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MISC Ell L A N Y.
COUNTRY VISITORS !:
ruR roUsrn OF July ORATOR.
By AGNES LESLIE.

never Will 90 into the country rtsutHg
aqsin. mamma see if do-'tis fifty times
cheaper ia the long run 70 board |, broke in.
tia. elegant little city leEle, Blanche Dun
moran. as she Lcrst Into her mpther's dress
ineroom the day before the glorious
Foarth.
What now Blanche
tYes what now. Miss Spit6re 2 interposed
her blunt. good-natured father cutting his
aristoeratic wife's la1ylike remark short :
WHAT'S started that mettlesome temper OF
yours up this pleasant morning. Why, you
are as explosive as guu-oott9n, Blanche
say what is tits
The young lady was considerably dashed
TO fid her father present. for she knew that
her complaints were something that would
meet with nothing but bis sharpest seorn
and seyerest ridicule but she was an only
daughter and bis great pet. notwithstand-
ing. SO she determined to brave 1t, and dar-
ingly launched forth:
Why, have just received note from
those Ashleys We visited last summer, say
ing thsy shall be with us on the Fourth, as
they understand there's to be something
quite uncommon BY way Of an Grafton. -
Now, Of all things, 70 have those gawky
country things coming here to spoil all my
pleasure too bad shall be mortified
10 daalh. know shall I and tears of1vex-
alton rs,led down the excited little Sfeak
fET5r-s
young. lsdit3aSyou'r not obliged to 60 out
the indoleut tue don't care for the grafton
Don't you knotc, mamma. said Blanche.
very ;mpatiently, that the young marvel
from abroad, Ralph St Clair, Us to deliver
the or5tion. and that all the elite in the city
are g6ing Vulgar guess 'tw6uld be
worse ito stay away But how can take
those horrid country things with mep
What republican you are, Blanche y
said her father, sarcastcally |. One would
think you were going to hear Fourth Of
July GRAFTON. l rather imagine if Mr. St
Clair could hear such delightful democratic
sentiments from ore of bis fair country wo-
mems lips, be would havea grand theme for
his eioquence
fWeli. yon may laugh, papa. but you
don know anything about il; You've no
idea what modification il is 70 have PEG.
Pile with you who attract By their Singular
~
Well. now, is it7 i had always sup
posed to the contrary thought when
that young Russian count was here that sin
gnlarity was very enviable thing-but |
suppose / was mistaken. am behind the
times. and don't understand young America
1t all
I You're making game Of mel can see, as
usual, papa: that's always Che way you
close up an argument. But you know what
mean
Yes, know that the Misses Ashley are
nice, pleasant girls out in the country, amid
the bay aud The clover, but when tbey come
to the city with their last years bonnets
aud dresses, that refuse to sweep the streets
aud pretend to mingle with Partisan hats
ana French mantillas, its no 20. Young
America can't stand il It's decidedly par
pena Z
Really. Mr. Duuuorsa,' began his wife,
dhsingly
sThstsishe mostssensible thing I've said,
hey Z finished her husband.
It,npst certainly is
= Sc lghink
The lay looked at the duizzical face gar
ling dSxn non her With great uncertainty,
{. lathe tra,h Of this remark but Blanche,
hs4At, kaosiae little Blanche, was her
isthsr own ehlld in qaiekness Of psreep
s"n, and an spite q her vsxation she had to
Aaeh
I. | cannot telp laugsiug. papa, and I uex.
eheais you're 50 queer, bat that don'sme
the matter,
sNor fretting, eisher little Blanche; Il
Isvia only serve 70 wrinkle ui that pretty
| Ae1 ef yours sooner than i need
But you haEsn't heard the wnrst Of il
ysnPaps they are coming up partially 70
So halt bfotser Of theirs You know
tasaf mother was : widow With son uhen
eng aAf.isd Mr.. Ashley, and this brother Is
oela'ns bee 70 meet item; he's been away
someHhsTe don'fcare where II only wish
ne Vas u Gunea 4elD f6rIthey have invited
nm g sPesd the ereni1e here, aud Bel
Norton SAID BE u. going io bring Sd
Clan tsand TIA. very evening. Jusi think
/ Of it--he. just rete-1st<. sm Fnrs,. Her.
he has been courtsi a1l c.rs..13 ~ ~
hiehest circles, 70 come hsrl "a ,,,sl so,ss
red headed country pumpkin, "a rs~EV
girls| vas going % send Cor Il, 1.:-,r-.
add Cpt5ns. they are 90 inleI|;ktnf AZ -
vsrss 50 uell-snd Mr.. T.irlls aad 1iS,r
shirley. =
sNk.t Do 5ou think ts'd care for IL
Leftons and Up,ons Why, ny a..l
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