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LOltl ) NEL501 ,
Mr father's nppohttnent with i.ortl Nelson
kits nu early one and ho WZt4 the more
nnxlois to be Imnctunl , na ho know how
much the nlmlral's movements mtt5t be
affected Dy the news svh ch ho lad leard
the night before. I lad ltnlly brcnkfnsled
( hut and my uncle had not yet rung for his
choeoiatc when ho called for me at Jerunyu
ntreet. A wade of a few hundred yards
brought is to the high budding of Is-
colred brick In 1'icendllly , which served
the ilamlltons its a town house , amid whet
Nelsomi used us his headquarters w'hmt business -
ness or pleasure called hint from Morton.
A footman nnssvered our knock and we
were ushered Into a large droving mom
vItIi tontbcr furniture nth melancholy Cur-
tnins. J1y father scut It his imamno amid
there ise Nnl , looking at the white Italian
statuettes ht the corners amid the large
Picture of Vesuriua and the flay of Naples
which hung over Ile harpsichord , 1 can
remember that a black clock was ticking
loudly 1111(111 the mantelpiece nod that every
sew mud then amid the rumble of the
hackney conches we could hear boisteruus
laughter from some Inmicr cm mnber.
\Vhemi at last the door opened both toy
frillier amid 1 sprang to our feet , thinking to
llnd ourselvts face to face with the greatest
iivI1mg ingilshman. It was n very ii IITermit
person , however , who sn'cpt lulu floe room.
She was n indy , tall , and , as it seemed
to me , exceedingly beautiful , though perhaps -
haps one who tuns more experienced and
inure critical might have thought that her
charm lay ht time past rather thou in the
present. ilcr queenly figure was moulded
upon large and noble dines , while her face ,
though already tending to become sonnesvluat
heavy aiitl coarse , a'as still remarkable for
the brilliancy of the complexion , the beauty
of the large , light blue cyca , and the tinge
of tics dark hair , ivldch curled over the low ,
white forcliend. She carried herself in the
most stalely fashion , so that as I looked
at her majestic entrance and at the pose
which she alruck as she glanced at my
father , I was reminded of the queen of the
reruviuns , ns , in the person of Miss Iiiulmi ,
she Incited tiny Jim and myself to lnsurrec-
tion ,
"Lieutenant Anson Stone ? ' site asked.
"Yes , your ladyship , " answered my father.
"Ali ! " she cried , with an affected mtd
exaggerated start. "Yell know me then ? "
'I have seen your ladyship at Naples. '
"Then you have doubtless seen my poor
Sir 1S'Illiam also-my poor , poor Sir \VII-
h amii. " She touched her dress with her
white , ring-covered lingers , as if to draw
our attention to the fact that she was In
the deepest mourning.
"I heard of your ladyship's sad loss , "
said my father.
" \Ve died together , " she cried. "What can
my lire be nos' save a long-drawn , living
death ? " She spoke in a beautiful , rich
vol. . with the niost heartbroken thrill In
it , but I could not conceal from myself that
she appeared to be one of the most robust
persons that I had o'er seen , and I was
surprised to notice that she shot arch little
questioning glances at me , as If the adnul-
ration of even so insigulficant a person were
of some Interest to her. My father , lt his
blunt sailor fashion , tried to stammer out
some commonplace condolence , but her eyes
swept past his rude , weather-beaten face
to ask and re-ask what effect she had made
upon uric ,
"There he hangs , the tutelary angel of
this house , " she cried , pointing with a grand
sweeping gesture to a painting upon the
wall , which represented n very thin-faced ,
high-nosed gentleman witht several orders
upon his coat , "Hut enough of my private
sorrow ! " She dashed invisible tears front
her eyes , "You have contu to see Lord
Nelson , Ito bid nie say he would be with
you In an Instant. You have doubtless
heard that hostilities are about to reopen. "
"R'e heard the nevi's last night , "
"Lord Nelson Is dolor orders to take
command of the Mediterranean fleet. You
can think that at such n moment-but , ah ,
Is it not his lordship's step that I hear ? "
My attention was so riveted by the lady's
curious manner , and by ( lie gestures and
attitud"s with which she accompanied every
remark , that I did not see the great admiral
enter the roost. When I turned ho was
standing close by my elbow , a small brown
ratan , with the lithe , sliu figure of a boy.
lie was not clad in uniform , but he wore a
high-collared brown coat , with the right arm
hanging limp and empty by his side. The
expression of his face % 'as , as I remember it ,
exceedlugly sad std gentle , with the deep
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WAND YOU CAN'T GET 7 TO 1 IN ANY
OF T1IIM , "
lines upon It which told of thin chafing of
his urgent and fieryy sod. One eye was dis-
ligured and aighlless trotn a wound , but thu
other looked from m y tallier to nmy'sulf witb
the quickest and shrewdest of expressions.
