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/ cept Nr SDooks aeguaiuiancc. AuJ cet,sia
trunk makers, but ,be va. qliis a~sd by
this imposing presence
Lucy wa. nov left for few moments. %
b.r.,M Near b,r were soIe l.dir, Who
considered themselves the quiute.seucc of
good 'oc'sty They shrugged their shoul-
dsrs aud tcgAn % wti.per
How od'Og,ly vulgar o. .aii oo-. .Bl,
~c can make set by ourselves, that's oue
comfort
"l'Se told my girls that they mus, ie very
careful Who they dsuce With, marked an
! other these up.tsris arc IN such pushing
people lmsgiue A'bell. or Clotilir L.y
iue common clerk for partner, or even
tar -oG Oi some yirh ia;,Hr fFte r,s..I.
f.ihsr Of one Of these speaker. had Teen
hair dresser, aud the father Of the other
boot mAk,r)
For my p1rt sai1 tho renai0irg mem
Ter of the group Il woulJn le, m.rr coue
IN astoLishci, tnn, - see yol both ,.- ,.ri
- " the parry waE given hy crc cf ~. We
GOT OF En CID dinner drr-. tk4, wore II
NeSpori. a. yCu sec sud iis quite lC-l
rnoHgh Tor the c'mpgUy To tell the tFuth
l 'eonldnt le here myself hat want g.
zee what soti ot s1pV,r thsy II ,st out.
We must make 40 early rove or ue sAaut
g'i good places, Tor most of Ibc ...ob b,rr
iouk a. Il they diduI ollcu :a,.c teTrar,u
aud champaign"
~ t"i' int 10 speaker tspiel Mr.
fonitney aad rushed away 20 max. rriIc
Of liz.
'Lver;body knows Mrs. Plump's wax,
ness saii one Of her fricrd. sarcasrically
,Hpd ste has evidently Ir pared herself for q
ited. She'll die, some day. Of apople1y.-
But dear me, there's Bullion asking 10 be
introduced TO Cloiilde do hope the dear
ebi!d hssu engaged herself for the next .et
to any ohsh youug man tnd .he rose
10 ahuiieT o. I-ud her mi'erDal skill o. lani
isS the trnu, As, laughter iai hnsk,l
My dear, saId Iuc, mother. tho .ou of
ore Of the oldest iriend. # your htaer
Nl-h'- To become acll,In'ri Wi'L ycu
w. f"u'tney ny daughter, Lucy, Mr.
Pcultuey
Mr. Pou',ney and Lucy were sooa in an.
lmht'd conversation
DO yDusee the t~p disiirguishcd rei,u.
ers J"udrr q he whispered. 1T am not
m'ssken, one Of ihem /, pts hI,b.rs .hop
III New ! ork, aud shaved me there. not
year ago woUdrr whrr- Mr. Smith pick.
ed them np'
lsu, ar you sdre , asked Lucy, in limo
cent surprise. Mr.. Smith himself told me
that they were friends Cfihe count
The count. said he, is no more = pole
than l am spOke TO him in Polish. aud
he snsNrred in the vilesi French. with \
MIlesIsn accent
b They were still lsusbiog heartily at this.
when Mrs. Smith approached.
My dear Nr Pouituey she said, L fear
YOU hud II dull. Pray, let me see you en-
Joy'ng yourseE Dear Amelia Ann has not
yet bad the honor Of being presented TO you
) saying shc dragged / im of
The dancing aos wsxei hot and furiou,
10 oo'illious su' ceeded walizcs to waltErs
the grand polka ! uey neither wa,,E~d.
nor pOiked, bot she looked oa amused Tie
three distinguished foreigners ,houe bril-
iiahtly ia the graud polka TIE cvuutc IS
peeiSily astoDished ever, body by the yi.or
ot his duuciuc. The chandaier lcudcut.
Jingled 10 tune. as he stamped up Aad down
tue room, or whirlsd Miss Smiih irsntical
ly arouud
'ielpcci, every minute to hear him Nhoop
az be would at Dopny brook fair. said Mr.
PoultHey, VITO lad again soush, Lucys
side.
When the supper was announced, the
guests rushed ct It, more like ,tarved Wild
beasts than human beings Such q mob
Lucy bad never seen. Mr. Poultucy. with
difficulty could get her through the i,m or
obtain anything for Ter AftefWatI The
champagne spou ran short. f,r the lu'l,rhe
LiGd the screen BE- hsi been put into kur.
breGcbC-. ia the true EugHsh rtylc. for tie
occasion ht!pci himself ss freely a. he
helped the guests
Mrs Plump vas not III, only one Who
achieved miracles At eating TIE Young
gentlemen Of 1t-en aud .igbicvn Ist,irn
IlTly disii. culshtd thcmstlyss rraWitnr 1,
the table, keeping OF every body d.~, break
iug up tie caBdy oruamtut- aud spIIIins
stcstd oysters aud vine Over the drrs.,.,f
thc ladies'. ~ 10, yiauls di-a,raa-cI tL-
laughter suS tailr Increased \ Be3'an
could Lrt be u9IsIrr. bur N.. BADLY
YET 80 Lrt teens who stood r.sf Ip~,. dc.
clsrcd she h,i tasted Everything on tie a
bls, except Oue - tic csniiti oranges. snI
size sa- sai',ug % jim .oss 90 -a. clio.
rtutly called her cavalier brought her -1ur
suI tae iI i.tiiui ip Question 81. .seu.y,
ian'ly hshiiag tAfyusl tls pr.st 80 reach
IL
Shall W g s,il Nr. rtp'lpsy ~ Lucy
f,F sbe .oot~ l.fe.ct l. 100 hayyt.- .
houor ~ ..lg yIusta Nf. plrr.. Y
s. be sbaelgi rIr Le.tIn a...t,lv4yas
u che tai teen Tu.r... Nrups ft .
the lest time Ln;aso. Indeed. Lury o. .
came Mrs Lvibgs'ru Pogifnsy ssi D. nos
e1ufes-siiy - The bead e society OF the
society "fihc smith.. hosoycf. bat one o.
wb,sh cui'uro ta.e- the pl,cs of iguorsses,
tsGD,meui 81 ruiypr'y Ifgo merit Of pro
tsnce
Iirss eel Lls, isfl EL.a tasd.I The
gfsst parry q its Smitls %. i.lk. sbaut.
/, z sftsrus,1 f.r iIe up sf. usnsssvbei
su-pa-i sri fIi urI soc .4Ipff " 30.
even wb -Jsf.I that ubsr ,, f5tsIy ,l..
h,d gHus pa S4url l'.s.ns ruto th. do
Atrg f05.n .i.clvfrti CJgD' -sluil.-ke
81 hrV.ne r1 Irsfu.ty baEuus 'af more '
via o. -t...E 1000 ...f tse CII.t tts.aIu. .
I'd 10 Bs a.lutHrrs. tHsg f- MOB ~ masr .
81 their dhurt. 80, Mf--Mt salu.s, .
On ubJcs tHo D. s.iis4 o. tha p.lr. va
discovered 90 the count, fasYJp. pcs p,-x F..
81 'bd adventure. but isisiy .iscssfgs .
from ths Psnt
MS. Smith -. st.Ii intriguing - get ibto 4
society 1d r,l gives grspd FaTiis. flf /
this parpose But .te add Lsr bas.sad 90 F.
longer seek tbs a-l1siotsnes n distingaisb 7
Cd foreigners Cs4lt sziodlsssetsti isssLt /
..sf sson ibsy sevsr forgot ~ Eails .
'fak.d g. diss Amsis ~ the sug