New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-13


Miss Hale who is the lady at the door
DIR. Victoria Vivian, the very best authority on
sEnd the Iady shaking hands with her-she who
introduced us . -, 1,:,
Athcnaum Committee.
who is she now crossing the roomr
This was a girl just come in, whose face iasci.
mated my gaze, lover, hapess lover OF brilliant
beauty that am Her hncly-shaped head eNquiS-
tie features in frame of curiously cut brown HAIR
and her large earnest eyes thrilled me with never
yet experienced admiration. Miss Hale replica
That is Beatrice Arne
Ame knew the name-fashionable lrienuS VI
What is she doing here p l asked inadvertently.
Miss Hale stared.
'Ah,' she said, then yOu know, aboqt her, anu
how her family disapprove of her deVotion 10
science They want 10 make a professional peduly
of her, but she won't hear of it. See Professor
Omnium rush up to her she me is o ms pee e w read
his papcr on the Ancestral Ant" But suppose we
go to the refrcshnent-roOm for cup OF tea III
/ acouesced. though l was longing to stay ana
watch Beatrice Arne. H. -.
We found the reireshment-room enpty.the tea
cleared away the ice idst como in l supplied MISS
Hale. and, at her bidding myself. al inc Hlst
mouthfu barely restrained an lnte ft on
Trembling | watched her; for ! knew II she ate
hers | should not dare TO hint ut anything alhlSs
with mine. l should swallow the nauSeous COM
Good Hcavcnsr To my relief she laid down her
spoon. What rs thisf Salt'
Exactly Owing 10 accident or negligence IN Inc
freezing process the SWcctSluh hau pcth scHI up
!HorrbleP She pursued Take it away! But,'
with sudden Consideration 1t IS our staple refresh,
ment tonight The Soirec is ruined. II Will be all
over London tomorrow that the Lalies Amen
rum gives sailed ices! Our enemies VIII make Us
the laughiug-SOcK OF society. III HlIsht oc l"ldI W
can do nothing stammcred, touched by her
distress.
You can save Jump into hanSom--
Graves the confcctIoners, Is not far. he hacK
with a fresh supply of ice in quarter of an hour
before the Professor has done. Then no one need
1t was was years since a lady had appealed to nc or
gwen me chance of distinguishing myself. Now
il | can't originate, can obey. In I'VE minutes
was at the shop. An cc-inan was Just leaving WIN
supply for ball hy an lnspfatio lon "ol' ~, , o..
Cassaudra Rooms by mistake. We arrived Just rs
they were appiauding the Professor NJ stars MISS
Hale, white with suspense. was on the lookout.
At the sight of the cc-tinS her face hcamcd was
bIcathess ny tie united, my boots spi4-hed. INV
hair awry; but she shook both my hands saving
Thanks, a thousand tmes'
thought her beautiful for moment. Now the
comuany came troOping downstairs. Tho Ice WAS
ready Tor them. The beauty came with the rest, on
the old Professors arm, thank Heaven hpt 2
Barry's. He was talking TO her earnestly, Uu' an
about the physiology Of the nervous system OF the
era Wish Kept apart prey 10 n return Of dcspnn.
dency. and should have slipped away hHt Miss h"ie
PRAY, don'tNco. | must speak to you when the
soree il over. 80 waited till all la dispersed but
Miss Hale and the lady president who had nitro
duced me to Miss Hale, and 60 whom Miss Hale now
rentrOduced me as the saviour of the evening VIM
a lively account Of the mlshap / had helped u
avert. Hope revived had worked miracles on me
that night; but a reaction had now set III. i lelt
myself under criticism, and shook with palsy %
nervous awkwardncSS. ! held on like grim dr3th
to n chair with one hand clutching with the other
at some papers on the table. | tunbled al anu
pored over, one So fondly that Mss Hale imagined
was interested IN its contacts and S9Id; .,..-;,
Would you hc inclined To Joni Inc SubScIlP'
ton is only ten-and-siX.
awoke to the fact that was pcrnsins the pros
pectus of the Field Naturalsis Scientific AsS"cia-
ton and their periodical lecture meetings Ire ilst
OF members was alphabetical and headed 10y the
name of Beatrice ATnr. -.
