, 1873-07-27

Picture Of Henlth md ha promisos woro but
memory cursed by MI sayo hor who had Buirerod
by them. r Ind tho knack OF writing sontl-
mont ! might mAko a long article ont Of lcr
roasonsbo ovo Ae OF tic 1a!or e' tl,ero s
| waH @ fnnt counterpart In Mr. J}rookca'
5oo, who would have 1nu.le hor wifc, a,,d layo
become father to l'cr clliltl. hit Aio wnH rs
constant mud eorlo,H now as al,o l,al been fcklo
and frivolous before. Totlla!s nI,o rernnc, to
link Joo'A iata with hers from feeling Of roet-
t'l;o, poaaibly from lingering hope tlat tho
false one would yet como, To- rcti1e,n himself.
| ccrieB Ill Bilonco.
Int ,weok, rs was passing St. - Church,
q bridal company 81, were ateppl"g from tlioir cur
rages. ,,,, Iho t,r1a1gf9o1n ,1lo lad como up only
the Picture Of 11oaltl waB before mo- HID boon @
loss lotharglo and opposed to " sconos," uilonld
tys E1s 'sSd n pp fhotn tho s H' tnon f. slo ;
den TINT marriage, thereby making my
solf appear n hero to some md a fucol
to others; aa It was, 1norcly asked
& coac1nan .s1, to como and drink at my cxpcpno
oi't! toll mo who those happy young pooplo wore,
nnd were m they ,woro going this lno spring morn
ing; Tho conolmnn was communicative, md
toa mo that i Tho gentleman saa awful rich, with
Sneeaa5'ns 2"s c G5 ft9Stng tn md TINT the lady too
that thoy wore going to hnvo breakfast at No.
so-antl-ao al'1are. II Beemeu worry hard that M
aequaintanco should not have hidden mo to lis
should fool deeply Interested. fot It must bo
la memory That failed him ratl,or tl,an hiB aon
lion therefore, to rcliovo hia mind from tho
ai!lietton tho knowledge OF his neglect
! to attend his brealfast unaskod, and be- M
rnnyitod guest. I thanked the coacl,n,an and
hado him farowol, md quickly made my way to
Ho-an1-ao aqnare. I found no difficulty in got
faBt Tho .confcctioner's man Chow lie reminded
mo Of old timesI Slipped mo Into scat botwecn
two ladies'. as II tho arrangement had boon made
beforehand. Boing. al | havo said, a modest
| man, was so overpoworod by q scngo of my own
tomority that for Bolno timo I know nothing
feoling imagino an unbloodod soldier must OK
pcrenco whon for tho first tlmo ho Boos nothing
between himself and tho onemy and with just
was presently nervod; ;, I opened .. brisk con-
aud swallowed whatovor food was not be-
foro mo, perfectly regardless oi tho fearful
from my pluto, and Looked about mo. Very lit
tlo removed from on tho opposite eit}o OF tho
table sat tho happy man. 1Io, too, Kept bis oyos
on his plato::. Ills chocks woro palo-ooking, m
If thoao radiant apples had turned up fhoir
neither side. OF course ho lad Boen mo. was
lappy III MY jokes. and tho ladies' bosido mo,
being Single md to1orably advanced in yonre,
wore nppreeiatiye and pleased to laugh con-
such an OCCASION, whero silence Is sometimes
brokon By whispered convorHntion that voreca
on tug melancholy. 1 became tho funny man Of
tho tablo: saw ~ eyes but tho oarwig ones !;
81 Sid one Of tho sa isdioa: :! 10, Mr.. orr"
"NemoBis, I said.
"Mr, Nemesis. what an odd uamo !-havo you
knoTl nat1, tno ,' bridegroom ;, 11ong ?"
i" Bnt lately. have known the bride from lor
girlhood."
was delightod; nothing said would DO
| Tastod. What tho bridegroom did not hear di-
"What trying occasion this must boil"
ITO some; but the happy bridegroom has had
moro 1sagrocablo trials than this"
1Io dropped his fork.
"IIow woll Ao las borno thom!"
Men with strong moral principles do not
porm1t themselves to 10 agitated by tho ut-
avoltlablo misfortunos that happen to them-
"He haa novcr told US Of thoso trinls"
Hue 10 30 modest"
"sncl, modeBty IL a gront virtue"
..;a; ;"E;1eeept when @ it excludes wife or witoa
f %pid Siu' you know ~ 9i'S'f bis fan'y3"
4" know his mamma extremely wo1l. used
to see her oyory day, md she valtod us regularly
aud depth rarc ovon among motherH sho toilcd
though differently, as hard for him ~ over ha
has toi1od for-himBelf."
"Hho IL dead z"
II WAS with her when Hhc breathod her Inst
son."
"Was he prasont :"
"No; ho did not know Of her death until af-
tor. He had been studying hard for some time
previously for nn appointment undor Govern
ment, had passed. his examination, and, ut
that titne was engaged IN the onoFous duties OF
t.IIow shoeLingl Toll mo of Ills other trials.'
| mot now.'
"will you proaently7"
health"
looked acrosB tho table, Tho happy raan'a
full netler lip hung bloottless on his chin, dis
playing his teeth liko dog that is being Btran-
:" But you arc not tho beat man,"
! No !; but I'm good enough for that"
/ looked up again. uo waB speaking to q
waiter.
You will bo doing 30 quito out Of ordor."
on tue contrary, ahail 10 doing so in order
to please myself.
Clio wator was working his way round tho
II expect you aro very vain Of your oratory."
Whom look at the bridegroom ought mt
to be proud Of my spocies7 Excuse mo ono
moment"
Tho waitor gavo mo hastily folded piece Of
paper. 1t contained second piece that cracked
as opened 1t. It was a noto for GEO. I looked
up once moro; what littlo expression tho fat
face was capable or wes Of abjoet supplicaton.
I know tho Significance Ct tho E5o; md ii, III I
boforo hYpothoBized, had been 1nolodra1nati-
cnlly constituted, should hayo risen and hurled
it ir it's souders tooth or oycs. InBtead fun
blod It about nervously on my lap until decision
tarli!y cumo to mo.
You look quito disturbed, said tho lady ho.
sido me-.
~ am yory much affected. have received q
noto."
"a nice noto ?"
"The worry nicest-n flfty-pouud noto. It Ia
from the bridegroom"
"IIow odd !"
"Woald you lko to know why ho sent it7"
30, no; ha, ha!"
tbst ne shond Tia bnsas mo'o ~
my little biographical oratiou. Tho nionoy is