, 1870-07-28
LONE BRANCH.
Two Retired Actresses.
Some Men.
A Visit to the Club House,
[FRox oCR owf CORRESPONDENT

the Vest End. He viii be entitled to the best
OF the limited society ranking with himself -
householdeEs here, for there ARC only about
sixty private cottages in all Long branch,
And only about ten Or twenty of these Are
occupied by men taking oven dis
puted rank for intellectual or sociu
consideration. The average cottascr by
W the sea at this spot ia your horscsaap, vour
senior merchant partner OF ser,i-sportipg pro-
penalties, your actor-mansges, and your city
mushroom, whether OF the flower OF politics.
money-shAvtug, or quasi law. An unintercst-
ing set, fond oi Importance md yestninr for
the newspaper notice they affect to dsspise,
These axe the Pzesident'a neighbo1s. The best
OF them-the best being determined BY sort
Of anobbish blaclballing performed with the
eyebtows-try horse8 On the beach drive. en-
courage their daughters to know one another.
give supper twice season, and open half
basket OF champagne every second night. Oc-
cafaonal&y they drive to the hotel, and call on
somebody, and ali the courtesios Of our poor
humanity are then enacted, the poorest piece
Of pertness balpg received with roars OF laugh
Ter, which subhiles and is revived again and
again, as il it could not be helped, and at last
closes with chorus Of
$50 good!'
sAoAAAaN ctf-*to Al lAE IAANCH.
lgreaty enjoy uee,ng the cottager come,
in this way, TO tho hotel, his family looking
| aistAntly askant at the crowded piazza, whore
everybody, with the serenity Of fee1,ng At
hong. looks OH critically. Somebody smongat
| ''DeaI mo! there IL Mrs. Greenvilla,
| LAURA"
"Dear me, why 20 she is, Ma" answers
Lanra, I'LL Of a bright champagne furry.
The people round look bacx at Ma and
Laura With a eort Of half congratulatiou, az
il they all e1pecte3 presently to be introduced
to Mrs. GreenviIlA- The people in thscA11i1ge
smile, and they both nod, approaching, and
tie dEsset, to afect the guests, gives sly
shake.up to lis span, 20 that 81 the harness e
stylish bounce, and stand paving the
ground. Then the footmAu in GuH al once
di=compoeeHt and lis folded arms are seen to
be really automatic, which WIS more than
We expected, III he leta down the steps
and MIs. Greenvill. fails softly into Laur1s
a1ms. AL We perceive is several ejaeulh,ions
OF 'sDear," soundlesa kiss, several Of those
strange, nervous ducklngs common TO the
race Of Ere, and. for the rest, it IS only per-
feet welcome and perfect delight.
They disappear into the hotel. The coach
mad exercises tho team in front, a1 il it vera
absolutely necessary to do something to sup
press the Observation-Disclosures Of such anl-
nlals, and, meantime, there is some slight dis-
r,lIs ,nsr he r Lsn,,ons "as az aiwsrs s;,st
SONG ono other laIy ia ncrfeetIr ;i'foa,,naG med
upon tie whole subject, and she, also, tlleu
becomes sort Of secondary attraction, as,
unt.rv rstius of iesrniut- ale tots III tho"t Il
iu suth ini;stiuct terms ss "ohs certs;n!T y y
..Jhc Van fs1,oyn f..n;'v ;.sc-us-,;sa -,
| knoyy |'i.;f The Ramxs.. ne.r hr q eJ,ei,
| sweet cl,i,tlrent" Eldest snnIn.l,v .ncl, !,
talented n,at !" ..p,r7s I,st y.sr" ~ sCarnst. y
Father in a decline. bnt then ho il ycsy,
reyv ol." Now at last this psrtr..oF t,Ie seconi
! usst became 70 consnicrous b. fhesa Tsyels.
fiorr that in lurrt Of er 1!t ation sLn resolves
10 90 in and s.y rood eTeniuc at ali ayenta to
Airs, Gteenvilia for she might hear that
was hero. you know, aud make it = little en-.
barras ss.nE."
After TIE hosses havo flatly rebclled in paw.
, ine The ground and making themselves danger.
ons ard flcrr any more. tie Gteenyilla patt1
return. aud little plav is performed upon
The porch before the cuesta. NIrs. q. ia aofi
! aud mutherly. and Lon.a' . ma il really quite
. witty, aud Laura su1passos herself il le
/ bounce. so that il appoa1s to b a right merr,
E nspins Is more than doubtfal excop can
/ that old, old comedy, !" woman . woman.
