New-York tribune., 1881-11-20

wears AGO and knew what was what Ana perhaps |
sort Of disappointment crossed Do Of her
own ACE 10 sit with the sober elders Inc ieenng
nassed in moment Dolly had oni llved 10 serSo
others not TO indulge herself and she sat down Dy
Miss Hamlet with a loving smile and cheerful Dr0W'
let it be your place for good Dolly said Lydia,
as she moved away to her own. ho
Now daresay, my dear, you Woulu IdVhol h"'0
STAYED down here said Miss Hamlet. -,
Indeed am glad to be With you. oAamnJ AnnI
GhaTIRG5te fepGa p0FSp Fease let sG me a stay
But by that wonderful law of compensation Sila
to exist in this world while Dolly was taxing her
SOUP there gded quietly INTO the vacan, sea- % ne-
SIDE her tall, handsome, dlstngulsneu nne iIonIn
man, whose face Dolly liked at the hrsJ gla.tfiD,
took fancy TO- in fac 1t was Tss eyss hair and
whskers of dark brown, aud sl'eh' 0'o"H
DolIv PASSED him the salt. He thanked her. and
that broke the Ice. He began to talk 10 hel, tih
with her throughout dinner, ana spoke a I,UrU or,
across Dolly to Miss Hamlet. His Engllsh waS VIZ
good indeed-a slightly foreign accent Delng ul??
tuguishable at times; and now and theh nc ncs, 5
tated for a word. Once he used wrong "oI'' ""U
Dolly laughed. ,.od ,orcbino
also what Ough5 to have SAID l.. i'll
Dolly told him. Though retiring, mQuest III III
ehvness that some Young girls have when c0hVeIs-
inc with strange gentlemen, and that some AFFECT 20
have. And7she ga not Know now y th"mSb She had
known him for ten years. He could not he ms
taken for anything but gentleman ana he was
certainly very attractive one. , .,1
The Miss Tafcrels looking on from the otp9r % ei;u
of the table, turned green with envy MISS L3uidI
wished she had taken the seat Nv cr aunt m g.
of giving it to Dolly. wonder wL1 ne Is
Thought She suppose he came IN ny Ihc
o'clock train And when the company lelt tio %
dining-room. Lydia ran to get "a sly peep al '"'
The Baron de Fierrcville' ron of
a baron real, live baron french, VI
ccnrser lydia Taiierel made rush to her sisters;
her checks glowing with excitement. There "ohlu
be somebody worth dressing for nov ,,,,,,, ,,rls
And from that evening the three y"uiiS tlii'
dressed i'm all their best Feathers ana lounceN
wonderfnl TO behold, silks and ribbons ana lagrS;
aDd though some people might nave deHihcu 'no'"
n little oyerdrcssed. they looked very well. -,
The Baron de HcTevillc did not appear III IIlc
drawlnC-rooms that first evening hut ihe A"uns
ladies' made his ACQUAINTANCE the following morning
II was very hot day; they aud Dolly were sitting
ON the beach under an awning, when he came
strolling along with young Mr. Pender orioJ tbo
'Oh. there are those charming gIrIS' cI'o" ''i'
young man. do let us JOIN them -
'Y0n must present me. then said the Baron.
Accordingly young Mr. Pcnder presented MN
The Baron de Fcrrcyille.' The three yT0uhg
ladies made each an elaborate cur'''y' po"S
blushed and smiled. ,, r.i 7,
came in the shape of his envlous tutor to cal MN
away. grim tutor, who would not always ne pi pniI
down. So the young gentleman was hoilc II' IT, |I t
the Baron was left alone with the ladies he sai
down by Rosa. and they began 10 talk to hinl-lH
! three of them, their questions tumblns on, one
upon another There was no room lor b"hy u
put in a word, even had she wished to. .,
How do you like BTIghtwater, BaTon.
