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Walter L'Estrange.
WALTER L'ESTRANGE .
TT is a happy clay for a young- man when he appears in the War Office J- Gazette as an officer in Her Majesty ' s Service ! The hero of my story received the news in the morning-room of a little olchfashioned house in one of the southern counties , which , the house of his ancestors for many generations , was now his inheritance as the only son of his deceased father . His father , an old soldier , had married a charming person AVIIO had predeceased him , and whom he soon followed to the graveand Walter ancl Amy L'Estrange were left from
, early years orphans under the care of their father ' s sister and the guardianship of the old family solicitor , who had taken good care of the estate . Walter L'Estrange Avas not AA'hat the world called rich , for he had inherited but the remains of a once large property , in all about five hundred a year , and the interest of a small sum of money in the funds . His sister had a little portion of her ownand his anntwho had been made the heiress of an old godmother
, , cousin , had so comfortable a competence that the estate had been left to " nurse , " ancl she had herself kejit up all the expenses , ancl even provided for the education of her nephew ancl niece . Thus feelings of gratitude and affection hound that family party together , by sympathies and souvenirs which could never be undervalued or forgotten .
Mrs . L'Estrange ' s sister had married a noble lord of large possessions , ancl as she had been deeply attached to her sister , her children and old Miss L'Estrange had been in the habit of keeping Christmas at "Bel Endroit , " the family seat of the ancient and noble family of Delorme . Hence it was that the young people had grown up in habits of close intimacy ancl interest with Walter and Amy L'Estrange . And now it was that at Christmas , some years ago , they were all going to Bel Endroitto spend three weeks in familrSunion and
lea-, y p sant festivities . It was to Lord Delorme that Walter L'Estrange owed the influence which had procuredhhn the long wished for " post commission" in one of Her Maiest y ' s regiments . _ The news had been announced from " Bel Endroit , " and great was the rejoicing at the "Mote" as MrL'Estrange ' s old-fashioned house was
, . called . So that was a happy Christmastide for our hero . The whole of the family was assembled at the stately mansion of the Delormes . The Earl and his Countess kindly ancl agreeable , the sons manl y ancl good-natured and intelligent , the daughters graceful and charming . u
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Walter L'Estrange.
WALTER L'ESTRANGE .
TT is a happy clay for a young- man when he appears in the War Office J- Gazette as an officer in Her Majesty ' s Service ! The hero of my story received the news in the morning-room of a little olchfashioned house in one of the southern counties , which , the house of his ancestors for many generations , was now his inheritance as the only son of his deceased father . His father , an old soldier , had married a charming person AVIIO had predeceased him , and whom he soon followed to the graveand Walter ancl Amy L'Estrange were left from
, early years orphans under the care of their father ' s sister and the guardianship of the old family solicitor , who had taken good care of the estate . Walter L'Estrange Avas not AA'hat the world called rich , for he had inherited but the remains of a once large property , in all about five hundred a year , and the interest of a small sum of money in the funds . His sister had a little portion of her ownand his anntwho had been made the heiress of an old godmother
, , cousin , had so comfortable a competence that the estate had been left to " nurse , " ancl she had herself kejit up all the expenses , ancl even provided for the education of her nephew ancl niece . Thus feelings of gratitude and affection hound that family party together , by sympathies and souvenirs which could never be undervalued or forgotten .
Mrs . L'Estrange ' s sister had married a noble lord of large possessions , ancl as she had been deeply attached to her sister , her children and old Miss L'Estrange had been in the habit of keeping Christmas at "Bel Endroit , " the family seat of the ancient and noble family of Delorme . Hence it was that the young people had grown up in habits of close intimacy ancl interest with Walter and Amy L'Estrange . And now it was that at Christmas , some years ago , they were all going to Bel Endroitto spend three weeks in familrSunion and
lea-, y p sant festivities . It was to Lord Delorme that Walter L'Estrange owed the influence which had procuredhhn the long wished for " post commission" in one of Her Maiest y ' s regiments . _ The news had been announced from " Bel Endroit , " and great was the rejoicing at the "Mote" as MrL'Estrange ' s old-fashioned house was
, . called . So that was a happy Christmastide for our hero . The whole of the family was assembled at the stately mansion of the Delormes . The Earl and his Countess kindly ancl agreeable , the sons manl y ancl good-natured and intelligent , the daughters graceful and charming . u