Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-10-19

"they have their cue, and according,
| ly the lions walked down stairs with
an exceedingly great swell. John
Gordon and Hallet watched them and
said to each other lit was capitally
| done"
Their incoming caused a sensation.
Decidedly they were the finest and
most distinguished looking men in the
room.
Here and there, carelessly, Gordon
and Hallet let drop hint. 1t made a
ripple-the ripple spread and broke
into a thousand lines. A whisper
surged from one end of the room to
the other-two counts Two counts
live ones, handsome, with an air OF
distingue. Some of the ladies did all
but faint Some of them smiled quiet
ly, quietly elevated their glasses, and
wished the counts would only smile
on them. The counts did smile-first
here and then there. Presently John
Gordon and Hallet appeared. All, they
were immensely delighted What
shaking of hands,
They know them, whispered Let
tie Grovellen with smile of ecstacy.
Now we shall be introduced"
So they were; SO were others. But
the two friends, Lettie and Minnie evil
IDENTIFY made an impression. Actually
they were promenading around the
hall-each leaning on the arm of a
count How modest and quiet each
tried to appearl How their hearts beat,
and the blood surged to their silly
brains with triumph, The poor little
muslin clouds with waxen faces atop.
''Will you walk on re balcone,
miss" asked the elder, in worse En-
glish than we can write.
"Oh, with pleasure! with delight =
exclaimed Lettie
She would have given exactly the
same answer if he had asked her to go
to Kamschatka. They walked out
there to the extreme envy of every
lady but very few who had happen
ed to be born with common sense, an
endowment more rare than genius.
II like you very much, said Let
ties count 81 SO rich in my own
countrie! Tese diamongs come from
any eztate; zey's very bootful dia-
mongs. | have SO large houses and
SO large gold all so large as you new
er re in Zis countrie.
Lettie's heart beat almost to sutfoca-
ton the little fool
'Efe could only get one wife, so
handsome as you, l should be per-
fectly zublimem
Lettie hung heavily upon his arm
Meanwhile the other count was going
through the same farce in Il perfect
agony of mutilated Saxon.
''ZsposeI did AK you to be my one
leetle wife-you zay no."
Il think | should not, replied Let
tie, in voice as soft as zephyr: Of
papa is willing, and | know he would
be"
All now becharming, zublime!'
How delicate" - thought Lettie
HE does not even attempt to kiss me
though he might as well as not,
Didn't her eyes shine brighter than
the counts diamonds when they re-
entered the halle Wasn't the bloom
of her face most brilliant? Couldn't
everybody see that she was as good
as married to the count? The same
remarks will apply to Miss Minnie
They leaned so closely against the
coat sleeves of their foreign attaches
They looked up into their faces with
such .ewitching confidence.
Isn't it most time?' asked John
Gordon, with an appalling wink.
81 should think So" replied Hallet,
as he felt for his watch-butthec count
had it.
John Gordon and Hallet disappear
ed with elongated faces that shorten
ed rs they found themselves alone
Presently they entered the hall again,
followed by two stout servants, each
bearing hand-organ. Up they
marched, to the CONSERVATION of the
company, directly toward the two
counts.
Confusion
Here's a shilling for ou,n said
John Gordon, roughly, to Letties es-
cort; give us Still SO gently Do
your best, now"
With bow and Il grin, the count
loosened Il white arm from his own,
and dotling the green baize, he took
the shilling, buckled on the hand or
gan, and set up a squeak.
For a moment, as the two fellows
ground away, bobbing and grinning,
there was strange silence. The com
pany took, and such a yell mot
fashionable, by any means), went up
as was never heard from such a polite
assembly before.
Lettie stood moment, red, NORTH
ed, COMPOUNDED! So did Minnie. But
presently one muslin cloud tainted
away, and the other made her exit by
some more desirable means.
The real count enjoyed the lesson as
well as the rest. But let il be remark
ed, EN- PEASANT that Lettie and Minnie
were types of more than two-thirds of
the fashionable bellies at Grapnel, and
that the pretended counts were per-
haps more honest, and certainly more
Industrious, than the fops who laugh
ed ut them,