, 1873-07-06
THE WORST MATCH OF THE SEASON.
IN HIS vOICE.

tWllou tOQA tHG klulU4t W uuAGfU ~ AA OA Lilo
subjeot) that sho mildly loathod me. thought
aho had novor forgotten d cortain ovont or two
connected with tho past-tho dear irrovooablo
lnys whom hadn't Lost my money, and stood
forth tho crown aud 1owor OF ,marrtagoable
Now York baoholorhood; when, also, sllo waa
poor 1ittlo Fanny Ohioloator, and no coming
millionaire, like Archibald Honti,, Esq, had aa
got cast Ills shadow before. Doubtoas I bo-
lavod with moro or lees villainy then; 1t certain
ly is moan-spirited for follow to tfiile away
girl'a time u11lor such cireumstanoos-tim TINT
is money to tho awoot industrious creature. It
Ia Just nko putting ono's hand In ones pocket
whilo pathotic-looklng monllcant stands by,
md thon withdrawing tho hand empty, to tho
mondlcant's painful amazemont.
But moHt nuro1y all satire Ia ill-timed which I
may presume to level agnlnet Afra. Arohibald
Heatl,. We havo cllangod places, aho and I, since
those departed days. Her end Of tho BooBaw,
has gone mhjeatically up, mino dishoartoningly
down. Doubtless I ought to fool grateful
enough for bolng Askod hore to this lovely
Laurolwood by lady whoao invitationa are ofton
groyolod for and then not Cotton and porhapH
belonged among Tho scrAmblera and tho
clbowore my exquisite triumph would bo like
receiving now sense.
Woll, a. it is, am grateful exceedingly. A
nature that con forgot an injury, or rather re-
member II we'll enough to return 1t with kind
noss, comes nearer to that human state which
merits cauonizaion than In any other instance
can hit upon. Tlia aeoms to ba precisely
tho case with Mrs., Hcath. am asked to
Lauro1Hood, and among tho three other
pooplo who arc asked contomporaneously
thore is . certain Miaa Lillian Martcl, rc1ntivo
of Mrs. Heath's husband.
This ovoning, nftor haye been having q
rathor ondurablo talk with tho girl, and hnvo
boon 1anguidly making up my mind to like hor
an 3ng a. am here pe of time whose
terios), what should occur bat BORT Of little
private interview with mi. hostosa?
Hoy DO you like herf" Mrs. Heath wants to
know, lingering spray Of 1noon1it honoysuck1o
this poorloss plaoid-colorod July night.
I am In d aort OF absent mood, and don't
answer at all precipitately: 4 httle lnstdious
,moonllght has pushed itaelf through tho denso
largo fnll-monllod arm till tho firm clear Aosa
looks like Hculptured pearl. nm thinking how
once, in IN impaaaioned youthful moment, my
NpaLwel), vol tho arm ia finer phyeieal
nature refuse to let 90 many women fulfill their
corporeal promtaea till marriage has furnished
its gracious @ @nerr4iaai0n, e, Tor aueh development?
WI How do ss 9s M.r{o he,i% J. repeat lazy "Hor7
lUA l4SMu 444Ha lAuIkN4
"Oh, certainly J" lwhilo I am waking myself
up). "Vory much; TINT 1s, she talks rathor
nicely, I think; We discussed croquet mostly:
"You must have exhausted tho topic" atateo
Mrs. Hoath with Light laugh, "conslder1ng
h how long yoq ys'9 woro together. Don't You think
"sho las nico hair 10 bright aud wavy.. I
mean IN front, OF course. make point hlways
8 woman's hoad; it is usually such q stronghold
OF Deceit not to Bay e1traysgance."
"What swcet1y amiable iGeai Do you know
you're gotting to bo terrific cynic now that
dividing hor sentencewit saucy laugD "you'ye
lost your property? II buy You nice tub, will
you promise mo occasionally to bit in tt7 But
about Lily Martcl. Do you think hor clever?
Archie, says sho is, and Archie knows. you
"Does ho2 suppose that il John Stuart
Mill tnlkod croquet with Carlyle, there wouldn't
be much resultant brillianoy III conversational
way,p, .a w,cn mo,nu that Mia, Marin, a,an,+ ,n.
tercBt you. alu aorry 10 hear it. Eho Ana boon
out SO little, md wanted hor to havo SUCCESS
noxt yoar, II possible. renl succoas, mean;
" not molo stupid bellosdp founded on tho fact
1perpetrato an effote cough. People are apt
to ,,so cough AS au ambuscate for some sudden
amazcmont. ''Hcr money 2" presently repeat,
enough on my guard asain to attoinpt little
hynocrisical unconcoln. II didn't know
Mrs. Heath raises astonished eyebrows. "You
haven't hoard2 You don't toll mol I thought
noarly everybody knew" (Aforo dainty COM
munication with tho honeysucklo.) "Oh yes;
very rich indeed Got it from hor grandmother.
BY the way" (sweeping ny faeo for q second
with keen eyeD, "theso tidings arc not going to
dnn tho current of your future civiity, trust.
Some mon arc go morbld!y afraid Of being
thought fortuue-hunters. And If you're not
just Is pleasant to Lily honccforth as you llayo
previously been, I slsll f9ol that have done
little apple Of knowledge"
After that our intorviow is moro or loss
concluded. That woman haH grown to bo tho
very gultana Of diplomatstB. Could anything
have been more delicately put !? Tho blow to
my dignity and the balsasnlc salvo OF hoaling
wore offored simultaneously. In those few
Etrong worda, too, sho fofgave mo for all tho
past-she who can 80 well afford to forgive now!
Her benign finger has pointed for me q path to
prosperity. 80 many lngor. aimilarly circum-
etancod, would have withored in it's socket rather
than perform any Haol piece OF digltal benevo.
lonco. BEesB her she has taken tic noblest OF
ill reyenCeB-utter forCiycnesB.