New-York tribune., 1880-06-13
THAT CHARMING COUNT"

$50 good p said Mrs Damer.
SEiy eeSyer s"5S eSnnned nfP naGi the elder lady
$50 tatw replied the younger one.
aThe kindest-hearted young man in the world"
!" And the least interesting"
dwell, have it your own wav~ exclaimed Mrs.
Damer, now fairly Irritated. For the sake of
argument, will grant the JUSTICE OF ali you say.
/ will 90 further. land ,concedo that the vast
majority of the world is blind Yourself to true
worth and real talent. Will even admit, If you
however, ugly, fat and uninteresting Arthur
Lestrange may be, even you, Dora, cannot deny
that he is well born, well bred, and rich
"I do not deny it, my darling aunt" said Dora.
"An / say is that his BIRTH breeding and wealth
constitute no sufficient reason for iny marrying
@With your industry your aversion to goiety,
your indifference to dress and your passion for
housekeeping. you reserve Yourself for love in a
Dora laughed-a soft saucy laugh. She rose from
her occupation of painting spray Of yellow roses,
Mrs Damer sat at work. Kneeling, she pillowcd
her wful, golden head on the old lady's shoulders,
asking with world Gf surprised I rSprogsh in her
"Child am not cross" said her aunt, softly
strolying the girls little hand "I am not cross
would fain see You in safe and tender keeping
beforeI close my.eyes on ta world which is full OF
trouble aud of temptation"
SBut You are not going to close your eyes yet"
Inurmured Dora, caressingly. And Arthur
Lestrange is not the onlyyoung man in the world or
even in Famlegh."
But he is the only cne in whose afiectcn for
YOU l could fully trust" said Mrs. Damer. He
has proved that he loves S3q slnceIe 5 but ne IS
He will certainly accept as final the answer which
you are about to dispatch him today IN al prob o.
Thought poor fellow that his recent success
might have led you to regard him more kindly,
IA trumpery little comedy " SAID Dora with
pout.
"a comedy which wiser people than Miss Dora
Morton have admired and appiauded." Sald her aunt
severely month ago you would haTe id hdd tNt more
can guess only toe well the source OF your con-
tempt for them now" go ,,,
ing eyes: ,,udo 10 coun+ storov aunt p she said in
rather an agtaIed voice am glad You give nc
tion from Which l have shrunk all the morning,
because l feared to give you pain. Count
Has proposed to youi" hastily interposed Mrs.
Dora. Dora nodded, looking little anxious and yet de-
fant.
aAnd you have accepted hmf"
GYes| ,
Mrs Damer threw up her, eyes, slightly shrugged
her shoulders aud resumed her twork. For few
moments silence reigned. J.. o, ,., I,uo
in somewhat rueful tone.
II hope You viii he happy, dear of course" re-
piled the old lady quietly :" 1t is not marriage
which, in any case could have desired lor YOU
Rnt as in few months you will he twenty-0ne,
aud your own mistress have Out Ohc laFoI " "SA
oiSSud what is that " asked Dora. somewhat dis
concertcl nj NOT meeting with the opposition for
which she had prepared herself. o.ro,,o,,on+
UTo Wait before making your engagement
pubiic till have news OF Count StaroyI,s position
and circumstances. from Buda-Pesth. forcseeing
that the impression which he nad p3 IN M na%T TSni U
YOU might deepen into love, wrote 10 tne Cpnsul
for information, and i'll n few days j ought 70
have an answer. Until then. VIII you consent . no5 o.
to consider your engagement a ssttcd III .n'hg hggnd
Mrs Damer as she concluded held out her hand
afiectionately to her niece =, .uu,,,, at will
wait. of course To do you this pleasure costs me
LITTLE for know that the Consul VIII be aoie 10
report nothing but what is good Of Max NJ.
Damer, n9nSd and changed the convsTsatti9ni - charm
Farnieigh on the outskirts of which, IN charin,
inc cottage Mrs Damer and her niece hVed, was q
nIsttv ,rs town on the western coast of England
A few straw hat manufactures suPpileu ~! t!s
wealth and half dozen or more Hhasn foni;cs
dined one another; criticized one anothcr uSssuru @
at one anothers christeniLgs, MARRIAGES ana I9n
erals, and made common cause against any nuHaGr ;
sacped circle They we're n trihe narrow minded
but hrd bsG eyer Rfod them They
sequence altogether elfsatlshed ana e%stlinaole' %
The great exGtements OF the Young ades s n1h t the
onS an9 IN Winter and Of parties in
the Simmer To these the officers OF the garrison III
the afOre-named countytOwn, We're lnNlteu ;igt Iggu
iarlv and occasionally came: and the POSSIBILITY
of their coming constituted the great charm OF the
S9cb hene the state of things it is not difficult
In imagine the pleasuTable sensation receni.I rHinI
caused BY the arrival on the scene OF heen M
Unn0ariSn Count. This gentleman had peeh II
ttrodHced Inv one of the eIite-the Honorable Mr'
Styacey. who had known his father, ana whoi Oh Oh
meeting him in PaTS ihG pretoUi :" Visit Farcgh
MIR Stracey good-natured nnpnlslVe auu ioo M ootS S
wise had forgotten his mvitat0l aioSI is 'OU oa
os he had given it, and was rather surprised oho t
a. Summer morning to receive q letter from tne
Connt announcing his imminent arrival NGpert neit
$heless beinQ hospitable he welcomed MS euesS
u q ,onner worthy OF their mutual pretensl9ns
fo 'fhe bluest blood, and lntrOduccn MN 10 'ia o %
acquaintance ten Mules dIidmic Of dnnerpartics
nnsicaI Inarties lawn-tennis parties, at WHICH tii
Count had won golden opinions Moh % ircT" ai T who
Deonle Ills only detrsctors were the olcrrS nc VIZ ~
I1t i;ttIe sore Mt being condemned all at once 70
i piay second fiddle to the seductive compaT'o' u
hSsSa hCSnnt starolyi had especially great success
With the ladies' He spoke several IanymatEGS;
wrote French verses; cnrlcatuIod oDtiFnI 70 droop,
@ h1iI "nmnsfache melancholy eyes patrlotlG @ SeIiu
,g,,ts g and decorations from every court III EuGPc
Such combination tGSn ssen S cnT IN FaTncSh before
Inc necuIarity Of this delightful slIlhgeLI VIZ St ~
passion for making presents nc SCtcDtate and
WI wi'n avisness was only cquaed by his impair
talitv Everybody whose hospitality ne ;aUc nnn
snoved could exhibit some picture or J4Id'fepT faT.
eigners gratitude and Taste: all theSe nHh ths
nnpretendiug souls found themselves sudaS o1o
3r 1aner parcels baskets of exotic flowers ana
Sy velvet cases appeared upon their caTIs
snd & resnectful homages." ,,,.. /.
ai a, Arst neopie thought they ought really not 10
sccep efforts were GSs@S 4%aS = Bt sfPSsS PtSey
pnese NV uXD Dnrsed In him such mournful perpiex-
Ety. they clearly S0th 70 Ss RnpCsse s4S TO
painfui 10 phi;c piiii onnion gradually pronounced
proeeeeqdr pe d favor of Keeping the presents. What
S5a n peoPo E9sS9dnaPa SR
natural IN ,l,n IoI 70 have habits of the utmost
5Ps Of PnSS to- ha7ys
quoredr ny sonnttIeJ 4he matter. Conscience were
5nbbenceforth nb at peace, and starOiy1 moved In the
midst Oh re attentions to Dora Morton, the
Meanwlle, hig In cf Tarnlel0h became extremely