The Romance and Tragedy

met. In social life he was affable and self-possessed, but in his busine

nner he was a bashful boy of seventeen. It was impossible for h

acquainted his embarrassment would be overcome, or at least partially so. My efforts in this direction failed and he settled down to a routine offic

ience his services would be of greater value to the firm. M

hen he came to me for advice in a matter

irl. I had met her but once and then was impressed with the idea that she had a tem

t probably he had given her reason to believe his attentions were ser

that not one word of love had ever passed between them, that their intercourse was really nothing more than that of intimate friends, and he assuring me that

advice gratefull

ter. She probably held me responsible and no doubt influenced him to some extent in a course

ise one in such matters, even

ear my partner had drawn as his share of the profits, for the

satisfied, and

heumatism. As in the previous spring, with the advent of warmer weather I

ssed from my mind to make room fo

gain and there were two

I had received from my partner, and my living expenses together with what it was ne

iving at an interesting age, made home so attractive that

at did much to support me through the day, and at night on my return home,

itely so, despite

ed my leaving Brooklyn

he spring of 1876, but had decided

me in pleasing colors what the country home should be-the cottage and its coziness, the garden, the lawn and flowers, my h

the time to come t

orn. My first boy had a brother, and again my wif

her prevented the outpo

cularly at that period, and she gave it to me daily

re which I suffered from the almost nightly attacks of

ess energy, would apply every few moments hot applications to relieve t

spring came was hardly more tha

I should shake the dust

"country places to rent." We wanted if possible to get a place in the mountainous section of New Jer

. For the rest we must take what we

acres, five minutes' walk from a station on the Mo

rs old, and this the owner repaired and improved by buildi

il. The last night in the Brooklyn house I had one of my worst attac

be New