| Show A THOUSAND TO FIVE now n poor student won i and n alfo u isyou tike turn to the right midway on tho ellry road between tho city of axon oxon and adlum a lano will bring you to lie locks anil tho narrow tool bridge which for convenience i placed across the stood gatea that you may pasa to the opposite bank of tho shamca tho antique city lias still to your right with ita arm and domes and college lower which out in clear cut dark up righta against the wintry gray eky or in the blue haze of summer amt appear M it in purple game the bank on which you iland liaa a wida fool path which narrows M you from alic city here the river leipen lev pen lightly luxurious groen a tow yanli farther on tho growa so lu illow that rank not weeds and watce llowen pring up td greet alic eye in the early morning or a ummer cven inga truo 0 tho beautiful never HUM frequenting this froot lovers tho invalid the weary all find rost and long to in n ir that to elir into lifo ever thine in the vicinity it WL the day after tho oxford and cambridge boat at tho former university shingi marc unusually quiet though tho crown were far from decour daml at the latter there was high glee after many of brug gling and defeat cambridge had anoro won tho day tho fates had decided in her favor yet a coxswain and train pre might to wn in busy conversation at lie various newly and gilded bobil and not n w caloca anil cig had an of the bocka that morning still alic marked and bustle of the tarco arc caling dagg biad now all but died away A air pervaded ever thing son birdi arm bougan but twittered lightly and K to glanco nl kanco at pa crsby yoi anck aliat WA tho bet frightful odds UP chimed n knoll hut w old fellow do tell us that talc alio firt a stalwart among alio crack oare ann of alio oxford crew ho anul clifton they were kolad with on knees and halt n lining over the rail of magdalen collego boat hou all avro attired in goow bloum tucked up whilo Loati tig and canvas hoes knur clifton or captain clif an ii called him WM aliu oldest fellow in jeu collego walli n largely intellectual in ficco and lightly ho wart deemed alic largest linsted fellow in all Oxford shire the whole faculty loved liiro and alio dinean t undergraduate in ids presence had no im a if you fellows dont boru it man was alio llio reply neol with the bot natured of etim ant fay clif wo chabi chapi never hoard that and vou tell it eo well A lap ix tawn the houldin hould cn and daiil all heartily and alt rid Kl iolar iegan well my lad you mint know that maud ct miens M wo called her waa in her own right uno of ihu and proud ott ladice lidice in all alio had nineteen and winters wilia not have awn very were tor bad ivet nothing cold or ugly or objectionable in lier nature et n I 1 MM lie wim proud and alii had a right to att aw aw waa gem of a girl a regular darling alloth lier were irad and her uncle with whom lio lial wa of college nd among the mot indulgent of maud WM alie bagu and adoration of aul old I 1 havi ln ard it aid eliat like s in orning tar he lit tho of many a ioor and careworn tn dent they did not all love hw for llie t imiolo that tard not hut it did the fellow good to rit in their window ami MO M O her bloat rl on liar cut omry morning walk you my hub and cliflon struck ha M if br kl ihre arc omo women who r to he arth and to marry i W in part to spoil them such waa L maul love WM in the air ho f nl nd camel to watt r i very fold ol 01 her garment tho moved W II 11 it WM jui twenty yam j and lund baj the 1 at jcu 0 o nair that the chapel aloo hannd aly and rau nt ui ir bold at hi approach belby b T be to nd in a roe asure 1 in at ain incur al kinf in WIM lie wu a quiet mn M n hont ellow nd w all U TO UMI lik knowing it helped h ft little way lc ervom and domiciled lo 10 lavol aang banken alle the C ol 01 our eoll hi fiber in br a atit alln to him mine nii a ifor i for ami be it he alow emi T itral afta ol 01 port HI PA t ik WM try open ant nilow who wani to night worrying over the of morrow up in abc rooming to find ile d between othla latin or crock book a small note on the ilaug of england at first midi unusual beneficence puzzled n but wo very soon discovered ita true luthor it was one of sultry july morn ang at the date referred refy ta when gunj birrell a ad five oilier hood under 1 broad tree near tho maid gutc of alio now gardens through alic branches and we could all but eoe magdlen Magd den college bridge we had turned out for nn airing that morning cigars were lighted and anecdotes of were being told when suddenly the conversation turned and alio llio subject of our remarks became alio ballo anil first lady in axon oxon hold cried pointing in alio direction of alio bridge why there alio is speak of an and site rarely ever appears I 1 rejoined dy jevc walk to 1 hey ho continued 1 I glanced at the speaker and said strange tank eliat no man seems ti t i have over emch acs attempted to woo lady maud sho is proud returned tanker ville and his byca dropped a little up however lie looked in alio direction of lund and with alio faintest twinkle of alio left cye claimed with emphasis A thousand to five eliat not a man ill axon oxon will ki alil maud without glicr ill take your bayr replied christopher liina quietly ind ahal more will accompli li tho teal publicly within manula mi nula 1 I need not sav how tile boys stool apart anil at lund ait utter adil there was but or an instant longer and shook liandi annil for a moment scratched his forehead and half said nut to baito alio five dounda po unda 0 chris never mind that we all said in one voice here old fellow loan you the well boys I 1 never saw A lad look ns ho did for fully 1 his cyca were literally alight and hid whole being seemed animated within later our plans were ceiri plaud and your servant acio to follow caliri at 1 l ifo distance lio wa wai i to mim maud midway up the illch road no said than done the other fellows agreed to remain in tho arub garden and for more alian bialt an hour chatted and speculated widely as to venture we walked leisurely behind while lund bounded forward with n light for fully a quarter of nn hour all was bus our biad advanced far ahead but christopher was quick in hia was within few yards of lady maud we saw him gracefully remove hit cap and walk to her side we lier draw up and face lund as in indignation As watch crt only and acro too far beliinda to hear anything in leai than an hour however the latter soon became convinced eliat lio biad lost the wager yet for months afterward he pestered roo to obtain all the particulars with bunds lunds daring act at last I 1 aavo in and obtained an introduction to her ladyship alien a wife her account of alie little of that july morning waa touching I 1 hall never forget it in her own word softened now and again by A smile aho said mr lund on removing ida cap bowed low and said madam you arc a lady I 1 am i gentleman As cucci the lawa of etiquette forbid mo to approach you without duo introduction when you have heard my speech I 1 know full well that your mercy and of spirit will all law in my behalf A wager of a thousand pounds hax day been laid that no man in axon oxon will dare approach anil tender you a uy U y giving you just I 1 have undertaken to succeed and my claims upon you are ahee lhee I 1 am alic poorest among the poor law students at jesu college I 1 have an invalid altar at a ciomo in wale her life hangs on a thread and n may aid in sparing her to me I 1 lovo her with u devotion that excil desperation and should she die I 1 feel that my llau will bo a blank of bourn I 1 allowed him the kis MI act which ho performed with a grace I 1 shall never forget on hearing his tale and as his lips my I 1 felt a tear my oyo lid I 1 d quickly to bruh it off and the young man was conw tho wager you will say WM wen won and now mr clifton aw know the rest my chris ii today to day the dearest and gentlest and among the ewt unselfish of husbands boyo said paul clifton drawing up my tory s told my old friend it no longer struggling law hl lter licca and Is in joy oni health at thin hour lady lund lead our beet society and 1 adored by poor ami rich and christopher why no Is no low a than the squire of well you fellows never mind wh c chicago tribune |
