Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-11
AN ABORIGINE.

out in this way If Ihad not known
your angelic disposition do you think
/ should have dared to send for YOU
at the eleventh hour? OF course, ii is
that wretched Mrs. Parker who has
given out"
''Of course | knew it when your
note came. Who has been suddenly
carried off this time9 Not the grand
mother l hope, for that poor woman
has died on at least six different oc-
casions this winter to my certain
knowledge. Oh, Kate, what blessed
thing it is to have relations living out
West. WE'LL here | am clothed and
In my right mind, but | never dressed
In such hurry before. 1t was good
practice IN case of fire. Do you see
any errors or omissions about my gay
and festive attire?"
mo, it is charming perfect, as
usual l believe if You wore your
gowns hind side before you would
look better dressed than any woman
in town, you WITCH Now prepare
for treat. You are to be taken in
to dinner by very distinguished
person, AIgernon Goodwin, son Of his
father, who is real live lord. He
brought a letter to me He has only
been here two days, and this is his
drst taste Of American society, so you
will represent for him the typical
American girl on her native soil"
my DEAR you are too good"
Sally's blue eyes sparkled with fun.
depend upon me. | will do justice
to the role. Has the conquerlng hero
come? In hasty survey of the room,
as came in, didn't notice anything
startlingly new"
Here he is this moment See, his
godlike form advances. Oh, Sally, he
is an Apollo Look out for yourself.
Good tevening, Mr.. Goodwin. | was
very sorry to miss your call yester-
day. | shall not begin our acQuaint-
ance by asking what your impressions
are of America, but by presenting
you to Miss Emmett, who has under
taken TO pilot you through an Ameri-
can dinner She will remind you Of
Mrs. Micawber, dare say for, though
her form is fragile, her grasp of a
subject is inferior to none"
''DoeS that refer to British SUD-
ject. Miss Emmett" said the honor
able Algernon glancing down from
the altitude of grenadier guard
upon the self-possessed young woman
beside him, and conscious of an en-
tirely new sensation. Instead of be-
ing crushed at blow into blushing
confusion, she was smiling back at
him impersonally, apparently not a
whit overcome by either his pedigree
OF his good looks.
II cannot answer for that re,
turned she. "My experience with
British subjects is very limited.
have only met one Englishman and
he was peddler. He used to come
to our house when / was a child; and
when | saw his red wagon crawling
up the hill always flew down to the
kitchen as fast as | could go, Just tC
hear him drop his his. He seemed
to me the embodiment of English
literature. l hope you drop your h.,
Mr. Goodwin "
Cant say | do as a rule. You
see, I'd no idea that sort of thing
would be popular over here or TC
have taken some lessons. It's con
sidered most awfully bad form al
home, don't you know"
20. is it really? We have Away,
heard that the royal family never use
an Fl when they could help it, but
these stories will get about Mrs
Wendell's butler puts on with an art
less grace that has made her the envy
OF every woman in town. Did yOt
notice him as you came in by the
way? Isn't he dream? so English
Mr. Goodwin laughed and offered hi.
arm to his pretty partner, for the
dream had at that moment an
bounced in deliciCusly cockney &C
cent that dinner was served.
''Do you know this is all so differ
ent from what | expected" said hC
tnvoluntarlly "Where is your loca
color? | might easily believe mySel
back in London except for few
trifiing customs OF your people"
Local color? All, YOU mean tn
Indians, 1 suppose. Boston has be
come too civilized In the last few
years to offer YOU much in that way
Did you expect that braves in wa
paint and feathers would come out ii
canoes TO take YOU of the ship in thu
hafborg"
something like IL confess But
have not seen an Indian slnce'l ar
rived. Where do the noble red met
keep themselves"
20, when the elcetriC ears we're Ia
PRODUCED they fed % the suburbs
Now, In POnkapOg. where l live
have YOU ever heard Of Punkap0gt'
Never. l. 10 near Tchlckagot
Ills pronunciation ot that celebrates
citY was So new and original INA
Miss Emmet glanced up from her lli
tle-ucck claus udmlrlugly feeIIn
obliged Go eWn that handsuu
guAndsman .u $ lualc dtess coat 10
pleasing nh.eet ln contemplate
4 ihuull lise tH sfe Wns4Hag tl
cHmunHiY I dare Ht "a Is nat af a
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