The Hickman courier., 1882-10-13

liire .sIJous ~ - = a., S,oiiieO eOnlng that soun"e-
Il SAID that, vas delighted 10. rneet--see
tnem; Mrs. Slatersturned to another lady
AIRS, Raggles, 40 let me introalee M.
valentine We were SO afraid tbat he would
| not be able to come -
= While talked as well as could to Mrs.
ss nasSEsles, surreptItiously observed my host
an anu hostess, Mr. Slaterlooked uncomfortable.
Inere was consciousness in his uneasy man
ne- tnatH was sham, SO was he Il feared
tnat ne might give US both away before the
evening was over Mrs. Slater,Sonnthec con
trary, SCARED above any feelingl of this sort.
Her party was to be a success. Int was evil
IDENTITY her principal object WE comfort
this was to me- / felt safe in hsr hands OF
course 1t was as much of an objext TO her asto
me TO conceal the fact that was NOT bona ff1s
4 lpyited guest. took my cue at 4ace Avoid
MI SlateEt arrange matters in snch 4 sgay that
Mrs. Slater could engineer me through the
evening; All the time had sensation that
IN avoiding Mr. Slater | was avoiding an old
and tried friend. There tNosf soniftlling
| strangely familiar in his face in the almost
\ eolIrtly wave'of his hand as he directed his
guests TO the refreshment room: in his pro-
one lady, theff another. 4 can not recall dis
/ tinctly the events of the evenipo / have a
confused inpres sion of lights. flowers. music
and people, much like any other narty, yet
WITH certain uiierehces. The dressing was
not in par icularly good taste and the German
was managed in most extraordinary manner.
| At eleven O'Clock the man who was TO lead II
came forward with ahat containing scraps of
4 paper noticed that all the men went up and
| drew slip OF paper. They examined IL, and
| retired into the crowd. / couldn't imagine
what this ceremony meant, and | felt sure that
when my turn came i should make some
frishtfui blunder As thought this, found
Mrs. Slater beside me. She hurriedly ex
planned 70 me that this party was one OF
series OF Germans given at the houses of her
friends and that there had been some feeling
on the part OF certain young ladies because
i'others had been ofteucr asked TO dance the
German and drive home afterwari ,fhan they
had. In order to obviate this a system of lots
had been arranged, by which chance alone
decided the matter. Each yoanS gentle
man, ''coucluded Mrs. Slater. 80. bring any
| young lady thai be wishes b but he
1 Is expected to -. ham, = - he
draws for the German. under
stand what is expee edof you. " 10, "a 9anee, of
course she added. with slightly stern
| manner--the manner Of proprietor. said
Accordingly T1rew my LOT, and found myself
thePartrer a pretty girl, \ no pfyNedlo De
the dau ghterof Mrs. Ragg&
This is my Journal ; no ore VIII ever see 1t;
can be honest impressed Miss Raggles. I
think impressed every one that met real
lied thaton the mere making gooi IMPRESSION j..
depended nv success in the future 10 talk, o
da ce, TO irt to eat ice-cream, AZ the rate oi
thFeaor four Sloh4Ts an hes9f-ief OK ne pres !
eht this was mYp rofe slot ny lot elevate
any sc else had ever done tneint mere was
aH exhilaratioa in the thought II positively
insRlred me- iswas IN c0Dstahf as uland, aud
was presented to almost every ore. toward
the end of the evening Mrs slater asked me
% sing, l lhoqght II odd iQr q laise lh5riy'
but sang my best. sOneA thing dalnped my
spirits. / had been standing in the doorway,
when | suddenly became aware OF TWO waters
who were whispering together az short
distance IN, a lull Of .the, musis tneir words
reached me.
{. whielfdid ven say he.was'Y sals one in
loud whisper.
g That's him-him there by the door, he
good-lookin' fellow. Looks as u he di1n't
have nothin in the world TO do but stand there
all the evening" answered the other g.--..
You d6nit'sav q eiaeulltsa the ilrst; sand
he gets fiiteen dollars FOR doin' lhelikes OF
that. You and me has nlissed oar vocation,
~, could have lsnociked aomnEtke hnpertiuens
fellows, but, after all, what right had | to do
iti 1t was all true. No-blesse oblige," /
muttered through my clinched teeth; and
catching Mrs. Slater's stern glance, went 10
do my duty by taking nav partnerto supper.