Indeed , hits whole manner with his short ,
sharp glance , and his flue poise of the head ,
spoke of energy and alertness , so that 1 e
ruulnded me , if / nay comiiparu great timings
wllh small , of n well-bred llghtlug terrier ,
gentle and slime , but keen and ready for
wltute'er chance midght caul.
"R'hy , Lieutenant Stone , " said lie , with
great cordiality , holdlug out his left hand
to lily father , " 1 am very glad to mice you.
London is fall of Medltorramiean men , but I
trust that Inn a week there will not be an
oillcer auong you all with his feet on dry
land , "
"I had coumo to ask you , sir , if you could
asslat m e to n ship , "
"You shall have one , Slone , If my word
goes for auy'thlmg al tie Admiralty. I
shall want all my mild Nile ntoi at my
back. 1 caunot protniso you a first rate ,
but at least it shall be a 64-gun ship , amid
a cats tell you that there Is much to -u
date wltln a hundy , well'maancd , well.
tounth O4 gun slip , "
"Who could doubt ! t w ho bas heard of
time Agaptounot ? " cried Lady Ilanllton ,
ani straightway she began to talk of the
admiral amid of lmis doings with such extravagance
travaganco of pralso and such a shower of
t compliments and of epithets that my father
and I did not know which way to look ,
feeling shanto and sorrow for a loan who
waa conlpelle9 to listen to such things In
hla own presence , limit whet I ventured
to glance at Lord Nelson , I found to toy
surprlae that , far from showing any eut-
harrassrnent , ho was smiling with pleasure ,
as If this gross flattery of her ladyship's
were the dearest thing In all the world to
urn.
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"Come , come , my dear lady , " said ho ,
"you speak vastly beyond my merits ; upon
which encouragetaent she started again in
6 theatrical aposlrophu to Urltalo'e darling
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and Neptuno's eldest son , which lie en-
lured with the sonic signs of grnlltude and
pleasure. That a utnn of the world , d5
years of age , shrewd , honest , amid acquainted
with courts , should be beguiled by such
crude and coarse homage nutazed 11me , as
It did all who dmiew ( mini , but you who have
seen much of Ilfe do not need to be told
how often the strnngesl and noblest nature
huts Its omme inexplicable weakness , shoring
up limo more obviously In eoulrast to time
rest , as thin dark statmi honks the foulest
111)011 lime whitest sheet. "You are n sea
oillcer of my own heart , Slone , " said Ime ,
when her ladyship had exlausled her pane-
gyric. "You are one of time old breed. "
iIn walked up and down the roomu with little
Impatient steps as he talked , turning with
a wlmisk upon hits heel every now and ( lien
as it sonic Imivfslble rat h had hrouglit hint
up. 'We are getting too flue fur our pork
with these new-tangled epaulettes amid
quarterdeck trimmings.Vhcn I joined
the service you would find n lleutcuant
gauuuoniimg and rigging ils own bosvsprlt ,
ii' aloft maybe within a m arlluspikc slung
rotimid his neck , showing an examuplo to his
lieu , Now It's as much as he'll do to
carry his own sextant up time cottmpauion ,
\1'hot could you johm ? "
' "tonight , limy lord. "
"Itiglit , Stone , right I 'rlmat Is the trite
spirit. Time are worklmig doubiu tides In
tIue yards , but I do hot know. Just shmemi time
saps will he rcmly. i hoist lily flag on
(1w Victory oft Yctlnesday , nod we sail at
once. "
"No , 110 ; mint so soon ! She cannot be
ready for sea , " said Lady Iiautltoti , iii
a waillug voice , clasping her hands and
turnhig up her eyes as site stroke.
