The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-07-20
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frey to tell her where she could procure set Of
( fauss teeth.
90 What {? said he, with an expression of fastonsh-
! ment, while the whole frame of the Young lads
! shook with some internal emotion.
. "A set of fause teeth she repeated, and was
again echoed by the interrogation 'IVbat|
| "a third time she asked the question, and in
more audible KEY; when he replied with kind Oh
| suppressed laugh: There is MIR. Nasmyth, north
| corner of st. Andrew Square, very good dentist;
and there is Mr.. Hutchins, corner of Hanover and
! George Street
''She requested he would give her their names on
slip of paper. He rose and walked to the table
wrote down both the directions which he folded
and presented to her
''she now rose to take leave. The bell was rung
and when the servant entered, his master desired
him to see if the Lady Pitlyas carriage was at the
door
"He returned to tell there was no carriace wait
ing, on which her ladyship remarked; This comes
of forehand pay1nents-they make hint-hand ozark
| gaze hackney coachman twa shillings to bring
me here, and he's ava without me-
"There was not a coach within sight, and another
had to be sent for from distant stand of coaches
1t was by this time past the hour of dinner, and
there seemed no hope of being rid of his visitors
'Her ladyship said she in no hurry, as they
had had tea and were going to the play, and hoped
he would accompany them. He said he had net vet
had his dinner.
"'What is the play tonight? said she.
:" 1T is the Heart Of uid-LoAim, again, | be-
lieve'
she took occasion to tell him that she patronised
the Edinburgh Repielo.
"'We read your buke, sir!
"'l am certainly very much obliged to YOU
''Still no carriage was heard. Another silence
ensued, until it bethought her ladyship to amuse
him with the politics of the country.
I'VE burnt the kings eiIigy at Blairgowrie.'
"'That was bold he replied.
"'And pair of dainty muckle horns we gaze
him.
"'Not very complimentary to the queen, should
think
''Here the coach was announced. and bv the help
OF her daughters and her g0ld-headad cane,
she began to move, complaining loudly of a coyny
tae. She was with difficulty got into the coach
The Rosebud stepped lightly after her.
"The door closed, and the order given TO
drive to Gibbs Hotel, whence they hastened with
all speed to Lord Gillics's where the party waited
dinner for them, and hailed the fulflment Of the
Pro phece of Pityal.'
"Mr. jeffrey, in the meantime, impatient for his
dinner, joined the ladies in the drawng-rOOm.
What in the world has detained your said
Mrs. Jeffrey.
"'One of the most tiresome and oldest old women
ever met with. L thought never to have got rid
of her. and beginning to relate some of the CONVEX
sation that had taken place, it flashed upon him at
once that he had been taken IN.
Gle ran down stairs for the letter. hopnp il
would throw some light upon the subject bur it
was only blank sheet ofpaper, containing fee
of three guineas.
''They amused themselves with the relation; but
from his valued friend Mrs. George Russell who the
ladies really were. He laughed heartily, and
promised to aid them in any other scene they liked
to devise, and he returned the fee with the follow
ing letter:
''Letter from Mr. Jeffrey to the Lody Phlyal, re-
turning the fee Of three guineas.
'''Dear Madam-As understand that the law
suit about the malt-kiln is likely to be settled out
of court, must be permitted TO return the fee by
which you were pleased to regard my services for
thf interesting discussions and hope shall not be
quoted along with the hackney coachman in proc
of the danger of fore-hand payments | hope the
dentists have not disgraced my recomm andaton,
and that Miss 0gilvy is likely to fulfil the prophecy
and bring glory and fame to the house of Pitlyal;
though | am not little mortified at having been
allowed to see so little of that amable young lady.
"'With best wishes for the speedy of your
cOrns. have the honor to be, dear madam, your
very faithful and obedient servant, F. JEFFREY.
go 92 George Street, April 81 1921"
To have imposed upon Mr.. Jeffrey only two
nights after he had told the young lady that he
would like to see her in character, certainly
brilliant stroke. One cannot, at the time, but
admire his gentlemanlv patience during the visit
and his good humored letter returning the fee.
lmpOsture peTsOnation has doubtless its laws
like everything else Mr.. William Clerk advO-
cate, had been completely taken in with the old
Lady Pitlval at an evening party, and spoke Of
nothing else for a week. At length a friend hnteu
that it might be Miss Stirling. That he said was
impossible, ''for Miss Stirling sitting by the
old lady the whole of the evening" There must
have been latent unconscious impression OF the
actual person in his mind, all the time that the
ideal was occupying it.
songs, of degree adding much to the claim which
we now feel inclined to advance that there should
be an edition Of My8tfcation for the service Of the
public.