The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-08-01


it was the thing Tor year or TWO; after
that he proposed to spead his time in.
horse-racing and chemistry. Though he
didn't care for hsrses, and rarely hunted,
he liked being s'in the know" and fell
low can't be that unless he keeps racing
stable | don't believe Sir Ralph Courtols
is eyer in the know" | don't think my
novels laid enough stress on the learned
habits of golden youth.
I But my aunt'sa third favorite was act
lively annoying. His name, Eustace St.
Hcrmine, was terrible; but when he
played Hymn to Nature of his own CON-
position, | didn't think, was sure de-
tested him. Miss Mickron, who is a
"debutante, like myself, at the Drawing
Room next week, assured me she ras a
genius greater than Wagner. and resent
ing my inability to DO awed, crushed me
by saying l needed to be educated up to
it So was fain to lock for the most
comfortable armchair and try to supply
my lack of education by lis,sning to
Marcus making himself unpleasant to the
other tive. Aunt Alpha says that regal
style of leaning back and allowing myself
don't understand. was not amused.
It bored me excessively. / fell asleep that
night dimly thinking that if hm motive
had been to show nae, lex unc enHes,"
ths WEAKNESS and vanity Of society, her
selection could not have been improved
apon. / doa't wonder mamAs, having
bsen brought up in England, would never
come back Tho Drawing-Room was
happily over. / didn't tread on my train
or stumble over wand Or back int any
body elss's face, and Aunt Alpha re-
marked ! was as sslf-possessed as an
American. ! haven't asked Marcus for
an explanation, remembering his lAst. If
people are rude enough to stare, is that
reason why should blush and giggle?
She says they leok because they don's
believe my face is my swn-tkat it's
painted; but il it were, should not be
the emily one. Lady Mickroa told her that
IL was absurd for an Indian girl 10 pre-
tend 10 such lovely pink and white skin.
If / go 10 Lady Mickrsn's ball Shall
stsia nay face brswn.
Lady Kingsroyal's ball the same even
ing, every one tsld me, was q most bril-
liant Inauguration. Perhaps it WAS 1
can imagine why Cinderella enjoyed her.
self 90 hugely. II was her first ball, and
size knew that sight Of triumph would be
sr,,r at 10, and, perhaps, she would never
aaain have what aunt calls '.sacicty at her
feat If she had night after night and
day after day--witheut the prince-I
shink she would have gone back more
tAan coztentsdly to the hearth and left
seeisty TO her sisters
If only the English year was ever and
could go back to Rhends Ghaut and never
again hear of the duty oRe ewes to society
If that phrase were not so often en- Aunt
Alpha's lips I should love her; as it is I like
her. Society must dan her members
beysnd conscience, for my aunt was older
than mamma, and all her life long she has
never ceased fulfilling her duty, and still
soeisty apparently demands more. When
Lerd Ryvcnbourn sets me frue, will
never eve, or pay either, duty TO people
ia the same rank OF life as myself. Eng
land has certaisly developed my obstinacy
The enc heirloom my grandfather be-
Queathed me. When 1 said good-by ts
my guardian on the stcaner was as
beautifully, utterly indifferent to my
future as even Miss Mickrsn's mother
could have wished. Whether Lord Ryvea-
bourn graciously csndesoended to accept
nae a. . consort, or cautiously minated
II wouldn't do, was equally agreeable to
ne. Now nay enc hope 10 that may
break of the engagement. Such contracts
are ahaurd-painfully absurd. / don't
understand nay sudden eagerness myself.
IT, can't be mere girlish prejudice, for
hAven't seen him; altheugh he is supposed
- be somewhere in England, he has not
shown any curiosity to see his fisncee. If
could only think he breads the end OF
our last year OF grace a. much as dol
: said / was painfully eager to break off
% was YESTERDAY; to-day my ouly hope
is that he will refuse me.
"Meania," said my sunt-she was in
my pretty morning-recm looking over the
park day or two after Ascot-"ll's an
awkward thing to say, but, under the
circumstances. it would not be pleasant if
people thought took advantage Of yeu,
and" No, / couldn't try to give her
phrases, but understood her to say had
better not give my cousin Marcus any
hope until my engagement was formally
broken off, l am afraid the alacrity with
which meant to set her mind at rest
must have ovsrshot its aim, for she asked
me Gravely if had met any gentleman on
the voyage of whom was thinkisg.
s'You couldn't in India in the seclusien
you lived IN, she added, rs revolving
puxxle "But il you were an old wsman
like me, or were in leve with some one in
India. yen couldn't be colder to all the
homage you get. 1t can't be an excessive
idea Of the obligation of that engage
ment."
'sNo, it can't, suntie,' / acqaiesced
again toe sheerfully. It'll Ascot, never
troubled to remember Lord Ryvenhourn
Was in existence; but why do you always
speak as if saw ne one in Iudia2 You
know that between Mr.. Alroy and The
Governors wife I saw all that was worth
seeing of life out there"
Aunt Alpha received my assertion with
g preoccupied manner, explained by her
next words:
'lsWhy did you say till Ascot? What
made you remember him thcre7 He could
nes have been there"
~Not that / saw, but then shouldn't