"Site mimust amid she shall be ready , " cried
Nelsen , with extraordinaryy vehemence , "fly
hcavemi , If the devil stands tit the door 1
sail ml Wednesday , \Vlto knows what these
rascals nay be doing iii my absence , ll
maddens 1110 to thick of the devlllrics which
they nay ho devising. At this very it-
stamit , dear lady , the queen , our queen , may
be strahming her eyes for ( he topsails of
Nelscnm's slips. "
" \\'chi she knows that her stainless
with such extraordinary nnimatlon that the
empty sleeve flapped about in the air , giving
him time strangest appearance. Seeing many
eyes fixed upon It , he turned with n smile
to my father :
"I can still work my fin , stone , " sail lie ,
pulling his hand across to the slump of ltta
art" ,
"What used they to say in the fleet about
It ? "
"That It was a sign , sir , that it was a bad
( line to cross your hawse. "
"They knew mime , ( he rascals , You can
see , young getitletnan , that not a scrap of
the ardor with which I servo uty country
has been shot away. Solute day you many find
that you are flying your own flag , and when
that time comes , you many remember that
nay advice to an officer is that lie should
have nntltmig to do with tame , slow nmeas-
mires. Lay all your stake , amid If you lose
through no fault of your own , time country
will find you another stake as large. Never
mind 11taneuvcrs. Go for them. The only
mnatteo er that you need Is ( lint which will
place you alongside your enemy. Always
flglmt nod you will always be right. Give
not n thought to your own ease or your own
life , for ( remit the day thud you draw time blue
coat over your life you have tie life of your
own. It is the country's , to be umost freely
spent if the smnallest gain can crone trout It.
now In time wind th Is mutrnimig , Slone ? "
"East southeast , " limy father atmswercd
readily ,
"Then Cornwwallfs Is doubtless keeping well
up to nrest , though for my own I had rather
tempt theta out into the npe11 sea. "
"That is trlmat every oillcer amid man hi
the fleet would prefer , your lordship , " said
imw father.
They do not love time blockading service
and it la little wailer , since micilher 11mncy
nor honor is to be gained by It. You enn re
nieutber how' it was in the wInter montlia be.
fore 'roilomi , Stone , whom w'e had uellhe :
firing , beef , pork , nor flour aboard the ship ,
tier a spare piece of rope , canvas or twiiie.
We braced time old liniks withi our spare
rabies , and 00(1 knows there was never n
leianter tiat I did not expect to said us to
the bottom. Ihut we held our grip all time
salute. Yet 1 fear that we do mint get much
credit for It here lu Englntd , Stone , where
limey light the wlitdows for a great battle.
but they do mint umlerstand tlmat It is easier
for us to tight the Nile six times over ( haunt
to keep our station all wlmiter in the block-
ade. But 1 pray' Gal that we may meet this
mies' fleet of theirs amid settle the matter by
a Pell-inell battle , "
"May I be with you , my lord ! " said my
father earnestly. "Hut we have already
taken too much of your ( line , and so I beg
to thank you far your kindness , and to wish
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HOLDING OUT IIIS LEFT ITAND TO MY FATHER ,
knight will never fail her in her need , "
said Lady llamllton.
Thinking as 1 did that they were speaking -
ing of our owim Queen Charlotte , I could
make no meanhmg out of this , but my father
told ac aftartvnrds that both Nelson and
i Lgdy liaumlltou lad conceived an extra'
ordinary affection for time queen of Naples ,
and that it was the Interests of her little
' : ! nedomu which he had so strenuously rt
lea' . It may have been my expression
of bewilderment which attracted Nelson's
rttemitIon to mite , for le suddmily stopncd
in his quarter-deck walk and looked nun up
and dozen with a severe eye.
" \Vell , young gentleman , " said he slmarply ,
"This 1s my only son , sir , " said my
father , "It Is any wish that lie she hil join
the service , if a berth can be found fur
! : int. for we have all been King's otlcera !
for mainy gmeratlotms , "
"So you wish to come and have your
bones broken , " cried Nelson roughly , look-
tog with much disfavor at ( lie fine clotcq
which had cost limy tutcle and Mr. Bruinmell
such n debate , "You will have to chnmige
that grand coat for a tarry jacket if you
serve wider time , sir , "
I ( vas so embarrassed by time bruptmmess
of his manner that I couhl but stammer
out that Ihoped that I should do illy duty ,
c : : which hula stern moth relaxed into a
good-humored sidle , and he laid Ida little
brown kand'for an btstant upon my shoulder -
der ,
"I dere say that you will do very well , "
said he. "I can see that you have the
stuff in you , Ihut do not imagine that It
Is a light service which you undertake ,
young gentleman , when you inter hia
nralesty's navy. It is a hard erofesson. !