There * a lecture tn morrow night SAID Miss
Hale = | can introduce YOU as Trend, and You
can Judge if You care To become member ~
! accepted with alaCrity; and withdrew: ! ic't
like a country after the shock OF revolution IKE
Columbus on sighting 4 new world Was there
then a world, TO ne, outside the world OF spout
beauties oycr-dresscd dolls, and ippant coGuctcs,
VINO without having done anything all their lives
hut smile and look pretty, ana rum Their maze
relative by their dTcsSmakcrS bills claim the notice
consideration, devotion OF sensible men world
- here q shy timid. modest and unaAsumng Young
gentleman like me H. not instantly Ynched-ndE, IN
Thicb hIs diindcucr counts rather for than against
hiul-aud where my debut had not been complete
And to this world belonged the lovclicst girl had
We mct--'twas in school. lent to the society for
their lectures Deal benches, glaTing gas lcis, ana
some thirty solemn LOOKING iCId NdtUIallH'a IttA
constituted the mis- an Scenc. thought WIN
pang of the maze of fair smiling couuienanrcs the
iutter dancc-muslc and Hover scents OF ic l,tnAi-
eating atmosphere where the London man seeks MS
ideal On the other hand, none OF these people
seemed thinking of attracting notice, or oil cuilin%
I'D their nelghbOrs. Attention was mOnopOilHcd 10y
certain mysterious objects on the tahlc.-PowciIu.
microscopes. sad Miss Hale, under which were the
compound eye OF a snail and the pro-eg OF cater
suddenly Beatrice Arne. like a blaze of beauty,
entered the room. She took her place in front Of
nine My evil genius was on me now. hlgcted
till the bench creaEed my umbrella dropped ON me
floor with a loud noise, at which the ilcd Natural
lists rowned; for the lecturer had lust begun TO en-
tighten on tie interesting subject "l 'Snals ana
Slugs.' He a young man, WITH angular features
and carroty HAIR. Beatrccs limpd eyes were
fixed on him with an ardent expression that would
have transported me 10 the skies. 1t did not affect
him in the smallest degree. lie was shoItsightci,
and his minds eye was intcnt on his slugs liy am
by a snail inside glass cylinder was handed ,ound,
that we might admire its wonderful method Of
locomotion- from Bcatuce's firm white hand
to my nervous fingers.
me- .
oh, beautiful | responded she would think
meant the snail.
OF The lecture heard no more. | thought OF
thousand brilliant things TO say TO Miss Halo Tor
Miss Arnc to Ovcrhcar of various ingenious way OF
approaching the latter, and was lar aheaO III my
imaginary, couTtshiP, when continuous applause
announced that the lecture was over. Now was my
for 5 ss sn ANA sa anG nTodd
INV back. and pretended to he studying the illuH-
mated texts on the wall. When i mustered courage
to look round, Beatrice was gone.
Miss Hale, who was returning 10 her home az
Richmond. asked me TO walk with Der 10 the
station. i'm route she rallied me playfully on my
evident admiration in n certain quarter.
Am the first, asked monInfully, 10 discover
her extraordinary beautyP
BY no means All the professors at u College
adore her they say it is for her devotion 10 science
and the imaginative mind she brings TO bear on
the subject; but j think the eyes she brings have
also some part in il However, Miss Arnc is charm
ing |
would have mi reduced you
Heaven fOrefendr ! cried theoretically. FLY
what you admire, is the wisest maxim for wretch
like me. Oh, Miss Hale. il you only knew
Tell me- she suggested and told her all-my
sad social history, my aspirations, and my woes
eliminating in this mOnstrOus malady of self
nlstrust That Clung ike the gaTmcnt OF Ncssns. |