American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-23
A CONFUSION or TONGUES.
BY EDGAR FAwCETT.
THE WOMAN NARRATEs.

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IT is absurd of Mrs. ramsey; and L tel
her so, while seated at her little nonparei
of breaktast-tables right opposite her deal
old bright-eyed face, almost as blooming
under its gray waves of hair as the plump
pink peach am about to eXcoriaie-
The idea" | rebuke, "of your fancy
ing that snail De porea mere III this rove
" spot for the next SIX weeks TO come
Indeed, ENJOY every mement
| But Whiicoeach Ism Newport, cpi
summarizes - my noSresS, WIN d ooun d
snllie, IT .er.a.niy w Wy SouI -, .,
you uiauys, 10 sNe up Ne"Por'' anu lei
Eva 60 IN your steau-
MOI AT an, i cohtra1lct, WIN sharp
stress AUNT hlle.i couiu ohiy tahG one
OF us why shouiu II hot nave Deeh Eva
p. ,.a.' III sho doS.,,-ns ~ 500 ,ha III
- ~ So siiJ So, - -, d W ~ e
ihiiapileu s'ope iiI p Gnu ~ enoi II We
VIZ Ign, 'is, I'iI9".' nov Nou',i
make lnem least her eyes ior her WIN
eVeLy .heh Oh EUROPE .liat sile Saieu 70
ZOE DIT, 'hIoW Ihs III as iliu.h VI ASH anu
Africa as she wanted, 700! ,,
nu, :nc - m !, 'ho iea9t s"u', ~ ny
. .iIi ,'nriotrom, nuse Us n:,iisas
Last summer, wheh she stayed win me-
ne e,iiii VIII niSeis VIE Iie,ei "eii
vi esieSr'iiihS 10 mt hei gay ,iouShts-
am about to answer, when one OF Mrs.
| Ramsav's maids enters the room with the
morning mail. Each of us has Il letter.
| NJ :; g., r., 81 :; arin,;no To-,
lie ,,,'nonI,h, nd MI 10 onito
sen uh1 r.''N'pi!, 'ni "puiu o' Iuito
happy oul ior une lioush, INA. l. h ilo.
gwen up my Newport trlp III inc very liist
moment, Just because L fancled that she
would relish going.
As soon as I have read nv letter. I
Glance toward Mrs Ramsay and discover
'iia' hei iace Is ",el,ieu II, siiiics, WHIT
sne levels nNeu looks at her own leiter
through the gold eyeglasses she has late
ly donned.
:" You seem in seventh heaven of
amusement remark
Sha ,,ro,,n ,I,- I,,-s down bor lottor ,,d
- pi;1II" 10y o1Io.a,, i;,,io Ill ~
si. p.ishe' -iio ineiio"es' ii''io 'iiii vi
iauSh'er.
And SO will you be, Gladys, when you
hear. 1t is from nv nephew, Eric Pal
mern Then she takes mn the letter and
tosses II toward me with anotber mirtt-
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~ 'I'esN''o- u i , i. .
MIN mere, you KNOW, never dreaming ilat
he would come
Immediately read aloud the following
communication from Mrs RamSay'S rela-
tive.
Nrxv Yang August q 49,
ion ,, 1A's"7' g TO-
MY DEAR AUNT EDITH: Rumor has Tor once
proved herself not 10 be an exceptional 1aisl-
tier. Ii you have heard that my engagement
Is broken OIL, you have heard correctly Last
tien 81 i,s srtmershin any bavno nreviauuiS oh-
famed the full consent of the CONTRACTING par
ties
Don't scream with surprise when you read
that arl coming TO Mmteoeach. Mother
declares That you VIII. But, peileve me, your
lnslta.i T mas sc. before me, 50 10 speah' ,ne
nh;nh AZ cam Eli mnnn for pSnend;ng the p p
fortnigbt I had medtated Maine: had non
dered the Adirondacks; had considered Lake
Superior; but Whitebeach offers me, just at
present, greater charm than all. viewed
from purely soci;l POM, perhaps l snii,
ProNe aoo ,, az ti rnS sou ,rnuia
, Un .n on The dnor.hem ScveribcIess vom
have brought me upon yourself; you have
caught me like cold; you shall have me like
the measles shall take you at your word,
ana come.
''While my resolution was forming, mother
suddenly recollected that you have the poor
deaf and dumb Miss Garthe at present staying
VIII YOU ,hl an &c fhnsh !, ,nie,t ,rnxe
an obstacle to INV coming Obstacle for
soothi Had she fold me that the articulate-
sneakinp Miss Garthe was there. matters
would have reached an abrupt settlement
But assure you, on the word of gentleman
and eynic, that consider, Just now (and
don't know whether nave NOT Always con
smd Su,I,nass ~ Houthf,i w"mon 70 he twn
of Natnrc,s most cnaaain@ possibIe Gifts
/ am sure that Miss Garthe and / will be the
best of friends. l don't talk with my fingers,
but perhaps you will teach me how TO make a
digital request for the butter, or signalize cor,
dially thit IL is a nice uiy. ! LEI me peg Oh
YOU, oy-tne-py, 10 PLeven. ,ne y1uns naut
~ loma pi;, any orS don;t wan, to he cruel