You hear of the feu' who succeed , but what
do you know of the hundreds who noyc :
find their war , book ar my oivn luck !
Out of 200 who w'oro with mute ht the " .
Juan expedition , 145 died In a single night.
I love been in 180 cngagonents , amid I have ,
a5 you see , lost limy eye and my arm , and
hem ( sorely wounded besides , It chanced
that I cane throucli and here I ant flying
: ' admiral's flat , but I remnember many a
maim as good as me who did not eco
through. Yes , " ito added , as her ladyship -
ship broke In with volnbIe protests , "many
and Many as goad a man who bait : nre
to the sharks or line land crabs , llut it
is a useless sailor wino does not risk himself -
self every day , atlth the tires of all of us are
lu the lnutds of 11lui swbo best knows when
to claim then , "
For an Instant , in his earnest gaze and
reverent manner , we seemed to catch a
glinpsu of the deeper , truer Nelson , time
ratan of limo eastern couutlea , deeply steeped
in time virile 1'urittutlsut wdch ) seal from
that district the Ironsides to fashion England -
land within , mod time Pilgrim lratlera to
spread it wltlaut , lucre was time Nulsomi
who declared that lie saw time hand of God
prussitmg epomt ( lie Freuci , mid who waited
on his knees iii the cabin of his flagship
while sbu bore down npmm the enemy's line.
( 'hero was a luunan tenderness , too , in Ids
way of speaking of his dead ccmradcs , which
made mu understand vvby It was liat ho
ivaa so beloved by all who served with hlm ,
for Iron-hard as lee was as seaman and
fighter , there nut through his complex nature -
ture a sw'eel and unEnglish power of aee-
tionatu eniollo , showltig Itself in tears , If
le wrro moved , amid in such lender Impulses
as led hint ofterwarth to ask ills flag cap-
talu to Idss kiln as le lay dying In lie
cockpll of the Victory. My father hind risen
to depart , but the admiral , wllh that kitd-
llneas which he ever showed to time young ,
and which had been momentarily dulled
by time unfortunate splendor of my clothes ,
stlll passed up amid down In ( rant of us ,
shoolitg out crisp little sentences of exhor-
tatlmt amt advice.
"It is ardor ( lint we need ht the servlco ,
young gorileutam , " said le. ' ' 'c need
red-hot men who will never rest satisfied.
,
\e had them in the Mediterranean , and s'e
shall have then again. There was a bated
of brothers ! 1Yhen I wan asked to recomii-
ntoud ammo for special service. I told limo
admiralty they night take ( lie names as
they canto , for ( lie same spirit mihnated
thou all , had we takeum nineteen vessels
we should never have said It was well done
iv9dle limo twentieth sailed the seas. You
kmiov how Il was w'Itlm us , Stole. You are
lpo old a Muditerra11ean 11ian for site to tell
you anythiug. "
I trust , my lord , that I shall be witit
you when next we meet tbenm , " said my
tauter.
"Meet them ire stall and must , Ily
heaven , I shall never rest until i have
given thou a shaking , The scoundrel Ilona-
partu wishes to humble us , Let him try ,
and God help thu better causal" He spoke
you good morning. "
"Good morning , Slone , " said Nelson.
"You shall leave your ship , and if I can
atalcc thls young gentlemian one of ny'
olflcers it shall be done. hut I gather from
his dress , " lie conthuted'ruentng hia eye
over mute , "that you have been more fortunate
iii prize money than meat o your comrades.
For my own part , I never did or could turn
my thoughts to money-making , "
My father explained that I had been
under the charge of the famous Sir Charles
Tregellis , vwlio was niy uncle and with
wlmotn I was now residing ,
"Then you need no help from me , " said
Nelson , with sonic bitterness , "If you have
either guineas or Interest you can climb
over ( lie heads of old eca oncers , though
you may not know time poop from the galley
or a carronade front a Igng nine. Nevem -
tlmeless-but what time devil ( nave we here ? "
The footnan had suddenly precipitated
hlnself into ( lie room , but stool abashed
before tie fierce glare of time admiral's eye.
'l'our lordship told me to rush to yctt
with it if it should conic , " he explained ,
holdhtg out a large blue envelope.
