Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-22
Observation-Disclosures.

5en NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. WIN Aodi sndrpened Dy sud-
"Confound Uncle NatIr he muttered 81 wish
ne ,oouod learn 10 put tails TO his SIS 1914. no:
Wen, this Is really too bad IL never o,,cnrej tn
me I'LL this moment that there could be a mis-
lake lake, put certainly it is 3, and not 5. A nice
n'ness II would oe 10 make blunder in-heIr-
SSS-nuntlng: Pshawi But It's to please Uncle
Nac mes Deen good to me In his way the old
telloW has and i can't well refuse So slight a
favor as that should call on these-what's the r
adlnes!-Asnursts- even IL he does go on to air
what ne calls his 'lOng matured hopes that
eau may lead TO something more interesting. 1t
WONT, though. / never saw a girl with money
yet tnat vast altogether detestaole 1914, 1874
Wnlcn Is IT? Never mind, this Is Thirteenth
Street; so much Is certain. Now let's See-the
mouse must be on this side. Perhaps the name
Is on the door. By Joye! never thought OF
that.
Sure enough. the name ,cos on the door
'AshursJ revealed plainly enough by an OPP
perfume street lamp directly opposite; and Alex
AShe raj g the bell mutterfng to himself "A
good hit that. It's lucky didn't go off In search
IL 1914. Still. wish Uncle Nat would mend the
A narrow entry presented itself to his vie v
" en- the door opened for the house was small.
an the mi fortune OF small house is that ca b
newcomer 1hSuinctiyely makes his measure
meRts and deduceS from what he sees the prob
able extent and compass or what he does not
see. THE ladies were at home" and a white
capped mad took his card into the parlOr and
returning presently. uShered him H. ..What a
pleasant rOCm!' was his first thought "a he
entered. Not handsome parlOr' ia the least
He was used TO those parlOrS where every mir
Tor. bronze. curtain. and piece of furniture was
the exact complement of similar articles on
the other side the party-wall on either hand:
where sofas and chairs wore fine Clothes
on occasion, and common petticoats for com.
mon days. and nothing seemed intended for
use, comfort. or the Indulgence of unauthor
LED or lmpTOmptu pleasures. This was a room
OF different type not handsome at all In the
conventional sense, but full OF individuality and
Charm Thick rug like hangings of the che9n
AoruZ1 tapestry OF Italy draped doors and win
COWS; the walls. OF a Soft harmonious tint wera
hung thlckly with pictures and drawings among
which wandered, apparently at will. the Shoots
OF magnificent ivy a bright fire OF camel
everywhere: the plano stood open and sire yn
with music sheets; writing table, heaped with
papers. III one corner. and an eaStI and Daints
IA anoIner showed that busy people us ID the
Thing not often permitted in parIors kept for
snow; ana on the chimney piece stood a bowl
Oh Iresh y1olets, which diffuSed spring like
0dOr about the place.
TWO young ladies, evidently sisters rose from
seats beside the ire and came forward to rec Give
The guest The elder, who held his card between
aer myers, had sweet and sensible counte-
nance a remarkably pretty figure and a man
ner fun OF gracious dignity and cOmposurp.
Sne was OF that type or woman whom other
women wonder that all men don't fall in love
with; but they don't. The younger was in a
totally different style-fair round. brilliant
smiling, Setuisa1ste, possessed of thousand
exhaustible variety and charm but withaI with
Inc sunny candor or child shining in her clear
que cyl Amy AShurSt was altogether an en-
Shantng creature, and Alex. Ashe, struck and
OsDled, muttered TO himself. with sudden ex-
citement: BY JOye. Uncle Nat has hit il for
once. Here is a girl with money who beats
holloW all the girls without any that 1 ever
met am eyerlastingly indebted TO him."
