The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-06-08

fsssisA lllaistsss ssslaiassA. and ~ AAttsrsd
oussslvse thsS her att1utlon VA oil with ~"
II nsan bslors." satA the Giel while We
sAikias With ths Yyssideaks
At this the seAtlemsn beam 10 laugh. aad
one Of them remarked inst that was the way
the absent wsrs ssaPiAssd. srsn the great; while
another said that he hoped voeslstsia wss duly
hattsrsd. a
"Oh. W. wssshins TIE President No." ssid
Pandora. Il have sos % watch AsH. He has
promised me somsthins."
~ must b. The missioa ~ ,Iasiand." the
Judge OF che supssms Ooust suggested. "A
sood position for lady, they've sot lady ct
the hssd over there"
Il wish they would send you 70 nv eounry."
one Of the foreign kinistsrs susgsstsd. Il
would Immediately set recalled"
why. perhsps Ia your country wouldnt
speak 10 you. It's only because you're here"
the slfl returned With gar familiarity which
with her was evidently but one OF the arts Of
defence. You'll see what mission II 10 when
It comes out. But / will speak TO Count
vogslstsin anywhere" she went on. He 10
An older friend than any one here. I have
known him In difnoult days."
"0h. res. on the ocean," said the young man.
smiling. "on the watsry waste. In the tenn
pesti"
"oh. I don't mean that 90 much: ~ had
beautiful voyass. and there wasn't any tenn
post. mean when WAS living In Utica That's
q watsry waste. II you Ike. and = tempest
thers would have been q pleasant variety"
Your parents seemed 10 me % psacefulp
vo9elstsin exclaimed with vague Wish 10 cay
something sympathetic.
"oh. you haven't seen them on shorei At
Utica they wore very lively. But that 10 no
longer our homo. Don't you remember told
you wns working for New York Well. work
ed had TO work hard. But ws have moved"
And hope they are happy" said voselstein.
MY father and mother, Oh. they will be. In
time. must give them time. They are very
young ret; thoy have years before them. And
you have been always IN Washington ?" Pan
dora continued. suppose you have found
out everything about everything"
"Oh. no: there are some things can't and
out"
Come and SOC me. and perhaps can help
you. lam very different from what Was on
the ship. have advanced great deal since
then"
oh. how was Miss Day on the ship" asked
the Cabinet Minister OF the last Administration.
She was delightful. OF course" said vo-
gelstsin.
"He 10 very hatterins;I didn't opsn my
MOUTH Pandora cried. " Here comes Mrs.
Stsuben to take me to some other place. be-
lieve it's . literary party. near the Capitol.
Everything seems 20 separate In Washington. .
Mrs. Stsuban Ia going to road . poem. wish
she would read u here wouldn't II do - well'"
This lady. arriving. sisnifsd 10 Pandora the
necessity OF their moving on. Bus Mss Days
companions had various things TO say to her
before giving her up. She had an answer for
each Of them. and 1t was brought homo to vo-
gelstoin - he listened. that Is she said. she
had advanced great DEAL Daughter Of small
burghers. as she was she WAS really brilliant.
.vogelstein turned away little. and. while Mrs.
stsuben waited. asked her question. He had
made her. half an hour bsiore. the subject of
that inquiry to which Mrs. Bonnycastls re-
turned % ambiguous an answer; but this was
not because he had not some direct aoQuaint-
ance with MrS. Steubon. a. we'll a. general
Idea OF the esteem In which she Was held. He
had mot her In various places and he had been
at her house. she Was the widow OF a Commo-
dors. . handsome. mild. soft swAying woman
whom every one liked. with glossy bands
Of black hair and little rinslet de.
pending behind each ear. Some one had
said that she looked like tho Queen In
Hamlet" She had written verses which were
-
trait Of the Commodore on her bosom. and
spoke with tho accent Of Savannah. She had
about her . positive odor Of Washington. 1t
had certainly been very reckless In vogelstein
to question Mrs. Bonnycastle about her social
position.
do Kindly toll me-" he said. lowering his
voice. what Is the tyne to which that young
lady belongs Mrs. Bonnyoastle tells mo It's a
now one."
Mrs. Steubsn for . moment fixed her LIQUID
eyes upon tho secretary OF legation. She
always seemed to be trsnslating the prose OF
your speech into the finer rhythms with which
her own mind Was familiar. DO you think
anything IL really new?" she asked Il am
worry fond Of the old: you know that 10 weak
ness OF We Southerners." The poor lady. 1t will
be observed. had another weakness as we'll.
What We often take to DO tho new. is simply
the old under some novel form. We're there
not remarkable natures In the past3 II YOU
doubt It, you should visit the South. where the
past still fingers"
vogelstein had been struck before this with
Mrs. Steubens pronunciation Of the word by
which her native lattudss wers designated
transcribing It from her lips. you would
have written It las the nearest approach).
the Sooth. But. at present. hs scarcely
dering. rather. how . woman could be at
| once so copious and 30 unsatisfactory. What
| did he care about the past. or even about the
sooth? He was afraid Of starting her again.
He looked at her. discouraged and helpless. o.
bewildsred almost as Mrs. Bonnycsstle had
found him half an hour beiore. Looked also
q tho Commodore. who. ON her bosom. seemed
| to breathe again with his Widows rsspirations.
Call It an old type. then. II you like" he said
| In . moment All wansto know Is what
type It is! 1t seems impossible 10 ind out"
you can Ind out In tho newspapers. They
have had articles aboutit They writc about
everything now. But It isn't true about Miss
Day. 1t 10 one Of the first families. Her great
grandfather was In the Revolution" Pandora
BY this time had given her attention again to
Mrs. Steuben. She seemed to signify that she
was ready to movo on. Wasn't your great
grandfather In the Revolution ?" Mrs. Steuben
asked. lam telling Count Vogelstein about
| him."
why are you asking about my ancestors p
the girl demanded. smiling. OF tho young Ger
man. rs that the thing that you said Just
| now that you can't ind out1 We'll. II Mrs.