New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-01

,i nia ne the compliment of listening to me Tor
brief while, and then her despotlc interruptions
aSs Marx. pray what have to do with your horrd
t,eories ? she would ask. You make ME think OF
little brot BERN Mr. Cobb has theories too
don't propose to bore myself being civil to men
With Whom am not daccord | can't do it-and
viii not-roiIa tout There are plenty OF other g'rs
whom these creatures can talk to, have my
N,sSarsnces. NV favorites. :Of course am snobbsh
desire Some people are t when t any
nf course am conceted; but in Heavens name, II
fbey think SO, why do they not leave me alone
The other evening heard an old dowager say, as
passed her. L" She has the face OF an angel bnt :
companion replied She stops there, however,
Now. have not the least ambition to be cohsiaerea
an angel; was rather pleased 10y qua. oi hov -,
hern duh When j was abroad l heard that the
great Duke of Wellington was once asked u ne hiu
ever known fear. "les" he REPLIED an terrtn ,y
afraid of Lady SO-andSo. She once refused me wv
extra tickets to Almack's." envy Lady oo-anu-
So for heiug the subject OF that delightful spigra
The secret of rnoyng me- az soc yaty was vailed
place with only one gate and that aiwaFs .hn
the key in my pocket assure you that / shonin
lend il to sonl for fear of having duplicate man
ufacturel. You're great believer III sc'ehco
Mark Well, have n scientific explanation oi Wnal
Won ara pleased to consider siny snoDoery. Loor
dear mamma came from family OF Nirgihlah PihhE
ers They knew how to h0ld thelr neaus nlgh
I've inherited the tendency-that Is al. anu o
tSan ohrnah In Enrope all sorts of American
camqM are taken up. 1t is honor to baye adncess
smile one there she Is sure 70 S se n ,ne Cty
or East jerusalem Ohio. Besides society III
London now, is so frightfully mixed Wnen papa
and were on our way from Pars 10 LverPooi a.. ~
order 10 take the steamer home. we stopped Few
DAYS in London. and went to ball at the COUNTESS
Of Gouyonts great mansion: and ,onrnaliss and
artists Such q rabbe-it was perfectly epatan'
We should set them lesson over here How
would like TO do it! only wish had an unlimited
0P Up Heaven help us all if you had, my dear
Georgine. said Pray tell mo.do you ever expect
She tossed her graceful head. Then she appeared
TO reflect for a moment. Il have seen two or three
men here whom miqht marry, she replied . -
shall always positively insist however, on three
attributes in my husband immense wealth. unex-
ceptionabe birth, and exquisite breeding
a'You are modest in your demands, truly
1.Not at all | am notwithstanding more or less
THAT summer my uncle and his two children
went to live on u fine though somewhat retired
estate adjoining the Hudson GeorgdnG o. T Tnnter
Forbade her Newport, at which decision she grum-
bled not a little. Mr., Cobb, the tutor of little
in INV tale should have described Mr. Cobb. He
was SLIM pale, scholarly looking man. neat III his
dress. slow and grave in his movements ana given
to OK pansive scnces He was devoted to the niue
heir of millions under his charge. Augustus was
rather stupid boy. little heirs OF millions, by some
curious arrangement OF fate: are often apt 10 ne;
not as he once told me. have parted with him on
any inducement. Up to the time OF her departure
for the county, the H MY oaS gTaS hS vs
Soon after her arrival at Rvervew my cousin
was taken seriously ILL., Almost every day she was
seized with a Ind of nervous fanting-iit, and my
uncle wrote me two or three letters IN when He
expressed severe anxiety. Once lie wrote words 10
this effect Our life here is very quiet, as OF course
you will surmise. We have no visitors. though Of
course there is always room and bed Tor you,
whenever you choose TO seek us. Dir Cobb - most
interesting companion In this solitude. lie has
mind not only stored with facts. but much sly
humor and clear, sensible views on many subjects
What a reader and thinker the man has been You
would never suspect it If you were not intimately
has entirely conquered the old hostility she felt for
him. She often permits hun to read aloud 70 hefi
and egreeablel she actually walked abont the lawn
with him, under the great pine trees,.leaning Tor
When reached Riverview. iowa I'd the latte
portion Of August. Georgines health had greatly
improved. She was now quite strong again, ana
only a trile paer than when had seen her IN tue
bey-day of her fashionable tyrannles and caprces.
She welcomed ne very heartily, and asked fewer
questions thar had expected TO receive about tue
people whom had recently lett in Newport. soon
became aware that a striking change had taken
place in her treatment OF Mr.. Cobb. That gentle
was often present in our little group, ana the
moro that his sngudrly reserved nature betrayed
itself through the medium of conversation. the more
grew convinced OF my uncie's correct estimate !
living in Kansas City. but that be- through peculiar
force of circumstance, had found himself. at an
early age placed under the care of Swiss uncle On
his mothers side, person living in Zurich. Here,
at the University. lie had been educated.
a. You Tow call yourself no longer an Invalid. ]
suppose said TO Georgine a day or two after my
coming while sat together Oh the breezy piazza
Of the big oldfasboned homestead.
"'Oh. no. she replied. am ia excellent health
You will be all ready for next winters cam
~ She did not make me any answer. | watched
her hali-irOoped face. and thfn added:
80 But you must not override things this time.
You must he more careful than you were last
winter
aShe raised her head and looked at me. i intend
to be- much more careful, she sad. Somethng III
her tones really startled me. could hardly have
told. just them what induced me to say:
., a. Yon appear to have struck up quite a friend
"She coored wildly. For the first time in NV
experience of her | saw that she embarrassed
Yes she presently returned. Mr.. Cobb aud are
excellent friends
"'How moustrousy funny exclaimed.
"'W hat do you mean she asked. sharply
enough. Her embarrassment was taking the easy
refuge of annoyance How is 1T 80 funny, II you
q. Why. your noticing him at all. He Is SO
radically different from your deal
g. never told yOu l had any idealn she ex
claimed.
al quietly quoted her own words uttered not so
many weeks before. i shall insist. always posi-
lively insist on three attributes-immcnse wealth
unex ceptonable birth, aud exquisite breeding
There was pause, again, and head tue sound
of her unseen foot as 1t nervousy tapped the
piazza. Isn't it true, said at length, that these
were to he the attributes of your future husband
Or can he MISTAKEN
She rose suddenly. and flashed a glance at me
full of unutterable things. Then she burst forth
oh, how irritating you can be, Mark. when You
choosev and abruptly darted into the house.
"This was my first mixing of the real truth. But
the rest came speedily. GeOrgine had fallen in
love with Nh Cobb, her brothers tutor, and Mr.
Cobb warmly recprocated the attachment
think my uncle was little stunned when the inev-
liable news broke on him / am that was
considerably more than stunned. Ii tidngs from
oversee had reached me that Queen Victoria was
going to let the Princess Beatrice marry a Wall
Street broker. don't think could have been more
astounded.