New-York tribune., 1884-11-16

sort OF thing, but tho immense mistake was 'n"'
came to New-York from tho West ana cansht 'he
absurd fever Of wanting to bc pdnde dame nero
And how pitiiulIy struggled the moro shame LOT
mel Oh, Idon't mind telling you just ho~ pi'iiu'ly
did struggle In this big, little New-York-this
village with over two millions of inhahitants' Why'
when had my cottage on the Newport Clifs' Mrs.
Northrivcr Hastings had q cottage next me-
wanted 60 much 10 have Mrs. Northrver Hastings
Won know that little woman with lemon -colored
eyelashes who always looks ut you as IT she were
ooino to sneoze-I wanted so much 20 have Mrs
Nortbriver Hastings notice me and call on me that
dil the most ludicrons thing can hardly realize
po,o having done it, but did il. nevertheless. han
heard that Mrs. Hastings was passonately fond OF
doos. | got poor old Sam llackcnsack. who d'ed
last wear To find me the lovecst white setter IN tho
world. Hefound il. Thatdog. withh charmIngcnrled
hair like spun silk used to follow meouto nthelawh
whenever | ielt certain Mrs HASTINGS was there'
airing herself with her parasol and her long gloves
and her mighty self-mportance. My dog was very
obedent Just when he had got within lew yards
of Mrs Hastings ] would give FAINT chirp ana he
would come bounding to my side. III made Mrs'
Hastings almost insane. she wanted to pat nun so
But / wanted her to come and make friehds WIN
me- Ii was love me, love my dog But she loVcu
nv dog. and would not love me- That little rase
failed, as every other had done-though was never
one 70 try such tricks as a rule. Well. only
conGde to YOU that event as an instance oil my loy
By and by 60. more sensible managed IL
in different way"
Mrs. Baker pauscd. waited thinking she might
wish to resume her phenomenal confession Then
said quite gently:
"You managed it. or coarse YOU manage" ''
But . how did Won manage II
aDon't Won know r. she briskly resumed. Z" Did
you never hcarF
shook nv head. aNo" answered. Rcmem-
her flat when swan into your ken you had man.
aged it,
She broke into kind of musing laugh. $50
had" she replied. "Aftor found that New-iork
would not notice me, =. well. conceived an
idea"
And your idea p
"Was TO invade America with coalition of En-
ropean powers. Oh. don't smile. assure yon 'hHt
did it. went abroad. | went first to London.
brought a few letters from some oi the men mere
you know. perhaps that from the first gool many
Of the men were on my side took honSe III nan
Moon street during the season. idrovc rather nicely
in HYDE Park. | 'ticci. The Marquis oi
Mildicscx-an immense London swcll-got some
body who knew me to present him. That made me.
The Narauis presented other friends of his.
The women took me mp. was an American hut
Won know very well that in London an American
m,ans as much u Jones Brown "a 1t means
Knickcrbockcr or n Manhattan. After was thor-
oughly ifn,do thcrc. ! went ia iariS. An Fan
crossed with me- from Ncwhavcn TO Dteppe. Ihc
Iari was i'm low w tn me. think hut forget
IL 10 go lonc ago now. However. he presented me 10
some French cousins Of his in the fanhonrg 81
Gcrman- stupid hole that it is .. returned To
Ncw-York. Stamped as the friend the Intimate. OF
foreign nobility | invaded Ncw->ork " IA m
Anplo French alliance. conquered at once. hat
NOT bccn here two dnvs before Mrs. Zero. who hnd
Lnovn thc Durhrsg of CaVcndish. and Mrs Blank
who hid met the Colntcss of B rkclcy. called upon
me with elusive proicstatiuns ol cor'liality Ana
in this way / m4pagedH But how horrid to look
back upon this mode OF managing IT, how horiid 10
think that ever managed II at all
ayo, invaded New-York." | said with smilc
and conquered
"Cononcrcd! And what il my vctoryi To re On
in n society of adventurcrs upsiarts. prctendeis
bnmburs ali as bad as am. if not worse
frowued at this. "You lar to- severe on
NcwYork society" said If yon invaded New
York as you admit then you should also show the
mercy of a cOnqucror
Mrs. Brummarrm Baker laughed. Her dark
mood was ended Here comes the man with tea"
she said "Go and get me a cup--and mind only
one lnmp of sugar. When you have got 1t, ! prom
i,e TO sneak well Of New-York socicty-to tell you
the good things that know about it, That is. pro-
vded the tea suits my TASTE
| brourht the tea. But am afraid from results
that il did ro' suit the taste OF Mrs. Brnmnagcm
Baker-the lady who had invaded Ncw-York.
Copyright. 1884. Edgar fawcett