The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-12-11
Mr.. G!lFIL'S MANEUvER.
BY Nj. G. FARLEY.
1t was q regular crush.

III WIS II IcRuiuI
Not one of the "dear five hundred"
bad sent an excuse, but, to the last man
and the last woman, had put in an ap-
pearance. And the result was some
thing unprecedented, even to habitual
party-goers.
Mr.. Gilfl, Junior, just returned
from a two years absence in Europe,
immediately voted the whole thing n
"deucei bore" as he leisurely assembled
the broad marble steps and made his
way to the gentlemen's dressing-room.
A man in waiting fastened to his as
sistance.
II am all right, am I not ?" asked Mr..
Gilfl. languidly.
Fright as a trivet, sir" said the valet,
respectfully, his eye resting APPROX
ingly upon the tall and we'll built figure,
attired in irfeproachable evening cos
tame; shut if your booka, sir, was
lowered a trife TO the left He
finished the sentence by hastily adj
justing the spray OF moss rosebuds in
the REQUIRED position.
Mr.. Gilfil was watching the opera
zion critically in the long mirror.
"Awl yes, thank you," said he, care
Iessly running his white fingers through
his perfumed locks. THAT is decided
" bettau. Here's a CON for you, my
man.
He slipped a silver piece into the
Wallets willing palm, and, taking one
more survey OF his appearance in the
mirror, and evidently satifed with the
reflection that he saw there, turned
himself slowly about and languidly
drifted down the staircase. Mr.. Gilfil
was very late-being, in fact, the last
guest to arrive, but there is nothing
detrimental in being late at a swell re-
ception; indeed, no. Mr. Gilfil had not
mingled in the best English society to
no purpose during his long sojourn
abroad. and he was much too well
aware of his own Importance in
the fashionable world to be anything
else than chary in the bestowal of his
Rresence upon society, now that he had
returned TO his native land. His de-
Eractors-and he had not been at home
two hours ere he found some-declared
Behind his back, and under their breath,
tSiiat Mr.. Gilfil had come back to Amer
Tca so changed that in manners and APP
pearance.he was more English than the
English were themselves.
ADSs to the casual observer, this
seemed TO be so; for there was the in
evital1le English whisker-the incom-
prehensible English contempt for the
letter a." and predominance OF hide
Gus English plaid in the extensive
wardrobe. And, as if to crown the
whole, over the curious detection of
speech, the Objectionable whisker, and
the hateful clothes, worse than all
of them combined was the cold, SUI
preme chilling English indifference of
manner that now seemed to be one of
the new characteristics of the returned
traveller.
But Mr.. Cliffs traducers unjustly
accused him. Down under the crust of
his English clothes and his English
manners, smoldered the inextinguish-
able love of home and native land, and,
If occasion had re luired, Mr.. Gilfil
could and would have hurrahed for
Uncle Sam and brave old Yankee
Doodle" as Justify MS any of them.
Mr.. Giifil had been introduced to
English society by Lord Randolph
Churchill, and the said society had
given him cordial reception. But
white he had hobnobbed with counts
and countesses, and lords and la
dies, he had at heart remained
faithful TO Yankee traditions, and
proved his faithfulness 10y falling in
love with fair countryman, whom he
met while on little tour in Belgium
An ogre of a guardian had suddenly
appeared upon the scene, however, and
rudely nipped Mr.. Gilfil's love affair
in the bud, 10y disappearing with the
young lady. The disappointed lover
had made many futile efforts to trace
them; but at last desisted, and, rather
tired of everythirg-his British friends
,included-had turned his back upon
them and come. home.
The first thing that met him upon
his return, was an invitation to the
MacCabe reception. and, much against
his will, he had dressed and found his
way to the McCabe mansion. He
loitered on the magnificent staircase,
looking down Mt the surging tide of hu.
manity, as it dfffted beneath him, the
cleaning Jewels, the shimmering silks,