The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-08-25
BTilGlRSS and WhiSEGrltSS.

Sir Thomas Winston was a widowe-,
aud bis present family consisted of Two
daughters, somewLe betweea eighteen
an hry Y, and a son. There were sew.
eral guests besides myself at Winton
hslI-Capt Seymour, brother ffcel
of young Winton's with suspected de.
sire of forming another fraternal connec.
ton with him; Paddy" o Brian, sort
of social Crichton. and Others. OF II G
fAirer visitors. need only mention one,
Ada DAFT. for what man OF sound mind
could notice any other girl when she was
in the roon2 Well, Capt. Seymour could
do so. but then be was infatuated al
not of sound suffering fro IN
younger Miss Wnton en- the brain in
TACT. It surprised mo very much to See
the beautiful Ada sail into the d1awir g.
'om before dinner on the evening of my
ArrlVel. had met her al dinner par
ty and three balls; bad attended her
with grateful humility throughout the
whole OF n picuic, and her image rose be-
fore me rather more than liked.
could not remain long by her side;
the room was iull of strangers, with
many of whom l had now to foIm ac-
qnintance tor the frat time. even the
ladies' Of the house being unknown to
me, l had eventually paired off with a
companion, aud dinner was spoiled by a
p rpvtual dread of speaking with levity
of things she reverenced.
The place coveted at the side of Ada
Dart was filed by Paddy o Brian, whu
had wonderful aud envIEble power
showing politeness and apparent atlen.
ton 10 the general company while real
ly attaching himself to Que selected in-
dividunl.
B5tlre the evening was over felt GER
tain that had no chance of walking
over" for the prize, aud also, that she
rs worth Winning; Tor 2. d was not
the man TO court uncovered beauty.
Indeed. he could not afford SO romantic
u proceeding
When the ladies retired. most of the
men repaired to the billiard room where
cigars were provided. but the majority
were tired and went TO bed. early, leav.
Ing Paddy O'Brian aud myself to finish Il
game.
"W,ll." said he. as soon rs were alone,
I su pose that Nou and l haYe been
Q ked here for the same thug"
Oh yesi the shooting, you mean /
replied.
"Shootinsl That's the polite way of
paying us. They want us to help t4,m
with their private theatricals."
'Jh, they're going to get up private
theltricals. are .he!H'
'TO be sure, or you wonld never have
been asked to Winton ball, nor either,
faith! l got it out Of Miss Dart"
"Who will tell us what to do about
scenery, dresses, and all the little de-
tailsf" said Miss Winton, when the
family took the stage fever badly last
summer. "Dou't you know some one.
pRpnH'
Il have IT," cried Sir Thomas. zone
of my acquaintaue,s is great on the
drama; at least talks of nothing
else, and though not SoioLon. that
seems to be his specially"
But is be presentAbl. r. asked julia
Winton-"Seymour's girl. you know"
"oh, yes," replied Sir Thomas: "hs
has paii up on his shares, aud be as
pirates lis his, aud he has really very
tine whiskersr
"Shut up, OBriRup said L do not
foist If Your own impsrtenincies upon
the innocent. And what we're you asked
here foI7"
ITO act. Cf course. II itbAd not bsen
for my success In Sir Lncins o Trigger
at Lady Socks might have gone hang
before ever I'd have been guest In this
elegant establishment. Oh. there is no
shirking the truth with me. my boy; no
body does anything for nothing In this
world"
There was undoubtedly a sentiment ef
truth at the bottom Of this frothy cyni-
cism Of O'Brian's; for on the following
day the subject of private theatricals wrs
quIetly preached IN my presence by the
Misses Win ton.
My theatrical tastes had never yet led
me TO take part in any peri lTmance,
and, indeed. of the ladies and men form
ing the present company, Ada Dart and
O'Brian were the only two who were not
about to make their FIRST appearance up
on any stage. or course, these expert
enoed members took prominent lead. ne
sides being necessarily drawn together
in a confidential way which it was very
unpleasant for me to witness Jealo usy
and envy 80 stirred my bile that was
pelined to regret the good old days Of
duelling, when might have picked n
quarrel with my rival. and so had a
chance Of removing bin from my patti.
Bat the way in which the odious Irish.
man knocked over ph, AsaI ts and rabbits
and particular snapshot. fred from the
hip. Which was fatal to a woodoook, forced