogbt bo dc’reason M irso Hubert wn? ’blceged ter (oiler Mnrso Hamilton ter bait v ine 'aplanatlon n* toll how* bo'd done pi’u up Mina Alice ’n’ go’wav f’omdo souf up no th. Fob Mias Alico'a pa V do, kunnel day lil ;c !id her fuh Mium* Hamilton f’oni de fr.»’. Fab,” ber eyes rolled, licr voice lycftmg a Imam* whisper, ‘‘i don’ know nufllu. Iftc cr olo black fool. Hut you sco dal nr liity bit bunch er dead o'uge blossoms under d* gins; sha le in Mtrse Hubert's room? Dcm’s de flowo’a dat j-n’y brides kin wear, hi JUsi AUqc alio wo’ •.b .ii ( not when ah* bad ilo right ter wear ’em. Lumt-Ii! De lsiiiim 1 ilt.n' l:m*i\ hit: nobody dob’ know hit any mu’, on’y Miss Aut’ncltc ’n ws Alice 'n mo.” * Know what?” I asked. * Nnllin.” nud tbo frowned. “J (should liko to meet those gentlemen, Do- “Hope ex you may, Bah,” anil slio row hur riedly, as one dlnuisfting a subject into which she had hem betrayed. “Hope ca you may.” ;*Jiall I ecc them today?” “Wbali at?” , •‘Here, in Paradise Hnll. Arc they not .ox- I :< led today?” -C ‘No. lah/' reticently. “Defiance,’’ I pursued. *‘I do n&t moan to question you, but observing the vacant places a* tbo table ” ”Dat ain’t nufllu no how warfubrsdocs dat.” What has become of Colonel 1'cajhorly'g ■KBS?” . •' ff*. Jn tenor tbo woman felimnk from i^e. away ever to the piano, at which she cluftflied with (no hard, while l:cr other hand w;nT*is.d hV *vetn V.v foe*and tho watchful ryc» in V'-' • v'-'t" 1 "'fl: too mlich. Hyah'* do knuncli. Ire IflMgiil to go fob Iso fir uu tolo you, f»li; Iso torr'blo oln fool; loo not ter be tnisttd no lioir; I llos Ilk* do dclibil.” Bho hurried from tho room, as the colonel rami' in with mortified apologies for ills neglect of me. . Ho pointed to nkiin ray straggling in at tho window and Miggested a wulk on tho piazza. "A little ftirthor than that for me,” 1 said. “1 .ball go on to Aken.” “Not till after supper, Mr, Althrop, not until after kppper. Ws, Modamo Fcatherly itml I, nlicr Slipper. HE, nimiuiuo rtutuiuiy nnu a, could not entertain auoli a propositum. Tho rroili will ha dellghtfoily dry by 5 o'clock,and r In tho hall canoed him to turn ». “It lo Mire Tyrrell.” U] -eh!” A bis hood that w Miss Tyrrell! kptaln Hamilton’* fiancee! Inac lied there; the colonel walked mo up and down, tils chatty manner strangely disturbed, while ho glanced now and.thcn In the direction of thohsll I door. We trod the piazza till tho gong sounded, while tho sun sens veering to tbe wut and etch tree was vocal with the songs of many birds. Madame was notin the hall when we entered. The colonel, stooping * little more than usual, or so It appeared to me, led th* way to the sup per zoom, lie wrnt to n lady seated between the two vacant planes, opposite my tide of the epergne. "My dear Miss Alice!” “Hew do you do, Colonel Fcatherly'.'” return ed * cold ringing voice. Mniltmc, at the end of the table, omUiugsnd fair to see, now spoke: ’’Miss Tyrrel, otir guest, Mr. Althrop,” ’ Colonel Fentberiy moved aside, and I was face to face with the origins! of the miniature in Captain Hamilton's room—a dried woman of 40 or more yean, whose low broad brow held two unbeantlful corrugations; whoso hazel oyss glittered with * light that brightened little be yond their ovals; a woman with *- hair, end their ovals; a woman srith glossy brown -inlr, pearly teeth and features slim and regu lar—the subject of the miniature, indeed, but Iftr-IIlO KUnjcri ui inc iumuiMm', mu«w» uuw with all tbe softnets and girlishness rubbed ""The Colonel hail the bearing of a timid and cent r i lions man, his wlfo atthe other end of the table