The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-21


do n0t think have been guilty ofleviy I'm
sure / could not help Mr.. May pressing my
81 lillian Won must have given cause for this
more or less, and II what you have said or done
does not amount to levity IN its strongest sense,
Won have acted most unwsely. Now ask you
0nce more to promise me that you will refrain
from making calls upon any one during your
visit here. am in earnest, and ii you Will not
do this, regret to. say tnat IL must terminate
within this week.
"No no! Mrs. Norton. promise"
"And will trust you, LILLIAN" said l. after
moments pause; and with a kiss of reconcllla-
ton, we parted Tor the night.
What a load of care and trouble and anxiety |
had brought upon me in short time NV own
daughters had been trained under my eye. NOW
here we're two girls, dropped as it were into my
care, OF whom had but little thought month
previously, and yet they were causing me an
in6nity of trouble which | dared not tell my
husband-so much did dread his halt-sarcas-
tic, halt-irritable remarks upon my diplomacy,
as he was pleased to call it. | awoke the next
morning unrereshed from troubled sleep, IN
which my dreams had been interviewer In the
most grotesque confusion.
On meeting Lillian l saw at once she was
subdued; and when Lucy proposed another
walk Lillian refused to go, whereat | rather
plumed myself on the impression my words had
made on her-deluded woman that was.
During the morning, when the glTls Were
trying over their music, Mrs. Marshall Agnes'
and MIR. Stobart Marshall were announced.
Before the confusion OF introducing ana greet
ing mad subsided, young Marshall passed over
to Lillian, took her hand, and smd;-
''You see / am as good as my word. l gave
my mother no rest till she brought me. l want
to hear the song you sang yesterday" Then,
seeing my vexed look, "Ah Mrs Norton
Miss Foster and | are old acquaintances;' ana
turning to her "You promised to come to tea
last night, and upon my word you broke my
rest by disappointing me. How can you be SO
cruel :" and then, without waiting Tor repy;
took up a song. ''Ah you should have heard
PATTI sing this. You will come to London this
winter, Miss Foster and | shall have the plea
sure of escorting you to the opera"
1t would be nonsense to repeat all the stupid
conversation which he ratified on, regardless OF
reply. l thought it amounted to positive rude
ness. Could this be the steady plodding young
man who was reading for the bar, under Tue
direction of the clever Seldom? | was 30 an
moved as to be almost incapable OF answering
Mrs. Marshalls commonplaces; but when saw
him standing by Lillian's slde and with the
music in his hand touch her ear with 1t, and lift
the braid of her haIr, and look down in her face
and whisper something at which she colored
rose up, and going to the piano, said:-
"Pardon me, Mr.. Marshall, but Miss Foster
will play some other time for your amusement
VIII YOU look at this Art Union engraving, and
tell me what you think of it ?"
As i spoke | turned just IN time TO catch
grimace made to Lillian, but he moved at my
request, and as he stopped to look at the picture
Janet passed near and quietly said, with voice
as low a Whisper "ShaKspeare's Dragging
iack.r Mrs. Marshall was 10 far of too hear her.
nor did think any one heard it but myself, but
on looking at young Marshalls face a ray of ex-
treme intelligence came over 1T as he softly said
to her, "And yet I've discontinued school more
than twelvemonth." Janet neither blushed
nor looked confused, but passed on to Mrs. Mar
shall's side as If she had not heard.
Young Marshall presently sat down, and en-
tered into sensible conversation. discovering a
mind replete with intellect, and the possession OF
fund of information upon various subjects. Janet
did not speak after this, but took up piece OF
embroidery over which her fingers flew, while
the suppressed smiles round her mouth showed
how much she was surprised and astonished.
Agnes and Lillian were talking together. Mrs.
Marshall hau come to ask us to young peo-
ple's party" as she termed it, Alice entered the
room as she was speaking Mrs. Marshall held
out her hand to her, and went on to say thai
there were TO be no old folks at all, only young
people. Alice said at once =
'Then, dear Mrs. Marshall l am sure we can
not come. We have never gone anywhere with
out mamma. You know she only seems ike al
elder sister; so, indeed, we cannot accept yoW
invitation.n
The good lady looked amazed. "Is this so
Mrs. Norton?" she asked.
Eyes" replied, laughing. "OIy girls are to-
young to go out alone, even TO your hospitabl
home, and my visitors, Lillian and Lucy, o
course, will not go without them"
"We cannot nave our party without you
young ladies, Mrs. Norton. Mr.. Marshall and
had arranged it, | am sure we will take ever
care of your daughters, as if they were our own.
Undoubtedly, my kind friend, but it canno
be. My husband would not suffer it, and as
SnOulu De SOrry 10 ulSarrdDRe your present plans
we will come some other tlme."
However, not to repeat our heightened con
versation it was decided that we were all to g
on the Wednesday OF the following week. Tha
was giving us nearly week for preparation
Janet, after Mrs. Marshall left, assumed gres
deal of dignity; she declared this was her ''com
ing.out season. II wonder II any grand peopl
viii be there? | shalt make an important col
quest, forewarn you all"
And lose them very readily" l replied, "
being rude and satircal. Janet, what induce
YOU to make SO unchartable remark respeC
ing Stobart Marshall ~ l asked.
"Dear mamma, | do not know; II seemed
be some spirit OF mischief within me. Real
and truly mamma, did not seem to utter it
myself but could not avoid it,"
'Yours was an ill-natured remark, not W
but perhaps more pardonable in young gi
Do not let ii happen any more"
But mamma, how my saucy speech orig
ened up young Marshall! Don't look ;
mammal you shall not complain OF me again.
The intervening days we're spent in decidlI
upon aud making up the ball dresses. Lille
and Lucy were no adopts at the needle, exec
ing in fancy-work-ofn no use here. We obtain
the services of the dressmaker, and by the Il
lowing Tuesday all the arrangements were co
plete. Alice, Mary, and Janet we're TO be
rayed in white tarletane, the two with color
ribbons but Janet preferred white and WIN
dressed she looked as ethereal and charming
fairy. For Lillian and Lucy. VINO had eacf
light blue silk dress, had bodies made of tar
tame; and, further than this, they expend
their own money in buying sufficient mater
TO make tunics. The day before the party th
brought in some colored papers and made so
small roses, with which they insisted ul
looping up these same tunics. They made a
wreaths tor the hair but the whole were ba
made, and looked tawdry. / suggested that
tunics should be looped with bows and IL
ends of blue ribbons, and offered to deiray
expense myself; but no, flowers they wo