, 1869-08-15
Engagements.

With Some Of Their Pecultarltles
The Blue Flower, =:
i Revelation Touching Old BJobbs
Amusemeuts.
| Review OF tho wccls. I.
catcAno, August Il
| To TIE EditsF ~ 7hs Chicago 7titune:
N fbla grateful dearth Of atnuBernents Ehen 4,
Tires theaiEes only the tick of tho CLOCK and thr
bulb Of The thermometer arc at Ill uotceab1e
"nen the case 9! Cheney ~. Thkeaoase is n
stafa quot and tho Rector stands waiting To see II
the Bishop will recover hIa Wind sufficiently 70,
another round; when bll tho BUTTERFLIES have tso1u
70 the Tatestng, plsces to indulge ln e1pcns.st
GltelJ; when the eclipse Ia run down 10 ,hr re1f
d1cgs 0f the spectral abays bf TIC star-nuier1
when green c1fn and peaches are lu. and ile tbeo.
! loRtana auf stro owhcruta are out; when aoe.daya
haSo Gomc and great 1ntesJ csoHh3 noas By
through the blue only to tnuta!!ze ns Httb the
| ffotL !se of tu1t u which poor Dphcj,2 got TOO
| noch; "hen ono lungs fof cool Mountain aides
] ahh running bfouks, aud uIlbraEcony trees, aud
| can + get them: ln such blank tlaJB what shall !
| thlk TO Jou about: What can talk 10 Jou plou.
except lht gohAlp Of our own NtIo clFcse1
We were 1l' at tea last csening, ahi st the tes-
] lato NE saf moro thRn nbnaf, for lhe tsa IA hut
The pf'attow Of \ meal With the harmless Juspr.-
| tton ot tue tea-pot THUS It happened that eact
tega1 10 tell Of what had occurred 10 nls Ut her
Httic world sfnr1ng The day. Aurrlls had u tlout
and thugs " tell a,ut the intellectual an nh
eal tnFnelca rt+fofine, by that Wonderful tIa,,y,
which, os eoufse. every ba.,y from Gaia aewn has
Performed. but they wcra performed fur tho nrat
fne Tor her, ss'ti, u coursc, listen ~ sheu ~
IL they rtte new rcsrlatona tn III, hn! NC we,s}n
nni for ha wor'i :it~.pA'e the bright cu!o7s with
nhf'i rtn lnvtAts ali tbal little n,e ocs " telling
het thst every mothera worlft II utq n lhu
Win tue hAl1,e Iftksy cptprF III lHsl al
o! us once were Just Us wonderful tnlJlus
~ herr. only somehow Nc Lost all Our hterpaturs)
po"ers ~ sha Tears rnnr and vent Colcsie hail
ltTfI th"Ft!iiX aIhi Ter ionaup ran xIhty ~ se
beautiful" "ANtet pretty" LOVELY" "tfs-
l'K'ttuf ""1osca nf rtc., fahrcs which siIe had
fecu ii Ilninllh'H sil'l se grew auite Indignant
when Hllo told how 50an4 lard HIrt became
ahgfJ when llr hni ,tAEfsA Iosn pcserty, ,hyce
different ricccs VI Dire kuolt, tuiy tu fluu that
the merely lrUf1s'1 In to I,ot a'spul iilIp:
Htllher wsh 1t ant ro'ntcnsa.ton u that .n,rIat-
tHai hhh h'NhiJ aft's'c 3va.' wheu sin purrhaaeh
tall u thpp. Mrs UlUbha sau but little. fur II
laa ho1 bern with hcf 1nc III thuse lays, Shic! VIC
fny R~hY t!rd np with whIta rtnbon On ll1pfbs
h&1 TUNE hhIpB from tia Otab ratIter ihrH s4I,aL
ln'han4 very rRtr af yrrY 1trl,le. Il t1nrk sns,uw
In sweeping acf'sH the hpnsu; ~ dark that NO tn
t.rJ&H u
~lltrh lin drar Knpl wainan II wa1EHx, kruw
'trrrr hni ''relnr. Mit't hn n1AtA hir, txst, Il,
hltH1 h'r "3Fs Afr thuse Which frsptrf haunt lhr
hhll'1 ii TIN HltAnx. t}It tlHt!ls was Wit, IN ut
ta~ 'sla". hnl kui'l n"lhli4. Tim ontrAtntl tsow
ntt hfh'Jart fnull,. llIr 9ten' .ut4 ~ hfs tura.