Don't you find the bathing excellent ,..to
Why did you not come in TO JON the ht'le
dance last EVENING"
DO you like English girls -
How long do yOu thing of STAYING
/ suppose you don't know all the people , mere
vet Those Miss FitZrOys are very nee. luey
had on blue net at dinner Yesterday; peThapS you
noticed them. Their father is Sir John Fitzroy'
half-paV colonel, admiral, or something: th1i
old gentleman with long white beard ana Il oaid
How very we'll you speak English, Baron! Did
| YOU come to England TO learn II 7
Are you good sailor am dg dreauiHI one
DO you like cruising about IN IL yachI!
Were you ever at Brighton , ..
| In what part of France do YOU liver ,
These and a hundred other queries the young
| ladies' poured ont. Dolly felt uucOmioitahic and
| blushed frequently. She could not have PM sqch
| questions for the world; dd not know now neI neI
cOusins liked to do il. The Baron laughed ana
| answered frcey-as freely as the torrent OF words
| permitted. IT,. -. .--t..
| had come over in her from Dieppt; MS IIehi
| Captain Close, after landing him, had put on
| again, gong further up the coast ne m ana not
see as yet, much to like IN Brghiw9ter' nnt % Pc
| leved he did like English girls had noticed lh99
young ladies IN blue ana thought them pretty haI
sat outside the moonlight last nlghi ana Sinohed
a cigar and talked with the young fellow tuior,
who had lust left them; found him most lntcilec
tnoI man and SO STAYED there instead of gong in 10
dance; his home was IN Normandy, but l"r thc past
wear he had been much away from 1t, travelling
The girls listened eagerly TO this the substance
of ms answers. Lydia would have inhth hheu 10
| ask him how old he was. and whether he was poor
man or a rich one but that would have been gong
! a little too far, even for her ,.
You have not told us Baron, she salO, now NoH
learnt 10 speak English so correctly. ron nave
scarcely any accent at all. Did you learn II III
no. learnt II at home my mother was Eng
lish, he answered. 'Sllc brought an English mad
with her when she first came to our country, ana
when was born the maid became lny nurse enc Is
with us still-pOor old Hannah!
| AT home with your mother do you mean
All, no. he replied, sadness creeping mo ms
tone. My mother is dead nobody is in the Old
| place now-save the servants. when am at nome
now am alone IT,
! mourning and concluded that lac wore It fOr ms
mother The conversation was becoming cm-
| nenty satisfactory, Tor was not this an explicit
| avowal that the Baron a bachelor. Lydlas
| lips had teen twtchlng to ask whether he was or
| not but it was perhaps too home question ana
| might have been mscOnstTucd; and now II was an
| swered without asking! How lDcky! When men
| get to be thirty years of age-and he looked to be
| much as that-one could never he at any certainty
Your father, gather, is also dead. then BaIOL
| she began again.
| He died many gears ago.
The Baron got mp and stepped away perhaps nc
| was tired of being asked questlons took Il small
| telescope from his pocket aud stood looking at tne
| sea Presently he put it up again. turned back TO
| the bench and sat down at the other end which
brought him next to Dolly She was knitting
sock. and he began talking TO her about 1t. H.;
selIe p 7" ~ Wv O'
Yes, said Dolly, her blue eyes Frightening with
the success of the guess, she raised them To ms
i knit all the socks for two or three of the little
ones 1t IS cheaper than buying, and they last
| longer
'You have two Or three brothers then-or sisters,
] are theyT
| i have ever many laughed Dolly; 'four
| brothers and four sisters; we are nine III ALL
| Are you the eldest OF tbemP
| Yes the very oldest. The four boys come after
me. and then the little girls Mamma often says she
| is thankful that came before the boys
| But whyP
oh because can help her; ] can do so much for
them all. A boy could not have done any thing
| 80 you are a very industrious young Lady,
| Il have to be-, said Dolly simply. And oh, you
| don't know-yOu can't guess-hOw delightful IT ia
to have a holiday and to be at the seaside never
saw the sea before; and now wish could always
| see IL