The Newtown bee., 1878-05-09

 she said, "at the sca-slde. And we can put on our hair-cloth bodies, which will talk of q little of the heaviness.
 We stood aghast. What were hair cloth bodies?
 It wouldn't do, however, to show our ignorance, so VIC said, Yes, that would do Iiccly, and the thing was considered settled.
 It was agreed that we should meet them at the ball. Blue eyes was there before Us, and of course papa and the little sister also but they were as nothing to us. Blue eyes was there in her thick white huir-cloth body; great improve mcnt on the brown carmelite, still incon- slstcnt with the gay scene around her.
 Fortunately for her. however, she was pretty enough to wear what she liked, or rather in this case what she had. sha knew no one, and her father was very particular, and wouldn't let her danee with everybody, or nearly everybody, who asked her. He got her few part ncrs through one of the naval officers stationed at Harwich, and whom he knew; but beyond this, and us, he laid his "yCto."
 Ted and I were in our element. Wo danced every dance with her after tho first or so, and each waltz was better than the last She was q most indefati- gable little dancer, and several times nearly caused mo to give in, though she was light enough in all conscience, and a mere nothing to hold. .l
 But with Ted it was different. Tho dear boy had danced till he was friShtful 10 look at, and would have shamed q boiled lobster that had any sort of self respect left in him; yet still he would not give in, and the wicked little spirit had no compassion. +s
 began to be afraid that Ted would have d fit, and that blue eyes would be the cause of it. Ted always times things so ill. It is not as if he had q room to himself to have one of his fits in. Ill all uncomfortable bed at midnight, in doublc-boddcd room, there should be l, slecplcss, with Ted groaning horribly, and sprawling at full length on the floor, like some hidcous, overgrown frog Clearly, then, I must put stop to it.
 So 1 got up to them, ,and--smiling athis partner-tell Ted he will make himself unwell and will be quite knocked up i'll the morning; and amiably propose to blue eyes that be allowed to finish this eternal walz. ....s. *.
 Ted looks refractory and stubborn, though steaming, and blue eyes, very quietly, declines the exchange.
 Blue eyes prefers Ted.
 After all what is Ted? A gentleman by birth and position, it is true, and amusing enough withal; but surely blue eyes, like all other girls. thinks most of looks, and here I flatter myself l do
 come in. I am of the average height, slight, dark, of preFossessins appear ance, and decidedly better looking than the general run of men; while Ted IS gidiculously tall and broad; of the true Saxon {, pc, with fluffy yellow hairi blue eyes, shining white teeth, and all tho
 rest of it. It is impossible; no girl i'll | | ,a,, could .1rafa1 Tod
 Yet-aftcr supper-on the stairs!
 This is what happened after supper, on
 the stairs.
 Blue eyes, looking (very properly, tool
 mortally ashamed of herself, sitting on
 the edge of most uncomfortable step, with one little hand clasped in Ted's.
 who was sI,soning it in the most alarm ing manner, (alarming, at. least, to any
 one wi n knew how his fits were usually
 brought on, and finishing up by deli9-
 era e offer of marriage. Blue eyes then made one of her absurdly formal little
 speeches, bringing in papa" three times 1;
 and finally ended where she might as well have begun, by accepting Ted. But was resolved to give her an ep-
 portunity. Young, poor little thing, and inexperienced.
 Next morning, on the sands, coa~ rived to meet her, and delieately hinted at the state of my feelings towards her i; thereby giving her Q chance for an escape from Ted, if she were so inclined. Apparently she was not so inclined, for she socmod unusually dense, and careful- 7 1y misunderstood me the whole time. r When had quite finished. she told mo , what had happened on the stairs last , night, and demanded, ill her impcrious 5 little manner, to be congratulated. , "papa having made no objections. \ Congratulate her! Blue eyes engaged, 1 ani not to mel I looked unutterahle f things at Ted when he joined us; but I .at young man paid not the smallest ) attention to mo. looked at blue eyes t she seemed very happy.
 e How to account for this, now? Take
 Ted, when she might have taken me-.
 And yet in her right mind can oDly 0 account for it on the supPosition that ;, she had never heard of his fits. Nor V indeed, had I myself ever heard of his having any other fit than . love fit; only
 when that was on him. in the height oi t that everlasting waltz, De looked as | Q he were fit to fall into any number sI !, other fits-and (thoRgh I am great, T attached to him, wish he had.