Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-08-19
>I>IaS CORES LESSON
BY AMY RANDOLPH.

The belIotropes and cloth Of gold roses that
filed the broad ledge and the bright ltahan
landscapes that glowed on the walls seemed
almost dim IN the radiant positive hght OF the
American afternoon
Ninian Gore was leaning gracefully against
the mantel, one ringed hand thrust away his
chestnut curIs, the other toying with the
crimson tasseI Of his dressing gowns per
feet a specimen of the genus dandy as Broad
way ever created. Dallas Marvyn, sitting in
front of the fire, and occasionally turning
over leaf or two in book ne was perusing,
listened with half smile on his face
Il don't upon my soul, asseyerated NlnIan
regarding himself complacently III the mir
ror. What is a fellow 10 do when half
dozen pretty girls ere beWilderlng him at
once ? How is he to make his selection y
Dallas Maryyn's lip curled slightly; he was
strongly tempted to make cutting reply,but
the timely recollection that young Gore was
his guest checked the rising sarcasm, and he
quietly returned:
Il should suppose that one way would be
to allow the young lady to make her own Sc
lection
INV dear Dallas, they'd every one Of them
say YES the minute / asked them to make me
happy man. Do you suppose that | can't
read the symptoms"
Dallas laughed outright.
s'Are you so sure of your couquests:'
Really, my dear fellow said Gore, pat
ting his moustache, with smile, one don't
want TO appear coxcombial, but the fact Is
that I've always been a sort Of prize card
among the ladies. Can't help it, assure YOU
but there is something in my manners OF APP
pearance that nil attract them. By the way
what pretty little creature that Miss Roland
is.-did you observe how she hung on my
every word at the ballz'
No, / didn't" returned MaryyH, biting his
lip hard
Nor Where we're your eyes wandering
to- Nov | suppose she'll think herself very
much nronged if | don propose but really
I'm not to blame Tor the Interpretation she
may choose To put upon my little gallautries.
| don't know, though, that | could do a better
thing, on the whole if She is very much in
earnest about it, Didn't understand she
was an he.fessz'
j believe she has some property, answer
cd Marvin, III constrained tones but"
%, not another word, Dallas, I'll think
about il awhile Where are your sisters nice
little guests this afternoon
Ii the drawing room, | believe, among
the crochet pattern ana embroidery cotton.
And talking u gentlemen over, OF course"
Probably not, remarked Marvin. Doubt
less they have something great deal more
sensible to talk about
:, You dear old blOckhcad said Ninian
with laugh how exceedingly uusophistica-
ted You are tor fellow that has been brought
Up all his days in New York You'll DO bet
ter sometime. But | must really get myself
mp for an afternoon promenade, so az reeoir"
The uumitigated-puppy was Dallas
Marvyns audible comment, the moment the
door closed upon the retreating form of his
spruce little college-mate. =. I've had several
pretty powerful temptations since lie has been
here, but don't think / ever felt So much IN
chncd to kick him down stairs as during the
last halt hour. Propose 70 Nora, indeed. III
like 70 see what KIND OF an answer he would
get.
And in his earnestuess he gave the fire such
i poke that the very canary in the cage utter
Cd i demonstrating chirp
How fortunate it j. that We don't always
know just what other people think If US or
else Ninian Gore betabing himself to vhistling
up tho stairs, and amounting ms halr With
sa,t de cologne might have imbibed quite an
unfayorable opinion of his hosts taste
Hat gone again now what did / do NTH
that haty remarked Mr sore, when b. was
an ready for his walk, down TO the very ebony
cane and femon-colored gloves Not ON the
hall table nor yet on the rack. | wonder If
Miss Nellie Marvin has not mistaken il for
Dall.e' chapeau, and put it in the closet out of
her sitting room-bJtt35iy | ought to saw
I've seen him 20 there for his hat time and
again. Very odd that Miss Nellie cauid take
Dallas old concern for my Paris hat How
ever, III look, for the servants are never on
hand when you want them"
Nlnan Gore assembled rue velvet covered
stairs and walked deliberately into the dainty
little room that his hosts pretty sister had
cousccrated to her own piano and books and
feminine work table The closet in which
he had lingering hope Of finding the mis-
sing article, was large, dark one, lined with
shelves and opening directly from the hou-
doIr Commonplace people might have call
Cd Ninidn Cores unauthorized Investigations
slightly ir'pertiuent; but then, Mr. Gore was
not commonplace individual, and that cir
cumstanee makes all the ditIcreuc~ in the
world.
No-the hat was not on the second shelf.
nor vet on the third Perhaps il might be on
the higher ranges, but Mr.. core being little
parsonage, was ~ Yet incapable Of Judging
: Contound il = Mr. Cores internal
comment why couldn't | have been a long
legged fellow like Dallas Is it is, ] don't
see any better way than TO climb mp r
And, just rs ne hung, like AIahomets coffin
matt way between heaven and earth there
vas the sound Of Eirlish voices on the stairs
Could II les possible s-yes Ii was they
were coming to that very boudoir He
dropped noiselessly to the floor: 10 he snrr
he wasn't doing anything contrary to the
Constitution Of the United States, bat he
didn't exactly care to be caught bv three or
III.
1t Was too much q ~ little s,hoobov, IN pur-
suit of his mammals damsons and uuiuce
Iellies. 50 he crouched down In the friendly
shadow OF the door, hoping They had only
come on some brief errand. and would not
stay very long. Vain mgtiou for
" Come, glris-tbis is the plea~autest
room r exclaimed the clear voice Of Dallas
sister Nelly " But how on earth came Bride
81 to leave the door OPEN" She added. shut
ting the door With . slam, ami. ia Ninieu,s
horror, turning the key IN it
Nov, this was pretty sort Of j situation
for a young man t. be III, wasn't III No uss
thinking OF the : Captive knight" and the
0ld Oak Chest, With an interesting dauSel
boxed mp III IL there was not the FIRST -Ieau
ct romance iii his case How he wished he
had emerged like man. at the outset of Ill
fairs Nosr il was too late
III perish here sooner than come ont To
be laughing stock 10 those girls = was ms
brave resoluIIon-pcghaps the best he could
have adopted under the peculiar cireuu-
stances.
Accordingly he SIT down en- tile bandbax
aud held his breath, while the CAV maiden.
outside worked ana yhat,ed ana Iapqhe5