The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-07-08

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l. dHrelk concluded iY sHting that
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II VIA easy ~ zoe That 'Air Charles
was both gnfihel aud nsloniahcd hy
Lard Lglbr oA's suggestion but he
hfsiiaind 10 accept tho Invitation. anl
e%ndeatprn I 10 excuse himself on the
ground Of having M clpthe, ht H. come
in lord lybrDok Immediately replied
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IN hls pOftmanioln. aud would send II
down NJ once. There WIS NJ sting
his lorlship's cordially. and fortified
by the wine he had boon drinking, the
Young man promised 10 dine VI the hall
nj seven o clock.
When Lord Lydbrook told his sister
what he had done. her lAdyship near.
Is had a IT, The Peer was Obliged to
use all bis influence % reconcile her ~
his project. ANY oher evening, pro.
tested poor Lady Julia In food. oi
tears, would no, have matiered 10 mnrh;
but 10 ni.ht, when Mr.. and Mrs.
Travcrs were dining nj the house. and
Young Mr. Maplet0n, who admired Eva
30, aud would be such AN excellent
match But Lord H. dbrook prevailed. as
usual Mr.. aud Mrs. Traycrs. he re-.
piled. were old aud intimate friends, 10
whom everything could 10 explained,
AMI he would make the neces.
sary apologies TO young Maplcton.
II any should be needed. Lady
Julia calmed down after awhile. and
Just before dinner was announced. when
all the other guests had arrived. the as
tonished butler ushored In mir.
Charles"
Lord Lydbrook advanced 10 meet his
guest with perfect airability. The poor
young man looked Sc sheepish and awk.
ward that his appearance was quite pit
liable. All his go)d looks seemed Ia
have vanished; his face shone with soap,
his hair glistened with pomatum, his
clo,bcs-or rather Lord Lydbrook's-
did not fthim. and his hands looked
painfully large and red. Poor Lady
Julia shuddcred as sho gave him the
tips Of her fingers, and her daughters
bowed and were fairly horror-stricken.
"Mr. Charles" arrival was n surprise
to every one but Lord Lydbrook and
Lady Julia. and especially to Eva.
The poor girl was covered with con IA.
sion, and. though she CALAMITY rallied
aud went and sat by her lover. 1t was
evident 10 her uncle's keen ives thai
she was. rs much shoe ked as any oi,e.
The dinner was like a dreadful night
mare to the hostess and her daughters
whose worst anticipations were realizet
By 'Mr. Charles " behavior. II he hat
only had the sense To keep silence. hi
awkward habit OF putting his knife II
his mouth and the innumerab,o soeia
solecisms he committed might have es
capped notice; but, whether from OK
tremo nervousness or from the ides
that he ought 10 assert himself, he per
sisted IN taking loudly 10 every one
aud every word no uttered was n I'm
grant oliense against good taste and tn
Queens Eng ish. Lord Lydbrook wa
In his wickedest mood. and. 10 hi
sisters horror. amused himself b.
drawing out the unsophistica,ed guest
Affecting a deep interest in the younl
mans opinions on all subjects. hi
Lordship m~ercilessly caused him 4
betray his ignorance. his innate vulgar
ity, and his coarscncss OF mind will
hideous ~dLstinctness. Flattercd by III,
notice he received. "Mr. Charles
soon became extensively fam liar. aud
as dinner proceeded with. Shove,
symptoms of intoxication. He grew
guarrelsume and noisy, contradictet
Lady Julia, let fall nm oath, flor whicl
he bad sense enough to apologizel. an,
even snubJcd Eva herself when she nj
tempted 10 restrain him. The unfort
innate girl sat upon thorns the who'll
evening. aud nevc felt so bitterly
Inundated In hcr life. But she was io'
proud and too loyal to desert her lover
and. though l~ncxprcssibly shocked b,
the exhibition he was making OF him
sell. she addressed her conversation 4
him, aud did her best 10 smooth matter
over. Her uncle was so touched By he
ardent distress that he slgnalei TO Lad
Julia TO lead the way 10 the drawing
room Immediately after dinner.
Lord Lydbrook did not allow "Mr
Charles" TO Join the ladies In tn
drawings room; In fact, tho young ma
was not In n III state for ladies' soc
ETY.. With somc difficulty he persuade
him 30 leave the house. and sen hir
back TO the Three Cups" under N
escort Of one Of the stable-boys. Tn
look Of intense relief upon his niece
face when the other gentlemen On
tered the drawing-room alone gave hin
strong hopes as 70 the success Of hi
experiment
but Lord Lydbrook was By no mean
easy In his mind next morning when h
awoke and reflected on what In
passed. However upset his niece nigh
have been al the conduct of her Lover
she was tho sort Of girl who would r,
yengr herself on her relatives for IN
humiliation she had suffered by MARI,
Ing the man In spite OF everything. III
lordship was. therefore. mere disgusls
than surprised when his Wallet brough
him the news that the house was 4
commotion. because Miss Eva had di.
appeared. and was supposed to has
run away In the night
Without losing q moment. Lord Lyd
brook dressed himself. and rode dow
10 the Three Cups" lie was yer
much relieved to find that mir. Charles
was still In bed and asleep, but HI