At the close OF the evening, Mr. slater came
up TO me. lie Vas eertathy digahet-look-
ing old fellow, but he seemed unhappy. 'Well,
Mr.. Valentine" he said, with rather a mel
ancholy smile, '.yOu have done remarkably
well. Been quite the lie OF the evening.
Trying thing to-eptertain party OF this size.
Thisis the first time we have done IT. How
40 So.t thihN 1b.n enepN- 1oUi S~fa1aA oilHioh
now
eRemarkably wei ,,sI said.
Inoticed thatfis manner TO me was secret
and confidential, as If we had entered in o some
dark partnership OF crime.
''sAirs. Slater,'fhe continued sis an ambitious
woman, and it was her idea having YOU. She
wanted a different style OF Young man from
those we have been accustomed 10, and'-
looking at me wi a sad pride-eshe got it
AsEI looked at him.-his. face seemed to
grow more familiar At this rnoRas1t Miss
Raggies, who had gone upstairs tVget her
cloak, made her appearance. / badea hurried
goodnight TO Mr.. AMI Mrs. Slater, aad accom-
panied the young lady home. She lived in that
part OF FIJI h Avenue which is on the confines
ot both New York, and Harlem. She treated
me as dis in guisiied stranger, and ended bv
inviting me to call. ULsuspecting Miss Rag
giles ! Her mother had apparently gone home
hours before In the Slater set they managed
thugs. in this way. frs. ssrfF srFsea rtr~
. I wonder whenfT am to be paid. -s SIS
JANUARY. 22.--I have discovered where
have seen Mr. slater. before. stopped at
Stewards yesterday to buy some gloves (T was
paid the morning after he Slater partY), and
viduals poplIlariy known as walkers ap
proaelled me- ~
s'Vnatdo you desire, sir2i' hear pompous
voice say. 4 Where may direct sop@ - Y
~~Gloyes,D Isafd. MECHANICALLY. - Il
''Third section on the right hand, Fourth
Avenue side, SIR
looked at nv guide, as a familiar tone
struck my ear. J. was Mr.. Slater At the
same instant he recognized nle. \ fnofneht
before we had been independents human be-
ings-at the next our consciousness OF he
mutual knowledge We possessed OF each other
destroyed our comfort. Mr.. Slater walked
away in one direction aud in another. STILL
it was comfort 10 know where had seen
him before.
uJASvARY 27.-Ifnd that a whole week has
elapsed since ! have written anytniae IA my
journal. The truth Is, have been too misef-
able. This occupation is degrading Every
where i 20 some fresh humiliation awaits me.
The very servants look on me with Suspicion
At one place the butler followed me around
all the evening as if l were thief. don't
myself 81 tfie Feeling tiia. Morton, who hap ;s
pened to be there looked at me suspiciously
once or twice. Suppose he were to discover
everything and tell it TO the club. It's too
AT another house. where Thad been obliged
to sing comic songs and make ouHooh of
myself Tor two hOurs, my hOst-aii enornl-
onsly rich and illiferate person esent ed me;
with check for tweutY-five q oliars AS I left
the house. re. ttrfled ID 4adignantls, bud be
pressed il into my hand, saying, heartily:
Il amt goin' TO take it back, so you may as
well keep it. You done first-rate this evening
--fIrst-ratei r. 'Tain't charity but because
what YOU done is worth more than fifteen dol
lars by long shot !; and when have pleas
nre, 1expeet 20 pay forit, ike do forerety-
thing else,
To avoid scene, Ihad to keep the money.
am certainly richer than was. have been
able, by my homes texertions, to supply myself
with the Injuries without IAN oo' can not
exists and when my presen s.ioAes 6kdoubled
shall be able 70 pay sof1efilt .-on account
for mr board bin here, and settle souse of my
other bills. The question that now troubles
me is, are they honest exertlons!
Since the evening at Mr.. Griddle,s (the rich
manufactures who gave me the check II have
been to several places, a. an Of which. among
Others that knew, / saw Morton. Ills man
ner is becoming most unpleasant. He said to
me theIother night, with that satirieal grin OF
You're getting to be oaI,s soo,.tyy ,ty
Valentine Never used to see Won about so
much. It's always been my way. hut it's
some thing new Tor yonfi 4 f~f''sfF
time be said: -Srkss ~ \
By-the-way, I thought yoa we're ooines ont
sof town to hvei As YOU seem TO have changed
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