sending him a reassuring smite now and then—frail little Madame, who controlled the ofituded woman seated between tbe empty chain of tha sons of the bouse; for when Mias Tyrrell began* contemptuous rejoinder to soma Statement tbe Colonel had made, Madame Fca- theriey merely pronounced her name “Allee,” and th* harsh sentence was not finished, the thin Upe flattening into a vanquished smile. MimTyrell'a bearing toward Defiance was more deferential; and once when the negreai offered bar something from the table her flagon niisparkUng wl ith Jewels went up and the seemed ebony bond that held the j dish. proffered And then sear the close of tbe moot, as Dell- met presented a glass of enter to the lady, tha salver tilted, and assay went the glass to the Door, where It brake hi Hares, Chiasmi ley graapad the aifiat of hi* chair. “f hope our gneat* wilt pardon met” k§ nlfl And iitea aterniy “Defiant areyonawaro that that Hare was one of the set which Captain Ha milton gave to bis mother?” Mias Tjroll slowly looked nt him. ' liicme me, Colonel FAtherley, she draulcd; “the glnar sens one of those which Mloircu Frnihcrtcy allowed me to present to l,rrtart (hrburros Day. Those of Cnptoln llnudlt’.n are, presumably, safe. Here, mom. my!” she laid a bonk-bill m ” Ike old woaun^ hu'nd. ’Toucan repiir the Injury to your a nslblillirs.“ "Dr finncci” “I don' nebber mean tor Impair tor my rerstblnsm, Mann Knnncl.” cried Defiance; “I diet' mean foh lor keep hit.” end hid the bill beside MlmTrrrlr* plain. The lady imllcil. “I sbonld araredy have erpe»U!d from ‘Grandtow 1 Feathering such email appreciation of my consideration for a torrent's feelings,” mid the, and with ber eilvcr fork daintily lifted IhaUil to ber pUto, who ah* miaoafi it into shied,, speaking iu her Mosoking, man ner all ibe lime. Blit hidinrtdelgneJtrt rrotlcp sietiaee my prtiasilnlbiM to her, bat on laying knUaand fork shea ' “Vto are from Ibe North, rir, I I “Mbs Aikv!' the Colonel'* Tofc* war film. J £hc imprtlicntly loosed her luail. "Sir. Althrop, in tho preposterous quarrel of Fomeywvrs ago, botwocu your part of the xvorld a i.<l mns, w hUli side nftiic krgulntut .lid v6u a»Vo your oath'. ; •“Ktiilly, Miss Alioi*,” the Cidoml hegrtUi wliil^ Madame mtKcd llie tca4hnouv lu tho ht.ldtr. • . * l.'riiUy. CimoxicI ?'«*!!:« rloV." retaliated Miss i »11. “I nrn iafriiiKtug upon none of your pM'K-yutivcrt. Mr. \ltljiop, iVtimol ?Vit!icrlt\v, kv iuy .'.fcrftkJd /hUui-, l^lon^i. to t period timt nilmkot^ouJhdim: i d-r.idp of jun lul fnUM. Vs I [ ho * fjiialit r' i cm ftisi- to recocni/i oti had been a yt »tr tut ft his favorite coi l.parti d his most •* t Mjt of her^sne MR. HOGG'S CHRISTMAS. 11 y WalU.ft/A*- For t ht* Conititutlou. Wlu ii people Ar«*r* rallcsl upon to describe Mr. lloifgf thoy invariably spoke of him as a Jurgo mun. I^rgeuep8 was his distinctive aifd dt minant charat-toristlt-. l{o was built on a Drj:e smlc. lie had large baftiimss interests, lie wore n largo .smile all the time, and when lit s] tA.e it was in n lar>:e voice. Nutemlly. such a man would bo expected to enjoy Christmas on n litrjje seals, and tho manner nfld conduct of Mr. Hog* several flay* in advance of the holiduys showed that hrwaci no’ likely to disappoint public expeetutIon. Christmas, in tho year of gnuo which our with, fell on Sat unlay, but ns early . : ;.s Monday Mr. Hogg war, as he oxpiv86ed it, “on det lr. ’ i.” i'iiUI Mr. Hogg to his head book- • d eft Is g.npli! l who shot a sk lircctcd to arp glance. d Afadai ::i <1 Mi's Tyrcll, • lir.iH-iug Jit r shoulders, ar ranged nt tho collar of her gown a single or.mgo blc.csr.iu whhh ^ lie took from tho oporgno. jradnOe mado a'hiovenicnt widen jhitun end 16 i.ukwr.rdiu^-c.''