, 1869-04-04
PRESENTATION AT COUKT.
A Pleasant Ceremony.

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Ton, ny eade, have p.ooseEt, it.e Other 81:
prrsentxAon 70 he eoserelgn- Being Presented,
md thus rendered ot to rub Ahoudeza with Dukes,
aSEa os Soa fSs 81 eaose
the last PREF arntou fN fnibloWn snelal existence
Accordingly ypu constitute yourself an eFnht1o
YOU succeed Il L'obtainink without Ercat dIneolty.
Inus far 10 good. The kext consideration u the
inteI11ew with Ioole, tn ffe course Of which you
,ietcrullre alter AaEeiu rHefcttob and <os'sauon,
II niout the new velvet Cnurt dress, viii" knee
Nrcechea, which, inRrlIe OF doubts on the nast Of
friends you iorssstsxa b S5 cs15 pesom!n& s % 70 & 50
have naz!duously l,etn heen devoted TO the rra1-
t1ce Of kneclinG and ttEing. Until The 4rtza NJ
nTea dressing gown ana wa1tn& snfE Tsa 1asnssd ,1
Of the suck, however, dsvelops : strong and per-
aistens tendency rs the Sinister Ke1udexion Is
rneatcd 3reUtle1,i1 IN cennnctku WIFE The sd.
etan tnud of The knee IN contact with the floor, s
The canse OF Urvious cesnpiaint OF disturbed
slamltf1 from the man who lives anfnea.s1eiy b'-
IL tic c..1er OF events tas' snpAael and equip
rnrnea arrive from Poole. The redee9s0 Image IN
eotrronsly Ea1fci-the sight Is one to t.c ghs.tca
over. and cannot last TOO long-the ne1anacr sf Ec
varted-- i neetina thought and happily It IL
ncctitqs- nsc1 that the cocfnf hat Is Of
shape not unlikely 70 sunke the wcarrr q II
quer!mpnlous On The Fuh}ect; but thlx y1 dismiss
The evening hcfotu the ,evcc ta psssed similarly
to The ersninR1 1cpt y tso ancient tnie1ss ,sfors
time, ami Rre htuksa by sAdOus Of knce!!uRa stn
hr 10 thoae n1reaIty referred 10, but With the
swonl, exhausted froas fatigue. natazs prevails
over you. md MospheHs e. csclscs h!s Eight until
an advanced hour 3n the forenoon. wac1 ffptn the
inAcscrlbal,!c mist Of hieas which pcESIcH your
IevcIAh hIaln, the coming event Of ihe tnJ tfs+c1
tAng1es ltaef, and nascEts Itacls prominently, Ia
shc X enxasions q having fallen through onn thou.
6Ahd feet Of all. nrt taalnx aud preparation occupy
from 1l:so tn 1:aa Tne drive to buckingham
tho qa<rt OF cArriagrs, An Impatient yru1nin4
" @osT = I'D g T.. Esst s!
curt ssanee, catch your awor'i In dc
ss 0 up the and in F1f &c out .,,pa the 1it s{S5s
drop glove In The mud Immediately IN frons oi
the fore wheel: To alleviate your woea, with So
your sNord," and In IKE Ian 4uage pledge them
selves 10 the possession Of Your II aud catves.
The comfort derived from the contemplation Of
what nsght have happened IN tltu Of these slight
lnconIenlenccs rcassores yon. ilobnohblng OUT
Side the entrance to the grand staircase with stan
ot,lsers nep1.y nso'ensnts and Other eear.tsrs
ed upon the s!1ken cased leSa BY the nlpplng ctst
wind and upon ascending the grand staircase,
rcal-courttcr1y emotions fired In your btrAst
which grow stronger ns you pass the ta1ie upon
which you 1eave one pink card, and proceed Into
the d1t room beyond the ballroom. Here, after
waiting for more than m hour, In consequence Of
having eaten no lunch, uf ye.y tight cruHding or
btllous-likc sensations, OF glaHnR snnbeams which
wont bc kept out, Of lspurs Of pointa Of sword
handkerchief YOU begin to regard your undertaking
aFduoua and arc about u step out Of the surround
~ crush when S1thous wanaS you arc sud
tNo feomen OF the GuaIst, and like a cork On a
strong cufrsnt Of water, you are botbesi through
the second roo1n- A few "minutes d'drrtt a11oru
OH10TtQOttF
Tor yoW personal safety, and to really turn your
attention 70 the fact that yerJ soon yon vtl be
looking glass. but before Her Majesty. You &C.
cordbR'y commence an Inward recapitulation OF
TOUR lesson: |. Take care Of Jour sword.
hfsp es I'M, aoos S. "e III under md yngr
seirupe By being told on Into snss t ri 'e NJ ns7rh r.
tIon makes itself fclt and your nose hitherto quIes
becomes uneasy: while searching for your lost
handkerchief, you reltnquish your hold upon your
In a whisper for "your ea1l'' Coufnscd]y Joa
band u to Foreign Ambassador, who indignantly
snd o9d II n5a to oa
elances at yon for causing delay. In = rapid a.
tempt to pluck up courage You weakly how to the
Foreign Ambassador, and tnally han.i your carl
TO ANYBODY. Your eoporeal anguish 1t this par
tleular tuncture L equal to that Of man seized
the chorratc hue, and fosgetful Of ali your re-
& eesEssls AL practice, you sink on to your right
III sde sat %tb sn po5Ses
Al aIc n the course Of which tie point strikes the
Lord Chanberlaln's shina, and nnalIy
nounee- The ext1ication from Ills pfesiieamens ,.
occupies your sole attention, the impcdiment in
he progre:s Of your swords point Causes IT 10
dlsmond.nsed nset of Hsesty 'e unseqiain i 'eg oi
your equilibrium. you ncariy seat yourself upon
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mander. r.tn-Chief. Forthwith you retire, bending