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held such a weight of annoyed humanity.
| The proprietor had just informed his
I guests that the members of circus com
| pany who were TO perform IN the neigh
borhocd had telegraphed their intention OF
"putting up at our tavern" Within five
minutes after the receipt Of this inteli-
gence almost every guest had received 1t
as u personal insult. This OF course was
not 10 be wondered at; indeed II was a
perfectly natural result, and one which
our host should have been prepared for.
The only surprise felt WAS that in this
goodly company there we're to be found a
few individuals, whose noses remained lev
el. aud who, not notwithstanding their 'distin-
guished descent" did not appear to be in
the least disturbed by the unusual news.
We are sometimes compelled TO look this
fact squarely In the face. The accident OF
aristocratic birth does not always insure
against plebian proclivities. The minority
In this case, observed, kept very quiet.
A wise course for micortics on all occa-
sons.
One little woman. who had charmed US
ali. even the folks with the sensitive oifac-
tories, came dancing up TO me after the
party had dispersed, evidently Imagining
that she had found "A congenial spirit.
Il am SO glad" she said; won't ii be
jolly:"
Hush" answered, warninsly, Don't
talk So loud"
'Oh. they are all gone" She went on
her pleasant eyes sparkling, and do be-
lieye | should just ike to shock EN-.
kept 10 my self the fact that she had al
ready done so. Twice 10 my knowledge
she had threatened Mrs. Grundy with YER
tigo. Once she had been seen tying up a
finger of the head waiter. Five poor fellow
A. a H..
enough, perhaps. for one who didn't know
any better, had rushed to the person
whose sympathy and assistance he was
/ the sure,t Of On another occasion she had
! bounded into the dining groom fresh from a
rsmblc In the woods, her hands iuli OF
wild flowers for her table. After arrang-
/ Ing them nicely In vase she actually Sc
/ lected somc OF the freshest of the blossoms.
aud making a tasteful buttonhoie boquct
/ fastened IL TO the lapel OF our walters
coat.
There, Frank" she said, This is what
I | call proper regard for the fitness OF
/ things. Give me some soup, quick, please
| | am famished.'
Ii was little singular perhaps, but that
I colored man wore those io"ers till they
withered and wasted, carefully putting
| them In water every night.
l But must hurry on TO bill" The cir
! Gus company arrived, and of course there
! was Q great hustle. Most OF their guests
kept their own rooms. thought II would
/ be pleasant to get a glimpse OF the hor.es
and hear the music, so did not vacate my
| rocklmg-chair on the piazza, as perhaps
/ under the circumstances il was emnently
proper should DO. Ny only lady compan-
! ion was the sweet and incorrigible little
! Mrs. Van Arness, the lady above mention
l cd Trup pfe ha
OF all description found its way To the
rooms set apart for our new guests. Then
followed the human freight; By the way,
! not half so frightiui or so coarse as our SUI
per-sensitiveness had imagined. A,man and
woman looking very much like other folks
walk ed into the house, the woman with a
! young baby In her arms, the man leading
a little boy apparently about three years OF
age. The child's gait and manner gave ev-
dence OF training for the ring, even at that
early age. Five minutes after | looked up
from my book 10 see Mrs. Van Arness u
short distance away from me, talking very
busily with this same little fellow. His
parents were busy In their own room, and
had probably not noticed the chlld's ab-
sence.
Come out here" said she at last. actu-
ally taking her companion by the hand
aud leading him toward me; land see this
lady. She likes little boys. l have heard
her say so.'
"Oh, everybody likes little boys" he
answered naively; Everybody likes one
and then after n moment added: but Bill
likes me better than anybody"
who is Billf" asked.
What does BIZ do:' inquired my friend
" ith Aeener intuition. TINS little one stop
ped q moment, and then, as II possessed
hxr iyin Al l..A ~
iron chaiGs which fenced the grounds In
front OF the hotel. Once here he stopped
10 assure himself If We were looking. and
then said: This is what Bill does"
In an instant he had turned two or three
somersaults around the chain, and landed
gracefully on his feet in the middle OF the
grass-plot.
That's no place to do it." he added,
! scorniully, as he returned to our side.
"Bill makes all the people clap their
hands and holler hi, hi:' Oh! you ought
to sec Bill"
just then a gray coated, keen-faced and
good-natured looking young man came
quickly up the path. In an instant the boy
was Oft, saying joyiLNy:
20, thcr. > Blii.n and in less time than
it lakes me to write it, Bill had him tight
In his arms.
Did you see that rough fellow kiss that
child" said Mrs. Van Arness, as the
couple disappeared. Just then the most
pompOus OF our boarders sauntered out,
cigars between fingers, and with shrug
OF his fat shoulders remarked:
Il wonder AT you ladies. have insisted
upon my wife's keeping her room"
''Well!" said my companion striking an
attitude, and for the first time since my ac-
quaintance with her evidently losing her
temper, that means that you think your
wife would be contaminated by contact
with these circus people,"
| You are correct, as usual. Mrs. Van
Arness," he answered with impressive
! ness.
We'll, like circus riders," she replied,
with q mischievous crease in the corners
| OF her pretty mouth; THAT is, ii they have
got hearts. l saw an Irishman, sir, a day
laborer. the other day digging in the
streets, and l declare TO you that wanted
to shake hands with him. A little girl al
most fell into the hole he was making, and
when he not only prevented her, but took
her in his arms and hugged and kissed her
| thought to myself that the sweet nobility
of that red-shirted son of Erin would put
| To shame many q sO-called aristOcrat in
our sO-called best society.
well, declarer' said the gentleman,
as my lady walked of. "Would you believe
that woman Of her culture could have
such low tastes;''
believe smiled and made no answer
What use TO fight these prejudices7 About
as much as to try AMI destroy stone wall
with blow from ones head. Not long
after this came across Mrs. Van Arness
10 earnest conversation with Bill. | con-
fess that this slightly annoyed me but my
annoyance was Of short duration, for she
turned to me and said:
81 just met that little boy was talking
to awhile ago in the hall, and If hadn't
dashed some water In his face really be-
lieve he would have choked to death; and
l was asking his friend some questions
about him."
Sand was telling her." said Bill, re-