, 1876-10-08

| board North River boat anu beSmled tne
hours telling stories.
"This was Hugh Hastings story: when
was in Paris some years ago was persuaded
one evening by some fellows, who doubtless
thought it joke. to go to the Jardine Mabille.
OF course was totally ignorant OF the sort OF
place it vas; and was therefore not a little sur
prfsed at the free and easy MANNERS that pre-
vailed there. kept on my hat, partly because
that seemed to be the general custom, partly be-
cause I vas determined to effect my escape as
SOON as possible, and was still more astonlshed
when gay and festive damsel came plrouettlng
down upon me, kicked of my hat with the toe
of her slipper, and said, ss How do, Hugh; how
do, Mr.. Hasttngs?" At first naturally thought
tue "boys" had inveigled me there, ano tnea
BETRAYED me; but second glance QlscoxE;1,eo ys;,'
something peculiar, and when she satd, " w,
Mr.. Hastings, do you not know me: I knew
you when you were an editor in Albany, Lne
thought flashed upon me that had known ner
rs young, pretty, and innocent girl q laYoflle
Of the young fellows on account olner ,,",,1
and sraceiu the dance, and the respecteu uauSr
ter then Of poor but very honest and respecta-
bic parents. She asked me to 20 and see her,
and curious to know how she had DRIFT.
ed into such life, and Determined, ~
possible, to get her out OF u, IVY msht fsf+ AZ Al.
bauy, man who treated her SO cruelty that she
finally ran away from him with another person,
VINO took hef 70 ral1s, ai1u S s;toS ne Tar;ne
ncr aeserteu nes. one ~ ndo has ionc;ng had at
Maohle WIN enls .nan, ~" 4he H. nrnnr;afor WIN
tae ber uoon Aope pennes in
foreign land, It struck her she might turn this
one gift to account. She applied for position
IS PAID dancer anu oDta1neo ~, anu -. .au x bon
theIe ever since, oouo.lee1 ~ i;ras +Ao iu1.
cst penny III otnel way ~ QUO oaia Iancar+o
uriously Tor the mere salary o. pau 4aucsl ~ ~
sufhce. do your parents hnom NY T1anE -
your career, or your "hereaDoutsa ~ asnsu MI,
NO. she lepneu' anu !. 1n9n.r haw ~ ~ vo', % ~
shame to nave them Know II. pgs y y1,e5 you ~
her they should learn nothing ,ot otsad1
vantageous to ner IRON NE, puE ,d
begged anu 1fnplofed neI, VIII tcaIs an1
prayers, to return nome! reneVe ene az amAy y,td ~
her parents anu 1eaa VlEsuous nE 2me ~ ~
not promise, and le1t net, mentlon,ng NE 70 }4 ~
one the secret OF her past Mstnry: yeaI al.e .aa
wards was IN Albany waking aoMn VT. Slut ,.a,
street, Wnen WY snoo HtIt p4s su9 ~
glr, very mooestly anu 9ules1y 4lesseu, i,t5 an5
walking seaa1eiy w11n ilisnu n "" saa a
at home" she said. expresseu Inc P4eas9fs ~ ~
afforded me to witness t1e 1acI, anu asKeu ~ ne5
I she was contented anu intenae1 70 lemaln:
She replied, With slg1' that sne no1un,s
the novelty was over 1t was 5oTr'nly ~slow ana
humdrum," ~ and ne concluded thongn ne ala
not know It certainly, yet ne CONSIDERED II en-
tlre!y probable, tnat sne nan rssuleu a1ti ~ Mse
old haunts, anu was enga?ea ID hlcklug OIL Tue
hats Of other American V1sltors at Inc Jardlne
Mabille.
'''Life has strange Vlcissltques, Ienarkeu
Mr. H0ey. I'VE all knoW tut HtLle NassacAu-
sctts singer who is now the wife OF the uncle OF
the King Of Portugal, and your story reminds
me Of an incident which betel me at Baden
Baden. While there could not help remarking
a very handsome and distinguished! looking
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