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Dear mo L sid Geraldine. what 4 ueiy
nan declare, he IS enough to mEke ahs
very ants wipkt NAo can he heil Ohly
ne waai ness he has, ard Lon pesalisrly
e0f when ere zen speaking Il saia lillian.
Why, an talking aholt that nsa eAfn-
irg dewn the street wait I minute, sad
sllen yen can see him better. Ifere 81
come just see hcw peculiar he is dressed
hcpe lie is ndt coming here, LilIask fS< I
declare | would not GO III the psrIeE
oh he would net come to see i 3. for o
have no Acquaintance with him whatever.
Yen know very well enough. Iilsfn. fb,s
| PAPA must insist on our keing il t. ssse hih,
Papa Is notla at home, Gera.
II ell. that dees net matter. fad liz ii.
were e call. and fed him ont. has iro,ls
ltpve AissesA ffr papa stating teYi5A glm,s.
when he weuld call again; aud thaW paea
would be at home Theee. | told Jsa -
he is comine up the steps new. DAsieek
said Geraldine, what large teeth IA IAs.
and what an aqualine nsss He is ysIfestiy
hideeus
This conversation vas going on sshiad
the blinds between the sisters Thcssvsr.
advocates fer beauty in the opposite ss;k, ana
nothing save high -titlesl could com ptnsase
for it, Many 1 dashy beau was the sabiecs
ct their remarks, as be went past, andssften
csrght word or TIVE, bur locked in vden fer
the speaker
~ diarer tirae Mr. Snithers said IL hia
daughters that yeung gentleman miaht Be-
expected up in she'afIerIeen, and ths5fmust
b. in sadiness 10 receive him. Z
Who is il 2 asked Geraldine.
DO tell US, papa exclaimed LilianS
Mr. Smithers Enewing the uabatndcd
curiosity Of his daughters, be, fer Ia own
amusement, kept them little in suspense.
a last he told them that twas Couat. in
whose eorpaay he had boen thrown, AAd he
gave him al invitation I'd call. s.
I do wonder whe that was that 4allsd
here this morningq, 81
Mr. Snithers said net word. for hS sus.
feeted that he had called that nlsrnink! AID
afterwards found it to be the ease, I'd the
presentation ef Q card by the servant Hisk-
ipg to take his daughters By surprife,: and
to-have the pleasure of communicating the
news himself he had given the servant his
orders to conceal the card. Eth
Geraldine and Lillian FASTENED 10 bdaht;sv
themselves, having grost desire to cse.ss
quite an impression with tho Count Noa-
etts being completed they went to the win.
gov, hearing the rafting of wheels nesr---
Looking out, they saw magnificent each.
drawn BY four horscsl; the driver and Ias4.
man we're splendidly equipped, aud etsry
thing presentedIquite dazzling apssaraasS
4 know that Is him. said Gera.
Yes for thas'is sach splendid cseoh,'
replied Lillian.
Wait, the fOotman is opening thd aso-.
and We will have peep at him as i, wss,
eat
Who shsula tAs Count be but ..th.tAs,v
man they had seen in tie nfernine eaS; -.
towards the house.
Why, Lillian it's the very sane ma.
whom We saw this morning YES. ths go
shat stepped at the door h
Well, really said Geraldine, II aaI -.
think him ugly; on the contrary. I ihiaE
be is quite handsome
s The sight Of the splendid coach aud.IiFs,x
and fac equipage of the Count, and tbeE;Eb
sousd title caused him to appear yerySH5.l.
ssme, new, ii The eyes ef Geraldin, m.
same morning Be was, shs said. usly On ssgh
70 mako The ants WAX but new II anvEna
I. sAas As Tas ugly she would
nave get INTO a passion, 9 nd declared tlssm
devoid Of all taste and sease
The Ceunt being announced IN he :. Il.
Lillian aud Geraldine were introaacaast;
I'm = his nose had become qaite pretty siSsse
tae mofn'ag-ilrs teeth 10 longer prsjssaa,
ana ms features we're decidedly fns--inane
.eplnIen Ct Geraldine size though. hisyS|ee
extremely musical, his manners vers Ssn.
ming In word, he was pronenncsa 81,
Cora. to bea vdry handsome gentlsnfap
But, reader. do net start. when 81 In
you that Geraldine accepted The b.rJ "a
heart Of that ugly man IN less tLan
mouths
There area thousand Gsraldines ii sho
Torld, ana tbs but shews us hsw pscsle
alter taelr epipIoas Great titles and Eessh
wIli transform the worst specimen st 3u-
manity into being Of perfection, and Sill
cause nm Of her to haYca thousand adsrHs.