New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-01
FL. r. H. THE CROWN PRINCE
BY GILBERT FARQUHAR.

party Why, impossbe! Where arc we to put
the people, should like to knowI You would
have to ask Mrs. Colonel Splothering aud she her
NONSENSE answered my wife. I'VE ought to
return our friends cvilities. People viii end by
never asking us outside our doors if VIC do not
ell then. II it must be, we must hire a room
some where. or get house lent us: because it's
physically out of the question get more than
'Wilfred,' said Maria bo>hl I've been thinking
1t over. 1 allow the staircase Is narrow aad the
nall rather irfcOnvenlent'
'Oh, really said do v0nT
1t was quite impossible to walk two abreast on
our one ladder Of q staircase. Jane the housemaid
aud the coal-box had 20 go mp and down crab
fashion. AS for the hall, there none; the last
step of the ladder led to the front-door mat
'Bnt.' continued my wife. not notcing my sarcas-
tic interruption there Is this little dining room,
your room behind, and the leads all suite l
could tent the leads in and put sort of tenn
p0rary staircase leading into the window of the
cbildrens room OH the first iloor which opens into
the drawing room. Tea cOud be III our bedroom, and
that little hole you dress in is quito big enough for
clo1ks Only let try to make the people circulate
| through this room, your room and up tho stairs on
the leads 80 as TO ease real staircase and the
things done. Old BOUseyc0tt will come and play
then, too We can ask Sir James and Lady Fully
lanes whom the FIt2wilIiam POttses are so anxious
to meet. Do dearest added Maria most WIN
somoy Let's light candle for once, and, success
or not. we can talk of our party afterward as a tit
| acGOmpy."'
Yes it would be a case of fits I've very little
Doubt murmured. Then pulling myself together
aud assuming all the authority of manner nal at
my control: Maria | said, 1t cannot and shall
not De- My room behind this has the accumula-
ton of ten years in it. How can | have all my
correspondencc, books and work carted of hig'
gleiy pggledy The little hole l dress in IS a so
chUkefu of papers and thugs. Then where, pray,
are TO sleep; and what on earth Is to become OF
the chldrenl No party ever given Is worth fort
nights chaos and uttor misery to this quiet and
heretofore uuambltOuS family.
Ny better-half whimPered. Think how pleased
Uncle ShUrtmau " ould be, she said.
| don't think he would at ALL | answered.
: He'd call it reckless extravaganza, and very
likely not come.
m pay for il ont of my own money!
Delr me. how often was | to hear Maria say she
would pay out Of her own money That thousand
pounds she brought me was indeed inexhaustlble
everything she wanted that | thought unnecessary
or cxtravagant was to be betrayed out OF that sum-
During ten years of married life yearly trips TO
the sea- drives, concerts and play-tckets bazaars,
lOwer-shOws, b0nnets and what nots for the child
rem, to say nothing Of music and singlng-lessons IN
later years all these supposed to come out Of
that sum, aud now it was the patty. Reieience to
her dot was always one Of MariaS last shafts.
however, put an abrupt end to the conversation
by getting up from the bTcakiast-table and going
down to the office OF the principal paper WAS on
Reader, you must know that my name IS Nllred
Penlield and that | an literary man; writing,
crticzing aud reviewing bring me IN some Tour
hundred pounds year. haye private ANIMAL
income of TWO hundred and fifty pounds; Maria
brought me thousand pounds in consols, and
has further presented me with six children; she
has however. an uncle unmarried, who Is pub
! Mr.. ShOrtman of ShOrtman, Cro0kley, Macmillan
| e Co We have expectations from him. Ny little
Son no IL No. - Dash st'. Pimiico Even Maria
does not dare call it South BegIaya, it is SO cen
trally PimlcO. But the air is fresh, and the ront
as suitable a. any rent can be TO my small means
We have therefore passed ten years at No -, and
please God, may live another ten IN the same lttle
nutshell. Witness, ! am not ambitlous | am cat
! like; [ get attached to my quarters; like to
| hcr to In IN hand everything /
hence my horror at the notion Of a rout
II.
