, 1876-07-15
A BIT OF LACE.

papa
q tlarc say, Flor"
" But want you to look at IT,
~ shouldn't know any more about II II
dl1"
"wcll, then, want you to buy It,"
"1,ny 1T What forl't
! "Why, for me-"
"pny i've hundred dollars for handkerchief
for yo,tl"
Yes, tnslech All othc. girls hayc them, a1-
though certainly this Is little, tho least little,
nicor tllan theirs. don't know why Lucy
| should ravo handspmer handkerchief than |,
jusl because she's married. Anybody clso
Would eay It WIS enough to 10 tnarrlcsi, nna 80
let mo have tho handkerchief, Married women
!syr eyerything-luvc, md lace, md diamonds
Now, papn, Just take out your pochet-book." II
wns coaxtng voice.
"Do you suppose carry $500 hills in my
poekct-hook9"
tit makes no odds. Your chcck.hools, then.
llAve set my hcurt on IL. IT'S such a beauty II
you unly look at 't-1ook at that wreath of
auwers, NIL SO s'clicatcly shadcd; hero tho close
work IN the light, yon Sec there tho open work
IN tho shade, 30 perfect you can quite fancy the
eolors; and all done In this one thread. See,
papa, there's lcwdrop, that round hole In the
,,; Nonsensc, @ Flor; I can't see anything Of the
Tlat's because your eye Isn't educated, sIr,
Aine is for llave studied. other peoples laccs
n,anl j knew you would. You always DO.
| Unr, two, thrcein And thon there was n
shower Of Kisses md lnisling laughter. And
that was tho conversation of q mllltnnairo aud
The I t traso'n ' Of TIC ' ncst ''r room, ' to iii liz
In tho hotel where ho s.aia over night
4 year or two ago, seeing neither people
nor hantlkgrsl,lef, s1ll aglast It The thought Of
wrh was ol,c-thlrl 81 the mortgage on his lit.
and soul-a conversation tt'at now fosllrrei 10
him In Il moment Of real Agony as the house,
naid stood beioro hin holding d little limp rag
In her hand that so ll,4l just snatchcl out VI
| tho washtub and tl,at last night WIS n bit Of
.laInty lnec TINT Miss Rose acrcer llal called
her handkerchief, and had given him to liold
| turing the Galop Good heavens, how was he
| over going to restore Il!
| lie was 4 young lawyer, Just entering upon
wlat IL time would probably hu il1lc Iiracttrc,
but which was now. ratller empirical. l1e lad
started tn tl,s race for wealth and honor With
.Eoul legal nbillty, good nasne, and good NOR
als, un1 with no other ilnpcdlmcrts tfnn n
little patrlnony in the shape. Of a modest
dwelling In Chg s,.burbs, which l,e Ind been
part. OF his education a,il his profession,
which mortgage he was striving to pay oil,
! that he might begin tho future clear of tho
| world. lie was . handsome fellow, thsa Luciau
Malvis1, MI ambitious onc too, III SONG degree,
! nr1 very nearly rs proud us Llrifer. 1lo used
to feel Innny pnng III tho association with those
| 81 iu,iell wcalthcr tilan himself to which Ger
lasl an Important ts,sc accidentally thrown into
Ills lmnt}st nnl hH.l acquitted himself So we'll
that the wealthy client tooi hin III, unil would
not lct lin down; md when LucIat. renlo,stsut-
association, ind was mortlfying to Ills pride be-
ades, tile client had assured him IL was not
prl,le, but vanity, tint was mortified, and that
tho way to hc III wealthy rs tllosc he met was to
Ind thought, On the whole, that purbaps lis is
With viii M snou '1notve, ho lad II seyafthciess % @ Be-
come very fond of tho ways OF people to
oi culture and grace md who know nov how to
treat lfu liku work Of art Moreover, It waa
thcss good peoplc. Certain ,nothcrly, lud!os
lis confidence and affection, notably Mrs. Lar
nctta. Parents with good rontrol]s Ut their
own, us Mrs. Burnctta used to toll him. wore
not so Inconsistent III the matter OF rentrolls
| ba,,Js ;,and ho wus Invited hero and Invited
there, md given to understand 4 great deal
more ttInM ll0 cllosd to understand. Proud %
I4ue!tcr, as 1t was previously stated, he was 60
thrall Of licr money; hc would not marry rich
woman, llo could not marry poor one. When
he married, he was going to gtyc, not tako, and
at present ho liud nothing to give. perhapa Ii Q
bccr quito 50 strenuous Iii this matter OF obsi-
cation; bltt!el,, as Mrs Darnotta snid, he would
not llayc bccn Luctnll Malvin, and Luclan NAL
yln was worry good fellow, altcr al1, ahd thcrc
1t WIS among theso people that lschappcnel to
tant place. and WIS Waiting his plcasantcst ac-
quantanec; and eertasnly tho house was pleas
Hnfn ell Fl 1Jttr t|t1t5
1awnrd on It. It sccncd as II, for instancc,
there Hcpcr lad been uny flowers III tic httlise
rforc, although It hui always been over!loW,ng;
1t syc,ncd rs Il there l!ad been no uuslc thcr0,
no Hight, Or culur, or cheer; nnl now the plneo
was tuo dangerously delightful for young man
WHO did not want tu hurry tu frequent. 6l.e
was sucll toycly ltttlo thing; not cxactly beau
tllul, that ls, su would not laye been beautiful
clan Nnvln'scyes, she was exceedingly beautiful
with her soft cpIor, her clear dark Enzu, aud her
bright hair that brohu Into a cloud of sunny
rings nbout her sweet face; such q gentle
gayety went with her wherever sllv did, sucll n
lclaer grace Of manner, too, In the intervals ol
her buUyant Spirits, her yolco was sucll wnr-
bling VOICE, her ways were such winson9 why's.
L.,etan Aia}yin felt that he must fosswcar her
prcscnro ,nless he wanted to mako lIto ii bur
le1l 10 himself; antl he ceased going to Mrs.
Barnctta's. where she wAs staying, ALMOST a.
suddenly as tho day forsakes the horizon III that
hui II l,c could shut himself mt from tho
1,ararttas, lie cond not shut Aiss lsosa out fru,,1
general a0rIcty; aud 60 wl,cro l,c would, lu met
sey sf SSst sn1 s1y ,ly lIsEg I'll g ssaays ssY toS 'a @
deed CEASE guing uut 1t ail l3nt TINT was a it,
tlu too rnugl!; Io did not know how positively tc
tlcny hi,ukclf this 'nerr sight Ut her. Yc. thugs
were growing very prrcaFi0us when l,e could 1iot
tasS no 2 tut he J., nv thai that blush!ng, gl!
~ co'ld !.'ot make o,.t y writ without being IN
danger ot siipyp!HE heE name into the blanks
his ears wllct hu walked, and walked ali night
with Tho little spirit when ho slnpt, lie made \
compromise with hi.nsclf-it wus all he could
and declared tltat nj any rato be wt,uld moi
dance With her agaia. twas an idle effort. H.
might almost US we'll have danced with her a.
laYu stood loeklng At ler, quite unconscious oi
bis geaeral air, and all the lover tn bis glance'
hH. Barnctta beckoual him to her silu; he
stuod Tiers Just ~ ltosa eaine up from hol
promenade and left tho arm of one cavalier u
Le carried oil by another. " Yau aro not dane
lug, Mr.. Ma!vIi l" ste said. j." Oh. would yotl
l01l my fan anu handkcrclicff' HI followed
them with hLs eye again 'as tl,e music crashed
| tutp (l1sllillE E.AlOp.