New-York tribune., 1881-03-27


'Tnisisgthe pFinDelgy ~ayok:khspingspp ppennsess
saidhs sannodg to him@ifS. TheRalDuu =
aTsethinRwvmsmdthbp pt heSn R9ht you'urethe last
persOn BhOObbhaYe expeetxdF3 to o.neetrwteh mas,
Nfiibcm.. HOwsvsPs IwiL so On5 yuuS conversation
seemed Mn1frHStnR} Phbre wRsa sneer n'hia vorce
hE Fouii notnontfDhs.
The yU1nRggpla WIN naioDe areAned cotnFoi
SURG, wusaloS'ly pnllingfhepetab otha big daisy;
'PhsduiGout.1 shasaidr rsnnhngsupiRt hhnnedysae
she dropped the astleaAs Perhaps IL was an answer
TO his ronical IemarkE He gpse Aor look OF such
ysTy eyqens Ia I9s t RTtet&y & eye %
was righbi What business had she togo wandcr4
ing about the fields at that hoax m the evening"
advise Trei %o Inv T isis % getting oRify Inv
H6went OFFS in'an uD?ieasant 'frsme OF 1nino; and
ayuidedtie prince for the rest OF the eyenngg The
fist thing no saw on the bfeakfast-table next
morning was one Of the'welIlknown foreign l6tters;
and he notedit with seme ANN usenent; as this was
tie letter to- crush the young mans ioyel
HIS il-hhmOE vanished, however, WHEN he. .saw7its
effect on the poor prince who spoke nquite anal
tered YoICer
Hero isaletter inctosed for you; sir. MS mother
Kennedy took the document and read ihsileuce
No; she most decidedly does mob aEproVeS ne
said what does BheBay TO ypuP
She Says for one thing,t that she could not mink
of .ldttng me marry an EngjShw Oman; and she
says7that tho king wants to"see Inc about an pp1
peatant ne thks OF Eyipg Ie AH% S9e a
smf4e. Il hope it-s nothing. serious; you kno y !
said the poor prince who was very, fond1ot ms
mother.
Its the shock that's upset hhr' suggested Ken1
nedy. She says TO me that for the present .ygun
marriage is out pf the question and that 10 tnnN
OF your ever marrying anyone buta couptywoman
of YOUR own rank Is prepQsterous.
What am 30 do f'said the prince piteously.
Give up Miss Annies and go home for a.1uooth
or two.' -
/ can never give up Miss Annie he replied with
the courage that rapidly coniured IN VISION OF
her delightful little face gave htuT Besldes aiter
you left us yestefday she promised TO maEry me- nc
added. red and Triumphant.
'Oht said Kennedy. dry)y, and theD was, silent a
loug time. Then no said: You must take your
own course. Write to yOur mother to-day, IN any
case, and ] shall have a letter TO send too
lie read the princcsss letter again when ne was as
alone T6e poor woman Tas ~ aHreoHt stale bsoIf Jf
some very hard hits which be, understandlr sner
feelings, freely forgave.-
WHO WAS this young woman = she wanted 10
know WAS she an adSenturessi Had she. the
princess better come over herself to drag hhr son
from the girls cluchesf One thing was clear. Inc
prince must be got home as soon rs possible What
Kennedy wrote back that things were not unite
so bad rs she thought Phere was no danger offhe
prince beiug forced or trcked ntoa Inarrlage and
thenit is pfohable that he suggested working on
the young mans iiIinl Affection a'littie. MEM
while. this prince was COMPOSING an ardclt epistie'
d6seanting largely oil tue beauty and periee-
ton of Miss Wilton; aud leaving her pOsltmh
and family one side. Indeed he but dimly
understood social grades IN Engiand' ann sa"
mo- difference between one untitled name ana an
other. ,,,
Tate willcd TINT tno two men should meet Miss
Annie and her mother exactly as they dfopre1
their letters into the box 10 was an awkward
moment for Kennedy. lie discerned mixturc OF
defiance and amusement in the Young prFs lace,
and something else too. thar e found u im1osSioio
to believe in. They all went Nown.to- the sea, ana
of course Kennedy f0nnd himself With Mrs. Mflton
1 am so delighted. dear Mr.kennody,' she began
