New-York tribune., 1875-03-10
THE STORY TOLD IN ALLEGORY.

O. Well! A. Well, he then said that he thought
he would tell things in this matter and that he would
tell me In confidence particularly not for publications. no
wished understood he said that he would state the mat
ter the form Of aeo and that that form would De e
convey the purposes he had in view He said that ne
chose that form 1t named names IL al
lowed him imagine and personage and that would
be form which woad make upon my mind that impression
which he desired to be made upon II.
O. Well how did he proceed in the form Of an acgory 70
repeat the soryi proceeded In the form OF an aus
CORY to tell very interesting story and wss-t preserves
the story form all the way through
O. Will you repeat f A. don't think can repeat 1t VITA
ANYTHING like justice the original with very much desa
think that repetition would be more the form WIN
out the substance.
n Tho snbstance without The FORM mean. A. Yes Sir;
we'll no Sir; think would have the story formed but
could inform the form with that vvdness with which The
gentleman spoke
O. Well, repeat It as you can A. l think 1t was
something like this. that upon ame there man.
and that another and that the first spokea
of was young rising and hopeful and that he had largely
had for example, and friend and guide the other second
man spoken who the older He said that the young
man pleasantly situated in his domestic relations and thss
he was engaged in such duties took him away for con-
siderable part Of his from his home, and that once
upon his return he surprised by statement
from his wife that the other Of he had previously
spoken had made that wife improper proposals lie said
that those In their number that the first time wss
between and demonstration which the lady supposed
abe might have understood misunderstood but that
fearing she had misunderstood 1t she simply became little
cautious In demeanor and said nothing and let u
pass the other occasion the meaning WAS unns
akcabe and she repeled with indignation and scor ana
withdrawing from the stairs towards the top o
he-went stairs for the purpose Of calling servant ss
while she was the stairs the gentleman himself came ou'
from the paror TO the harack and taking ms oA@
opened the Meantime the servant had come up upon INV
upper landing and the gentleman below spoke to the
was midway the that time, and made easu" 80
mark as II TO give the servant no cause for sup'0 ~
went away That the lady pointed the man out 20 "a, %
| "A be was departing and told the servant n'' !"
| man any unless he came IN co"pp 10. So.
husband That some time after, taxing wan VIZ" ~, ",'
children and returning in the afternoon s"s ' o,"' w
| gentleman sitting in the parlor; ,ha' he han 'on'
| in in spite Of what she had said 10 inc se''a" :
and that bs then renewed those :proposlls ana was
d y,h great deal Of energy and scorn That ater iha'
49, ,av ,houcht IL became incumbent upon her to tell her
| - r1 that she did tell him. That her husband ap-
n,.d With friend interview. to be held between hm'et
"a M esou who had made improper proposals. at the bous'
=, that friend That that interview he charged him VIA
.si. crime ot improper psVpS's' '"', the fnena-''"