hra't ami Tim 3aT'ntt us III ii. ets. tu.d IN If
hlHrElhK. and l.Int tsrn HaH 1T fsusnw Il u,uytl.
Rsr safIIEtlx 10 Tim &Jfh lhnxA Dt l4s paFot u!
"h''l sn MAJ wsll anxla F!tx-lipElpsi bud hui
Nothing ~ a''o thn 'yrt,hg NAY, a,p. ..nss~y MA
INT inurl l"1tr IN. ~ ttcsa i'm young gr!s!eufl
hat little TO any f''f ihrJIlh,iyrd. Atxnun hal
lftA'1'c ffe s'hy aHHy. fntsinK tbs canHFyt tend.
hes AilRnonus1es, nEu hcIlotlDHes. uud !ucf.xla5,
hiM TeaY.uK delicious little gbrerlt1 On tho ttntlu
hllc l'rs OILY AuunK beautiful th!pR4, utIl could
hut rxAi AMY from them. my ulore tAn hnn-
1n,ug bird couk liye depnsed Of Its lusca mud tu.
nhA
Dancllcs story Haa supplied by . Iottet which
M!gl,na hrs! Just teceSeI from her, ps,d ii Il eop-
ta1te' an nnpostAnt plscs Of Intelligence she read
1t 10 Us, Us follows:
SARATOGA, August 10.
{taF, hatlfne AiJ'lon:
}tan down your head 10 INC ana let no wh!sner
tn jour tnr that an engaged. You Are awaye
that hare known Harry long time, and that ho
Is possessed Of all those EDod sud nobe qualities
chlculased to make INC happy. an already Ia o
htw world ID Which know no one hui mr. hero,
lou DO not KNOW hoH good and Kind and beantl-
ful he ts- Our world Is quite spars from this fash
ionaolc world Hhe1e cycry man IL y gambler or q
fnHunc-huu1er. aud crcry Eom1p ~ enamelira
dtee4tttt. We ask foy noth!ug bat cac!. otners
focsty aud We arr content to let the others play
OUT their little comedies and 1ntces to the htiie1
e1d. have given him my whole heart and Jet,
Mjgn0n. tnsrc Il love fur Jou st and Tor atl our
little circle caunui stop now 10 Tell ron Of Sar-
at0Ra lte, It seeUs tame and 50 tawasy 70 the
great happ!uess which Hairy brought 10 nc last
evening, as We were strolltpg under the elms Il
btr1ns 10 tre thefe ID one hers Enl Harry. lie
Il my world aid lIye n him, and after him sand
70 JOE, 3txron, ny best fore.
must atop, tor Harry SEl get impatient IIe Is
waiting TO 'alo ma tn ride. bat could not 30 until
! aAo 1A!03uled you OF lily great happiness.
Your tevoe.l TREND, BLANCHE.
r. a-Kiss Celeste and Aureia for nc,
r. +. No. a.-Tnte ne soon.