y y Eut tho joy OF the OCCASION floats Laura an,
d Ler mamma over a!i next DAY, and gives them
Q liter fashion, egnifcanco aud Position, 10. Or
., II it does not, they believe 30, which is abor
% The same. And every night We hsye swent
e aimilaf little calls, This Is society at Lon,
J. I:ra1lcl. IlB il the sort Of sparkling nothint
x which makes people afnr piue for hirher nj
than they possess. It il not hollow. II
xerr civ;iizinc md refininp tn ho fosathe,
sni ty TO be GOOD te1npcTad. and shake d
cur selfish, CONTINENTAL salf. and enfoy tho lii
I'd tie ,rl,mpl.s Of our fdend..-would that thi
were Tue wsele ol n9ns Ms1sa; sa norzx
w. ~ Sitting ons night IN tl,e vida. cheerful ve,
,e, apdah Of the West End. looking ont mo
nd FiAk's eix~in-hand going by, saw that worth
sss T. s.si{ss S.shsfsd 1'eke
sa .Tbat.s Johnny Ch.n,bbex,aine. !" sa;3 a ce,
~ .,tman 10 ma i},at .]e.hy nno H. ro,, ~ =.
~ how be Mods his tnittues1 cost co)isr cjose n
rc- to his throat With liz h,nd ; iIa,s rnt
By | mit.htv h.l ..rrch l.a :;oinnr ard Il bsh dnn
IL 1r,fsh ~, ~ t1er,i n',1,+ III, ~, s,,.r
Where he Tonst crow no more" A1' 'p1'A
=. T1.t i" ~ !,.e.t n.o ....1Ta; r. :.,
vounr.1o<,kn" X @ snd r re, s ;i1.ioos;np ~ ~ ne
,cS ses uc.s mi r. r. enta,nr;s. Morp;ssors
x ,,orren,. to Iabnrv f.h,wIcr.,;ns il +.
al ",t na.r,s n;ro,n t,s.,si Jnii.r n,a ~ ~, =.
TO cul, h,n,nc md 1a cnt nv III ~ r +
nc, nmr, ;doa H. ,o,;,+, hos ~, - h.-
r., ANIL MA msn la mt st5o III ~ p hs n, q,
~ mnnev into th,t r.-. isoyora h. ssl ~ anpto,
IT, ~ hri,, lin, c.nt'a ,rn,,h T,,an Ia 20
ear E1n0 tN0 ;na4 hr .sl;n- ana ~ ,To ~ :
on liza yonno man W.. ont Wonde,s
!sa memory ia has never f,s.n n,ar;es h1t
4 fr1Af = rtuht $ktn nat
ua- md M. With Johnnr m,,eT,;ne sonsra !,
snu,rr. He navar .skr not,riiv ~ r,t.v c.r
nur INV a chin, Hc meyer looks * n.
scorn to do it,
ent ait seems rather atrsnra that a man r
En- hare ali Tho business yrt,'ss WIEN ii. ncc,,,
tio,l IL 10 .tlruulate the nrr,parsitv oY mon
has ni,r sr.1 -.;, thn,,, - .;I,ht n,,t ~ -.
INV .hor - ~ - 1'h'' WV ~ S01
nj. j1st .t tbis time ,bc m,u ,ayer,c,, n n, !
ke- ali s,,,,os.aa t.,., ~, J .,i ~ ~
, to ta1h appeared upon tue I'lazza, ano etoo4 J
t3e main door nn,etss reer;ns 'Lv .ioun ~
u., t"aeus Pee.'Nh Ho"N
rtnes ,ra sr.-si ,+hnr ,,aa.11 fAoa
~, 70 lin, a. II cl.d of the ehancc "a snear
sa- nun. as haa ashoft cough nov l anu then, WY
.,an ~. -1 sg 10 -. he~.n a.e e9p's ~
INC % % az seeu ~ s1 ~ !sueu ~
m1a T. ,e ,se adese or manIooa san;ns nT
a. e1s ->:,., .:-,,
-. 49, was oeantnnl @ at ngl' upon tne say q
Pill ne G oceah; aud INC stafs were out and
49,. D1.,1 III re- ssa senn seea t1utn6 ul.ue1
mooh: A. 'ne 1ena9s Sc o. n meh were asote ~
tneir cigars kmnkea Ike tue blessings OF IT,
= idencs, l11inE such eha1pened intellects:
= N an tAEea o. me llves OF gamblers. and IT y
easy, IN that atmosphere, TO see reasons
H,ekeaness and trace comnel1n laws out
lie ebo and now Of lneradicable sins. 7
~,o gambler grew to be merchant Who suppl
~ %no want implanted in man. His success I
IL. the uses lie pnt it to. diEnifed the tnvestue
ices The mind ramhled llogically around the sup
zion fees Of history, and discovered without ed
ed that colder, or Wonder srecuIAsor. We q
hn- UPON wonderfully apoIogetic terms torxfa
ord eisbody in that enlirening atmosphere, =
NJ cyery cnnrictinn slipned awny m if IL xarA
In nnlounded Erejudlce now Tor the first Il
tcA1 | cIpcSed and 1iscArded. Such are the heigh
was such the atmoeubere when We foreweat ,
Ettc- VOWS and t.ie merit unon ourselves. at
1ar- moment, for doing 90. =