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Father And Son.
mothers ; and projected almshouses , and a dame-school , and a local hospital ; and Avent to see the labourers threshing in the barns , and the dairy-maids milking in the cow-sheds , until all the honest folk in the neighbourhood began to believe in a reviA'al of the golden age . Gay-coloured ribbons and smart shawls figured on every side ; not an urchin but possessed the
most marvellous toy of Avhich he had ever been the owner ; Whitney blankets Avere as rife as smiles and kind words ; and flannel Avaistcoats and warm gaberdines appeared to rain from the sky . The good , and amiable , and condescending Mrs . Sydney Leicester had done Avonders ; and as the period of the great contest approachedher heart Avas full of confidence and
, triumph . She had purposely deferred the christening of her infant son as long as possible ; for that , as she felt , would be her most important trial ; and at length the day came . Lord Bridlington had volunteered to officiate as one of the sponsors , and had domesticated himself in the most satisfactory manner at The Grange .
There were to be bonfires on the lawn ; illuminations in the shrubberies ; an ox roasted whole for the tenants ; a dance in the barn for the household ; a ball in the great gallery for the guests ; and a banquet after the ceremony , which was to take place in
the principal saloon , and to be performed by the Very Rev . the Dean of the diocese . No one apparently regretted the absence of the venerable master of the house more deeply than the brilliant young mother of the charming infant Avhich , half smothered in laces and satin , Avas introduced to the admiration of the assembled circle . It was so sad , as she declared , that
the dear old gentleman could not be present ; but , unhappily , he was so thoroughly weakened , both in body and mind , as to be totally unequal to the exertion ; almost , she grieved to say , in a state of dotage , requiring the most absolute repose . And , as a matter of course , the guests echoed her regrets ; and eulogised the self-denial Avhich had induced her to keep him in
ignorance of Avhat Avas going forward ; and then another subject was started , and the recluse in his garret-solitude was forgotten . At the appointed hour for the ceremony , the stately dean led his sumptuously-attired hostess from the library to tbe great drawing-room ; the remainder of the guests followed ; and ere long the chubby babe was greeted bthe name of Sdney
y y ; congratulations were offered to the happy and exulting parents ; the christening-vase was respectfully removed ; and politics soon absorbed the whole attention of the gentlemen of" the party . Never had the always-beautiful Mrs . Sydney appeared so gloriously handsome ; her lips Avere bright with smiles , and her eyes
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Father And Son.
mothers ; and projected almshouses , and a dame-school , and a local hospital ; and Avent to see the labourers threshing in the barns , and the dairy-maids milking in the cow-sheds , until all the honest folk in the neighbourhood began to believe in a reviA'al of the golden age . Gay-coloured ribbons and smart shawls figured on every side ; not an urchin but possessed the
most marvellous toy of Avhich he had ever been the owner ; Whitney blankets Avere as rife as smiles and kind words ; and flannel Avaistcoats and warm gaberdines appeared to rain from the sky . The good , and amiable , and condescending Mrs . Sydney Leicester had done Avonders ; and as the period of the great contest approachedher heart Avas full of confidence and
, triumph . She had purposely deferred the christening of her infant son as long as possible ; for that , as she felt , would be her most important trial ; and at length the day came . Lord Bridlington had volunteered to officiate as one of the sponsors , and had domesticated himself in the most satisfactory manner at The Grange .
There were to be bonfires on the lawn ; illuminations in the shrubberies ; an ox roasted whole for the tenants ; a dance in the barn for the household ; a ball in the great gallery for the guests ; and a banquet after the ceremony , which was to take place in
the principal saloon , and to be performed by the Very Rev . the Dean of the diocese . No one apparently regretted the absence of the venerable master of the house more deeply than the brilliant young mother of the charming infant Avhich , half smothered in laces and satin , Avas introduced to the admiration of the assembled circle . It was so sad , as she declared , that
the dear old gentleman could not be present ; but , unhappily , he was so thoroughly weakened , both in body and mind , as to be totally unequal to the exertion ; almost , she grieved to say , in a state of dotage , requiring the most absolute repose . And , as a matter of course , the guests echoed her regrets ; and eulogised the self-denial Avhich had induced her to keep him in
ignorance of Avhat Avas going forward ; and then another subject was started , and the recluse in his garret-solitude was forgotten . At the appointed hour for the ceremony , the stately dean led his sumptuously-attired hostess from the library to tbe great drawing-room ; the remainder of the guests followed ; and ere long the chubby babe was greeted bthe name of Sdney
y y ; congratulations were offered to the happy and exulting parents ; the christening-vase was respectfully removed ; and politics soon absorbed the whole attention of the gentlemen of" the party . Never had the always-beautiful Mrs . Sydney appeared so gloriously handsome ; her lips Avere bright with smiles , and her eyes