. and wo arose. In the pros- . 1.(V of Bliss Tyrcll tho old people did not odor to .letsin me ns I made my fcrcwolls then nnd 1 here—farewell wortls spoken liqvri^dJy, for I had now become anxioiu to lcavo tho radlfi i oft heir Ecrxow, whutever its nature might b.*; nud Miss Tyrcll forced tile imxloty. ]u the ball when wo camo to the drawing rotmdcor I leOkd at tho pictures over the mautdihic. Tho briiiunt afternoon light Heeded tho u'orfnirni nnd mado tho' ]iAin(ing dull and Hat; l".t ih. -.•yes looked down iw ever, calm and ob>ri ■ » ray of snnshino Mmving aernrs Hit* hand o.‘ tho younger boy, holding, doubtful nr.d timid, to the bold protection of hi- b:otl'u’sanu. * Btop!' tho bed the voico of Bliss Ty roll, who all the the way had boon arranging h ' I kn r that she dedgued i the Colonel. "Hills Cokiiid had left his w id upon my shoulder. roof,*' bile ho Is iipo i<l exit* an ii ib ol’ii'V ground, mid m nd!e ciu h way aroutid my h .Mi-s T\rr<*tt1nugh.-.l and UiniCtl to M*ln»m*. • V. t nit'.' swfcud tenderly, so suddenly tender an to iMMtfitltiig, “come! nUaII wo not go uow?" she trok nttgbt fthnwl that hung on a of nmlriB uufl Arranged itubout Madnme. Roilel- t cnShiiot isLrruftb the on the lUflTfolto.^ ThepwBn*l buttoood his coat nnd pO^«Tft Irk..* ‘Ism *1111 your.Host, Mr. Altflrop,’/ he »*sid In his ftt&i manlier; “itflW pie \\o nccbmpiMir -* DIP j tarrubafero n* m' I Do iaiii" icsltd (wo wreath* of frrett iio«»ra, one of bright rail rooan, tbe other ofpslo orango fciKir— bridal Ifloaaomt. , Difinrrr, ns though it weranounusilal thing f r brr to do. strong tho KOrlaiulsuiKni hor arm, WHiUd for ns to pan anil foil In tho rear, Mitn Tyrcll turned nnd toeing inn with tho Colour] ponstfi ns though tossy apmitbiug, than, apparently altering her mind, put her arm nrom.fi Mnilsmo Festbcrloy, who I am posltivo aldrmcd not a word to her and treated hor with considerable lisutour. Fully half on honr wn walked than, going straight luto ib* heart of the nrnllght naming over tho Western bills. Th* birds wore loqua cious oveihrad, the trees ahaklDg down bright wator-dlamouda and Scrap* of wsh llk* moss aa we silently paced along, Miss TyrcU'i lllUo figure a focus to the eves back of her as thor rerelctoly paased brush and brier, caring not at all that her gown area dragged and scratched. -Then we had come upon a dense hedge of evergreen* eat in tire mill .t of an open epnoo re rure-it by Ihc foiling of ntsuy trees. Was this the “clearing" Defiance luul apoken of? Into thlshedge Mia*Tyrcll purbod. Wo stood In a blaze of flowera, the ground u living Forainn Bhl* by aide in tho md- wooden Croat holding flowers, the one a circlet of red reset, th* other a ring of orange blossoms. Uridc her, Tbo ('olouYl raised hi ’fj-irell removed the flowera from the crostoo, banded them to Defiance, and received the two fresh wreaths. Brfore.be had placed there where the other, had been I read tho tottering on tho creme*—'“Hubert, U. B. A." out, Cap tain Alexander Hamilton Fostherley, Confed erate State. Army,” on the other. And then Min Tyrrell, bad mado a move ment; a little bird hod hopped on the crow marked “Hubert,’’ nnd nheatruckat It with lire wrrnth of rosea, damaging many of tha blossoms in so doing. Ami bow did >h* pines there wriaika? The brilliant nnd nuw broken one she flung across tbe wooden mark that told the or.mc.blovoms-’.hc placed thereat tho bend of Hubert's quiet brel. Then she had gathered, her a i me about Madame nnd tamed her eye* to me, pleading for me to go sway, nnd much of ndnatura or Captain IJaml'ton's promiied bride 1 found now In the faded Ace of hi* brother's widow. And how mncli bad been kept from tbo Cokmel! 