Connecticut western news., 1881-07-20

family mightn't speak English as well as he does."
 "Dora speaks German, her teacher says, we'll enough to talk to the Elm peror himself" ~. "All right, Sarah; I thought so, but wasn't certain;" and he fell tranquilly asleep. ... ... .- -.. About the middle of the following June, when the family were home from their European tour, and settled at their Rockport place, Mir. Warren announced one day at the dinner table, "I've a letter from Count Won Held"
 Mrs. Warren, long unused to chang ing color, actually flushed with delight, and looked significantly at Dora, who returned the look with frank compla- cency.
 ] Phil, the only son, the future inherit or of all the mill property, bawled out, in loud voice that was his most re markable characteristic, "Who's Won What 's-his-name, anyhow ?"
 Dora explained, "He's German gen. tleman whom we met in Berlin, and found very agreeable"
 Is he coming here, father ?'' de- manded Phil.
 "Yes, he is coming tomorrow.
 Tomorrow, accordingly he came. Dora foated into the drawing-room lovely as dream, dressed in white mus lin sublimated with Valenciennes, and directly from the hand of Worth.
 Von Held's blue eyes promptly paid to such beauty the tribnte of an admir- ing gaze, ever returning to her face, and as often deprecating it's own unsuitable ness. A queen couldn't ask more re- spectful homage, and like 8 queen the American girl received it, as self f-poised as the foreigner himself, and as perfect ly well placed in the luxurious drawing room as gem would be in it's setting.
 "Very glad to renew your acquaint- ance, sir, was Mir. Warren's greeting. "I hope you'll get along with our plain, republican way of living"
 ''Plain ?'' echoed Won Held. "Why, this villa is one of the finest I ever saw, and your grounds are almost an English park. There's nothing here but taste and opulence."
 Wen"-and the happy proprietor smiled contentedly-"well, count, I don't mind confessing this sea-shore place cost me something like half a mil lion. A little money, you know, buys everything"
 'So !" responded Won Held, resort ing to his useful German monosyllable.
 The guest was soon at home in the superb house, and filled it with plenty of distinguished callers. Members of the German legation dropped in, in friendly fashion so did the French and Italian ministers. Dora conversed with each in his own tongue; then she would play and sing to Won Held all the sum- mer evenings, while the perfume of rare flowers and the flood of moonlight made sort of witchery in the room.
 The count said to her one day "I never cease to wonder at your varied &C., complishments, your taste, your perfect self-possession and perfect Pardon me-" He stopped, checked by the slow gaze of her brown eyes; but she under stood the compliment as plainly and with less sacrifice of dignity than if she had received it in words. "You have nothing of what I expected to find in this new country. You would fit Flu ropean court"
 Thanks" answered Dora, with the languor proper to a much befattered woman. "I hope you won't be shocked by such crudities as still exist in oul society here."
 "Oh," responded Won Held, 'sunder. stand me, pray. I like all strong char. acterist1cs. Independence, freedom ot speech, originality of thought, quaint ness of expression, I admire, even i they are not always in the most refined taste"
 Dora smiled, md understood another and subtler compliment that embraced even her surroundings.
 Von Held's patience with Phil, the most noisy of Yankee boys, made Paps Warren remark, with significant laugh "You see, Sarah, our guest wants Go bt friendly with all the family"
 Friends the two certainly were, ant went off on long tramps and fishing ex cursions together. On such occasion the boy, finding the foreign name to' hard, addressed Won Held as "Mr Count," or oftener with only the joll,
 One day Phil screamed from lonl