, 1881-02-19
TIE GRUMPY CLUB.

tho Grumpy Club WIS Oil Hand according tn
pruntse,-sryen members, zach with ssnnll
roll Of manuscript. Tl.rrc were snntlry
winks mt! nods excitanl.c, but Until the
,ncctlng was cniletl tn order every member
was Ms silent ns I'LL owl nj midday. .-
"'rhu meeting will please come to ortier,"
said the preskle,st "l~0u nro a!t aware,
gentlemen, what ii, expected Of eacl, me,li-
'cr this evening. / hope yol, liavo NIL come
prepnvcu. AVltltout hny furshor remarks NJ
low lns To cxtenl IL Nr. Wh1u,buo tho honor
OF beln;, tho first member called upon for Ills
effort. Gentlemen, Mr. Whilnbec."
Mr.. Wl,lnhcG came forward III most con-
(lt'rnt manner, Just MS th0ugl, Ills whole ,ilfo
Ind been given III, 10 such efforts. Wu NIL
mrc,l his cun!nrss upon sacl MI OCCASION.
al,d felt l.apuy to think thut Whimbcu Rppre.
cinuNt tic honor.
"GcutIclncn." said Whtmbce, ~ have
seiectc! TINT part of tlsa outline which pre-
suHle sosslc Ut yuu have not dnred tt at-
prDarll. have rei,rGnee 10 tint Iart wl,ere
the hero declares Ills 1--we nlnl Is accepted"
Every .i!cnlbuy but WilMbcc appeared To
be tllunaerstrlcli; but Whinbec I'LL not mo-
tice it, ,ls ,u was Intent on reading Ills pa-
per, which run rs follows:
"W!,at Il great InloUnt of bread We eat,"
sol0nutztaf tiracc, us sln. drew out tho ttIrtc
lurEn Ioa;es frDnl tho oven a.,tt guye them
sunlLry tnDs OIL the crust with her tiiM1lrt
1ln4cr. There. l have made siN f0nycs t0-
day, and In two tfny5 tho snllln HuL1ItNr Will
have To replace them; but pa thinks 10 ono
can make brend like ,ne, nnNl Just think uf
Richard cnnpltnGNtlny ME Oh being Sllell II
splendid cook; It really nlal9 hi1 tnu1fl,"
ul,ll, sutttng up tho Inuyes OH tho side
board to coul, she touk Il hasty glance
around tho kitchen to sou that NIL wAs
snue for tho night md tllon with
'lrew to thu cozy little siitiMg-rooln
oil tho umrior, where, rcssl,ins hur sowing,
she sooll liscaine conscious Of her loneliness
III spite Ut the happy thoughts tint were
trying to kccp lier company. II, n few mo-
mlrnts u familiar ring ut tho loor-ait TX
pectrd one-wreutlsctl lser faea IN II smile
that brought thu l!lnplcs to the surface.
Taking hasty peep tn .he glass 10 adjust |,
1lbhou ut her tliN'at Slle opened the door,
and II 1nn,,tent lnter accompanied NIcliarsl
into tho room.
"You're looking charming Tonight. Grace,
mud exceedingly we'll"
:" certainly have no cause for complaint,
Richard, anil yut' lunt appear III though
soa %ofo snler';nE'e - , -, =,
!" Nut II very troublesome tlIscasr, / a,n
! eura.r said Grace, Offering Him cRlr nId
taking ,sp her work.
"Yllera you gD! Gracc,-stltcts, stttel,
sticl,. For Eoutlnrsa saKu drop that nectllu
for MI hour, please"
lnAeu!, lIiG,,arl nt! tile sewing | .ln III
ynur company would hardly be called II be
ginning; ynu must nureIy lave something o
i!ruat Importance to convey, or lis sn,le
thing nrcllrrtd iu.t!ny which has disturbed
yollr rq,lai,iMity
"Not!.lus 4t tho klnsl. Grace; but eycry
at.pu1Nsf ttJf tI.l1IpU fhn 1fuf
year haya fu,,nd yuu lnlsy With your nectiIt
or something else, although III luotiiy tln
Insertion hy n,!,nttIE ltnal perhaps III, on
nf tiv wltulc uul,,I}ur Of rnlh yuil Iu,yu hO1,
nrcd me by rl1,c,iclng seif-tlvi.InI, II such /
can bp cnil,ti,"
"irhcll tnut would bp a1,uut twenty time
you huyu cuIlrl; Ii tsAt about thu rig|,t lllll,,
bery' .''
H'rwcnty times! trru t[mes twenty times
wouId ia ,'r,l,.'r ,hc nart' Tho fnct Il % IT,
nearly uurs,,a,lrd .,yscif ti,at / mn M hora.,
INIT say that. Ticl,nrd: YOU knuw 70,
arn nlyynys wpIcOtim,.t
Exctisu lnr. t;rnrc nprhaps I'M selfish
but believe. from, Whit iInye observed |,
tic matter 81 sewing III ynar company, / aiI