, 1877-09-01

levers Ia 'laucl,etts. Ob1lGe me, Dapine, by
arranging yuu! flowers 30 ~ to bring Mr.. Felix
tiruuEhtoH a. !ittle beiUEv mr sight ns possible.
Al 55 5ears old n-whcueyer Aunt Iioslo Is at
hll out of temper with the world ur lts RoIIga-
OIL, shc mnkcs these kilIds Of ralts upon her own
asc-"at 60 years old onu ought, know, u
tiaye gr''syn railous to evcEY .ucw Development
OF hunlan folly: Unfortunately, have not dono
50: An eyc.lasacd dandy. monosyIIabIcally
tolerant VI tic universe, myself Included, Is
Whmt cannot abide"
Eur tho last simr tho principal actors in this
small dralna haye agteesl tu meet together. Sir
John scycrnc. called away on settlement bust
ness by his lawyers, wi! Quit tho lslnnd to-,ur-
row morning. Felix HronKlton ia ia. start for
l'ar,t . few hours latur. Tie Liberia, wind and
wass permitting, will leave for songeE-asllng
and'twrnty hours Daphne Chester alone will
he left,-left u live out the old, blank, SELF
culuEcd life Of Ftcl-1e-ia-lletnc, to hear the
n'ot!velets fall Of ths waves, watch thc rose.
leaves futter and die around tho zuu-dial; lelt
to atRg,lnte, W sle used to do before 9eYcrur's
cunning lind brought back human warmth and
VITALITY into tle sluggish currents OF her ex.
tstcngc.
"An old won,aa's opinions stgoiiy nothing" /"
thu forks aud spoot,s. An old wo1nan's opin.
ious slguify noth!ng-hoppIly for 3ir Drougli-
toia-so lunH ~ yotlug und pretty girls Rra c0n-
tent so llstsn to tle words ot Wisdom taat IRli
from hls lips; Although, how person y. cuI:
yoursc!t-you are listeatug to me, Daphnel--
how young wpmeu, destitute neither IT parts
nor education, eau hoid Out tho euguurazcineut
they 10 t. an empty-liraArd creature like
should premise that auriug the ppst threo
days Felix broughtou and sllss uardcastic have,
through one seclnnR accident or nnotAer, ltnger-
~ 4May tt!e greater posti9n OF thelr time at
qusuce, lad ample opportunity tor verifying hsr
1nuElncnts III the MatteE ut tn0dern loYe.tlak-
Ing a,d lnodarn luyrr.. The drift oi her re-
marks will sulilcv ~ sl1uw 10 what direction
t!lcse ju1Hnltnts tend.
"fcIix Arouullon may not BE- 4 soiotuou,n
says Mrs. Chester Ii ho we're, 1 don't sup
puse hu would caro- TO talk to me. AZ for lis
eveglass, ] eant'ot see tdut abort sight IL i
pEos't OF shallow bruiaa. Besides, how good Au
for the eh[ld, ,-always."
"Dunt taku the unnecessary trouble Of aecus-
ing yo%q5ae,t % W. n shsss etsusc.," Interrupts
Cle,nenlsua iiardeustlc IL III lure with slr john
Scyeruc. 1t would bt quite I'm posaibe ios iIa tU
mysclf."
Daphne hides her face awaY behind tho shelter
Of = t4,Wl size l,as beeu IaylAlIlY hlllnE with
roses, Flnks, aud huneysurklcs,
"Miss llAsacaAtla IL to become SIr John
Seyerne'swlte sotuc tlsne iu Auyutt---ul, there
Is ho luubt sbout Il, Aunt 1lo.te! The dresses
nets dcclted Oh. kur aught We ean TIL, 1t ulay
not bs tho fashion for engaged people 70 pay
too mucl! open attention to each Others
''llunaan nature Il the fasllou always," cries
Aunt Hos!e, suddenly abauluning hgr tonn VI
baater; .po you ,A!ni, Mtss !lasdsastle
loved 6ir J0hn Seyerie, she would tolcratu hia
lukcWarn attentions fur laYf DO YOU think
Sue would not show lcaiouty.-yea, dato uss
the worl,-honext, natural, colunlendabIs lcat-
ousy, Ut soaiks by Tuuris<, walks between 3 ard
6kCifN,k \ lima lNnFN1{fv. with a 4