, 1870-03-20
so9e slIght perturbation, which, 10 line 10 hora
.hak he E4Ga4di AeT do fn%sx a n1N,,,svft,.4sItS

sonae for vhaA II ii oeets;n cir.
sc.ea 1aaNn 49,. the funh,Ne I MAS cocour.
aoa sths1 hss1se.oe: 70 eek With some "haay yhtneB
faa'.1t s hs hs To91 ~ ob!iee ne. by repeating Tbs
obliged ,6tme With = = resdiness 49, .nd nd
enphasia which Aiisht1 aits1nd nv. osin. nna
ion about his conutitnfon., :. waak-
he"' md which almost rcdnoed me
% m r awkward alenoe, which
1o.a,a oasA msSbs ha7o u1issntesproted. Fertu-
nelelys however, I was inspircd to make q
general remark about the difficulty Of properly
ak1chrE any gentleman who happens to be sit
ting upon banch; and the remArk, notwith-
stadmg ih truth and generality. 80 far from
needing with his approbatiou, caused him TO
"1th his loft fst snd sei1o my precious boz
quct with his right hand. Tharcupon flashed
sc1oes my mind piece Of advice to ths effect
That the threatened should never wait for &C
c.ompliahtnent; bat ahouh a1wayn' take the
tion which Has being wrought upon my bou-
guet l dashed my clenched right hand into
tho taco Of my adversary, who staggered back
assinst 3 tren, and left upon my white glove
+ There were shtiehs from the supposed vito
and supposed mother-in-law (ono Of them
promptly scratched my fAcc}, and \ yell OF do
Light from Jones, whose object hAd probably
now been accomplished, without any incaa-
veniencc 70 himself. Ny adversary quickly re-
covered himself md returned to the attack;
but either hsd been night, after Ill, In my
surmise about iia constitutional xeaknoas land
his kneca really did trenble more than nnine).
or the hcAthed deitjes still interpoeo in favor Of
mortal 1n@, ny b1rfy opponent gave me
BY no meana dt for, tat Though he hal gloves
nn),--grnzed me just once upon the loft
temple, and on closing was, to my surprise:
thrown flat upon his back He ross, and
showed tho gIeateat inclination to test tho
tenacity with which my hair was fixed upon
my head and the consequences uas thAt 1t Was
difficult to avoid closing = second time. when
should esy,) and dragged mo do1n atop OF
him should h1ve got up aSalu Is soon -
possible, but he seemed to derive some lncom-
prehenMble satisfaction from rubbing the bsck
Of his head 70 and fro In tho gravel, and hold
ing ma IN tight embrace. As no lay, ! waa
conscious Of rending Of garmc1,ta, and in
moment there appeared on eithsr Bide Of our
proetratc bodies leg, which recognized ~
-Jonee's; and could dinniy pe1refJp that Jonas
was sstnds Of M aad vas keeping on
hesd eornethtng which could not quite dis
t;nguish.
ufas md now the autho6tes appeared upon
tho eeene; and popular opinion being against
and Wa summa1ly ejoctod, After about twenty
minutcs' enjoyment Of Jones' " cheerful soape,'
Dogbe1V, With his usual sense Of jusa<e,
would not sven lot ms look for my hat, 90
took the AesTy Ct putting On my sdvasa,gs,'
dsrs, and gsTe me N opportunity Of gauging
his siza.-.
As Boon u us wcrc outaids tha gates, Jones
showed his regard tor mo b patting me- on
tho shoulder and sayiug, "EraTo! old boy;
yuu did remarkably we'll II we're you. /
tia bus1ness.''
