The Newtown bee., 1878-02-21


 that 1t wasn [ so very consoling after all.
 After her own toilet WAS completed bnby was dressed in his richest and most epotless robes, and Mary was inlrusted with the precious charge and bid to fol. low her mistress. Down the road trip ped the lady, taking the shortest way 10 the river side There lay inc steamer, with flag flying and whistles blowing, just ready 10 convey party of happy excursi0nists down the river Mrs. Harry Vane ripped lightly over the pier, followed by Mary and baby, and the next moment the gallant steamer with it's holiday company was fairly under way. Mrs. Vanc walked lcisurely to the fore part of lbe vessel and there, apparently very much to her surprise, discovered Mir. Vane sitting in most attentive proxiuiiy to a handsome aud showy young lady, who was cVI- d,ntly quite the slave of Mir. Vane's fas cinatlnus
 Why, good morning, HarryI' cx claimed Mrs. V4ue, in her sweetest and most cordial tones this is indeed de. lighlful surprise. had not anticipated the pleasure of yoer company. After ynu left home 1 happened 10 notice the advertisement of the excursion, and baby Eas seemed soaiiing lately, thai thought it might do him good To take An eXCur sion, so l dressed myself as quickly as possible and hurried down here "
 What could Mir, Hurry Vane say in re ply 10 this most amiable and wife like greeting Mrs Vane wns not at a loaa however, to fill up he pause which Lis hesitation OccasiOne1.
 "Tbis lady is friend of yours, l pre- sume-inrodnc me to her, Harry" saiC she, turning to the lady. Mir. V4ne's cir ce of friends, previous to our marriag, | Was so very extensive that 1 have ne even yet made Inc acquaintance of all ot them. 1 hope, however, to know then all in the course of lime, for nothing gives me greater pleasure an to enter tain llarry'B friends Your nanM is--.-- diln't quite understand
 Miss Wentworth, rcplicd the lady lowing sulily.
 "Ah yes, Miss Wentworth = said Mrs Yane, complacently T d@ not gecOllec bearing Harry sp3ak of you; but it is al lhe same; my memory is very treacher GUS and indeed he might have mention ed your name, casually, you know, , dozen times, and still 1 might have for gotten it. But bless me where is lht baby Mary, come here
 Mary answered lhs call, and placed the blue-eyed IIltlr wonder in th: arIn of it's delighted mamma.
 "Mammu's precious little darling wa it warm ? so it was. Mamma will tak. off its hat-so she will fhcre--doea i see it's papa there, sD 1t does, anC knows hun, too precious angel ! See | Miss Wentworth, see how well tEe littl 1 darling knows its father, and it isn { fou months old yet And Mrs. Nnne danced the Chubby, red-faced litlc thing up an, dcwn in Mr Vaue's face, and asked, en enthusiastically, Didn't Miss Wentworth think he was just the image of pa ?''
 There were several ot llarrys acquain tancgs on board, by whom the affair wa thoroughly understood ; and it was no long unlil the story passed from lip | lip, and smiles and tilters and jokes d poor lIarry's expense circulated in ever l direction He excused himself as speed 1 fly as possible from the society of lh ladies, and walked Boodlly to the othe end of the boat, and there stood c0nlen plating what he should d0 tn CXEicai himself from this dilemma,
 What the deuce am, 10 do2" Il soliluquised, "To blow out at her, aa should like 10, would only raise ro' and circulate the story and l can't gt rid of her, for the boat won't put back suppose on my account Cad ) if Ih wafer wasn't SD hot, Ia drown mysel To bring that red faced hltle imp wit her, too It is pretty child enOug though of course it couldn't be anythin else and be my child ; and she look deuced pretty herself, too, to-day. She d vast deal prettier thau Madge Wen worth ever was-the baggagel If evt get safe out of this scrape, catch me ri isl ing my reputation for another bold ii like her
 | Meanwhile, Miss Wentworth ,who DO sessed cleal of womanly tact in her wa had overcome in a measure the cmha rassment of her first meeting with DlT Vane, and had entered very affably in conversation with her. The baby, as determined to do it's part, was as swee tempered as it's mamma, and cooed an laughed to the infinite delight of Mi Wentworth, who WAS, or pretended be, exceedingly fond of pets Mr Vane's amiabllity was perfectly irresisi ble, aud when air Vane returned 1 found Inc TWO ladies on ihe best p9ssib lerns.