New-York tribune., 1880-04-04

or the rest. NV tlehnS 1tt,,i ta.o AtsuJ HhoitA
l;nors ,yoe anncatins and disappearing like
aasj, l. hinj the days Times, showing at the
moments of disclosure face flushed with ex-
| n;,n,snnf and lusirOus coils of hair tumbled
;nto the widest disorder, while she accom-
nnned the whole performance with strange and
i~arIirulatc sounds. Her mother, the same Mrs.
Hanway. who was 80 periecS n model Of dress
and cari ige hat many OF ker lady friends were
wont To lament among themselves that sne gave
herself such airs, was seated on toe floor
tIres ed for walking but without her bonnet.
Yes, she was certainly drumming on an ia
vered tea-tray with the wrong erd OF the
POKER. Aud TIC hilOsopher2 Il was perplex-
lng, after three. years sparation,to meet him
thus. The philosopher was caneriny round
the room on al-lOurs, wearing OIL bis head his
round ever AID anon friskiug like a Gm' in
Spr1n%-Ilme. until lie reached nv feet, whch
were, rooted 10 the spot with astonlsI.menf.
lie glanced MP Sideways, rose with Il c'y 10 ne
| normal altitude OF man, and giGsncd me by the
hand. AZ ihe sound OF his veicc, LIS VIC
dropping the paper frUm her hands raised h' m
quickly to hcr hajri aud lns motiier,ln-,aW'
with as much dig iy as tile effort would aljw,
| sc!amnlcd OH to her 1Cet. Then iii an Instlnt
the cau.e Of tAeir ecc' nnic coYducC was made
Gear. TmOacd upun tie hcarihrut, aud sh"W-
Ing by Il gracious smile few OF The hcwts5
teeth, sal II fins baUy of s'm4 hflesn nlolihs MS
Iu one dimp ed fisr was Ii -htly c.cnchcd lbc
brush, whicl had 50 Lca,ly arranged the
mothers braids; viii the othc. was engaged
III poahGins tie glaudmolhars best bonnet
| into Il sha. cess mass.
| the bab;. Inc ladies know that they we've uh-
tidy, aud l that 1 was ah Intruder AS IOT the
learned father, he stood now Oh one leg ahd
now on the other wLie he snliteu 'he MaS'e
noncr hasket from hand to hand d continued
10 smi.C almost as pcrscyerlngy as MS amiaoIe
Cffsrin.. Yet il was 10 who 1T las! PUT an
end to our awkward OsltlOn by expressing
| wild desil 10 have my oIiIiol o. the IL W cnr-
| ,,;, in, III tutV Rather Sf,ppDl9llE |
good bye 10 the lady OF the house, lyiui: 20 tX-
| press by my eyes ttat would never cIl agall
| uraunounceu. | knew that Mis-. Hauway had
| nor forgiven me, as humbly took ;h2 tWI tIn-
GERS witch she offered aud felt like b:ue,
as the most important member OF the fanny
condescended to leave damp spot by the cage
of my left whistler.
When. however, had been swept downstairs
by my lmpu siye 1rend, and was alonr, WIN
him IN his den, my courage returned ana WIN
il some indighailo9; confronted l,lin, anu M
sternly asled why | had nor been told that tic
was a iathe". :" Not been tOld!. echoed H. =" 40
you mean 10 say that you d,d nGI knsw :, ,, aoc'I
the Baby z mot so much as mat IL "iiSi l.