Now, I an By no means Whit pugfista term
d A"gautton !" considered not only that had
done remarkably vel, but also that had bean
very lucky; vs. dsplerable object to look
sas e ass E Il so eRPas Thsa Sss
blood (from the bonne.~waarcs,s s,1atch)
with my ~1ute te undone, and 1umpled up
Ike 4n 1Emade spill with my shirt-front be-
spatttrcd with nd spots, and With one Of the
WAS personally undn1ured, With the exception
Of tho scratch, snd very allght confusion Of
the left temple whereas. considering my ad-
vers.ry'e size, I ought to have been pounded to
I therefore replied to Jones' kind suggestion,
'tAy dear Jones, AN very much Indebted to
you for to-nighss work, for II hid been
Iopo, should have allowed myself, in the
most puailIanfmoue manner. 10 be inEu1ted to
any extent ehoEt Of personal violence. I, tharo-
fore, chegfully resisn to you tbs conclusion Of
luG 44EuC00 yOA a4Q SoVA pAVASA ~ a0y L
have thus far conducted successfully be my
nteT ego; wnit for my adversary, tnish him on,
md welcome. A. for me, I eha1l be on by the
first cab
But that sel1-den5ing Jones declined to
"takn my lesvings" {as be put ID. and insiss~
We rode along, demanded OF Jones what hAd
become Of my bouquet, and learned that 1t had
tec,a "torn to muithereens;" and what he had
whirled around his head to keep the people Of,
md learned that It WIS the rent-od eoat-tail,
tell Jones that the +" something heayyish WIS
| the prnycr-book Arabella hsd lent me (vith her
| nhme in it, too,) that very morning, for Jones'
has such queer ideas Of joke, He actually
laughed when he told me that the coat-ta1 and
| ita cdutcnt8 hAd been torn from his hands,
I md, no doubt, been carried on as trophy by
! sorne on-lDokeT.
Tbs dreaded next morning came, and pre-
| Ecntsd myself 1T A.abealAs house.. When
followed tho servant into tho room where Ara
mayed u to tho simple words, "Mr. Brown" :"
tho eeryant had added, with the cholera
! mothuB."
"Whatever hAve yuu been doing7" she
xsked, for the scratch Al bcrnas one check and
the uontudun on tic LETT temple, told tale Of
adventure
Ifelt Inclined TO Say: "Teasa, mA'ssu, Il
*as Jones'" a. II wcra little boy before his
school.nistress but I resisted the inclination,
and g1inned feebly. saw her eyes directed
toward my empty hands, in one OF which she
no doubt expected to sec her bouquet triumph
"Ehere are my flowers ?" ehe asked.
ahook my head surruwfu11y.
"Iou hare left them homo, suppose :"
she said
Again shook my head soz1ovfully.
"And WHARF Is my p1syer~hook r hhe aaked
IN t.u-poclct Of my overcoat" an
WHY ,l adn't yoa bring is7"
"Why notf I thought 1t WA in your coat
$50 believs it is"
"Nhy didn't you look7"
"I haven't II"
"Yoo haven't your eoat-pocket ?"
"Eo; I will tell you III about I'll snd pray
be az nerciful "a You can-"
And Without screening myseN behind lones
gave IN honest, straightforward account O
my sad ntshap. Aaoella listened without N
lie Is proceeded; and when had duished
she rose from he1 chsir, whilst indignation
: flashed from he1 eyes, md said, contenptuous
II, "so. aftcr the Language you used % M
, yastcrdAy, You dared TO tako my bouquet ans
my prayerLbook into such > place - tsat an'
my name In the praynr-book, too! Don
spe.t; IN not hear word; and neFer I'd
| dress me again - you did yeatcrday. Goo
morning, Mr.. Brown" And ahe swept fron
, the room with distant courtesy. And sh
J married tho man who is popularay Known =
Another.
So the fatal bouquet cost one hat q guinea]
!, | onc ovcrcoat (four guineas>, scratch on th
face, confusion on the left temple. prayer
. book with Arabclla's name in), sud Ar1be1ls
i I call It expensive.
Eternity for All.
/ By THE AIK ROBERT LEIGHTON.
: Rad Of bnttles with their thousands sla1n,
/ OF plaques that buried ny1taAs eide By side,
: OF savage hurtes that sccntt to i've In vain,
And, unEegEettcd. died
And through the hIstorie6-sacred and pFofape-