The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-20


When 90 in, Milburds guests are waiting for
their host. Cazell is there, and three other men
in evening dress Cazell knows one of them,
but doesn't introduce me to him. We evidently
more or less, consider one another as intruders.
Happy Thought.-To say it's been nice day.
Some one elderly gentleman with yellow grey
whiskers) says he doesn't think so, ''but, per-
haps," he adds, sarcasticaly you like rain"
Forgot it had been raining. Should like (only
he's my senior) to inform him that my observa-
tion was only thrown out to give the converse
tion start. Pause. Cazell who might talk to
two of us, doesn't. The third is a gentleman
with tight waist, long legs, and glass in his
eye. He manages to pass the time apparently,
by stretching out his legs as far as he can away
from him, smoothing him down with both
hands, and regarding them critically through his
eye-glass. We are all drawn towards him. His
smoothing his legs has evidently q mesmeric
effect upon us, and we all, at least so it seems
to me, begin TO take silent but intense
interest in his legs. If we were left there two
hours, he would probably become mesmerically
mechanical in his movement, and we should all
be fixed staring at him in our chairs. (Note.
Not to forget Mesmerism, under NJ in TIP.
Deuel., vol. viz Another old gentleman is
shown in by the waiter. He is portly, and
enters genially, with his hand out ready to grasp
Milburd's. / can't help plying him when he
doesn't see Milburd.
Happy ThOugM.-Respect age-rise. Old
fashion and good.
The old gentleman seizes me by the nand. So
glad to see me again. Capital" he says, mot
met for an age" l answer that am delighted
to meet him. Wonder to omyself where I've seen
him before; puzzle, give it up.
'sWen," he says, "all well at home?" ! an
swer, "Only pretty we'll" He is sorry TO
hear it.
Happy Thoaglt.-To ask him if he's all well
at home.
''Yes, he says he is, though NIilly isn't, he
adds, "quite so well as she might be-" l reply
'Indeed," thoughtfully, for as l don't know how
well Milly might be if she tried, nor who MilIy
ls, l fancy that there must be mistake. Still if
1 ought to know him, to tell him that 1 haven't
an idea who he is, would be mde-specially
from young man to his senior. Man with eye
glass, in meantime, has lowered himself in easy
chair and is stretching out, complacently,
farther than ever. (Note. Silent Gymnastics.)
He is still criticizing his legs fayorably, and
varying his movements by pulling up his wrist
bands, which are very wide, long, and come up
to his knuckles.
Old gentleman suddenly puts his hand in his
pocket ana says 10 ule, 'Ou, IudI IcluluuS Inc,
you didn't hear from Martin did you?' A di-
lemma for me. OF course l don't know his
Martin. Shall / say, simply to make conyer-
sation, ''Yes or Mo-"
Happy ThougM.-Say the truth. no"
'Ha !" he eXclams. Then | must settle
with you. How much am l in your debt ?"
This is awkward. It's difficult at this moment
to tell him that 1 never saw him before in all my
life, but am certain of it. If had any doubt
of it, his recollecting debt to me would put it
beyond question, as l shouldn't have lent him
anything.
"Well ?" he asks, pNusing, with his purse in
his hand.
Happy T.ought.-Tell the truth again.
commence, "The fact is"
Milburd enters. He oughtn't to leave his
guests ''Ha Commodore !" he says to the old
gentleman, "Im glad to see you're acquainted" "
i explain at once that we're not; and he,
putting on his spectacles for the first time
(without which the aged mariner is, it appears,
as blind as a bat), discovers that he has taken me
Tor Milburd.
Happy yThoughi.-Aged mariner. Wish | could
recollect quotation Ought to have something
about an albatross at my fingers ends.
After this, introductons; myself to Commo-
dore Brumsby, Chilyern to me, we are to be
travelling companions, Milburd SAYS where
apon Chilvern and myself both smile vaguely at
each other, as If such notion was too preposte-
rous or absurd. After ALL if smiling means
nothing (when done in this way), it's better
than howning. On. B.-Make note in pocket