New-York tribune., 1883-11-04

think them the best society In the world for that
reason There Is no nonsence, no hunting about tor
1 compliments and neat sayings What they feel
they say And then their conversation Is ial , Ok
something new. | like sailors with emphasisl
MyssIftaI fl y, wish were still at sea; should bo
sopEes idea Of Jacks PSpg talk BEING being faa Of coicTi
when when the scpttie Is thGmpsd IN a gale Of wind to
the roar Of az hsG"dsI tumble up, y Hrey heGrf'ss!
Miss Hawke (laughing)-I have heard that cry Of
| q All hands, What pity there is no shortcut to
Australia Cape Horn is very dreadful coming to
England this time we nearly ran into an iceberg ina
Ny Aunt tcIasping her handsI-Just think if you
had run into it
Mysef--,How often have you made the voyage,
Miss Hawke
Miss Hawke-Twice.
Mysef-ATe you likely to return to Australia
Miss Hawke-I think not: / cannot say. Papa
will certainly never return to stop there. lie pre-
fers England.
Miss Hawke--I like Clifton; but wish we could
get the Australian climate here 1t is always either
Mysclf-DO you not prefer London to tho
country MitI yHowko-No and nan, b.tos 1oDdo,
My Uncle-And so do l. Life is too stif in Lon
don. Here, if wear wideawake, nobody takes
any notice: in London people stare as il Iyere
patriot. And look, Miss Florence, how easily and
pleasantly one forms acquantances and makes
friends in the country We have not been hero
very long and already we know many persons; and
fS Es ss we are dspenses with ali the formal
tiles which would hedge her about in London and
make her charming society luxury to be obtained
dy Aunt speaking doubtfullyl--I shonld not very
much care to live in London. The society that Is
worth having is very difficult to get
My Uncle-And when got, not worth having, u
Miss Hawke-Papa likes ceremony, but don't.
l enjoy unexpected things-an impromptu carpet
| dance a /
asked to anything you anticipate the pleasure OF II,
and that Is why set affairs are often d,sapponthg'
My Unce-We unconventional enough. L
never could endure any fuss. Nv wife and have
had to rough it in country where people who suffer
from corns have no business to live; for boots over
there heavy, and folks given TO showing and
| stamping. My daughters arc like their parents:
they, take short views and simple ones sophie
of sense and live for yourselves instead OF for
your neghbOEs e smiled dd aSSCt0natey S at them Ion
father back, Miss Florencef
Miss Hawko-T0-morrow; ,
My Aunt-Will he bring Emily with hint
Miss Hawke-Yes and Mr. MorecOmbe.
| Ny cousins exchanged looks and the mcrest
shadow of a smile fitted over Miss Hawkes. sweet
| this Mr.. Morecombe was not wholly unfamiliar
topic among these three young ladies. .,
"Don't you feel dull alone in your big houseT
asked my uncle
"No," she answered. 81 never feel duh. Irather
| like being alOne-sOmetimes"
Evidently she has no mother thought L. by THIS
time my nervousness had worn off and could tako
peeps at her with some degree OF confidence. Why
did fate place me plump opposite her 1 would
the middle of the table, and from them to her, until
the most exquisite of Gods wOrks-a lovely wom-
ans face and the shining tints and sweet forms OF
| flowers and fOlage-weTe combined in one impress
sion; that never after could think of her with
out atng her image with the whitcand violet
and purple petals which filled the room with fra
graHce that seemed to me as the breath from her del
icate lips.
Put, You tarpaulin you! this is too fine this is
I Al ,g in
with wit her then that should write down all this arc.
| matte stu.i in this placei Alasl what do know 7
| put me on my oath and L VIII Say-ycS! tcdS IN
| love my peace of mind was gone! had met my
| fate and sat behOldng it with humping heart
BY and by the ladies left the room, and box Of
cigars was put upon the table My uncle opened
the tall folding windows, through which yOu could
step on TO the lawn, and we stood together to got
the air smoking and looking at the night, There
was a small moon behind the house. the sky was
very black and full of stars; far away in tha
iti liahtping, scarcely more vivid than the siiycry
flush of the meteOrS which broke out from the dark
air under the stars and sailed away i'll a line Of
| around broken only by the distant quick thrOb-
| bing and rumbling noise of locomotive draggnga
train of carriages, and by the cool Pla:hlns Of
fountain and by the rich notes OF nightingale pip
| ing hard by.
"Cant you understand why prefer this sort Of
| thing to London ~ exclaimed my uncle speaking
ticed in him when we first met.
OF course do" | replied; 81 would not er-
"Pompous as old Hawke is, he's not an ass,' con-
tnued my uncle " He, sticks to Clifton, which
proves that he has intellect He lives in finer
house than this though he has not the same extent
of ground. Wen go and dine with him some OF
these nights. He's hospitable enough, but a
family and get it he will though he has to drag it
N by the head and ears and perihaps, half murder
II beard Miss Hawke say that young Mr.. More;
cOmbH was coming tomorrow with the old
fen3T, 'saaIi & &ls% long has this been going 2np
combc been on the taPpy' as Johnny Crapaud says|
aTw5;o or three months, reckon'
Has he proposed ~
Lord love ye how do know7 but should say
not. This is fine tobacco Jack; rsal cigars, call
"Yes," said /, they are very fine ldeed. What
was Mr.. Hawkef
GWell believe he made his money asa squatter.
He is quiet about his beginning; possibly he's
ashamed OF having got money by working or it. |
reckon he squatted. There's squatting in hk soul;
it may be traced in his walk and followed, & the
Have Won met his friend Mr.. Morecombe ~ aid
l. trying to make believe that asked these qu,s-
tions merely Tor the sake of talking, and that :
would Just as soon speak of cOnsOs or take his
views on the mOlaSses market.
"Once dned with him at Hawke puppy sir,
q poor creature with parting down the middle OF
its hair and glass in its eye, and an immense stln
DAUGHTER to have him-he may be cOcksuro Of that
She is destined for man, not for monkey. How
social she isl This evening Sophie who was among
the flowers, saw her pass and called her in. And
then she stays and dimes without requiring any fur
ther pressing than plain will yOuy, What n
face, hey If | were only quarter of a century
younger-if were only q single man."
He made several motions with his arms, that by
dunlb-Show he nIgL express the ecstasy his in-
agnatOn flung him into, then smclled his cigar. and
said he dehed any importer III the country 10 beat
that brand.
/ felt that he was just one of those men whom
n young fellow could bare his soul to- and nothing
prevented me from telling him how desperately m-
pressed was by Miss Florence Haw lc but the con
sIderatlon that he had daughters Of his own. lilo
presently gave me a chance of expressing my adj
miration of my cousin by speaking OF his wife.
| How dye like her, Jack !"
cannot tell you how much; she IS all kindness;
and is she not q very clever wOmanl 2"
"Well if a man wears n diamond on his finger
tbnrp is M reason why he should talk about IL as If