Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-24
LOVE AND PORT.


a bad sort Of a fellow. and, besides, ne had soms
very 2 of port. Now. II had been asked which
pfe-srIet Stubs or the port, [ should, with
out much hesitation. have said the port
w. reading at the Temple az the time got
90 LLOw Stubbs, and a. he lived in Chiffon ter
race. a. q lived there too, IN the mouse next
30 subs had = daus hter-a bit OF a hum
bu- rot the sort of girl should care much
abo, 2. but saw at once thatif wanted 70 keep
nv acouaintance with Stubbs, or rather with
Stubbs's port, / should have to keep up an ac-
susintance with Stubbss daughter. could not
wholly devote myself 20 her, because l was pas
siouafely devoted to another girl. who, In turn
gaS pass iOuately in love with me; but, ssmehO "
OF other, that girls father didn't see the joke OF
nv making up to his daughter, and whenever
called at his house, be frequently slammed the
door II my face. Things went on much in the
same way for some time; j got awfully 'sfull'
v h old Stubbs, rather with old Stubb>':
port. tone evening, as we were sitting over
.he-that 10 TO say, bis fire, smoking Our-tha NJ
Is 70 say, ts cigars, he said, looking out Of the
corner OF his eye at me, Tomorrow, Mr.
Chips, my daughter Bilpa comes of age; now,
Il sou were 20 give her some little token OF you
respect, think she would take it very kindly. .
f'Is she only one and-twenty to- morrow 1
said. 81 should have put her down at few
years more than that" "Nes," he continued
''People often thing little BilPa Older than she
is; bat she i nice little girl, for all that" 81
she9H / said. rather thong htlessly, aud immedi-
atelv recovering myselt-''she l., indeed" A nd
finished up by promising old Stubs l would
certainly make her a present on such an event.
ful day IN her life. ON my way 10 the Temple,
next dav. 7 accordingly invested shilling or
two IN a token When 1 returned to nv lOd 2 =
frys a. tOUr o. clock in the evening | found the
following little note on my table:
/ am going 70 have a little dinner party to-
night. old fellow, in honor OF Bilpa. Excuse so
short an invitation, but drop IN az seven; you
will know every one there. b. Is. STUBBs.
l accordingly dropped in" at seven, and
found Bill "a alone in the drawiug-rOom, decked
out in a most extravagant style, with plenty
OF hair uIOn her head and paint upon her face
81 must wish yOu many happy returns of the
day. Miss Stubbs,' ! said land il you would re-
ceive tbs little present from an Old friend l
Chips she SAID. .what a beautiful little
thing, Eyes, not a bad sort of a thing" | re-
marked. turning TOUnd, hst!essly, just enough
10 see that old villain Stubs looking through
the crack Ofthe door. "Ah. ah' he cried, sud
denly bounding into the room, 'sOTry to give
you 20 short notice, bat" sob, don't
mention II. l replied. ''it's all the same to
me-"
twas now half past seven, and no one had
turned W except yself, and was a little sur
pTised when Stubs, suddenly rising, said,
'Lets 60 in TO dinner" l soon found out that
'the little dinner party very little in
deed. only three persons sa- down to it-Stubbs
Blps and myself. After dinner, Stubbs's port
came out again, and l am afraid took little
too much, Tor believe / said many things la
ter Oh il tue evening to Bilpa which she put a
-omewhat unpleasant Chat IS, to mel cJnstruc-
ton upon and the very next day found the
following little note on my table.
DEAR Mr.. CHIPS. / am aware that you are
Wlat people call IN lOVe' with my daughters
and a. she -avs that she is not at all adverse to
Your ADDRESSES, you have my full consent to
continue them. Don't forget TO drop in this
evening. Yours truly, b. b. SruBBs.
1 dropped in as usual that evening, with full
intentions o. throwing cold water ON the whole
affair bat ! happened to enter the house just as
old Stubhs was IN the cellar, and | remembered
hls port:
That same night a lOng-looked for letter came
FROM kItty-kItty CObbs was the name of my
s'deyOteG one. 10 ran thus.
DEAE CHARLIE: Pas a. Obdurate as ever, and
positively swears he Will never consent to our
union. So. az YOU suggest, the best thing for
ne 20 DO = 70 elOPe. So meet me on the day at =
ter TO- morrow at the corner of Cotton street
where I shall be in a CAP at halt past ten in the
morning. Yours, through thick and thin, KITTY.
on the evening OF the next day | dropped in
as usua- at Stubhs's, and said in the course OF
oar Conversation, IL an OF TO the Continent to-
hot weather"
con axe YOU, really he said. seemingly a
little pax cat. 'Bl.pa, and / Will miss you
DIRE adiUIly. I dare say we shall manage, how
ever, 10 get abroad Tor short time this Sum
mer. and aii-Let's see, when did you say yea
thought you could best arrange Tor the hap
oh. Christmas said hastily.
Wei, there's nothing Ike getting little
blowout first, he said.
That evening pa cked up all my things, and
Ean-past ten next morning found me in the
same cab A. Kitty We were at once married and
lett the same day for the continent. We were
az happy and communicative as larks. but did
not da!etO tel Kitty, at least for the prese mt,
anything about old Stabhs and Bilpa. We
ters al the Grand hotel.
We had been out for q long walk one after
noon about fortnight after our arrival, and
came in little late TO the table hOte. and when
the waiter had escorted to our seats, who
should be sitting opposite to US but Stubs and
his daughter i was simply hsbberga ted ;
You could have knocked me down with a tooth
pick.
.'HullOa, shouted Stubs, sis that your"
"HullOai' i reiOined, ''who would have
thought OF seeing you here"'
''1ooS a fancy of running over to see what
was 10 be seen. BLps and Z are really charmed
10 see you. L suppose that is the married sister
you mentioned Mr.. Chips. Biipa will be very
much pleased to make her acq ssntance."
.'She isn't ny sister," replied; II haven't
got one"
An, whoever she is, we shah feel happy to
felt awiUlly fixed" III Kitty hadn't been
there, might have got out of the mess; but
there she was, as ignors OF ''the situation" as
'She-e's my w-w-ife, :" said boldly
"IOur wife" shouted Stubs.
''YOur Wife" echoed Bilpa
''Yes, am Mrs. Chips Kitty said eyidentIv
little surprised.
''But-" beloved s,ubbs, loud enough to
be heard al down the table.
''What on earth Is the natter" said Kitty.
''Nou'Te white in the face
81 can't stay any longer" replied. / don't
IeeI wei, nifty added, half sternly. $50 me
NV Sh huiIISus leaving olu STUDIOS
and Bi!pa 70 swallow the CJstrsteAtDs with their
Gevilled kidneys.
/ don't know how Stubs bore I'M. or Bflna
either. IL L ten years ago now and / am be-
ginn ng 70 get rather equity, AMI the doctor as
erloss Il 70 drinking port too early in life. Poor
gu Stnpos and Bilpa are still alive, believe,
but You cont catch me down Chiffon terrace
way even noW-no. not If know it.-Fiqaro
A Piea for the Mirror
ore Is tempted to think sometimes that the
loss / great IN not adopting the French plan of
inning houses with mirrors. If people caught
slght continually OF themselves, they wo1Id
hardly indulge in the grimaces and gaucheries
"hlSh ihey now intiict on the world. Ii couId
naiI4F Ieac 10 vanity, unless the manners were
Nltnout a fault, and would settle a hundred
NeAng problems OF dress and demeanor One