The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-01-14

and she went on IN pettecti convulsions
of laughter.
-: a.t'!a Y shs pane q xeader..' ssia Corpe-
lin, ewhat Is the matseff- What it there
so ludiorous?"
This only produced stronger oonvul-
to articnlate, ipooherently:
ut is the very funniest sight ever
beheld."
'What2" asked Rudolph. "What is
so funny?"
"Why, to see two great grown men
hug and kiss in tha. style," vas Jrliet'a
reply. ~iping her eyes.
aH?"
Rudolph was disappointed; for he had
been lmploring Juliet to stop laughing
and speak, thinking there would be q
chance to exercise his own risibles.
But he could see,nothing ludicrous in
sight 80 familiar to him
| You are as simple as an Arcadian
peasant, Juliet" said Cornelia, soorn-
fully. DO you not know all Europeans
embrace, except the English?"
Miss Thnrlow had travelled considera-
bly,, and prided herself on her knowledge
of men and things.
"And, pray, who is Thed., if may be
"Have You never heard Mr.. Won Op-
penheim speak OF Thed. p"
Juliet shook her head.
well, that certainly is astonishing.
He talks of him continually BY the
way, you ought to know the gentleman.
He is Carolihian, and has been to
Orkney-for heard him mention the
place."
"But who is he? Whet's his name?'
"His name is Lyle-Theodore Lyle"
II know the family we'll, from hear
cay" said Juliet 'B1r. Lyle is a cousin
german OF my friend, Eugenia Raw
leigh"
"Yes-the same, answered Miss Thur
low; "Mr. Won Oppenheim and himself
are devoted friends. You never knew
anything like it iii the whole annals of
friendship"
"Orestes and Pylades cannot be men
toned in the same BREATH" laughed Mr..
Won Oppenheim, entering the room and
having heard Cornclia's remark.
But what have you done with him 2"
asked Cornelia.
"He's putting on dry clothes. to be
sure, said Mr.. Won Oppenheim; mot
being exactly in q plight to be inspected
by the fair sex. He WAS the nearest
approach to a drowned rat ever saw"
Juliet laughed again, peal after peal,
fit after tit. until she was ashamed of
herself
"What has so excited your risi bles?'
asked the young professor, in astonish-
ment.
Juliet could not utter syllable.
'Tl tell you," volunteered Master
Rudolph. ''She is laughing because you
and Mr.. Lyle hugged and kissed each
other. She says it is the very funniest
sight she ever saw in her hfe."
CHAPTER IX.-MRs. THuRIow Has A
| Few FRIENDS TO TEA.
Mr.. Lyle remained in Ashburn only q
few days. He was going abroad, where
he had been educated, and where he now
resided, only paying occasional visits to
ney to say goodbye to his friend, Pro
fessor Won Oppenheim, and not finding
him ut the University, Mr.. Lyle had fol-
lowed him to Ashburn. Juliet thought
him, beyond donbt, the most fascinating
person she had ever met. He was not so
tall as Mr., Won Oppenheim, but his figure,
though slight, was of graceful and comeIy
proportions. He had regular features
and black hair and eyes, the latter of q
singularly brilliant and animated char
acter. On one occasion, whee the girls
were discussing the peculiar merits of the
two friends, Juliet expressed it as her
opinion "that Mr.. Lyle possessed deci.
dedly the advantage in looks, if he was
not such Il piece of superhuman excel
lence in respect to cleverness and accom-
plishments.."
These words only made Cornelia laugh
In sublime derision, and she assured Ju-
liet ''she hadn't the taste of kitten"
1.-The two men are no more compare
Bile, either in appearance or intellect,
than the sun and moon. And. en- passaas, -
continued Miss Thurlow, ''that sun and
moon is very apt idea. Mr.. Lyle is the
moon, if you like, but Mr.. Won Open
helm is. the more brilliant luminary."
''Is it not intensely amusing to watch
their behavior to each other?" asked Ju-
liet, who seemed to derive unusual plea-
sure from the discussion.
"Why is it nmusing?"
because they remind me of two
lovers, they are both so demonstrative and
so fiery. If were Mademoiselle should
be jealous of Mr.. Lyle. believe Mr.
Won Oppenheim loves him the better of
the two"
81 have no doubt of it, myself" re-
piled Corneiia. "Kari Won Oppenheim
is no more in love with MAIDEN oiselle
Schomberg than he is with the Queen of
the Sandwich Islands"
The last evening of Mr.. Lyle's STAY in
Ashburn, Mrs. Thurlow had few friends
to team other words, she had one of
her inimitable social parties, graced by
all the fashion and ellie of the place. It
was glorious occasion for Cornelia, who
had the qualities to appreciate everything
fashionable and brilliant and none the
less so for Juliet. The young girl had
attended very few parties in her life, and
made sure they must be adorable. She