1 looked at him u I stepped aside. The sternest of men, u, his hat fallen to tbs ground, bis grizzled hair blown about by the olr, the sunlight craeljr discovering tbo sir, the sunlight craeljr dUcovering tbo tenut* «ud thcnaplcnemofhlicoet, be stretched out one bony hand till It pointed to the graves and the two woman bowed ovor them, and turned inwardly tho Index fingrrof his other hand till it rested against hla hollow chert ‘‘The war!” ho mid. THE DOWNS CASE AGAIN. The l’rmcber Suing for Six Thousand Hol lar. salary, Boktok, December SO.—In the superior civil court today rrat btguu the trial of the lull of Her. tv. W. bonus, vo. the BowdoU squirt Baptist Grat er}' p. nor m Jr tnm»%nd ’S. 1'. fimtth and H! CtiJ&lu fer (ha " In opaning th# case Butter aatd, lad- JgBB* 1 -- Ir hit riteqds desire to so Into the question about (Otranto Immorality, I am ready to nceoarpany tt»ttMh*fo|lk .fp , i/ c vKu"SJ*i that ever ware f bopc acourrof Juttl... desire fobenta tnlr quattfou. np.kssains If not! aa ready A Model for Modern Wins, From the IJncotn. Nc*., mate Journal. There to a lovely love of n woman living in Betrayer county. Kiscouto. Urn picked block- terrier tost fell for market, nnd so hiJndrioos mm ■hr on foot nnd to nimbi* of flsntr that retonu tw her Bull were quite considerable. What did she do wUh Hie money; Bugs Jersey and sons* stock- for,l*r bu»t*s4t wnu i*plic<l .Simpson, hrlght^tiiug a f*mil(*, “itnfl wc hliould do onr 1 .. - - —.. 1'ilglit. In llie rush nud worry of l>n»ineAft I foTitt-f this. J confcsH that I havo forgotten inv duly to my follow man. Well, woll, Simp • m !>, wt aro all M*lflsh .sinnera, hot during tho Irlibfied ChriNlranH week It is our own fault if we <lo not liihko the people around us hanpy.” “You speak my isentlmentA exactly,” »n- f wen il Simpson. “1 am a toiHaIi man myself, but ( liiMmua refoims inc f«>r a tlino.” yson! Evorybo<ly knew that most t wont to siipi>ort hia iiMtera and «1 thrlr children. Ho never had a ut fur himself, ami ho lmd to pinch nud ini*’ for months to buy tho holidny pros onto lidi he never failed to give bis relatives nud of his f icn t, ’ euld Mr. Hover, “J muit l»o ' mid out ho went whDtliug e must bo : aid ftimpso generous spot Ui Hogg's i to himself. “It made uio u talk that way.” Mr. Jloggwns in enruest this time. All tbrough ti c week 1m w.w tho name nun. Uo j utted bis cllito boy on the head ono tlay, and said. “Dick, I'll bet you nrc thinking of the pres ents you arc polug to receive." “Yea, tiir,’’ grinned the lioy. g hat's nil rights Dick, but you faun re* nxTbbt r that wo ihottld giro a-i well u.1 rft* celvc. Why, I liavo known oAco boys no big- K i who nirwlo presenti to tliolr oiu< ow. you know their employers b liking tram the beitet-Ciir ik But, you voune rasceh donttry AuyeuALgatbe *, fca we. Good hyC, Vpf goj y0U in to/.;' ’* ■ ' llj tv by Aid he iwnfe nul nhln Umtalght? * > ... . And Dk k were n uy^tiro '( people T. bfl wore tub " mltu fn.) . Mpw'W frti Ifltge wmi's large.VVnilc. .