"Ry heaven , it is my orders ! " cried Nelson -
son , snatching it up and funibling with It
iii Ids awkward , one-lmouded nllcrnpt to
break ( Ile seals , Lady Hamilton ran to his
assistance , but no sooner had she glanced
at the paper enclosed than she burst into a
shrill scream , and , throwing up liner hands
amid her eyes , she sank backward in a
swoon. I could not but observe , however ,
( hint her fall teas veryy carefully executed ,
mud that she was fortunate enough , in
spite of her Inseiisibllity , to arrnuge her
drapery amid atlltude Into n graceful amI
classical deslgn. Hut he , the honest seaman -
man , so Incapable of deceit or affectation
that he could not suspect it in others , ran
unadly to time bell , ahouliig for the staid ,
the doctor and the smelling salts , wlth
incoherent words of grief and such passionate -
ate terms of emnollon that muy father thought
it more discreet to twitch ice by the sleeve
as a signal that we should steal out of the
roost. There we left hum , then , In the dim-
Ilt I onion drawing room , beside himself
with pity for this shallow and most artl-
Ilrlnl wommu , whmtl(1 without , at time edge
of the Piccadilly curb , ( lucre stood the high ,
dark berlite which was ready to start hint
upon ( hunt lung journey which was to end
in his chase of the French fleet over 7,000
millea of ocean , hia nteellng with It , his
victory witch confined Napoleon' ambition
forever to the land , and his death , coming ,
as I would It nilght come to all of us , at
the crownitsg moment of his life.
CiIAPTfR XIV.
ON THH ItOA ) ,
And now time day of the great fight began
to approucli. Even the Inmtlnent outbreak
of war and tine threats of Napoleon ts'era
secondary timings in time eyes of limo sports-
nuen-and ( Imo sportsmen iii those days made
a largo half of the population. In the club
of the I'atrlciat and the I'lebelan gin shop ,
in the coffee house of limo merchant or limo
barrack room of the soldier , ii London or
the provluces , the saute question was inter-
eating time whole nation. J very vvcsl
country coach brolgit up word of time flute
rondltleu of Crab Wllsoim , ivho had returned
to his ow'n native aIr for his training , and
was known to be under time taro of Captain
Barclay , thin expert. On the other hand , although -
though nuy uuclo ltsd not yet named his
innn , tlmero waa no doubt anong tbo public
that Jtni was to bo his nominee , and the
report of leis physique and of hula perform.
foul id Ili many backers , On the
whole , lmowever , the betting was lu favor of
SS'Ilsoi , for Bristol and the ( vest country
stood by hint to a man , while London
opinion was divided. Three to two were to
be had on SVllson al any \Vest Ind club
two days before time battle.
i hail wire beets down to Crawloy to sea
Jtmn In his training quarters , where I found
tin undergoing the severe regluten which
was usual. From early davit until nightfall
ha ( vas rumi11htg , jutnping , striking a bladder
which swung upon a bar , or sparring with
Ida forunidablo lraiuer. Ills eyes sitouto and
hla skin glowed with exuberant health , and
lee was so confident of success that my awn
misgivings vanished as 1 watched his gal.
last bearing and listened to hla quiet amid
cheerful wools.
"But I wonder that you should come and
see mime now , ltoddy , " said he when we
parted , trying to laugh as ho spoke , "I
have becouu a bruiser , and you uncle's paid
iliac , while you are a Corlnthlau upon
town. If you had not been the best and
truest little gentlentau it time would you
would have been my patron instead of my
friend before now. "
'hen I looked at this splendid fellow ,
with his high bretl , clean-cut face , and
thought of the fine qualities and gentle ,
generous Impulses w'bich I kaew to lie
within him , it 5eemerp Ro absurd ( hunt lie
should speak as though my frienththip toward -
ward hhn were am condescenalen that I
could not htlp laugldng aloud ,
"That is all very wt , llodney , " said he ,
looking hard into my eyes. "Hilt what does
your unele think about it ? "
T1tie wea tt poser , and I could amiawer
lamely enough that , much as I wits indebted -
debted to my uncle , I haul known Jim first ,
and that I was surely old enough to choose
my own friends.
Jim's misgivings were so far correct that
niy uncle did very strongly object to any
Intimacy between us , but there were so
many other points In whiehi he dlsnpprove'l
of my conduct tlunb it made the less dlff"r-
ence. I fear that hr was already disappointed -
pointed ht inc. I would not develop an eccentricity -
centricity , although ho was good enough to
point out several by whiel ( I might come
out of the ruck , as he expressed it , nuI so
catch ( the atteutimt of the strnngo world
In which lie Iived.