dear Annie told me last nisht. aud I'm sure 3
ouitr time she narried Mt twenty. had my first
proposal at ffucen, and married her poor father on
my eighteenth birthday, and he IS such'a dcligntlul
'D5 Won know. who lie isT remarked Kennedy
duhiouslY. ,..,.,,.4
Yes, he told her everything II is most delight
Iul ALWAYS thought there was some mystery
abont him his manners are sO-yerY drsttnguished
Annie will be qure in her element We arg DOM
made for society. ] anr sure should nave lust
faded away IN "a quiet circle, such.as that o1 cler-
rvman's wife for instance; you WON'T ,nipd my
saving tnat ! know, for you are so very KIND. l
quite look forward to wIntermg NJ % SonrH m W Win l
had such good chances of marrying in our t3nltY
INV dear mother lrad an offer from baronet put nc
wrote on ruled paper instead QI coming nliiStIi, f
SO shn wouldn's accept him and the month before
I accepted Captain WilrOn-he was only captain
then YOU kuow--his colone proposed TO me siS1 :
very nice man, only 80 stout, and yon'knoN Whhb
silic romantic young things girls arc at scYeuteen
Mr. Kennedy; and when was staSlng, ~ baLu
some tmo before that conieet@nssf &c te ~ and
music by my littfc brother, and ne let nm cat ;is
inang uarta as he liked. so long a. heWotsd only
talk 20. him about mef aud he pnsltNey wrote 10
my, unc Il. and poor Jnclo' Oh "3ssO
fnfious, no sent bnck oil his presents by she g"r
tlencI on o. wheelbhWow SFl OF course 'bi5 10
nothing compared 10 prince
She stopped ont of bIeath and Ernnedy wasre-
lerr, to see Miss Wilton and tho prince returning
to them ho. always felt heipldSs when aioho "Nh
Yuu have not congratulated me' Raid the youHg
10dv smihna. suppose yOlt are very ahgvy'
don't think hayo seen y1r look piease% ,sd to
have been hbrc. am snre,Jt your SISTERS hhd tohi
ms what you wcre like, | SHOULD never nave
dared 10 come! ,,., -. ..h.
| how can YOU say such thingswhnn you Know you
,rcnn inst the reverse. You are lIse your poor
constr, Ifar piet West, who told the n'en she was
passiouately in love with that she hateu 1lihl''
-. Nhnt "A, tidicut0uB old thing you are hauihfA
sad Annie sweetbj your anecdotes are so "inap-
Pl0EsyI Es;ylI really. Annie Witteni said her nether.
van are thu first person to accuse me OF Wander,
inK Your poor father would he sadIy dIsabpoihteu
in yOu. lie alwnys ssld that totia h we
partfpularly cleAF-hcaded; but th's ~ now we
nourish Y ipeIs 10 sting us with lngratrtude.
i think am avery aniable' viper SAID Allfite
and MIS- ,g MgltS1; TO der wS Words spHd HTsped
| Yes dear so ytu are; aud lt(yon could hoIu @
your sqnshade aIttle more TO the ieis i'eea o0'
Ths prince paid the most respectful. attoptonto
everything the LADIES' said and dtli ana hisgsI-
.Iantry ante touched the mothers lleart. =. -.
II could think 10 was thu dear. colopel over
again she said, 'only, ofeoprsef he whs so mach
THO n,ince WAS constantly with the Wiltons nov.
and Kennedy dg nun tae, when sa RSnpedy vent
With him he was always, gSactousy received GgS
h hmm css UISSsus{9b E{ bs tSa etssr P 70 the
incess and amused himself bS;thulapgi npwht
' such % port now crossing theses Ro ata hts
'frontnr or thai tow D. until on theslxtn Gay aIhST
posting, he sald, Now it has"arT'Ve@i "nS| "A'i
He and the prince sat long over dinner that eSsn even
ing. and while they were dTlnklng tnsir ne cpete
under this yerapdah aeerVahs oEV"sn' '"' VtN''F
Good God. Kennedy read that, ,hecfed. 'o'7ln2
| IL over and Kennedy lesdi A.. ,...,.o., ,.ors orr
Your mother is very Ill tpe gFaNpsP'A9't9-"t -"t>
| entertained Come at2nceI ,,o ,o.r.ir he
When Kennedy saw the young mans mgsP9s 1as ne ne
using him bSa h4{ m{a srt1 2cFy MT pos S
lOiHhr ~ - rynfried rrseIf into fever ms aS