relationship than anything else there to mr with his coat his white his heavy gold watch chain and his creaking boots but this was before the arrival of mr and mrs hie lawful relatives who soon presented themselves my dear paul mrs murmured as she era him the beginning i hope of many joyful � you said mi grimly do you do mr john � bow do you do air said he gave mr his hand as if he feared it might mr took it as if it were a fish or or some such substance and immediately returned it to him vith exalted politeness perhaps said mr slightly turning bis head in his as if it were a you would have preferred a fire oh my dear paul no said mrs who had ii to keep her teeth from chattering not for and son mr john said mr you are not sensible of any mr john who had already got both his hands in his pockets over the wrists and was on the very threshold of that same chorus which had given mrs so much offence on a former occasion protested that he was perfectly comfortable he added in a low voice with my � when he was stopped by who announced � miss and enter that fair with a blue nose and frosty face to her being very clad in a of fluttering odds and ends to do honor to the ceremony how do you do miss said mr miss in the midst of her spreading went down altogether like an opera glass shutting up she so low in acknowledgment of mr s advancing a step or two to meet her i can never forget this occasion sir said miss softly tis impossible my dear i can hardly believe the evidence of my senses if miss could believe the evidence of one of her senses it was a very cold day that was quite clear she took an early opportunity of the circulation in the tip of her nose by secretly it with her pocket handkerchief lest by its very low temperature it should astonish the baby when she came to kiss it the baby soon appeared carried in great glory by while in of that active young brought up the rear and though whole party were dressed by this in lighter mourning than at first there enough in the appearance of the children to make the day no brighter the baby too � it might have heen miss s nose � began to cry thereby as it happened preventing mr from the fulfilment of a very honest purpose be bad j which was to make of for this gentleman insensible to the superior claims of a perfect perhaps on account of having honor to be united to a and being familiar with really liked her and showed that he liked her and was about to show it in his own way now when paul cried � nd his stopped him short now child said her aunt briskly what are you doing love show yourself to him engage his my dear the atmosphere became or might have become colder and colder when mr stood watching his little daughter who clapping her hand standing on before the throne of his sou and heir him to bend down from his high estate and look at her some honest act of s may have aided the but he did look down and held peace as his sister hid behind her nurse he followed her with his eyes and when she peeped out with a merry cry to him he sprang up and � laughing outright when she ran in upon him and seeming to her curls with his tiny hands while she smothered him with kisses was sir pleased to see this he no pleasure by the of a tokens of any kind of feeling jf any stole into the r k e but outward unusual with him j light the children j and son at their play it never reached his face he looked aa and coldly that the warm light vanished even from the laughing eyes of little when at last they happened to meet his it was a dull gray autumn day indeed and in a minute s pause and silence that took place the leaves fell sorrowfully mr john said mr referring to his watch and assuming his hat and gloves take my sister if you please my arm to day is miss s you had better go first with master paul be very careful in mr s carriage and son miss mrs and in a little carriage following it and the owner mr looking out of window without as a relief from the embarrassment of the large face of that gentleman and thinking whenever anything rattled that he was putting up in an appropriate pecuniary compliment for herself once upon the road to church mr clapped his hands for the amusement of his son at which instance of parental enthusiasm miss was enchanted but exclusive of this incident the chief difference between the party and a party in a mourning coach consisted in the colors of the carriage and horses arrived at the church steps they were received by a mr dismounted first to help the ladies out and standing near him at the church door looked like another a less gorgeous but more dreadful the of private life the of our business and our miss s hand trembled as she slipped it through mr s arm and felt herself escorted up the preceded by n cocked hat and a collar it for a moment like that other solemn institution wilt thou have this man tea i will please lo bring the child in out of ihe air there whispered the open the inner door of the church paul might have asked n ill into my grave m chill and wa the place the tall pulpit 