Fair play., 1873-04-03

hItt' DAHt's!S St'ii tt.lp ~ snip
while her bus::uL mother hr-ticd
and iitget-d her >lo~.g .i:,s husband
away on lis Journey. Her mind hav.
ing taken in the idea ni tie great
change IN their circumstances, she
was already trimming an imaginary
we've, p"l"naise with real lace. when
a voice awoke he: from her reverie
, with Il
Betty what are vou thinking Of
"Oh dear. how vou startled me,
Tom" said Betty "i'm max inr "A
goose of myself, | tupppa-e. p. i.
the unIuck iss, creature in the world.
Z II cAu'i be that he is worth money at
last: hu: Come in to tea, and we Ii
tell you about it.
S" Tom, who wa. journeyman
carpenter, and who had been engng.
ed TO Betty for some time, went into
tho back room, and lhere over tea,
toas, and arple sauce, decided that
there could be 10 mistake in the mat.
ter.
There WAS no mistake. Mr.. Burt-
ing WAS ac,ualiy Iii. uncIe's hoir The
poor i,t'!~ s;s,i"ner was no longer to
he bothered by apprehcn-ions o!' be,
in.r uushl. 10 make both ends meet
Mss Bunting c,uli have Is many
velvet su,;a ns she chcsc: Mrs. 3Int-
in, %ouid ride IN her cs.lr,s.e. Th.
yonnE 'srP-"tsr ha,d.. Haew whc,h-
cr', rcjo::s o. grleve.
you'll quite look down on ne
now, Betty" he said, when all WA.
settled, the fine residsnis ga the ave
nue purchased, aud tho veive: POLO
nsi.r actually finished aud on. Be-;
Betty vowed to remain ;rue for ever.
aud only stipulated that sin com
pAuS" he should hereafter call her
; E!ixabeth:
II don, mini when we are bv our
se'vc.," ,i.s explained, "bu, Betty is
so c;.:nInua.''
Half 4 mii:irH vii! x!mi; any one
, ITO society i'll New York. E;za-
hc,l!a "a. apt, and ready TO sdar,
!.e.kriito Tie circle in wE.ci, She soon
found ii.srsv:i. She ,:ir.se'i more t.iai
ANY cne e!,e, .r.i t:.,i.,i sbnu, her
poor Uncic Yulrick great deal, and
As she wss rsther petty lie "took'
sa:azinGly. Sne was sill Very low
ing To Tom. bat she intim:.,ed TO him
that Wednesday, nights were the only
"m-s she could devote 10 him excu-
sivcly. oI accuunt of her engage
men,s.
So the winter passed and summer
came. Fashion was ilitting to ,he
country, and ;hc Bunt;ns-, once only
to happy if they couia enj,y f'w
"excar-;on, during The season, must
ftt with her.
Mrs. Bunting commanded Mr..
Bunting to engage room; at The mos;
fashionable hc.e! ut Newport, ANA
Mr. Bunting, having endcavorcd To
discover wblch was the mos, fashion
able. oheyrd Ii: tehest. Cart loads
"i Saratoga .rt:aks rolled away from
Mr.. BiH,lrss palat,a! residence; u
carriage followed With tie Buntins-.
Mrs. Bin,in, glrciuiiy y smiling, Miss
Bunting elegantly >corn,ui after the
last fashion plate Mr. Bunting with
a pinchei aud worried look upon his
Why they shout: leave home and
60 10 a hotel he could not imagine.
1t they wanted the country, there
old Cousin Pepper-But Mrs. Bunt-
ing would not hear OF il, despite the
the letter from that worthy cousin, in
which occurred these lines:
81 have kept the back bedroom and
the front attic 10, you rs usual. We
are all anxious 10 konsra, uia:e you.
! hope that richc, viii make NO differ
enrr in your feelings t. old friends,
thnusl. there is them that say II :sllers
Goos."
\ dreadful life poor Mr. Bunting
;e!t ii H. lie a: The ho;el. 1t Was bad
enough to te waited Oh by 50 many
>ervcllt, ~ ui;.c. but these la! wait
ers in black oppr.>-ed his s9ui. Al
times he felt thai there was danger "i
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