The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-08-24
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Sunday morning. Wn0n J1enJy gu
tered the crowded drawing.f00m Dali
"a hour later he was chidden Tor being
tardx, ahd R61 q once preeenteds GO
Mr. B6f9# u Ghusuala lOoklto 8irIl
who a dep fh tie smbracs u Agreati
easy chair and gazed ont upon thel
throug with vide blue eyes.
ssDo tell me, Mr.. Juds0n, !" said Miss
Bates, ssthat you are neither poet, nor
philosopher, soldier nor statesman.
Mis-. Venat0r has tagged bit Of btog-
rapby to the name Of every other per"
son who has been presented to me.
You she presented as plain Mr.. judi
son. May hope that SOU are only q
geutleman:''
"My dear Miss Bates, am none Of
the things you iear'' laughed Henry.
elbow deiighiiul?s But perhaps you
come OF an old Colonial family and
have 4 historic middle name"
nNot even that
tsTben you are, Indeed, . blessing.
All these people would be very well ~
dear Mrs, sVenator would not act as
Snowman. ] champtoned them 10 an
Eugllsh only moment ago. Said he:
.Of course, you know, Miss Bates,
that literary people and others who
have attained, celebrity are gladly re-
ceivcd In the highest circles Of En-
gland Received / said. Don't
YOU think that mere aristocrats any
where are too much hohored In being
admitted to the society Of intellectual
men aud woneD!''
s.Surely you administered no such
rebuke io.stho snoble~ stranger within
our gates tonight ?''
"Lord Monlerrace? No. indeed.
I'm sure he never said anything go
snobbish, sasH les 1ess.sveskrhse(i % any
AmeriG A eyeE nsk w,
At t95non1eht 1fIq Nenator ap.
pearcd with Lord MpnbesxAe6, and,
after introdIciDg tho two men,, said to
Henry: .sCome sir, I'm going TO pre-
sent you to q million dollars" and
after q moments talk, his lordship
was left with Miss Bates.
"What do you think OF Miss Bates
and Lord Monterrace? asked Mrs.
Venator. y
"she's clever and pretty and his
lOrdstiip strengthens my theory that
LORDS are much ike other men,"
"Yes?" said Mrs. Venatos, doubt
fully, as II Henry were taking q little
from Lord Monterrace's lioutue quail
tiles. and ipjuring him as chow
beast. 81 mean that he shall make
Miss Bates Lady Monterracc. You
know they are both staying at the
Portland.
Mics Holt, who represented the
million dollars, was dark, pretty and
good gtempered, though Henry In.
duced her 10 hint that dazzling COM
plexions like that Of Miss Bates was
likely to fade early.
| Six weeks later Henry found him.
self again at Mrs. Venator's. Mean
whilo he had improved his acquain
tance with Miss Bates and was on 6
very friendly footing with the young
| woman herself and her uncle, the nat
uralist, under whose wing she was
seeing New York.
MYou never looked lOvelier," HI
whispered to Miss Bates as they stood
In the press Of lions.
| UNo!' she said. ESQ lord MOnter
race and other celebrities have tOlt
me. The lions have roared at me to-
night as gently as sucking doves. Car
you guess what Is the change that ha
won all these compliments?
They were now in a corner alone
she in q low chair, he ON small soft
at her side. He looked boldly iutt
her face until she felt half annoyed.
i "Don't stare at me go hard,'' sh
said, with a little vexed frowD, an;
then, defining danger In his eyes, sh
added, uindeed you're dull. Don'
l.you see how dull my eyebrows are?
strolled them With burnt mattel
while plaing tabicdu pirante with tn
children after dinner tonight, and for
got 1t until reached here. Now
don't dare touch them lest l SNUG
, my nose aud forehead"
ssTo me you arc quite lovely onoag'
without the aid of burnt Matches"
"Isn't that-a rather stupid compli
!, Imen,?''
IL cit may be stupid, but il is hardly
} compliment 10 call you lovely
81 wish yon would say pretty thing
( less seriously" &
! ST am serious in all say to you
I'll Hi
"Why are you two hidden away II
, a corner when every one else Is max
. ing ready to hear Mr., Primrose rea
his poem" broke in Mrs. Venator a
, that moment, aud Miss Bates rose wit
a look that Henry could not quit
iathom.
The young man listened unwillingi
I 10 Mr.. Primrose and then devotet
, himself go assiduously to Miss Hol
! that half the gossips present began 1
stare and tattle.
While walking 10 the park on tn
| navt Nfonr3nv afternoon Henry sud