replied giOOmiiy. lie was overwhelmed: ol
CONS. he had supposed that every orc knew 1t
from tic Queen downward or couIs1 ii "
people oueht to have told me. who OF rois
had told me everything e'se Al last my c1ri1
Oslty got the better OF my lhdlenatlOh, ald L
cut short his apologies by beginning my ques-
tiOns-" Ducs the shape Of It's head content
T. asked. " Hc SlldpC VI Nii' oO VIZ -
erie the philosopher, apparently too silpis";;,,
for grammar "Of the baby S head, of cOuIs',
replied tartly; merelNwsh to know u tlc
c:lld is likely to be as intellectual as you
| honed.n " Isn't the hair lovely he ASKED, IL
consequently. This was too much ana assvm-
ing my srvciest manner delivered m'Scif IN
this wisc-" thought, though n0 dou't was
wrong that the list Ot Daby 10 You Wou,u o'
) partly TO furnish you with raw mlicrlA fOE Il
PHILOSOPHER partly to enable lOn by constant
observation to gam further evidence bearing
on such yeXed questions ai, whe.hc: the infant
Raius its ideas OF space 10y ieelin% non; y !;
wnct her it is conscious of itself, rtc. iii,
he said, laughing, don't expect much he'p
, from my infant in those mattets, unless | can
get inside her and thluk her thoughts.' " Her
thoughtsf' cred in Arrangement; ""you
don't mean TO say it's grit Good giTlci us
vou are rot going 10 educate female p,li,os2-
ynIer9r lie leo oked rather vcxed. "Of course
Ills a girl" lie said. "Ihc ia'lcr Oi Il icinaic
nhliosorberi" | gaspcd. "D,ar me SAID he,
Somewhat testify; g isn't II enough to be father
of noble GOInan I
Now | have often put up with great deiI
from my learned friend and am qdltc aWa!c
that | have been spoken of as BUzzy bolilnd
INV hack B1; there IL Il turning DHi.'t even Tor
the worm aud nObO ly will 1t for ever at The
feet which aie constantly kicking Linn. had
been snubhed more than eunugh by tlhS lil"Si-
c1l palcnt, and assuming my most sarcastic
manner. ni iinqTirtd with an appearance Of lief
cicnce--" Is it mot rather early 10 svcIk OF
your daughter us q noble woman I
Not at all, said Tie philosopher.
] had kept a.O0f from the philosopher for
some weeks, nursirg MY wrath, like Arni' 'cs ]
said to myscf-crOss az bear, overheard my
ladlady say in the passagc-whcn reeve Il a
haSty note DcGGlnG me 10 come To HIM at once;
| | fauc ed myself summoned 10 q COUNCIL Ot
chiefs; so, haviH: donnCd my SHINING amor,
left my tent wiilR fitting dignity. and descended
with clAng INTO tic rlaln. Yet cJIld not
but be aware OF my anclaiy,s eye liclcins ne
| through The crack OF the pailOr-dOOl VulNOs ly
| left aiar, aid OF the hasty nappuE of loose
slippers which tod of tue startled slaveyS flight
into the abyss below.
An unusual silence held my fIicnd's Louise
that morning. Tie door WAS "le"eh, lti1ie
had time to riag, by melancholy f0utmnn,
who, walking before me with the elaborate dc'i-
cacy of an Agag, nOselesSy ushered me iutO
the study. Ii WIS my lot t'i he again rOotci to
| The spot with amazemeut. by the bookcase,
in u shaded corner Of the rOOm with his LcdG
! bowed low upon his hands, llnclt the plilosD-
phcr. Here WAS long step from lhr slc;c OF
Troy, from the simple wrath Of child ike hero
J to Che most comoex embarrassment OF an heir
of all the ages. What should dol The dismal
| menal had fled to the eladcs, without word,
without even glance into the room. If ! te-
| treated, lett my FIJI md nnaided, and remained
! Ignorant OF the cause or ns strange conduct
! II advanced, was again the intruder on II
scene not prepared for my Inspection. In an
| agony of hest ,tIon | fell to brushing my hat
| with my elbow but not finding the expected
| reiet in the OccupatlOn was about To desst
when my hat decided what my head could not,
| by failing with - crack OH the floor. The
effect was electrical. Without one glance Mt
The intruder, the philosopher made grab at the
nearest book shelf, dragged out a volume which
had not been touched for half a century, and
hunted for nothing i'll Its pages with frantic
eagerncss. He was still at II. when | stood over
him and noted without wonder that he he'd the
book upside down; then with the poorest iml-
| talion of surprise which have ever seen, ho
rose aud glasped my hand "You found me on
the track of something" he said; IL WAS look
ing it out in IN"
| Here it occurred to him that lie did not know
tlic name OF the venerable tome which he had so
rudely dislurb d and with heightened color