, 1869-03-14


The notc from Lord Brentfosd su1pt1sed
our hero not = little. h hsd had no CO N.
nunicatlon with the Earl dues The day on
which he had been 20 sayag.lE ecotcned
about the duel, wheu the Earl had plainly
told him that hls condaes bad been - bad ~
count become At N e.hamed Of his conduct
In references to the duel. but he bad con.
ccivcd that any reconciliation between him
md the Earl had been out Of the question.
Now thore hsd come civllly.wordea Invita-
npblemap. The note bad been written oy
from Lord Brentford hlm.eff. &c sent back
word 10 say that he should be happy TO
ford.
Parliament at this time had been sitting
ncsrly . month, aud Ii WAS already March.
Pbtneas had heard nothing OF Lady Laura,
and did not even Know thu. abe VAS In Lon
don Till he saw her handwriting. He
dh fnox tnas sht Il hsd not eoos
renalted With her father al: the wiuter At
Eeulsby. He had also heard thai Lord Chtl
tera Ind been 1t SaulseS. All the world had
been talk1ng Of the separation Of Mr. kenne.
dy hum his w,fe, ono: :nsll OF the world de-
to him, had neglected iii her duties; aud the
other h4lf asserting thai Mr.. Eeenedy's
t1easmdat Of his wife had been 80 bad that no
woman could possibly hare fired With him.
| There had evcn bccu rumar thAt Lady Laura
oanium's garden party, and some iadiscrret
tongue had hlntea that = certain lunar.
ried Under Heercisrr OF State IVES mls.Ing
| At the taue time But Lord Chllieeu, upon
| this, had shown his teeth Wish SO strong \
propensity to do sone rtA hl!ing, th1t no
| unsruth waa soou established by the TACT thst
! Lady LAn1A kcnuedy ras living With her
father st S4ulsbF. OF NJ. Kennedy, Phfnes -
bad as yet tecn nothing since he had hsen up
In toEn: 1hss centlemao. taouKh : Msm.
ber Of the CABINET, had not been N London
Ut the opening 0! the session, nor hAd he At
tended the Cabinet meetings during the IT,
cess, It had been stated In The newspapers
th,s he, b ~ :, u ana md aot sissa a u n
1s1s 1i.e,5 ae'' .,hse &c ''Ga a. ''' .s s h.a 9
hlru. AT last, however, he camoto Lond IN,
and Pbitct. SAW him N tho House. Thea,
when the 6rst meeting Of the Cabinet wss
su1uu oned After bis return, Il became knoFu
wAs no.hl-g said about bis resignation in ths
House, &c tad resigned on the score Of III
health, aud that Tcr7 worthy peer, Lord
Mount 1h1Aslc. formerly Sir 4a1nsdalt
Morecpmbe, cttne back 70 the Dachy OF Lau'
eatter in hh place a Pane Alntsier soma.
| tervlceahIe stick Hho can be made to Eo II
ard out Is occaelon may require ouly I
: generally happens that the stick Will expec
some reward when be Il made TO 70 out
{ | Lord Mount Thistle Immediately saw his VI.
/ / to 4 Tlsconut's cutonet, when he wM ono
( more summone1 to the august councils OF To
{ MIn.ttets.
4 icw days after this had beca Arranged
5 In the Interval between Lord Hrcntford.s IL
\ ! ritANon md Lord B,tntiord's dinner. PhlI
i. cnS oecouptcred Ar. Kennedy 30 closely
+ one o! The Passages Of ,he House thst II VI
lnp>xsIh1e thai theE ahould not spea1
+ un1e:a they were to avoid each o'hc
4 a. peopls do who haya pA1pAhly qua
relied. Phineas saw that ME. kenui
y ay Eas hcslta.lDg, and, thcrel,re, took th
Z bali by The hnrnl, He greeted his forrut
a ftikpd In = t1iepdly fashion, ehaktnE hlm b
i. the hspd. and then prepared 70 pass o.
a But. Nj. Kennedy though be had hesitate
"a at first, now detained his brother uembt
q sF,np,' be ss.d, " Il sou arc not engaged
r. should lite to apeak to you lor moment
=. Phiucss Was not engaged, acc Allok NED hlt
1rN 10 be led gu. arm in arm bv the IA
y chancellor OF tho Uucby Into Westmtnst
= Ha,l. "Ct tcoufse sou know What se1ftt
4 hIpe Las hsppeaed to mo-" sud MI. he
d. uedy: s,tuu u<,n pb1rrs.
- aETenbody has heard ofit> That y one
~ the terrible ctnel:ies Of such ote~.
Il aAll those &hlnxs are very oao. O eoet,
Is twas rcrr much eritred-~oeeause 4oo ~
both been luhpate frisn6s Of rnane'
"Ya-yes; We vera Do 'Jon efe3
~ her poE.h