New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-10

with confident smile to this account OF the
woman whom she wanted to win over 10 ner UmH9
candidates cause. She knew what the InulcOu
were ignorant of as yet, and that was thaI sue
had by coup already carried Mrs rorOwrIsihD =
interest through her maternal Instincts or I ni
She not grouped those plain children aFusucal.IS,
and made them really quite pleasant little roadsldc
objects? - NJ Marcb
achieved her object and gained an lntroduGtion
40 the wife of the powerful Liberal Mrs for1-
wright composed, sensible, serious,faced wonnan
subdued all expression Of the astonlsnnenO slie le
when Mrs March loudly and voluoly comlnenceu
The conversation by saying that she had always
felt as if she must know Mrs. FortWrlghI shce G9
dav She had taken those sweet children a coOl
bow and cooler smile rewFG s March IS VIVA was not
easily daunted She glanced round the
ring of amazed spectators, VINO were
ENJOYING the meeting Of two such lncongruous
oIwyents and went on in even louder tones for
il struck her that Mrs. Fortwright was htOic
deaf ,.a i.L tho
pbotooraphs They were such charming MODES
That i felt must take them then when L was
told whose children they were, feared you mlgh'
''UH Not at all Mrs. Fortnight said quietly
"That charming boy has gone back to SCHOOL,
I suppose, by this time p s,znisod
Mrs. Fortnight bowed her head IN ~Rnineu
How you must miss hint" the irrepressiOle
Mrs March went on compassionateX: - &, nre-
mot at all" Mrs. Fortnight rephed' III pie-
cisely the same tones US before. III, srls
" All! you still have those sweet pthe girH
at home under the care of a governess SUP
pose ?s Mrs March questioned, with perunacIous
friendly interest and in absolute unconsclousness
of the fact that two or three OF the pysta1nueISs
were laughing and exchanging glances, hah ol
amueement, half of uneasiness: ,, IL,
a I really do not know whether the httie girls
Won consider SO sweet arc under the care OF d
coyerness or not" Mrs. Fortnight said, so coolIy
that Mrs. March flushed with mortlneatThn, anu oer
felt that il she did not win by tricks she Ger
tainly would not by honors. Accordingly, "
Mrs Fortnight half turned away ana moveu
a stem or two toward another acquaintance
Mrs March raised her voice still higher anc
Will you let them come and spend a day Wild
me? / am devoted to children l miss my OWL OWL
little brothers and sisters much; IL you VIII
let yours come they shall have ponies TO ride eI.
Fortnight interrupted, gravely ana saoly, DuV
in SO low tone that Mrs. March, in her excite
ment and agitation, failed to grasp the neaIllns
of the words, and So thinking that Mrs. F9 q1-
wright had misunderstood her, she repeated her
invitation more effusively than before.
Then she had fall which almost shaUoered
her claims to being either a successful pontcaI
or social schemer in that district forever, Tor
Mrs Fortnight replied with dread dlstinctnesssLI
I" told you that God has not blessed me WIZ
anv children. The charming boy and SWEEP
little girls YOU admire so much, and are so KIND
as to invite TO spend the day with you, are the
son and daughters of our coachman, VINO Is
greatly pleased with the photograph, ana very
grateful to you for having taken it,
Mrs March made no further elecuoneefIhg
efforts, and her husband was not returned LOT
his division of the county.-lAnne Ihomas' IN
The Woman's World"