" 1'omi are nn active young fellow , miepu"v' , "
said he. "D0 you not think that yrou could
engage to climb round the furniture of am
ordinary moat without setting foot upon
the gro mid ? Sooie little tour do force of the
sort is Iii excellent taste. There was n
captain Im time guards who ntlnine.l cmmsid-
ernble social success by doing it for a unoll
wager , Lady Lievnn , wdu ) is exet'etlimigly
exigeant , used to Iii Ito hut ! to hmer evonhmgs
ntert'ly that ho might exhibit it. "
I hind to assure hint that the feat would
be heyoud due.
"You mire just n little ditflcile , " Rnid he ,
shrugging lla shoulders , "As my nepuev ! ,
you miuight have taken your posltian Iy
perpetuating my delicacy of taste. If you
had tnnde re mmtvnis gout your euenmy. Il'o
world of fnslulot would willingly bnec ,
looked upon you as nn arbiter by virtue of
your fantly traditions , and you uttght , with-
omit n struggle , have stepped Into the p051-
lion to which this young upstart Hruunnrll
nsplres. Hut 37011 have no Instinct in that
direction. 1'on nre Incapable of miulnuto ii t-
Ienlton to detail , Look at your shoes ( Look
mit your cravat ! Look at your watch clmniu.
Two links are enough ( tO show , i haw"
Shos'n three , but it was nn iudlscrettou. At
this ntontent i can see no less thnn five of
yotmrs , 1 regret It , nephew , limit I tit ) lint
thlnlc ( hint you are destiucd to attain ( hunt
positimi which 1 have a right to 'expect
( rout my blood relation. "
"I ant sorry to be n disappohttutent to
you , sir , " I said.
"It Is ynur nitsfortme not to have conic
trader my lnfiuencn earlier , " said lie , " 1
Wright then have moulded you so as to have
satlslled even toy own aspirations. I had a
younger brother whose case was a similar
one. 1 did what I could for hint , but he
would wear rlbbous lu lilt shoes , nod he
pnbllcly mistook white burgundy far Rhine
swine. Eventually the 1wOr fellow took to
books and lived and died in a country
vlcarage. He was a goad moan , but he was
couumiomiplace , and there is no place Ii society -
ciety for cotunonplace people , "
"Thom i ( car , sir , that there is none for
mile ; ' said i. "llut my father has every hope
that Lord Nelson ivllt flnd tie a position in
the fleet. If I have beat a failure ht town , I
am name the less cousclous of your kindness
In trying to ndvauce my Interests , and I
hope that , should i receive my emnnmtssion ,
I inay be a credit to you Pct. "
"It is posatble that you may attain that'
very spot which I had marked out for you ,
but by auolher road. " saddl my mole. "There
are mammy mdn ht town , such as Lord St.
( 'lucent , Lord flood , mud others , who move
In the most respectable circles , although
they have nothing but their services in the
navy to recommend them , "
It was on thin afternncu of mho day before
the figlut ( hint this comversatton took Ithaca
between my uncle and utysehf in the dainty
scnctuni of hits Jermyn street house. lie
iwas clad , I renteniber , ht his flovbmg brocade
dressing gown , as. was hula custonm before he
net out for his club , and lila foot was extended -
tended upon a stool , for Abernethy had just
been In to treat ltim for am incipient attack
of thin gout. It may have bcoi the pain , or
It ntay have been ids dlsappolntment at my
career , hill hfa manner was more testy ( bait
was usual wilt htImm , and I fear ( hint there
was something of a sneer In his smile as he
spolce of my deficiencies.
For my ow'n part , I was relieved at time
explntation , for m ) ' father had left Loudon
in the full couvictioa'tlaLa vacancy would
be speedily found for us both , and the one
thing which had weighed upon my mind
was that I might have found It hard to leave
my uncle without interfering with the plans
which he had formed. I was hmear-weary (
of this empty life , for which I was so ill-
fashioned , and weary also of ( lint intolerant
tallc which would make a coterie of frivolous
women amid foolish fopa the central point of
time universe. Something of my nncle's sneer
niay lave flickered upon my lips as I heard
him allude with supercilious surprise to the
presence in those sacrosanct circles of the
amen who road stood between the country and
hits destruction.
"By the way. , nephew , " said he , "gout or
uo gout , mud whmetler Aberuelhy likes it or
not , we lutist be down at Crawley tonight.