As MfRnon closed the letter, ahe asled ne whs
MAS 1ulllag, and said:
Ny dear Atgnon: Has smiling at this rrpett.
ton Of the old, old story. Il is one Of the most
curious revolutions In these dfdra dH et-:tr thar
the engaged rartleH 1lways Itase thts world md I
cleats Que OF ale1l own OF the most gorgeous tie.
sc1tption. In this new world The skies 4rc aHays
tEaneuccnt, tho mir Is fu1l OF winged Cup.dl md
foung chefrb,m, foHefs EroW under the feet
i mt I1bn
Krua&er ihsn fairies dHel3b In L. In this wpr,a J
there are no storms, no palma, no sosEoH M. Every
treeza Is ndeu with odots aud the beautiful rain
boW Of premise always spans is aty from ono |
hor1Eon to the otner. There arc none Of the Ful-
CUR Tta!ttass Or harassteg cares OF this wofld IN
that, The happy pa1r feed on auhsns!a and nectar
supplied for uepl gratultoaRy, aad have no fears
ba4ed uIou dread aud butter OF other prorender,
Which troubles us mortas 50 much 10 provide tor |
They look upon everything through
totur Peculiar uedi7G1 which ssusfdfms Il tuto
bcaui} and clothes It with the sheen OF the ps!sm
AL gross 6ounda hIB Turned Into musc- AL tue
facu't!eE OF the soul ttecot1e merged Ii she one
faculty Of tho imagination AMI that Imagination |
tno~s 10 bou1ds. especially In the cass OF the |
woman. She always unkcs the man d hero. She
4utrcuhds hino with halo inst plous Catholics !
their sain,s She I1oas 3, hing through
40 atmosphere wb'rh maRu11es hlm Into some
Thing quitc aboye the fol!es and Atupfli.lcs ui this
Tosd. The other day rs was passing a1onG L9Ee J
1treet mct IN engaged couple. TheT had last |
come ID from kBntakee 10 see the sights OF the
city, asd ~ they wandered hlonH, baud In nanl,
ook1ng into the shop wtudoxs, the future bride
Rroom munchlle m GrpIe aud the futqyr bride !
5otn1 the s1nle to pcar, / could not but rcsard
Ihefe iwo innocent lambs wssh 1atcress. To be |
#pTr, The fn1u7e bridegroom Vas tal. ehanah!nG,
IpGAin1y, awkward, rctt- faced opt but TO her he
aas the Admirable Cslchiou, the tdeal Of her
1Featns, and the hero Of hef lie- Sue vas IA that
fof'd Of which hare fpuacn. She aid NOT scc |
he sn,il.og faccs about her rs thcy regarded this
pnoecnt simplicity. sue ras waking on !
uses viii him. The pear ~h,rl, she
nuhehed was snhrus.a bought OF
cLefccnt cid tatt5 At the strect corner VITO sold
hem for tea cctss apiece. / year or two hence,
sArn they set het'lti down upon their Eankakee
arr, he nill hc nothnE but Tho old man and she
. III tc PLAIN Hannah. experimenting Tho dairy aud
lie k!icheu Hurden. But now John Thomas u =
ZERO.
It's another curious fac, TINT The man Himself
FRs not 3 Eatr thar he *ns such 4 hero. Neither |
rerc thotc who harc t'een acquainted With hits
rAre lhas hr waa rnatie Of hcr,ic stuH. 70 him.
elf md to them pc has been PLAN Smith or plaln J
'fuTn, decent son OF fellow, rfoddinE Mopg. !
baking money enough 10 pay Els board u1lls w.kh,
I'd newer EurIottnx he was hcttiued 70 set the
Tostd on mr.. He hal never before urramctl thst
e "Aa he9A Ilo Aah never HfIofr supposed
hat the thJthm of his very prosaic lie would ever
asrl1c the epic form. The same fact IL truc ID
ctior. This hernce Of the nosrls nse vert common.
lace peop1e. but the heEu,nts alwAya make then
elicse they arr surcruAiuTal people Aucrtscn
ppFce.ated this weakness Ia human nature when
10 1rsde 1In1A. that splendid wotnany type, fali u
ose with the kinE, atf nycst him NTH all the as-
r1hutce Of dcmlxod, when In realisy be Was
othulR but very ordinary. commonplace, sell
RI, uDgralcfa1 Mortal, who could no more rive 10
he great hc1ghu 1t her ua:ure than the cIod eau