New-York tribune., 1882-08-13
1ETTTIAS LONG DAY.

The very liT7 lO,T7 von nov best. At any rale you ~
crowded with books flowers, PIAH0 0aTientlv de-
irocA'a .lnaose And you needn't see any 'Hins 0l
T3m.' ,.,.i.y
low can me garden when he is in the horse 20
INTO the house when he IS ID tHt N'luVH ~ - not
door OF the drawing room ia LIN n'1 tbourbl: have
i;Geiv To trespass your dohlaIu ~ - 49,, 90
AAe.1 - cbaon sent in TO YOU ON tray II you re-
!Uu, !Ire ahsoute secus,on. l can think Oh no'n'ns
more a, r .is II viii Se such long long day, aunte
so you said before. ell an, an 5nIr,g ION know
GWhat can't he cured must be enuuIeu' S'O
"SGE- %V aynt t6ereupon folded me in voumInou5
'i,-ore and mounted up into the ny, Il nI'9'S ~
empIdO0 Ia which had been hired from the uelgh-
%ori1g town to convey her ana her uo1cn ~ = t7re
10 the station. My aunt naIuen ltS y, ~ s,,nd the
- onJ energetic habits. was gol lns 10 scIu 'uO
a. With another maiden lady OF Wdtul. u, a.,
her sister who lived at F. preierrlng W.. 1s
vortex of a cathedral town to the Slnli1o
OF Rg TIE basket of cowsps Lefty and the
tacon9 And. oh, the cream II hooo, and all
It's al right auntie cream ana oSon l iic 1vre
But dear me- dear me, how WISH the u"S "0''
oyer: mind that Won foolish girl; its positively
wicked And YOU might change your nlnd alter
all. before evening.
ooh no. indeed. 49,,
We'll good-by. again good-6y .o-.o,
The driver clicked his whip the old horse stlrIeu,
the fly gave sundry creaks ana IuIcpt,' e, tsSding
,ro,e3 her handkerchief. and WAS .eit. slah'liD,G
Io1eIv on the doorstep while the departing venIcle
meandered slowly between the trees anu was P'''
enTS TBSon turned to 90 indoors revolving in my
thoughts how could best avoid ION BuC i',,b ere
could solve the difficult proIlem, louu io'7'
yeice called cut from the shruDnery A.. .,o
.Uullo Cousin Lettuce, why IN Jist minu'o Ooo
late amt 7 she's on. amt size -, ,.i,,.
Aunt Nab has just gone, repiied WIN i cIlliS
aignity Tom in his brief speech had already
offended me twice. / dill not hhe 10 oe caIou
attics. | could not endure the word am L
HoTryer he emerged from the shrubOery as m
concerned aud cheerful as usual ana caIs up p3 W
where | stood. He was dressed lh Wnl.c n1nhrl M w.
from head to foot ahG was 4@NlJ s"'"e'"7 ~
4'1T sar Cousin Icttice come and play tennis
Thank YOU. Tom; | am busy, and w3uId you
r,lease kindly remember 10 call me LetItia
Certainly, certainly.
.Nv dearest love- could not wish her
A name more charming than LeIita'
.Ur shall call you Tlshy
Little Miss Tlshv
Her conduct was hshy.'
Yes. e.u Lettia.'
i am going in, and-and-l shall be extremely
DuS Nb a. ,n,esd We'll so shall too busy talk to
Won Mss Tishy ] know how to take hint as
well as anybody, believe me-.
saTine. and with a very red face. Ton strobe
away wnl.tlIng La-dl-da as he went.
