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would say. could say, that 1t is better to
receive than give O Captain Waring"
| 1T Captain Warlng were old, and had
The rheumatism, aud wanted flannel waist
coats, he would not say so.'
! 'Twadde!' cried Gcorg,ana TO her par
rot of course; and TwaddIe! = responded
Polly to her mistress.
Caroline is in the seventh heaven, and
Elizabeth only in the third whispered the
captain to the fair lady who was winding
! silk
Jemima smiled; a whispe. always i'm
plies confidence the whisper and the smile
were both confidential.
Il must tell you the news whether you
will or no. resumed Jemima. You re-.
member Cecilia de Grey'
The captain shook his head. It's always
a compliment 10 one woman to nave forgot
another and the deeper fattery if the
| forgotten be a beauty too.
You must remember
No.
What! not a white faced girl in a
white frock, with long dangling curls"
| Jemima was something of a brunette,
and wore her hair la Grecque.
"A fair, soft complexioned girl, said
| Caroline, who knew that it was generous
to praise sister beauty, and TO show that
she could admit rival near the throne,
with sweet eyes and luxuriant auburn
tresses.
Favor is decei,ful, and beauty is vain,
said Elizabeth. She had none of the de.
ceitfulness to answer for, and she went on
stitching flannel.
'TwaddIe" cried Georgiana; and Twad
die = cried the parrot.
But you do remember, said Jemima.
The Captain took the trouble of shaking
his head.
But YOU know that we had such cous
in"
The captain contrved TO remember Sc
much.
And that she was to share with US il
that odd, cross legacy Of Aunt Kate
The captain nodded.
We'll, what do you think she has done
Cant guess
Got married.
The captain ,oGs astonished, and toe
naturally to be able on The moment, to hid,
the impression.
Now | must make you remember tht
gentleman. To begin with his name
Allen Hyde
) No.
"A tall superclious young mana bar
risler.'
Another shake Of the head.
Quite a beau-almost a coxcomb.'
A shake.
'Wore lemon colored gloves, aud hi
hair dressed
The shake.
Always flouting the women and scorn
: ing the men,
Another shake.
Holding up disin,erestedness as mocker
in the one and affectolion in the other.
A shake OF the head from the captain,
sigh from Caroline. groan from Ellzabelt
aud 'Twaddle" from Georglana aud tn
: parrot.
p, Hated sentiment and scnsibiliy: q per
tect Unitarian. ] shall always for tn
" future judge people by their opposles'-
;, ls'mp'eon, not to have done SO before)-
}, and called love Ihodomontade. Now bel
me TO abuse him, you. who are The yer
knight Grant of the tender passion. Is
not wre,ch''
& For his theory or his recantation,'
% for the treachery of his theory. w
see il ms all fnesse 10 hide his real sent
mens.'
Whatever be his sin, it is too niue
trouble to abuse him, especially as he ha
punished himself
'How?' exclaimed Jemima, in q tone
alarm.
BY acting contrary to his better Jude
ment - all such folly Furnishes itself
man of the world, much less lawye
ought moi to act like fool | have 4
pity for him.
Like fool repeated Jemima, in a,
cents of real and unaffected alarm, and pa
with the agony of true womanly feeling,
like a fool?'
Yes, like fool repeated the captain
has he not married young woman witt
ut siXpence', What man of comm,
T.Gould dc that and for her ,-wh
they are pair
II The captain knew that he had arrived
climax: at that point people ough, q
&c Us to retire; he knew that likewise, al
'e! retired.
IL The fatal clue rolled from Jemima's han
= - I'd she fell into Mysteries.
d. 1t happened that very day that she IN
=, at dinner clerk in her fathers countin
: house, who had been invited Us an act
y. especial grace. He sat by her at ,abl
., she had often coquetled with him in Il
~ absence OF higher interests. and he bt
frequently thought that the few THOUSAND
=. she would inherit from her father would
j." pretty beginning for him in the worl
u and that the connection might lead to h
name being added as a junior partner in Il
to firm; bu, Aunt Ka,e's legacy had crush'
he his hopes. There was something, hov
ever, IN Jemlmas manner to him his d,
nd that revived those hopes. A fortnight afie
in Jemlma sent cake and cards tied with