The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-11-24

shoulders and mad Kind of grimace.
.sIt's John Mallabarr,p he said. s.My
father must have brought him in with
him"
/" And You have some objection to
John Mallabarrp' q aat
"Oh, mol He's well enough, only
wish he had not come to-day, that's
all.r
Now they walked into the dining
room, where tiny found the others-Mr
and Mrs. Lascelles and Damaris, and,
standing with MIR. Lascelles on the
hearth-rug. talking to him, tall, spare,
dark-looking young man, with rather
long nose, and bronzed face, shaved
clean of everything except slight
mustache. and with keen, yet agreeable
dark eyes. 1t was he who had been
laughing, and the remains of smile
still fingered upon his face as Marga-
ret and Rupert came into the room,
and his eyes fell upon them. He started
slightly; the smile vanished, and he be-
came silent.
"Why, Rupert, my boy, are we 20
have your company to-day, as wellP'
exclaimed his mother, in a joyful tone.
A day like this, on which her boy looked
cheerful and almost happy, was a holt
day for her.
"Yes, here / am; / feel better this
morning." he answered, and he took the
hand offered him by Mr.. Mallabarr, who
said, with pleasant smile. that he was
glad to hear such good account of
him.
eff you're pleased, thank Miss Per-
cival, said Rupert abruptly, and still
hanging on to Margaret's arm. "She
has worked the miracle"
Mr.. Mallabarr being thus, as it were,
invited to inspect Miss Percival, bowed,
and looked at Margaret without saying
anything. Mrs. Lascelles introduced
him to her. But Rupert hau no inten-
ton of allowing his new friend to be
monopolized by the casual guest. He
took her to the table, showed her
where he sat, and made her sit down be-
Mr.. Lascelles and Mr. Mallabarr, it
seemed had met by appointment at the
house of the latter, to settle some points
concerning the arrangements for the
coming hunting season, and Mallabarr
had been invited by Mr.. Lascelles to
return and lunch with them. Margaret
during this meal. Rejecting upon Miss
PercivaPs manners, which she endeav-
ored to copy as faithfully as possible,
she remembered that the young lady,
though never looking vacant or absent
minded, used to conduct herself as if
she formed her manners on that beauti-
full princip pie which used to be instilled
into us in the days of our youth-"Lit-
| tie girls should be seen, not heard.
Margaret tried as much as possible to
act up to this great precept. From the
conversations and illusions she heard
she gathered that John Mallabarr was a
| young man of wealth and standing, I'M
4 married, and living some three or four
miles further in the interior, at place
called Mallabarr Court. He and the
squire seemed to be great friends,
and to have many tastes in common,
except that, so far as Margaret could
make out, their politics differed Mr..
Lascelles being a somewhat vehement
Conservative while Mallabarr laughing
" said that he was not answerable for
his principles-he had been turned out
Radical by his tutor at Camford, a
professor whose pride and delight it
was to catch fledgling landowners and
aristocrats and make them into Radicals
and Democrats in his mill. There was
something very agreeable about this
young MANIA strength and q modesty
at once, which were pleasing, and
which convinced Margaret that although
he appeared an enthusiastic sportsman,
and humored Mr.. Lascelles love OF
such things, vet that probably, if one
found the right cord and touched ii, it
would turn out that he was still more
enthusiastic about other and more ele-
waited subjects than fox-hunting.
care you going to town soonp" Mr..
Lascelles asked him. IL ~ ~
Eyes, think so. Idon't know when,
though. But l shall be sure to go. Shall
1 see you or Mrs. Lascelles therep" "a
"Our days for that sort of thing are
over, think said Mrs. Lascelles.
Then / suppose in a few years they
will have to begin again" said Malta
barr. This young lady's days for such
things have all to come yet.
He patted Damaris, who sat next tc
him, on the shoulder. Mrs. Lascelles
smiled family. a Such .allusions,s such
bookings forward, were not altogether
joyful to her. Thessquire broke in. ,
"When your sister.is married, Jack
and Damaris is old enough, she shall
take her out, ehpf My wife will never
do such things again.
i 81 have no doubt that Paulina will lbC
delighted-so would plenty of Other
| people, y said Mallabarr, laughing, Will,
/ Damaris looked at her mother some
| what as if she thought they were con
sulling as to who should lead her to til,
4 scaffold.
4 There, was some further talk, ant
then fhau all won't into the drauino az