Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-10-10
ACharmina Story
Guess! and Guess Again !

gate, and the speaker had emerged rom lhat
MORTAL and now took II seat beside his friend.
"Ah!" answered Mr.. Pringleson, Il have
been doing n more extraordinary thing than
riding in a omnibus. What do you think of
my having been 10 take stalls for this new
piece at the Lyceum r
"AIy dear Pringleson! Have you come
into II fortune?"
NO" said Mr. Pringleson, with rather
perplexed look; "but my landlady's daughter
has just come home for good, and am re-
deemng an old promise. II feels rather odd,
though"
"Oh. You are getting young fellow at
last, 1t really is time that you gave way to
little rashness. Why, dear me, can re-
member when you first went to Dukes
College, and had those boys in one OF the
low classes, you were like fellow of fifty
five. Yet you couldn't have been very old,
for consider you a young man now.
"Ah, my dear fellow met a man to-
day who made me feel rather old, though.
At that very time you speak of, there was
boy in my class named Shepherd--a lazy
young dog, too, who gave me endless trouble.
We'll, a card was brought to me as was
preparing to leave this afternoon, with MIR.
W. Payne Shepherd on it, and in came this
identical fellow. shouldn't have known
him. He has shot up far above mc-and
am not short man--and has great nous
taehc with long waxed points TO it; thing
| hate lie was exceedingly civil, but hc
| had not been talking to me three minutes he
for should have liked to box his cars. Ode
antpathies one takes to be sure!'
When he sat by the fire opposite Mrs
Staman, waiting for dinner that evening, ht
forgot his odd antipathies; and the look o
loving pride which overspread the mother'
face was reflected in his as they both watched
Laura.
Her tall, straight figure looked wonderful
| ly graceful as she stood with her back Il
them before a pier glass, trying the effect o
a rose in her hair. Edward watched thu
hands that he knew so well. But they die
not work altogether to their owners satistac
ton. lie could see the reflection Of the face
with its distressed eyes and knitted hrows
and in few minutes there was the unmis
taxable sound of very small stamp.
"Bothcr." size exclaimed deliberately
and then turned around with defiant look
as if she dared remonstrances, said" Nam
ma dear, really can not make this thin
do y
swell, darling. put it away Them sal
indulgcnt mamma.
g Yes, dear; but what am TO suy to dea
old Price y
Mamma, as usual, looked in an agony
doubt at this questions and, also as usua
referred to Edward.
"Poor Eliza Price gave her the rose, MI
Pringleson, and it would be dreadful to hui
f her fcelingss"
, "Well, Laura" answered the umpire, "
resolves itself into question between yot
appearance and Miss Prices feelings, doesn
it?"
Laura bushed, and hurrying up TO Il
$ looking glass, desperately put the rose in hi
hair. Then she came and sat down on
low CHAIR petweeh her iho.hei ""u '.'e,
f This last could not help rejecting that I'll
mlslitting rose aiu not prevent i-a'ia ~
c looking very lovely. fassing ms manu- os
his forehead, which was now getting bal
. : he brcathed long sigh.
l. When they were seated in the theatl
u I.aura's absorption was complete, nor d
s. her mother often take her eyes from Il
g etaoo The play was I" Ruy Bias" and
~ ~ tbe most important points ofthe story La
ic ra's excitement was so great that she cou
not refrain from clutching Edwards All
She was drinking in every word of the see
between Ruy Bias and the Queen in I
council chamber, when Edward who HI
y been fidgeting for some time, spoke in
81 energetic whisper, "You had much bcit
u contriye 10 sit sideways, Laura There il
$. current Of air from the door, and if you c
us manare to inhale little of it, ii may c.
IN II, root Ills obominable atmosphere.
We MI. H., - t,;,l,;nr of atmosnhere
II ~, 49,. a,,a,, n,no,, o,r,vor ;nterc
,yoro ,t stol;e IN the stage. Laura dec
on edlv shifted her arm away from the entire
,r. 70. inc hand which had been laid on it, a
ca looked hard at the stage with very ob'
ar nate expression. When the act was ov
p, q Mr. Pringleson took walk about the ho'
to cool both body and mind. In inc cou
of this walk he encountered one OF inc
off friends he mad preserved from eariy oay
ed Mr. Goldrldse, u =. MI. ooiuriose
irl lately married. as MS secoho wiie' y''
of lady, under twenty ne ii'sis'eu upon
me scnting MI. frihgiesoh 10 ms oiiue'
w. was in private DON onc i.u a''i"o
The considerable attention dufihg lhc cVehi
and, from her elaborate toiie' anu 'oi'u
mar, Edward ffihslesoh hau scNei"i VI
,n, n, turned to look compiacehliy Oh 'hc III
the cent simplicity oil MS own heishpor' =
md were lett alone' ana Mrs 9ooarlase De
to taik Voiup'y.
,ier = nave peen so amused ny httie ara
hts over thcre' MI rfinSiesoh -inaicatihS
opposite poS SO iar from .he stage that
haa nol peiore io'ioeu ''s oee''pah's'