Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1883-03-01


folks at the Clarendon. Visiting and
pleasuring Of all kinds were at stand
still, yet summer days are the gayest
days in town set on n hill, that is
wind and storm swept most of the
year
Mrs. ManchCster's satellites were
waiting for her next indi.
catory movement, while she, poorlady,
was shut up in her domicile with "a
kind of nervous prostratiOn" old DIR.
Green said when questioned as TO her
ailment.
Archie at this time was almost con-
Stantly at the Clarendon. The ex-
change of civilties between the Smy-
thes and himself had developed into a
pleasant piazza acquaintance between
the gentlemen, but he had not been
presented to the ladies. Mr.. Smythc
proved to be an exceedingly agreeable
companion to the young man. His
conversation was repiete with Incl
dents of travel, and spiccd with ance-
dotcs; but he adroilly avoided all but
passing illusions to his position in
life, or anything connected with his
family history. The elder Mr.. Man
chester one evening accompanied his
son to the hotel, and joined in this
pleasant converse, but he did not re-
peat the pleasure, and Archie did not
urge it upon him. So matters stood
when the young man was surprised
one morning by hearing a familiar
voice greeting him from window Of
the hotel with,
"Why, Archie Manchester, is that
you?"
"Aunt julie, is that you?n he replied.
He quickly ran up to the public parlor
to join an elderly, well-prescrvcd
maiden lady, Miss Julia Granger Of
the college town where Archie had
recently graduated, and where she had
n handsome residence, and entertained
the more agreeable OF the Seniors. Our
hero had been an especial pet of hers,
and she now welcomed him with an
which he rs warmly returned.
"Well, well, aunt julie, how did you
chance to thus gladden. M hearth he
asked, with Il comic air.
"Oh, I'm roaming around as usual
in summcr-and the-ycs the Smythcs
invited me to Join them for few days
ut DOver-and this is your home-how
stupid OF me not to have remembered
it. How is your good father and moth
cr-tell them to come round TO see ME
and my charming friends. What's the
matter nOw-what makes you blush
sop
Miss Granger paused n moment to
give Archie chance to speak. He did
blush violently, and after u little deter
mined to contide his vexations regard
ing his mother and the Smythes to
Aunt julie, as he called her. She lis
tened patiently to the confession, and
then burst out into Il long merry peal
of laughter, which was so infectious,
that he joined in it, but added:
Now come, Aunt julie, help u fellow
out Of this absurd situation. I'm dying
to be introduced to the ladies'
"And so You shall he, my young
friend; and your mother thinks thai
thc-Smythcs should have presented
letters of introduction to her, and that
there il something ambiguous about
them oh, OH and then Miss Gran
ger laughed again.
"Como this evening, Archie and it
shall be as you wish. ~
And so he was informally presented
to Mrs. and Miss Smythc, and spent a
delightful hour with them, Miss Grang.
er bidding him come next day to take
them somewhere" but making not
the slightest allusiOn to Mrs. Manches-
ter. Rapturous days and evenings fol-
lowed for Archie; he drove, and rowed,
and lished with his new friends, and
Aunt julie, and the evenings were en-
livened with music, songs and duets,
between Miss Laura and Archie, and
then as Miss Granger played dance
music to perfection, the young couple
completed the hour with q waltz or
galop.
Mr.. Manchester, Sr. smiled when he
learned all this, but Mrs. Manchester
affected not to beaware of her sons in
creased intimacy with the obnoxious
hotel guests. She was still ''very ner-
vous," and rarely left her home, and
then only for II drive with Martha Tai
bot. As Mrs. Manchester refused to
make the acquaintance of the Smythes,
all her acquaintances followed in her
wake; but there were rebcllious re-
marks made, when Archie's open de-
light in their society was witnessed, in
addition to the endorsement of Miss
Changers presence as to their rcspecta-
bility-that lady's social position and
wealth being known to many of the
best people Of Dover and its vicinity.
The evening before the departure of
"Archio's friends, as they were called,
after he was so constantly seen with
them, Miss Granger drew him aside in
a darkened corner of the piazza and
grew confidential. II have n rare bit
of news to tell you Archie" she said in
lONVl lluh llllu Ou ulC ~ lulu
in love with my friend Laura
"Not little, Aunt julie" he whis-
pered in her ear, "but very great
deal"
swell, do you suspect the real name
of our friends?"
"The real name?"
"Yes. Well Mr. Smytte, is Hon.
of Beacon street, Boston. The family
have Just returned from Europe, and
come here incognito for few weeks
of rest before going to their Newport
villa"
Archie was silent with surprise.
Now" continued the lady, "don't
let this be known until after they have
left DOver-then think you may have
little sport out of it"
"Do you suppose | shall ever see
them again, or be permitted to visit
them, after my mothers rudenessP"
asked Archie.
"Why not, you are not to blame for
it, they have been amused, but are too
well-bred to show resentment to you
on her account"
But Archie, despite Miss Granger's
assurances, went home that evening
respondent. The Smythes were per-
fectly cordial, but they made no
allusion to continuance of the ac-
quaintance.
After their departure Archie became
moody, and as his mother termed it
provoking" He did not make his
knowledge of the real name and social
status of the Smythes known to any