Time battle will take place upon Crawley
Downs. Sir Litlulau ( fume and leis mom are
at Iheigate. I have reserved beds at the
George for bout of us. Time crusim u'lll , It is
said , exceed anything ever known. The
smtm'hi of these country tuns is always most
offcnsivo to tic-mm is , gime vnulez vows ?
Ilerkcley Cravnn was saying fn time club last
night that there Is not a bed within twenty
miles of Crawley which is not bespoke , and
( lint they are charging fi gulueas for the
night. I hope that your young friend , if I
must describe him as such , will fulfill the
promise which he has shown , for I have
rather more upon time event than I care to
Icsc , Sir Lothian has been plunging , also-
he made a single bye bet of five thousand to
three upon Wilson in Llntmer'e yesterday.
From what I' hear of its affairs It will be a
serious natter for hint If we should pull It
otT.'e11 Lorliner ! " c
"A person to ree you , Sir Charles , " said
the now valet.
"Toil know that i never see any one until I
limy dressing is complete. "
"lie insists upon seeing you , sir. lIe
hushed open the door , "
"Pushed It openl What d'yoi mean , Len-
miter Why dldu't you put lmiut out ? "
A smile passed over thin servant's face.
At the samO moment them carne a deep
voice front thin passage ,
"You sliest mite Iii , this instant , young man.
D'ye tear ? Let the sec your master , or It'll
lie limo worse for you , "
1 lhmomght that I had heard flue voice before -
fore , hilt when over the shoulder of the
valet I caught a glimpse of a large , 110511)
hull face , is'ithi a flattened Michael Angelo
11050 In the center of it , I knew at once It
was my nclghbnr at the slipper party.
"It's S\'nrr , the prize fighter , sir , " said i ,
"Yes , sir , " said our visitor , pustttng his
lingo form Lilo thin room , "It's nlllVarr ,
landlord of the One Ton publlc louse , Jer-
my0 street , and tito , gamest matt upon the
list. There's ouly"ontr lhiug that ever beat
mite , Sir Clarles.anC ( lust was my flesh ,
which creeps over run ( lint atitazin' fast
( lust I've ahways , fmtr atnne that has mm
business there. Why , sir , I've got euoughl
to spare to nialw a feathenvelghmt clumn-
pion out of. You'd hardly think to look at
limo that even after Mendoza fought mime i
was able to jump. ( lie four-foot ropes at the
ringside Just a5 light as a Ilttle kiddy , but
If I was to chuck my castor into the ring
now 1'd never get it till mho wind blov it
out micain , for blow my dlcky If 1 cold
climb after It. My respects to you , young
sir , and I ! mope I see you well. "
My uncle's face hind expressed consider-
nhie dlsgusl at thus hwaslots of lils privacy ,
but it teas part of his position to bo nn good
terms w'Ith tile llghtlng 11mn , so he contented -
tented himself wlth salting curtly' whet
business bad broughit hint there. For min-
sw'er the huge prize fighter looked nieun-
hmgly mit the valet.
"it's Inportunt , Sir Charles , and butweom
mean std 11uttu , " anid lie.
"You may go , i.oritner. Now , Warr , whnt
Is the hater ? "
The bruiser very calmly sealed hhnself
aslrido of a chair , with his aroma restlug
upon time back of it.
"I've got information , Slr Charles , " said
lie ,
"Well , what is it ? " cried my uncle , Iut-
patiently.
"Information of value , "
"Out witlm it , then. "
"faformalion ( list's worth ntouey , " said
Warr , amid pursed up his lips.
"I see-you want to ho paid for what you
know ? "
Time prize fghter smiled an affirmative.
"Well , I don't buy lhlngs on trust. You
almoubl know nun better ( bait to try such a
gauze with mo , "
"I know you for what you are , Sir Charles ,
and that is a noble , sfap up Corlulhlan. Hut
If I was to ties this against you , d'yu see ,
It would be worth hundreds la my Packet.
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Jf ) You Are Skeptical.
Examine the woolens-ask to see the workmanship l and trimmings. . . . . . .
