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SE LECTED STORY.
mhS. SMlTH'S GREAT PARTY
By 1nr AUTHOR or "nr WIFE. rco,ox,

:, mrs. Smith was dy ing TO get into soc;e,v
Ever since Mr. Smith they called lin
o"i'hey upon Change had made hi. ln..y
hit 10 baru.rst bonds. sh. had a.rir,d %
lave 10 the West End aud TO 6gu,. ,uorn
iashioratles When Mullins a. g miII,,,,;,,
! h'u' h"d eiIred into IL. country and oh.
,eothy on three thousand year tie Smith.
BID on his splendid mansion. Ia. A.uip.,e,
carpets. bis gallery OF pictures. aud the con.
'eh's OF bis establishment generally They
&C up arrisge and fought a coat Of .tu..
aua ,hey proceeded TO give . party.
we must be very recherche, isLc rro.
nounsed Il 'e.hGrchy) Smiiby, nv dear"
's'd Mr. Smith. 1t wont d. TO invite .nv
Of our old set" '"'
no. won't do" replied Mr. Smith.
"unle's We except Lucy Dsreie Her f,,L
.r ala me more than one good turn. when
was young aud now she an orphan" For
VII, smith though purse proud aud vulgar.
had good heart.
=, Hem said Mrs Smith, lubiou.ly.
bu,' as You say ~, we'll have her"
es' my dear, reiorted Mr Smith s..
SUNNI nrsnd air, well have her 1,
"ob' DO to drop all our old ncgu.irtarces
o' ie't!e WI! sAy were stuck up. YOU kno.
Lucy aud her mother received ACCORDING
~ lew days aiIer, an engraved card, Ss
follows:
MS A'p YRS AGusyus srITH's
ooAFLiNLNTs
y" iAa's'aN .Etn'us January 2i,i.
ai3 SsBdsiorr Sue,L
i II card Vas enclosed ia n NLi,. ,ryo.
oPe. stamped with the smith arm, and
was left Ht r. door BY = fooimnn ia livery
lei
'an old family" Oue Darcis bad Lrep Yoy
'rnor, IN colony days Another had fallen
~ Princeton, at tie bead Of lis regiment
The father Of Lucy, the last Of bis lipe had
been brilliant young lawyer tut Ladd,,d
early, and had ltn hehipd Iit,le bu, hi, y,
irimouial estate, which, though greatly re-
duced from what it had been IN former
geLetliions, consisted stilI. ss ID. Datcis,
reflected with pride. Of properties that had
b'en IN the family fora hundred aud lly
ears Lucy; Who remembered their mr.
row meaus, aud knew that accepting tb,
iLVit'tioD would iu volve the purchase Of an
evening dress, would have sent regret. but
Mrs Dncic. Who wished 70 see her d,ueb.
ters btsuty and sceomp mplisbmtu,. sprrccia.
tel, oytrTuled her.
Tie tfe's Was bought, and made up-vc
are not ashamed 80 sav-prircitaly bv .bs
humble aud tasteful fingers of Lucy b,,,elf |
1t was simple white ,amluc nam,
trimn e1 spd when Lucy cane down. on
The evening e The pstiy. SIC looked IKE
fresh rosebud on the brightest June morn.
of all rLs year We ihnk tL. hid. would
bave sung II they led been u ere t. -. b,r /
We happen to kuou rhsI The oL-,uaiau. I
African. Who let btr aud Ter mother 10.
saying. "ladie. second story front. gemu,sn I
second siory lsck opened bis Lis ,sllo- /.
eyes With sdmirir 9 an szsmeut and su6oupc. /
ed sh,rWAfd N the kit,hen. "dst dc no4,
,crsiio d Leau,lful young lady dare. "a. 4
Mise Darcie deed shs va Aud sf,r I
ward when Lucy aud her mother de-csuied I
to the rstltis. the tbr.s bssLfui hichel,r I
Who stood 10 the door -~Iy, s'rsid 60 10 fnri !
er, usre throun into such a hutt,r n er
eitemsuI, that they did not get over II Tor /.
tbe whole evening Lut followed Lucy uith /.
their eyes Nhtfevi she went
Mrs. Smith uss del ghtsj, 20 shs ssid to
sss dear Mfs Datcic snd bsf sus,i dsug1 /
ter" Mr. Smith tsulcd bis watch ysand I
sss quite JstrouiIiug lie would mention 4
10 them. bead sohie Of tie company Tbs .
v,s Count Svindls.tsu,li a Poh.h sSiIs .
'NsFy high bred indced b1t not ~,
PituN tai f' NE gu fsfIt - NJ - fti .
fIerd Amshs A1u. tbi. So tAs dee. :
dsughtsr q ibs SWiihs bad sptsft..ar4 f.
him f1r an hour, 9Th music ahd arg.pf,
before the rest e the company Aui,sI /
Tts ussyOung Mr. Poui'rtt, og tts Pgalt /
Bsy Msp0r faulty wy bigL people quite I
esteb fof suY Jobng lsdJ. even the rich 4
esi" Luey tho ught. looking 81 the hsbk !
hiudsous face, that NJ Poultsey. 10 other 1
respects slso might msks . uomsb harry |
Tis, uss hr. Bu hoe - little cid W Do l
'sFs, bot soTth cool million shd haf |
Lucy sbrank from the siggsd suI psdIta I
old ngrs ubo leffod 81 every pfst face
"Its DOT every mi eoold gettbem three o. I
gstber ~ one aud tie sane psrty eouc'u
dod Mr. SHi'h out = if.sih s''. If
ti0us IN 'iti-F r.t
bead thai ssotr t.t.
"Apd itst. ie rs.or d. 20. ", s.,.I.
tbs poet sathoi u The B selifg H.sr 49, .
oihsf ps'ns dos fssd poetry myse.f
bul gtniB' ought 20 b. sncoufsRsd ihs
Bsfebsft princes ~ lta'v. ron kte- IL