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From the Chsrie.toa Mercury.
Cost OF a Letter OF lntrOductiot =.

Ma. EplroE Il send you below an &C
count Of how letter Of introduction NAV
be very expensive gift. which you may
publish If worth while This narrative was
giyen 10 several young Americans 10 a
restaurant in Paris by the subject himself
lie was 4 man Of twenty four years Of age,
FIVE feet six inches 10 height, with straight
dry brown hair, whiskers aud mcu,tsche Of
the color Of roPe.Iow, from among which
stood out pair Of prominent dull blue eye.
with red swollen lids HIS head vas mount.
ed upon small body and legs. exceedingly
euua,el, with knock knees aud large feet
The dress Of this individual va. IA keepinr
with his physique lie wore su old batter
cd tCayer large loose overcoat "a RsglaD)
and faded leather breeches, fitting tightly
to his legs
set out, said be, from the States last
summer, 90 see Europe and as | wanted
to have good time, ! got some letters Of
introduction, among which Vas one to Lord
-. TO whom ! delivered it on my arrival
a. Liverpool six miles from which city his
Lorjsbip resides Next day | was invited
o. dinner. So put on my store clothes,
aud at the sppoiDt,d hour rang at the bell
a large servant 10 livery led me through a
hall snd throwing open door cried 10 loud
voice Mr. G. from America | found
myself 10 . room filed with ladies snd gen.
tlemen. which | had not anticipated, And
Lord - was not there Nhat vas |
TO dol romeub,ua how the o d dancing
master in AmeAica had taught the bow, -
began bouing and falling back half . yard
1t each bow, until backed up IgAiBst the
wall IL the idea had struck me, | might
have changed direction, Aod bowed down The
side Of the wall but " didn't, 80 | stood
still, not knowing WhAt so do.
while Wa- 10 this position some ons
came mp and shook hands with me, and
found out that be vas one of the other geo.
tlemeu % whom | had brought letters Oi 10
PRODUCTION lie took me up aud presented
me 10 the company, And put ms IN . chair
by the niece Of Lord - sat down
and vsi,td Tor dinner. AZ length she longsd
for dinner VAs announced, and al Of the
other gentlemen took ladies ~ the dining
foos,. so gave my arm - the niece sbd
took her 10. vas nsIt 20 the bisce. abd
every time shs drank glsss ~ Woe drank
a glsss. sol kept driukiug 90 began to
feel Goo snj 10 get very sociab.s vi1h tbe
ns,cs
When the ladies rose tie gentlsmen
hauded them into the drawing room sud
retututd % drink sine And crack uuis --
Ny heed was little diffy, AID The hghu
seemed almost iBuanersbis But every body
dftnk. 20 draak After stims a soulds &
tell b0w muctI the others got up 70 J0ia ths
Iadic. ! tTisd 90 get Up alec but sss a.
touI.hsd 20 Gnd that ny lsgs dad not move.
I bronsht ny Ehois mibd " tear % it, sud
uillrd povsriaiiy that my legs should 10.
stantly lft us up Bat 70 uss vsin nv
rebsihoss limbs rsfassd 70 obey tbs dictates
Of ny miud. sbd remained apsb,s 20 sir.
bopelessiy gaIlng at The EeUtlsmou desert
iug me Housyer, some ffieni cams b. ny
rshsf-I DID rOt kbov ab0 f9r ny eyes
uers a iitue dim-aad ! found myself
once n0re 10 large arm chair beside The
niece.
Thsy all gol talking shout Pie,i0mini --
7 didat kuoE ubo Fieoiomioi So b1t
.oou f0uud cot she va sibgiuE u0msa -
We'll. some L.ris sho we're present. rave
ihvitat,ops 20 some q ths lsdis. o. 70 q
shsr boEss 70 bear Der sng tbe nsHi niEht
So izytsd tbe niece " 60 uith me
lhought, q course. sbsd say 90 bet sbs
didut 90 I agreed 70 60 The shock Of
bsing actually gagged 70 take the niece q
Lord - 10 tbs opera sobsssd ne for =