ARD While these thoughts whired through his
mind, Miss AShurst was enunciatfng her soft
little sentences OF welcome
a or. f~r.a6
ma viii De very glad when she come, home
am only sorry that she should happen to be out
thlS evening at Mr.. Berguin's ee,cif but they al
ways break up early. She had letter from
your aunt. think il was. In the autumn in
which she said that there was talk of YOUR COM
Ing here toward spring; but she named no time
ana mamma did not know when to look for
My uncle, probably. He is not married.
mad no idea however, that he had written tn
MIS- MIS-: Ash na 50 long beforehand, though he
u our uncle?" repeated Miss Ashurst, doubt
fully. IL thought recollected; but OF course
might easily be mistaken; Pray sit down, Mr..
portable for ladies' Try that big square one
What blusl ering night Ii Is"
thought so TILL Came In, but no one
would suspect 1t from the atmosphere OF your
room, Miss Ashurst. What a delightful room
II is" -''A
~ am so glad that you think so put in the |
oeauIiiql ANY, whose voice was as sweet as her
lace. p" Florence and are always pleased when |
any one praises our rooms, because they are |
mammals doing, and we think that she has the |
most perfect taste In the world
Nothing could be pleaSanter I am sire If |
8 thoroughly individual, and yet has such a look
u home, and that Is not an easy look to produce |
10 city house, IL seems to me-
NO. IL isn't; but mamma Is a real wonder
worker; she always gives that look" cried AMY. |
eagerly, d1mpnng and flushing, and looking |
.Wtce as handsome for the pretty glow Of |
pleasure.
We boar OCCASIONALLY of Iova or er,, ,,,,.
and we smile at the notion as romantic but for |
ali our disbelief and our deriSiOn the thing
does sometimes happen even In these NATTER |
0r-fact days, aud II happened that evening In |
the case OF Alexander AShe. His excuse must |
be that nothing In the world was easier than to |
TALL In love at first sight with Amy Ashurst. |
charm OF manner, which In itself would have |
been Irresistible OUTFIT for far palmer girl
every moment spent in her company made it
more aid more apparent that this outward
loneliness was but the exponent OF a nature
loyelier still, pure as her cheek and tender
as her eyes" 1t would have required tough
ne neart indeed, s, or an ALREADY occupied one,
had neither. He had been rather Indifferent to
young ladies up 10 this time, and piped himself
little as beauty proof; but he melted like frest
In sun under the influence OF Amy'S sunny
looks, and with feeling akin % that OF the old
woman OF the nursery legend, wondered IL this
were indeed he, as he drifted INTERESTINGLY on
under the bewitchment OF the occasion, Two
hours sped ike TWO minutes. Ii was ten O'Clock
before Mrs Ashurst walked In from her cerclp
Her coming was like the breaking OF dream
She greeted him cordially, but there was a little
perpleXity III her manner as she said: Il am
very glad To see you, but somehow you surprise
me good deal. was not prepared for any
thing so tail Or-fOrmed. You know | recolect
you as 'nttleAlbert.' and your Aunt Carry never
mentioned that you were so astonishingly
grown"
''Albert-Aunt Carry :" thought the mystified
Alex; and then, with sudden sinking OF heart
he began 10 SurmiSe a Dlunder.
- do not quite understand" he stammered
81 Can there be / am half afraid / may
have made a mistake. / am Alexander Ashe.
not Albert
Mrs. Ashurst looked more puzzled than ever.
Florence bluShed deeply, and became grave and
en- barraSSed; but Amy'S blue eyes met his
frankly, with such a sparkle OF kindly fun i'm
them that Alex took courage TO 60 on.
"Pray let me explain" he said .'The mis-
take, II mistake there be, comes In this way.
My uncle, Mr.. Nathaniel Ashe, of Boston. whom
possibly you may know by name wrote me this
note'-taking IL from his letter-case-'.in which
he laid upon me his commands to call on his
Old friends the Ashursts before | left PhiladeI
phia. He should write In advance, he said. TO
mention my coming, so they would he pre.
pared TO see me. My uncle writes blind hand
as you may perceive, and was quite at a loss
whether Is or Is was the number: and while
was casting about, / found the name was in
search OF upon your door plate and made snre
that was right. Miss Ashurst seemed prenared
10 receive Mr. Ashe which confirmed nv i'm
preston, and So In short you see how In ia
i Il JlSt and Will accent nv assura moo ,hot -