For the next few days held out bravely
against Maria's 'martyred look; she was
scrupulously attentive 10 me, but she never smiled
| she alluded sometimes to friends OF hers VINO were
at any rate allowed to do they liked with then
| own money. Once she threatened not to call any
more on anybody. she ate and drank little crlct
over the children. and behaved generally IKE
| captive princess. met on one or Two occasions
intimate friends of hers leaving the house they al
! looked at me a. much as to say You bruteP TEL
! was being morally 'boycotted into acquiescence
Princess Maria would admit OF no compromise, th'
| Marty must be IN our house or D0where, anu so j
! happened that one evening. when came nome late
| than was nv wont. IN the best OF gOod-huInors
/ althOugl "a little ashamed to face the Princess
! Thought | would complete what had been Il mos
CHEEKY evening by domestic surren1er tnole
fore said. on entering Our Ded-chamDer where
! eound her royal highuess wide awake, wearing ne
| well-knOwu preston OF calm resignation; Maria
you may gave your party your own way anu pra a
soothsd to sleep without word Ol reProacn
| although | blush to say 1t was \ a. m ana nad !
horrd notion that ii left my greateoat ana uin
| bre lla IN the cab. Maria awOke radiant l. wa
! salnted on both cheeks and assured that shonlo
| inst spe what could be done had al nost forgot
ten giving H. and regreIte 10 IL cn D aseS hal
was the earliest date this Internal party conld %
| fixed for Maria thought fOrtnlghts ,notice ~
| rInirur. Great HeaS ems three weeks discom
| fortl We'll, said, please send out your invita-
t,1s today for today fortnight; will be ouT and
| away as much as | can during the preparations,
| had in fact IL great mass of work on hanu III Sc
| hapnened inst then that certain Crown Hfinct
| had been behaving in very marked way IN NE III;
| country: his conduct was freely discussed ny tht
! nress and generally condemned. The proprietor
and editor Of the principal paper for which was
! head wiiter tOOA different view, l, WIZ wa
allowed great liberty of opinion by theh STU llVIf
strongly appreciated the course adopted ny H. ~ "a
therefore, wrote Il leader highly commencing Illt
| Crown Prince clearly showing what inlnehSe goou
would come by his fearless conduct IN Iuture Jears
and praslng hun most highly tor his lndepende1ni
| and cnnsrentuns behavior. Not content with thus
alone | wrote several articles In the same str'tln
! signed 'Wilfred Penield,' when fonnu tneil way
! into different publications. const'tutcu n3 go,
| chnmpion extraordinary TO the Prince anu nero
| did take more pains with any OF my writing. lnt
subject pleased none the less lor lihdng NY 90.
| at first almost alone in my opinions. L, however
| was much Qratied by Overlooking my comPosl,,
| tons loudly discussed in rallway-carriages anG
other places OF public resort In te Ia s% the
many recruits, and although | had never seen tn I
| Prince or knew anything OF him personally toph
mn his culrels III the literary world most nearby
n6t a little TO the astonIshment of my friends wiz
! had known Inc as a Radical ana b9nehlan 1 W =,
10 great respect Or-love Tor rank ana V'tio' Inns
| left to Maria. H.. l., ,,, ,,or,
Night and day | at it. Many new Eu 10 noS
original PLAYS were being pioduceu Whlcn ~ VA
nv duty TO criticize Among endless other work s.
had books review and reviews to ntIe yorv little
the fortnight slipped quickly away anu 'ciJ iV'-o
| did see of my upturned home. ....,,;uo mo on
sWlItred. nv dear said my wife catching me on On
the stars tomorrow you know IS tne h.gn Io oa
onr narty hope you've got dress-sult that zoe.
.,oi pracT az toLucco-smoke Come up and looh al
nv dress and Tlarrietes because promised Ini
Guild she might SIT up they are Oh my UuG that
! Lind nf dear Fannyf Your papers and ruDolsn
| tha linn