, 1874-11-15
RlCOLOT'S ORDEALS.

dow1y OF Miss Roth Cumleigh, and succeeded in
| intruding himself upou her attention. This
week he and have been staying at Cumleigh
Lodge, in Surrey, to honor the pheasant pre-
serves; but ne have been doing something else
besides shoot, thanks to the ingenious spirit OF
Miss Ruth.
You recollect being informed that Mr. Cum
leigh had fallen into bad odor among society,
owing to Miss Ruth's eccentric proceedings.
Having romantic mania for testing the personal
courage OF her adorers, this young lady had
played pranks upon upon certain Nell-connected
gentlemen-notably q guardamsu or two-and
these pranks had redounded more to Hiss
Ruth's pe1spicacity than to the gloridcation Of
her victims. To revenge themselves, the we'll
connected gentlemen Who had been made to
show the white feather had spread the report
that Mr. Cumleigh was disgracefully bad
form-a person OF whose ansecedents nothing
Was known, aud must hare made his fortune by
modes OF which no right-thinking mind could
approve As for me- I only half believed this;
but having & great opinion OF myself, like the
lest of you, hesitatcd to accept Mr. Cum!eigh's
Invitation, and it was only at the instant suppl
cation Of Kigolot that at length condescended
to accompany him. When We arrived, Miss Ruth
| thanked me with . denure little bow for the
honor was dciuE her fathers roof, and hoped
that l should not find the hospitality Of it too
| nuulEle.
This was nonsense, for less humble place
| could not be found by advertising. Cumlelgh
Lodge ,s r1ch. luxurious, aud yet tasteful; for
| those Who. knowing little Of The houses OF city
piutocrats prate Of the osteutatlous vugar1ty OF
these abodes, forget that men like Mr. Cumleign
seldom consult their OVID tastes in tie matter OF
| furniture, but appeal to Artistic upholster-
ers. Before I bad spent d ciock.roand At
.he Lodge could not help wishing that
some of the ari5toclacy, among whom my &C.
uua.ptances chiefly lle-as I thiuk WAS
! good enough to explain to you before-would
| take leaf out Of this city man's book. The
| only thing to complain OF vas that among the
other guests invited we're trido too many fel-
| low CITY men strongly perfumed with gold. But
after all, gold is good perfume
The otler morning. then, after q satisfying
breakfast of game p,es, We observed that the
4kY Was weeping, and as sport whs difficult un-
lei the circumstances strolled into the billiard
| room and began knocking the balls about:
uaitiug for Rlgolos to join me-. l had
Cumleigh glded in "1tn the gravity OF purpose
on her pretty face. She was adorably fresh
dressed in d bun costume OF ecru linen. with
| velvet band and large medallion round her neck,
/ yelvet bracelets round her wrist. ano scarlet
| foso stuck, as by tie metest accident in her
| gi1dIe. Laying finger on her lips she mo-
iioued to me to follow her into the conservatory
anioining tue b1Illard-room, aud there, when I
| had let fall the door cultainr she said:
| ..M:.. Cmrns.cbn
.Wa,,s e Era'ci fr;and ia making yio1ent Ioys to
me-
II do not wonder Ut it,"
-, tttsaa q ~ asa 10 t1s;,,1 Eea,c1,1nan
tn' !. 1e,ots 4a .n,Iant;c h Viscaunt. belieye.'
10. foreign ViBcounts! Aud then have no
faith in the courage of these Freuchmen. They
ooasI too 1hueu a.a, S"a a,.1 haJ ~ c,mr,ea ~
man Mpo nuaeteu ~ u md m,Ea me w,etch.
"ou.u ~ teasaI s - him What ia rour on1n,on
ea ana asnamea niiot1 81 p, "nA' - ''AA op'A1'oA'
OF moosieul ,t, Aso'o''
"I1y him.. :, VIM .;,, t,,a
M,. 80 "u0' ~ 1f,oat who :. sa;d tn harnt =
me. Inele u Knosf ~ NV Nv - th'nI S1ons'ar~
E,aalat - afrs,d ~ gloats ~
Klgolos ls a1fa!o o. euos17 +hon r.o,f Int
naso n..49 .oaeu sevo ~. e..,,, o.a1,d;ca ),
ftencnn1an s mas +h,.. u9 Mons;an- p;aoint v,r,d
ana 90 yGu tunA h tssn ,rs3 hrre,ara uJa
nAe ~ pe n,1o.s amSno y, ha fsca ~ asked sf;ss
polntng !evolse'n ~ os u.o ~ aaso -. "<Aoo A1Aa'
can onlY ans"gs W. n9ee4, s auu a;aa .unaese
that n'gnt ~ ouiesu,neu "o'1o 10 'o''
ably ~ Gotea IN ny "emufy ;,, a. +ha .,a .ho
wen. tnlnk & .uat "ll ~ snSn' ssta one
p s oets thEonr5 he Two trials credIsoy
II ne Ee.a su.1o6u - t.s -ena;D,S tIao-11.'.-,
will tell nun thas papa uas 'ece.suu % 'ee1a oi,
saying thas nls 1otsune ~ !eopatfus fo snan ~,
eeo .uon "ooA
Ai44oy' H., ,..,oa and hatraon ra .,a
1langneo sue 1augheu, ana taon,eo-tab1o ab 10
series Of oiueAs 10 na'. 80. - ~
50 that esenlng as t,l9ne; 5 ~ @ tbe ,e.,s "a
being 1emogeo, hno any ~ traa :nr
bad time 70 aIa" N n'oIis .pana iou, "'u ~
tfutn Cume'ga oari! rist 70 Erona
tonight tne gaos' pays nlS yearly '4''' ~ ot@''-
hill Chnichya1ai;;, r., MN .-o,, s,r snc, foolish
" NY dear cn1io' ao" o~n 5ou '~5 ou1n A'o1404
things u.on.a ,u
hademo'sel1 psl1eses ~ si;t snvs'e a,l n1" - ~
CURED Kgoiot, olspa5'ns n10 "A4'0 SeeAn VI Lilo
other elde OF 'ue 'aplo' ,,p.,.4
In unoouoteo gnosse, uls11eat aIo
thus one nas as'a tsate ~ th;nE 81 =
In sure II naAes one hnsts nu ~ ~ ~A ~ 49,
Uon-t you o1ness t ~ hA1s.a faca a+ onca bac,,na
Hlgolots nAno8o"o 4@e' ~ oNso oe'AA40
SERIOUS ,a .xttn nv.
Ze9e arg ulolo AnSn ~ uea .0 sINioa 1a'
We dream o. ss 3oul ona1ospnie ea5e' ll".eu- s'.
selle; cannot oeny sat hno" NV. no1ins aeous'
but care not 1ol enoe.e5a 81 1"eA n'sso1A " 1'n1
-ior Vas eau zey 70 ~ me5
"Ihe answer u seu9lpIo a"u olase n Mau,
Mossheef l1Soso1,, eac'A%eo 9.s' ou".a!sn .,!
With approval anu tne otnel ct.1 mens 'Ie's .
wives aud mobile lncum1lancea; conculleo' ou'
Ruth e1aculated' emiling1y. ~ II skopt'caa:
" Well WoQlu you care to 90 au0 5tauu II