Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26

Lady Fixton and her son and daugh-
ter arrived at Lady Sophia's, and
Lade Adelaide at once retired to her
bedroom and sent for Miss Burton.
To her great establishment and dis
gust, however, she heard that the
young person had not yet put in an
appearance. Lady Adelaide was per-
fectly furious. Strange maids she al
ways fosnd TO be clumsey and stupid,
and she strongly objected to reveal
ing the secrets of her dressing room
to mere people than she could help.
There was, however, .one considera-
tiou-the party was small, and Sir
Thomas was not expected until the
following morning So she arrayed
herself as best she could and went
down to dinner conscious Of looking
by no means her best, and in an ex-
tremely bad temper
The evening passed, and morning
came, but still no Miss Burton. and
not word from Sir Thomas. Lady
Sophia's villa was about three or four
miles from the course, and her hus-
bands drag had been requisitioned to
convey the party thither The hour
for starting approached, and Lady
Adelaldes feelings can only be
imagined, not described. Everything
went wrong with her; exasperating
strings gave way in unexpected
places, glove-buttons came off, and
shoe-laces broke at the most critical
moment. The countess came into
her daughters room to hasten her
movement.
MY dear, you really must come.
Sir Thomas will be sure to meet us
on the course; and everybody is wait
ing"
Bother Sir Thomas and every
body else!n said Lady Adelaide, on
the verge of Mysteries. ooh, that
wretched Burton! : believe ] could
strangle her."
But iuvectives were useless, and
Lady Adelaide was obliged to finish
dressing as best she could, and to fol-
low her mother downstairs.
Jump up, Adelaide growled her
brother-in-law; I'VE shall miss the
first race as it is.
She mounted the drag with no little
difficulty and at length they started.
Her ladyship felt cross, miserable and
bored TO the last degree. The Derby
did not interest her in the least ex-
cept as a means of showing off her
attractions to the best advantage, and
as neither Miss Burton had appeared
to adorn her nor Sir Thomas to admire
her, she felt she would have been
much better at home. They arrived
on the course at last, and the men
grumbled deeply at beng so late,
especially as they were obliged to put
up with very inferior position at the
end of the line Of drags
The race preceding the great event
mad Just been run, when there was a
stir among the crowd on Lady Adelai-
de's left A smartly-appolnted mail.
phaeton was advancing with difficulty
toward the line of carriages. BY
means of a liberal distribution of bad
language and coin Of the realm the
driver managed to pilot his vehicle
into an open space not far from the
drag on which Lady Adelaide sat.
The noise attracted her attention, and
she glanced languidly downward. The
sight she saw made her gasp
with horror. There sat rcsy-faced
old gentleman arrayed in gorgeous
attire, with a gigantic buttonhole and
a white hat, and beside him appeared
to her outraged vision an exceedingly
well-dressed and attractive young
lady, whose features We're horribly
familiar to her.
Turning in an almost faiuting con
dition to Lady Fixton, she gasped:
Look, mamma, there's Sir Thomas
with Burton by his side. What can
it mean"
1T means, l expect my dear, those
journeys to London, added the coun-
tess, with a reproachful look. But
see-Sr Thomas is coming this way
with Burton on his arm.
And sure enough he walked up to
the side of the drag, and making a
polite bow, calmly remarked: Lady
Adelaide, allow me to introduce to
you my wife-though | fancy you
have met before. London Truth.