Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-09-06

Phil, the only son, and future in'
herltor Of all tho mill property, bawlet
out, IN q loud voice that was his mosl
remarkable characteristic, who's Won
Whafs.hls name, anyhow
Dora calmly explained, lie l. q
German gentleman whom We met Ia
Berlin, and found very agreeable
ia he coming here, fatherl' de-
manded Phil,
'Yes he Is coming tomorrow.
Tomorrow, accordingly, he came.
Dora noated into tho drawiug'room,
dressed In white muslin sublmated
with Valencinnes, and direct from the
hand Of Worth.
Won llcld's blue eyes promptly paid
TO such beauty the tribute Of IN admir-
Ing gaze, ever returning to hcr face,
and rs often dcprecating It's own IN
satiablencss, A queen could not ask
more respectful homage, and like q
queen the American girl received 1t, as
sclf.poiscd as the foreigner himself, and
as perfectly we'll placed IN the lnSuri'
ous drawing-room rs gem would be
in setting
'Very glad to renew your acquainl-
ancc, sir, was Mr.. Warren's greet
ing. Il hope you will get along will
our plain, republican way of living
plain = echoed Won Held, Why,
this villa is one of the finest | ever saw
aud your grounds are almost an Eng
lish park. There is nothing here but
taste aud opulencc.
'Wcll'--and the happy proprietor
smiled contentedly--'well, count,
do not mind confessing this sea-shorC
place cost me something like half 4
million. A little money, you know
buys everything
'So!' responded Won Held, resort
ing to his useful German monosylla'
blcs.
The guest was soon ut home in the
superb house. and filled it with plenty
of distinguished callers. Members oI
the German legation dropped in, in
friendly fashion; 50 did the French
and italian ministers. Dora converset
with each in his own tongue; then she
would play and sing to Won Held all
the summer evenings, while the per-
flme of rare flowers and the flood ei
moonlight made II sort of witchery in
the room.
The count said to her one day: Il
never cease to wonder at your varied
accomplishments, your taste, your per-
feet self-possession and perfect Par
don me- lie stopped, checked by the
slow gaze of her brown eyes; but she
understood the compliment as plainly
and with less sacrifice of dignity than
if she had received it in words. you
have nothing of what | expected to find
in this new country. You would fit Il
European court
Thanks answered Dora, with the
languor proper to a much-beflattered
woman. Il hope you will not be
shocked by such crudities as still exist
in our society here.
'Oh,' responded Won Held, under
stand me, pray. | like all strong char
acteristics. Independence, freedom of
speech, originality of thought, quaint
ness of expression, admire, even if
they are not always in tho most refined
taste.
Dora smiled, and understood another
and subtle compliment tina: embraced
even her surroundings.
Won Held's patience with Phil, the
most noisy of Yankee boys, made papa
Warren remark, with significant
sigh:
You see, Sarah, our guest wants to
be friendly with all the family
Friends the two certainly were and
went off on long tramps and fishing ex-
cursions together. On such occasions
the boy, finding the foreign name too
hard, addressed Won Held as MIR.
Count or oftener with the jolly Il
say = A''.'.s
One day Phil screamed from a long
distance down the rivcr-hank Git was
Pills peculiarity to yell his conversa-
ton across wide distances.). 'Mr.
Count, 1 say, to-morrow's the Fourth.
You'll have to get mp early if you 60
out with me-.
'Oh, yes, I'll get up. It's your
national holiday
Bah and me always get up early 10
fire crackers. Got a bite?
NO. Is Bah the dogT
Dog? No; Bab's a girl.
A labOrer in the field across the river