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But my 'cart won't let me do it , for Hill
\Varr's always been on the side o' good
'spat and fair play. If I use It for you I
expects that you won't see one time loser , "
"You can do what you like , " said my
uncle , "If your news is of service to me
I shall know howv to treat you , "
"You can't say fairer tlum that. W'e' 11
let it stand there , gov'nor , and you'll do
the handsome tltng , ifs you 'ave always
'a't the name of dolt' , Well , then , your
mat , Jim 'Arrisot , fights Crab 1Vllson of
Gloucester oil Crnwley Down lonorrow
niornln' fir a stake , "
" \i'hat of that ? "
"Did Pot 'appen to know what mite beltin'
was yestcrlay ? "
"It was three to two onVIson. ! . "
"Right you are , gov'mi r , it's seven to
one against your Nano. "
" \Vbat ? "
"Seven to one , gov'nor ; no less , "
"You're talking nouseuse , Wnrr ! ( low
could the betting change iron three to two
to seven to one ? "
"I've been to Tomu Owen's , amid I've been
to the 'Ole in the \S'all , and I've .een to
the Wat on and 'Orses , and you cap get
seven to one in ally of tmem. ! There's tons
of money being laid against your mail.
It's a 'orse to a 'cn lu every s ortii' 'oise
amid boozln' koit from 'curn to Septmey. "
( To bo Cotitued. )
'I'll l : IIOi.iN Itm.tiS ,
Seine of 'l'ieu , Still L + I'se rout Call
for No itepulrr.
The Raman road ryas built for eternity.
R'hmt thin roadbed lad been prepared by
excavation it was carefully refilled , regard.
less of expense , with layers of sand , stones
and cement , says the New York hude-
pendent. The surface was so solidly
Tressed that the wear and tear was reduced
l0 n utlulutum , invcstlgatlons with regard
to time prepnration of the roadbeds svero
made years ago by Hergier on Itouan roads
that are still ht use ht France , and with
thin fallowing results : In ono road time
excavation down to hardpan WitS three feet
deep , 'rils trench wits filled up first wIlh a
layer of sand and centmt an Inch lhiclc ;
linen came a foot layer of flattish stones and
cmnent ; then a foot layer of sntull traveled
stones atsd cement. These last two layers
wore so hard and flrmly knit together that
tools cmtld break off fragments only with
great diflleully , The next layer comislsted of
a foot of cenleut anti eatd , covered with n
top d : cssing of gravel , 111 another road flu
Francn ( lie foot layer of cenleut and sand
changed places with the layer of cmnmit and
traveled stones. A ( bird road in Franco
wait exandued at a point where It hind beam
raised tv'mty feet above the level of time
surrou11ding country , mud a vertical soctlou
revealed a structure of five layers. First
carte the great fill of sixteen and one-halt
feel ; oil lop of ( hia 1111 they placed first a
foot layer of Ilattish atomics and cement ,
then a tool layer of ttallish stuues without
mortar of any kluml , thou ( n haif fout ! nycu' of
Ilrmly packed dirt , thorn u half-foot Inver of
sntull gravel In hard cenuot , anti , lastly , a
halt-foot layer of cmnent and large gravel.
I'aved roads sveru exce'pliomiul. Au ex-
anple of Piut'ctl road is Ile Via APpia ,
whose pa'eniot consists of a hard kind of
store , sucht as iii used for 11tlllsomies ( , 'rime
stones of this pavement are carefully hewn
and filled together so pm ecisely ( lint the
road often appears to be solid rock and has
proved to be so indrst'uctiblo that after
luu0 years of conllnuons use it is still a
uagnlllcott road. Ordluurlly , liow'over , time
top dressing of lima road cnnsiatcd of gravel
and turd ceutenl , amid in the countless in.
scriptlmts , when sucii amid such a goventor
is said to have restored a given road , reference -
ence Is made to this top dresshig of gravel
and cuniemit. Thu width of the uullitary
road was usually sixty fee , the raised
center being twenty feet wide , with side
tracks each of time width of tsweuty feel. lu
suite roads time raised center was paved ,
while limo side tracks were dressed with
gravel and cement.
'rime vine prl'atne and the feeders of the
uullltary roads were usually dirt roads.
They we're much narrower than time nmllilary
roads ; soutetlnte's they had a width of ely
tots feet , amid , Indeed , ( lie feeders of the
Via Appln ivere only two feet wide , but
paved. 'Flue width of time Ronatu roads , all
told , 'anted , therefore , front two to 120 feet.
As time hot weather Ruth Its atlendimit evils
approach , bear lit mind mho old adage : "A
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( list a dose of Cluutitierlaln's Colic , Cholera
and 1)tarrhoea ltemedy taken in ( lute is bet.
ter thatt nine doses when prostrated with
cholera morbus or diarrhoea , It should ho
kept in every pane , ready for instant use ,
The 25 and 50 cent ui1ex for sale by drug-
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