‘>jvnrul _ ^ remembered Hut ho WaH u m ir- riageablo man, ami rushed oir on n wild hunt for cigar cases, slippers, etc. Bulger a young commercial traveler, Invited Ilogg to takb his Christmas fliimor with him nt a fsishlou iblo restaurant, and Mr. Simpson, Hogg’, book keeper. after negotiating a loan from a frloud, Keeper. Riicr negotiating «• loan lruin n iricu i, n run.! the large man's promise to lalto auppe with blur. Aftc.nnnls, when tlicy thouiMtt over, Bulger oral Bunpoon rememhoren that they deserved very llttlo credit for hospUnllty ns Mr. Hogg had to bis frank ami breezy way taxed them with tblnking of inviting bliu.aml tlicy had a little later urged bln. to Ira their First. The foatlve Saturday ramc. Mr, Hogg mu awakened from Ids slumbers at nu cnrly hour, l.y a boy with n small pack age. Ho opened It and found a pair of skovo buttons from Dldr. “Poor Dick," said Mr. Hogg, “It to not much, but it to probably tho best ho coul.l do.” Anotbsr ring. T . This tlmo it was n pretty ti lllo from a young lady. 'Tho little fool!” grunted Mr. Hogg, ami then ho laughed. 11 Seemed that them wero other little fails, fur a succession of maswngenbrought In quite a proftnlouof feminine gifts. There were sifts from mtu, also, and some of them of consider able value. “Fanning out nreily well,” comment' 1 -l Mr. Hogg, after breakfast, when he surveyed hto . when Ha wrnt down town after tills, nnd several young fellows treated him to zundry holiday IwYcragc*. Bo ho got through tbo raornlDg very well. shone. He nulled more largely than ever, nud seemed to fill the room mincing paratBfoly to a 1.1’ro plumy. Tho viands wero of th* beat nud the wlues were old and costly. Mftfltb’l lillfTL Hlmjeoi! felt % llttlo odd that night when Mr. Uopg turned up promptly to meet hla engn^o- men*. However, everything luul boon arranged by a French chef, and tbo rc|m«t wan In itn way fully equal to lliilgcr’B. It wm evident that Mr. Hogg enjoyed it, for be ate liko a famhhed li.ffii and drank like s« thir-ty one. Alter sup- E r ) 1 nt V.ith Simpfton until one in tin* morn- t* 11 inu stori* s and taking fmjucnt pulh at the brandy, forcing 6Imp«cn to Jolu him each tim«. “Good-br, olo fcl," said Mr. Hogg when they parted. “Wc’vc had a royal olo time. I’m. always on deck, yoa know.” feimpaon row to his feet in a dignlded way to rcfpond, but tho door suddenly and in tbe meat unaccountable way flew up and struck him mch a whack in the face that he fell sprawling. “HM spectacle,” raid Mr. Hogg, mournfully, hot without picking up his boat. "Very iad. I’roro’ftlng young man gone wrong. Won't do, you know.” Thus moralizing, the large man made hh way down rtalra Into f‘ tho at roe t. Jf® exactly clear as to hh bcaringH. Tlic town bad rbanged consider ably iu a few hours, but jus as lie waaayptytng ton friendly lamp-pout for Information a policeman came along and nutat ed him to hia hotel. Un got into bed somehow and lit afresh C “Jlully Chrlitmai/’ he eaid, ‘‘and I was ou deck all the time. People don’t get ahead of me. Beat thing h that it never cost me a ceut. Got present* from everybody, even Dick. Lot Of fool women rent me things. And I never Kid a gift, never paid out ft dime, itally ( brifttmas. What a fool Italgcr i». Dining and wining me, when I could buy him a thousand timet over. And there’s Simpson. I intended to keep him another year, but I can’t. He got drunk, and must go. lie's another find- llo expected a present. They all did. Well, they didn’t get ’em.” He doxed a moment, and then turning over n. us mu red: I "Kerned Christmas! Never cost me a cent* Ik it time I ever hail in my llfic.” li. p-ansed, ami a largo sound filled the room Its — with its sonorous diapason. It waa a largo more proceeding from the Urge oun who h»l hut begun to sleep off Ui* Urge iruak. Happy Hogg! . Poor himpeoa! i’WtfrUk*

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The Atlanta constitution. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, December 28, 1886, Image 1