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But it will hardly do to leave out John Cheevers from the list of strange characters on the farm, because, though he did not belong there as member and was as a barnacle on the body politic, he was so quaint and queer. He was Irish and came to America as valet to Sir John Caldwell, who died very suddenly at the Tremont House in Boston. Pity, compassion or the like induced Mr.
I was borne N. England, at Ipswitch, Septem. 28 being Munday 1640. I had my Education in the same Town at the free School, the master of w'ch was my ever respected ffreind Mr. Ezekiell Cheevers. My Father was removed from Ipsw. to Andover, before I was putt to school, so yt my schooling was more chargeable."
The Cheevers play a good game, a well united game, and have an unusual system of makes. By-the-way, it's Jackson who is very attentive to Mrs. Cheever, isn't it?" "Quite right." "What a charming party," said Flanders flippantly. "And where does Maude Lille come in?" "Don't joke. She is in a desperate way," said Mrs. Kildair, with a little sadness in her eyes. "And Harris?"
"You met her here a journalist." "Quite so, a strange career." "Mr. Harris, a clubman, is coming, and the Stanley Cheevers." "The Stanley Cheevers!" said Flanders with some surprise. "Are we going to gamble?" "You believe in that scandal about bridge?" "Certainly not," said Flanders, smiling. "You see I was present.
She smiled appreciatively and moved about the studio, giving the finishing touches. The Stanley Cheevers entered, a short fat man with a vacant fat face and a slow-moving eye, and his wife, voluble, nervous, overdressed and pretty. Mr.
Alarm and resentment wrestled for her heart; they prospered alternately. Now she trembled with fear for her husband; now she smothered with wrath at his indifference to her. Who was he that he should keep her waiting, and who were the Cheevers that they should break engagements with the Coes?
It was late when Irish John Cheevers, our odd genius, prowling about the premises on his way to his room at the Cottage, saw the light in the Eyry parlor, and supposing some of the household were awake, went softly up and looked in at the window. There sat the visitor in the chair, asleep.
Then came the Father Matthew and Washingtonian movements, and the position of the Church on these questions intensified and embittered the conflict. This brought the Cheevers, the Pierponts, the Delevans, the Nortons, and their charming wives to Peterboro. It was with such company and varied discussions on every possible phase of political, religious, and social life that I spent weeks every year.
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