Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-12-25

then, you see. I know you never eat
mince pies"
.How do you know that?" she asks,
turning round quickly. !,
"Your cousin has told me agreat deal
about you," reply.
"Did he tell you, pray, that l never
eat mince piss?"
chow should know it If he did not?'
l say, with assumed simplicity.
She looks very incredulous. he
didn't tell you that, know. though l
believe you men talk a great deal OF
nonsense-as much nonsense as women
do"
"Yon own that about women, then,
and yet you want them to have seats In
Parliament"
"Oh, now, 1 am certain you must
have been at Mr.. Domville's," she cries,
.sfor never said so till to-day at din
ner, and then only in opposition to my
neighbor. If you were not there now
could you have known what said?"
"Do you believe in the theory, Miss
Linton" begin, with grave grave
face. ''of a person knowing, by sort OF
affinity, the thoughts and actions OF an
other person whom he has never seen,
but whom, when he is permitted 10 see
he is at once, by fate, most deeply In
terested in?"
mo, DON'T" she replies, laughing.
show nonsensical you are!'
Before / can go on expounding my I'm.
promptu theory, Roche comes mp ana
claps me on the shoulder.
''Well, Herbert, how's Crumms?'
Roche has often been to my rooms,
and knows my landlord, OF course; out
what demon possesses him to come AT
this moment and pronounce that lstai
name, can't imagine.
"Bravo!" cries Miss Linton, clapping
her hands. "Now l know; you went
there with Crumms."
"Went where?" asks Roche, in sur
prise.
ITO the Domvllles," she answers.
"Mr. Herbert was there with Crumms
waiting. Now, weren't you?" she asks
turning to me.
So, driven up In q corner, at last
make my confession.
"Whal fun!' she says. Wont L
laugh at mamma! She read me such
lecture as came here. And L have not
made mistake after ALL"
Except when you took me for a
waiter. Miss Linton"
"Oh, that was your own fault. L am
not bit sorry about that now"
What Miss Linton did say to her
mamma, of course l don't know; II she
did laugh at her, Mrs. Linton must have
taken it very good naturedly FOR
when l go up stairs after supper
she calls me "Mr. Waiter" and the name
sticks to me- all the rest Of the evening.
Just as we are all leaving, she comes TO
me and invites me to party at Ter
house in the following week.
blow shall come, Miss Linton?" L
ask, as pat on her cloak; "as q waiter
or guest?"
'In the capacity which you think
suits you best" she answers. Then she
adds more softly, 1--WE shall be glad to
see you in either"
There is a further note in my diary
for that Christmas day--something
about Miss Linton-which, per-
haps, 1t will be as we'll TO let
remain private. But about two years
afterwards, and not so very long ago,
there was wedding breakfast given at
the Domvlles'. Crumms was there 10
wait, and Crumms's feelings had over
powered him, and required soothing.
From being usually calm, Crumms be-
came unusually excited, and he was
with difficulty prevented from solemnly
blessing the happy couple and making
a speech to the effect that the Joyous
occasion was brought about by his
taking the bridegroom out waiting on
a certain Christmas day. ANON.