Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-28

way to the Sheldonian to see degrees con-
ferred. He came with me, and made fun of
the whole ceremony in his own comical
half-German, half Yankee fashion. We
saw good deal of these Americans, aud
talked education to them. We had been
for water party one day, and DR.. Hiram
Foote and Mr.. Lockwood had talked to
Chris and me all the time. They wanted
further to discuss educational systems with
us, and the next day we received an invita-
tion to take tea with them and meet Mrs.
Crowfoot, the lady with the awful bonnet
and curls. We had another engagement, so
we had to decline. Ned, who staid with
DR.. Hiram Foote, and Mr.. Lockwood re-
preached us for not coming.
81 think we may ask the Americans here
to tea, L said one day.
"They want to talk education to us, -
murmured Chris.
II think Ned would like to come" A." said
Hannah.
So it was agreed to ask them to afternoon
tea; but Kit frowned and said nothing.
was to ask the Doctor, but didn't hap
pen to meet him; but it transpired in the
evening that Hannah" had written to Ned
and asked him and his two friends.
The next day we all made a point of be-
ing in for o'clock tea.
"We must be very dignifed," said Chris.
American women are very tree," said
Bet "We must show that Englishwomen
have reserve and demand respect"
Hannah and Tiny smiled. Tiny had seen
more of Ned than we had. Presently Kit,
who was seated in the window seat of our
first floor drawingroom, was hailed from be-
low, and an audacious voice was asking:
'Shall I come in this way? can get
up"
1t was Ned in fall hat, a frock coat, a
flower in his buttonhole, and spick-and-span
gloves.
'The door is round the corner" said Kit
sedately; and presently Ned was ushered in.
I've come, you see" he said, seating
himself at the table and beginning to ex-
anime our albums and books of photo
graphs; ''and I say, Miss Hannah, the
other fellows aren't coming. What made
you ask them?"
1--WE wanted to see them, of course" said
Chris.
"Really, thought" he inquired. "You
aren't serious now. Whatever do vou want
to see them for? It is only your politeness,
know, and didn't tell them you asked
them
''Mr. Slimfeldr' we saidindignantly.
"Well, now, they couldn't have come, 1
guess, he said confidently. "Old Hiram
Foote is lecturing on American colleges
from 4:30 to $50, and Lockwood is going
for walk, he told me so himself; besides,
he didn't know his way up mere, and 1
wasn't going to bring him." he added with
unblushing effronterv
We had to laugh at his impudence, and
he sat there smiling serenely and flung
away the flower from his buttonhole, while
he selected the prettiest rose from our bowl
of flowers, fitted it into his buttonhole, and
asked Hannah to pin it for him.
We grew friendly with him in few min
utes, and laughed at him, while he sat smil-
ing at us. He told US that English women
were stiff, and he couldn't stand it. Then
he began to abuse the ''yellow women. -
They were the committee ladies, and they
wore yellow ribbon. He had been to a
reception for American visitors that after
noon and committee lady had tried to en-
tertain him by showing him Oxford photo
graphs Ned's wrath was reused and he
asked us if the English women took the
Americans for savages. Then we went
down to tea, and Ned ate strawberries and
made himself at home. After tea we played
at rhymes, and so did Bet, but Ned's were
very irregular.
"Of course you are an admirer of Walt
whitman, MI. Sllmheld? 1 said when his
rhymes were read; sand your poetry is
clever and peculiar like his, but it does not
rhyme"
Ned made an elaborate bow in acknowl-
edgement of the compliment We had a
very jolly time, and laughed great deal
There was a Conversations that evening,
and Ned took his leave to give US time to
dress. assuring Us that he had spent pleas
ant time, and begged us not to be polite and