, 1859-11-09

CHAF1ER VII.
At last Ida and Mr. Tempest had come to form
regular correspondence together in tho follow.
ing way. The young advocate had conducted
commerce Of looks with the lovely girl for q
loug time, and hardly knowing how It began,
lie had satisfied himself that she looked like an
angel; and he grew Eery ar1ious to know
whether she also taked like one. To ascertain
this point, he followed her many . time, and up
mad down many a street; aud be bore paiicntly
fur her sake, all the angry looks of bis clients,
which seemed to say that be would do more
wisely to stay at home and study their causes,
than 10 roam about in chase Of . pretty girl.
Mr. Tempest differed from his clients on this
matter: suits Mt law, said he, hare learned to
wait; they arc used to it; but hearts> hare not
| learned 10 wait, and never will be used to it,
| However, all Was in rain. ldn was attended
| constantly either By her father, or By an old
| governess; and in either cases his scheme was
Knocked on tho head.
At lcugth. chance did for him more than he
could ever do for himself, aud placed bin one
night NJ her elbow in the theatre. True it WIS
that her father, whose dislike 10 him ever since
his fatal acknowledgement Of tue King Of Hayti
be had failed to remark. sat on the other side Of
her; but the devil il in it, thought he, ii cau-
not steal Il march On him the whole night
| teruugh. As the overture to his scheme, there
fore, he asked in the most respectful manner
for The playbill which Ida held ia her hand On
returning Il be salt, what pity that the vani-
ty af tLe manager should disturb 80 many ex-
c:ent parts; the part allotted to himself would
have been far better played By several others in
the company. .....
Sit. Tempest was not much delighted On OBJ
serring that Mr.. t;oodchild did not receive this
remark very propnious'y, but looked still
more eloou,ler than before. The fact was, that
the 1nanu.er constantly attended all Mr.. Good.
Guilds literary parties, ptofcssed great defer.
euce for his opinions, md was in return pro
nouuced By Sir. Goodchild mau Of exceeding.
II good tasc aud accurate judgement. His first
shot, Mr. Tempest saw clearly, had missed fire
aud he would have been very glad to have had
| it back again; for he was thrown into hsdeous
I fright when be saw the deep darkness which
was gathering on Mr. Goodchild's face. Mean
time it was some little support to him undel
his panic, that, in returning The piaJbilf to Ida
| he had rentnred to press her hand, aud fauciec
{but it could only be fanev) that she slightly
returned the pressure. His enemy, who's,
thunder now began 10 break, Insisted on givins
importance to his remark which the unfortu
naie young mnn himself had never contemRla
ed,-haring meant It only as An introduction
10 further conversation, and not ut all yaluint
MIR. Goodchild; "why 50, my good sir: o.
the contrary, my good sir. on the contrary,
believe 1t is pretty generally admitted that sher
| Is no part whatsoever in which this manage
fails to outshine all competitors"
"Very true, sir; as you observe, sir, he out
shines III his competitors; md, in fact, tha
| wss Just the verT remark wished 10 make"
,;"It Was, wasit1 Well, then upon my word
| My good sir, you took very odd Way to e1