, 1879-03-15
tears IN her eyes,n said Percy Beaumont. " s,,n
said she felt yerY nervous. PROMISED 10 keep

tears In her eyes, said Percy Beaumont " 9he
sa e se lf's ssrF nsrvo' promised to keep
"you,hatl better Take rare Of yonrsesi," said
:, "Al'," re1olnd the young barrtstcr, ~ have','t
tlc expectation Of ahnndrcsl Thousand 1car,
not e mention otller attructfons"
"Wel',', said Lori lambeth, don't cry ont
betorc YOU'RE hurt"
But thu careful ahecp.ilog, Percy, At last BE-.
coming noro mud motc alarmed, communicates
water, which presently lrinEs telegram from
the mamma that the valaabla
LoHD LAMBETH
is needed nt hon,r. Presently, however, liltlo
late, Tie pretty Mrs. Wes.saie ard her urctter
definite M Wit. ami isc shccp4iog business Iseins
uver nCain. Lord Lambeth tlaw has his natural
protectors about him, but eYcn this guard cali
hot faYe ht', a,1t ~ goes ossr the prceipcc At
a.i a Il1srs H. % s sa5 NY" fortune
qntei1y-rcfuscs them all, THIS culmina,iou Is
rather ctulnsfly managed, leaving tint odd
fcbse Of vatuencss In the rcader's mimi Tint
s,%.n Into sr J9nes
Otherwise the sketch ts admirable. 1teso Is a
bit of conversation which hulds lewcl. Mrs.
Wessgate says to Percy Beaumont:
s ycry Y Good 9f Idot !ou to let gess'c md inc
fcss lint tllas's tic iecllng i,aye 10 Lo,lio,s.n
~ nm afraid don't quite understand to
what fcclnE YOU alludefn said Percy Beau-
"Ihe feeling that IT'S a1l very we'll for yo,,
English people, Everything Is beautifully ar
ranGcd for YOU"
'lt tccrns 10 me It is very we'll for somo
For some OF them, ycs,-!f ihpy like being
patronized. may bo very ecccnsris mud un,lIs-
c'plned. md outrageous, but confess nevcr
was fond OF patronage. like to askocate
hnflTtf1 y In H. IL,
own country; that's peculiar taste that have.
But hero people seem to expect something else,
--llcavon knows what! I'M afraid you will
think
IAN VERY uNanArEruIe
for certainly havo received great deal Of at.
tcntion. Tie last time was llcrc lAtly se1,t
ls,u message that l was at liberty to CONE a''l
eec 1,er.h
=" Deor mol hope rou lln't go," observed
Beaumont.
"You are lelic'ously natf, I must say that for
you'll" Mrs. Westcdtc exclaimed, "1t must 10
q great advantage to you here in London. /
suppose X myself Ind ltttiu u,orc naltr!e,
should enjoy Il n,urc. should bc content 10
sit TN cl.ar IN tLe park, aud see the people
pass, amt hr lnld that this 10 the Duchess OF
suffolk, mud thai is the l-ord Chamberlain, md
tina. must be tlnnkfnt lor the privilege VI be-
] ettea y % to ass ss' sy s1 Il cse yssy Tssd n S
always crit lca1, nnd freely confess to Che Rn of
bcn:, fastlous. asn told there Is some re-
n,arkublT superior Bcc1ntl.rato society provided
here for strangers. Mcrril don't want any
Superior scconl-sate society. want tlle sorlc-
ty that hare been accustomed tor
- hope YOU don't call Lambeth and mo sec
onfl.ratoth Beaumont iutcrDoscl.
"Oh, / atn accustomed TO you," said hIrs.
Westgatc.
Further on this acute Mrs. Westgatc snys:
VI quite agree With very clever countrywoua-
au Of InIue: For Inc there nru only Two suriul
positions worth speaking of-tllat of an Amcri-
eau lady. n,l that Of I'm. Emperor q, R1ssta,'''
Now, Ii this little boo,, Ia not n ann m tho