Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-09
Miss Lirrlpip's Lovers.
chambers Journal. ]

Miss Lrripip had a pretty face and five
thousand year, not to speak OF expecta-
tions Pretty faces are common enough,
even in these days of agricultural depTes-
sion and stagnant trade; but girl with five
thousand year and a-pretty face into the
bargain is positive phenomenon, and, as
such, can not fail to be greatly admired6y a
number of more or less eligible young men
with a taste for beauty of the most substan-
tial kind. Even middle-aged bachelors evoke
from their habitual Indifference when, on
being introduced to lovely dansel of two
and twenty, they are conscious that the pos
SCISSOR of q considerable fortune stands be
fore them; for although money is the rootof
all evil, it root which most people very
willingly III take the risk Of cultivating.
Since Lyd--. LiTTipip was thus beautiful
and thus rich, is not surprising that she
had not only aGmireTs-1nen who dared to
wish uncertain things; but lovers too-rnen
who had the presumption TO hope. It is true
that Lydia encouraged none Of them, for she
was quite satisfied to live at home with her
father, Gen. LirTipip, in Button street.
Grosvenor square, and to ride in Rotten Row
in the morning and to drive in the park in
the afternoon. But, fortunately, young men
do rot require encouragement; nay, in cer-
tN~A-l tl+-ei-7 t- 4o JtiCy IT
ceive the greater their persstency becomes;
and considering that healthily constituted
young women seldom, if ever, give any en-
coUragelnent to young men, the persistency
Of these latter in the face of alarming diff
culties is q mater on which all of us NAV
heartily congratulate ourselves. Indeed, but
for tie peTsistency who knows whether the
world would 20 round?
II was Che height of the London season, and
Lydia Lirripip went with her father one
evening to a great ball at the countess of
Carnabys. Everybody was there-every-
body, that is, of rank and fashion-and ere
she had been in the brightly lighted rooms
Tor five minutes Lydia was engaged for all
the dances on the programme. Now, to most
or her partners she was only engaged for a
single valse or polka, but, for old acquaint-
anceS sake, or for some other reason. she al
lowed three gentlemen to take two dances
each. 1t was 10 doubt very indiscreet of her
to do 50. But in one case at least it was also
very %ood-natured Of her, for she permitted
old Sir Pertinax POpinjay, who, as every one
knew, was far too stiff and goutY to move
about properly to put down his
name for the only two sets of Ian
GERS, Sir Pertinax was effusively grateful
and smiled his sweetest upon her as he
returned her programme, and Lydia, instead
OF regretling her kindness, felt thoroughly
rewarded by seeing that she was giving pleas
ure to the gray -hnired baronet, who, thirty
years before, had been noted dandy, but
who now struck her as being simply prasy
old fellow, whom very few girls would be
likely to dance with. Lydia's other favored
partners were Mr.. Horace Freake-e Young
artist who had that year for Che first time
exhibited at the Royal academy-and Mr..
Merton Muriey, man who had noprofession
and 10 occupation, and who, if he had a
private income, derived it from a source not
generally known even to his friends
In this world many strange condolences
happen. Two chemists have been known to
make exactly the same discovery on thes same
day; and two astronomers have claimed to
catch sight Of new comet ct almost the same
mome"t, 1t is not, therefore, incredible that.
while -.ncing these six dances with her three
favored partners, Lydia casually mentioned
to each of them that upon the foHowingeven-
ing her father was going TO take the chair at
the annual meeting Of tho Society for the
Encour2gcuens of Coid-water Bathing on
the Continent; that she was not going. but
would be alone at home; that she wished that
girls wero able like men to amuse themselves:
and That she envied Ger partners their clubs.
their theatres, and their sociable smoking
concerts. Nor IS it Incredible that. having
heard ,hs, Sir Pcrtinax PoDinjay. Mr. Hor-
ace fr7ake, and Mr.. Merton Mu-lev all made
up .hejr minds to call upon Miss Lrripip
uponthe Following evening, and to make to
her certain avowals, which, although they
had long uelitated them, they now felt i'm
pa.lsi 60 make SIS soon is possible, and with
cat any unnecessary delay What these
avawa.s were may be guessed; bat why the
three 1eslemon all determined at the same
time t2 make them IS n question which can
not le explained, although the fact that
LYDIA ,hat evening looked even prettier than
usual may possibly have been one of the
causes of The extraordinary coincidence.
Lydia little dreameu, when in the small
hours Of the morning she dropped Off to
sleep OF what was hanging over her. Sir
IertlnaS had made no sign; Mr. Murley had
not been nsore attentive than had for some
time been hlswont; and Mr. Freake had been
actually more duh and uninterestiny than
Miss llT1Tpip Ind ever eeex him. She therr-
fore slept soundlv, and WIS undistslrtexi bY
learS on the coming evening and its visitors
The following day Wa wet. Tho general
who had lived for many years in India. and
had liver witch caused him to be somewhat
AGSNlolc.- SuIb uuieSAt tFD IN ms library and
savagely stniioCf the statistics CT Cokk watpr
Bathing. and LYDIA, who could not ~, csyt
painted In her boudoir. The Iirririps dined
at $50. 70 enable the general toeet 20 thu
meeting ut 1850; and rs he had <-,sasn
no exercise during the day, and bad
been quite unable to master all The infcru,n-
ton he required rclative 20 the e~sruse Of
cleanliness upon the continent. Lvrfia,s
father vas not III the best Of ternpers ''SSit
up Tor me- he said: 81 shall DE in by Il1S9n
These were his last words, as, the carriage
having bcen announced, he hurried awny
from the tahle. stopping for an instant at
Lydia's SIDE 60 kiss her hastily ON the top Of
the hosd. And Miss IdTTipip was left alone
in solitary grandeur, sitting sst one end Of the
dining-rOom. She did not stay there long,
but went to the drawins-roon, whittier she
bado the servant bring two candles which
but diully Lighted the isrssapartnent, Then.
taS.ps her seat at the piano, Lydia began to
play and sing alternately.
Tia GIawing-rocm at Br1rton street was
ike many other London drawing-rooms Ii
occupied the whole OF the first floor OF toe
houS', sa@e where in one eor7ler tie staircase
aScenGed. alsa it WIS therefore I-shapad. the
longer arm Of the L having three WINDOWS
io0GlnS Out inso the stress. and the shcv+er