What pumpkin he was. to DE sure, ana WHAT
,--ress,velv and urtatlngy vulsar manners some
uukind fairy gOdmother had b'Slowtd On MN IL
was all very well that hr pretended % stuHy lam ,t
AMI Greek while he spent the summer with Aunt
Nab. he VS. far more likely 10 ta@e a double INST
class i'm boating or crcheting or become senior
wrangler with a hshlng-rod, than 10 eAcsl III any
nnrely mental struggle A. for myself, ! was "A
vouuo londoner fOrtulghis NlslJ 10 Aunt NdN'
and a garden party at tu.ham or OhisNlcA WIN
Tienfv If ,trawberres and cream couple OF
iaburnum tree, and tine Hungarian baud realized
~ ,otiou ot the country far than ms silent
nook in the wilds of DevonshTe. ln Which now
ever had already spent ten idle days; wandering
about y .th my amt making uneat Die ciee>eS
under the supercillous ctoh o tAr Ga4r'in7id'
aud perpetuallv STUMBLING with Cousin Inn
Tom had walked away now. whi'iing ana az
rreyed. and went indoors ana opened tAe piano
and pTactiscd noctuTne 10Y Oh"pH' y'uiu IVA,
Tom In mis- study. stamping, mp ana uoWh' anu
banging the door # his bookcase. hen al was
still and / knew lie had setlleu q'Wh To Iedl' DuO
practl>ed diligently. Tor reflected thai music
might annoy him. and interfere With BIS meditd-
tlons on Horace or EuIlpldes.
/ often louged To do HIM an injury IL Only NM
tated me to that Aunt Nab .i3ed hlm, ana that
the vicar. the nOu,cScrper tAe dogs ana cdis. ana
all the dirtl little village children lo'el an" iu"i,
lied him. But. OF course. ln sleepy ana Deil-nied
village there IS nobody for any bOly e.>e 10 ike,
and ,he young man IN the pace must needs
grow spoiled and overbcaring
An hour had passed. and my fingers grew tired.
and INV head heavy. Had Tom been anyone but
Tom. / should have almost regretted my refusal or
h. onc~ of lawu-teunis. LaWu-tcnuls. the very
word refreshing and suggested pleasant pas
time and good fellowship ! ieit the piano ana
turned 10 the omen window: the garden was cOol
AZ green the room was close and decidedly dreary
Finally sailed forth, nv complexion projected by
the shady nat and gauze veil that Londoners deem
necessary for rural lie. and carrying III BASKET
the latest invention of yellow brown art needle
work. intending TO spend "a pleasant hour III the
shade
But had not couc a dozen yards before came
upon Tom partly asleep. his legs ana arms
stretched half dozen chairs, two Latin books
and hig dictionary lying Oa the gravel path, and
tne last number of Pupoh spread open on ms knee
'Oh dear, l am afraid l have disturbed YOU
Not in the least answered Tom benignantly
! Thought you your study.
So | was. but the Internal noise of your piano
forgot YOU not fond OF music
.On the contrary, I love music. 1t was music
that drove me ont Of the house, and caused me 20
find thi~ deliciously calm retreat Have chaTF
No thank yOu; am going ~
What when YOU have only ust come QUIT How
restless you are. You had better SIT down.
'Why should ?
at is your duty To entertain me-
Nv duty. indeed
Dd not Aunt Nab bid you do so9 Nol Well
anyhow. she told me to entertain you, Cousin
Lettuce
Certainly Tom dear boy" Aunt Nab always
calls me dear boy" Tom. my dear boy. you are
bucohc. and Lettlce isn't anything of the sort.
Aunt Map never spoke like that
she did to that effect, at least And she added ::
Tom, dear OLD man. IT'S your manifest duty to be
.Oh Cousin Tom
'Oh, Cousin Lettice Letita, I mean do so
want % be tameG.
Bnt Tom as he made this appercntly buuhIe
sueech looked up with - defiant and impertinent
an expression on hIs countrnancr. that turned
auerily from him and walked quickly aud in
silence across luc lawn boNdiN tho nouht AS i
went ] heard peal OF derlslse laughter. and |
kne that Tom was mockng me. On, how hated
Ton
I meditated on revenge however. and when the
luncheon hour approached. / determined TO follow
out my aunt's suggestion, and therefore gave
orders that I should he served on tray IN the
drawing room. Five minutes after had given The
order there came knock at the door and Ton
walked in.
You are ILL., he said abruptly
Not at ALL
What Is the matter then
May not wish 10 be alOneT
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