The sun., 1894-10-21

| in white cotton. These then followed the plush
nrst two snowy. fuil-sised pillars Of white, ant
| the appearance on that well-remembered morn
Ing, OF the hey Augustus Horne as sars he snssTec
muscles of his upper lip gave strange dssre,,,
head proudly on high, determined to be dignifed
In spite OF his misfortunes, and advanced tws
he were able TO show that neither red plush MOI
black cloth could dissrrange the equal poise oi
And after ali what are a mans garments but
the outward husk In which the fruit Is kept
duly tempered from the windp
The rank !, ,s SH, the gg!nsss ,s ,ssg stamp
And Is not the tailors art as little worthy, al
lnsignlfant as that Of the King who makes
Amaruuis duke. and a that
Who would he content to think that his manly
his hold on the e,yorid's esteem ON any other gar.
ment OF usual Near2 That no sueli weakness
soiled his mind Mr.. Horne was determined Ia
ured tread, aud stern, dignlfed demeanor.
Having advanced two steps his eye caught
some UNCONSCIOUS smile on my part; for In
truth ! endeavored to seem ~ Indifferent as
was invincibiy ticIied by some inward fancy
of his own, but suddenly his advancing
step ceased, broad flash Of coinic hnmor spread
back aga lnst the wall. and then burst out into
an immoderate roar OF loud laughter;
And what else could then do but laugh
He laughed, and laughed. lie rOared, and
roared. lie lifted ny. his vast legs To view I'LL
the rays Of the morning sun shone through the
window on the bright hues wllCn he displayed
and he did not sit down to his braak fast till he
had In every fantastic. attitude shown on TO the
best advantage the red plush OF which lie hau SO
An Antwerp private cabriolet on that day
at a about nP and four waters si III in All frenzy
OF astonishment saw the Rey. Augustus Horne
descend from the vehicle and seek his chamber
But ! am inclined 10 think that he never again
favored any OF his friends with such . sight
went out 70 drink tea with two maiden ladies.
relatives OF mine. who kept seminary Tor Eng.
were very worthy women, and earned their
bread In an upright, palnstnking manner. |
would not for worlds have passed through Brus-
They were. however. perhaps a little dull, aud /
was aware that | should not probably meet in
ST the ety mSy r orns IL had
Ia accompany me; but In doing 80 he was
good enough to express a warm admiration for
the character of my worthy cousins.
The elder Miss Macmanus. In her little note
had informed me that she would have the
pleasure Of introducing me, TO few OF my
"cOmpatriots." presumed she meant Englisl!
men, and as | was In the habit OF meeting such
sxssy wss Sg Wien
however, entered the room. there was no Eng
llshman there; there was no man OF any Kind. ,,i
the view OF making the evening pass agreeahly
TO me- the single yiri!e being among no them % all IL
Paradise; but certainly felt also that the Para
disc none of my own choosing
In the centre OF the amphi,heatre which the
ladies formed, sat the two Misses Macnnnus:
there, at least, they sat when they had nm.
ished shaking hands with me. 10 the left of
them, max ing one win 4 Of the semi circle, were
arranged the five pupils by attending 70 whom
the Misses Macmanus earned their living; and
tne Other whnS OF it se nrg rirs % nf r
Chasse. They were my cOmpatriots."
was introduced 70 them all. ons after the
memory one moment. was thinking too much
Of the singularity of the adventure. and could
nosed harpy was Miss Grogram. that remem-
bered; that, ! may say, ! shall never forSet.
But whether the mothsrly lady with s the ! some SOM,
female with the broad back was always called
Too much sugar spols ones tea; / thin: I
have heard that even prosperity will cloy when
i comes IN oysrd9ses; and sGhooI60y has been
always been peculiarly attached TO ladies' So
ciety and have avoided bachelor parties as things
cial occasion felt myself 10 be that schoolboy;
l was literally oyerdone with jam, My tea
was OF, one sumo among Twelve. What Vs could % do 10 or
say2 The proportion of alloy was too small to
have any effect in changing the nature OF the
virgin silver. ana the conversation became aDSO-
lutely feminine.
l must confess also that my previous ex-
perience rs To these cOmpatrots of mine had not
preiudiced me in their favor | regarded them
with-l am ashamed to say SO. seeing that they
iast / had seen them their occupation had re-
minded me OF some obscene feast OF harpies. or
almost OF ghouls. They had brought down 70
the verge OF desperation the man whom of all
men most venerated. On these accounts was
inclined to be taciturn with reference to them;
and then what could have to say to the Misses
My cousin at first made an effort or two in my
favor, but these efforts were frnitless ! soon
died away into utter unrecogniZed instgnih-
said, became feminine. And, indeed, that
princess OF the ghouls, nearly monoRolized the
whole OF II. Mamma JOnes-we will call her
' them, as % did i'd also the elder and more re- energetic
Miss Macmanus. The dumpy lady with the
broad back ate tea cake ince5santly; the two
daughters looked scornful, as though they were
above their company with reference 10 the Ave
pupils; and the five pupils themselves sat in
hands crossed on her lap before her,
Of what they we5s talking at last became
wants. female rights, and cheap underclothing;
and therefore mad ignored them; My mind had
While they spoke OF their rights, was thinking
Of his wrongs; when they mentioned the price Of
flannel thought OF that of broadcloth.
But OF u sudden my attention was arrested.
Miss Macmanus had said something OF the black K
silks Of Antwerp, when Miss Grofram replied
had there enjoyed great success. My cousin
had again asked something about the black
silks, thinking, no doubt, that Miss Grogram
had achieved some bargain; but that lady had
soon undeceived her.
"Oh no." said Miss Grogram, ~" II was at the
castle. We got such beautiful relics Of Gen.
Chass6! Didn't we, Mrs. JOnesf"
Indeed we did" said Mrs, Jones, bringing
out from beneath the skirts Of her dress aud os-
tensibly displaying large black bag
And I've got such IA beautiful needle case
said the broad back, displaying her prize. I've
been making II up all the morning" And she
handed over the article to Miss Macmanus.
And only look at this duck OF PEN
wiperf s!mpered haxen hair No. =. only
think OF wiping ones pens with
relies OF Gen Chass6!" And she handed II over TO
the other Miss MacmAnus.
And mines a pincushion," said No. l, exhib-
iting the trophy.
but that's nothing TO what I've got" said
Miss GrOgTam. In the first place, there's a
pair OF slippers-a beautiful pairs they're not
made up yet, of course; and then
The two Misses Macmanus and their hye pu-
pills were sitting open cared. open eyed, and
open mouthed. How all these sombre- looking
articles could be relics OF Gen. Chasse did not AT
first appear clear % them,
What are they, Miss GrOgram" said the
elder Miss Macmanus. holding the needle-Case
In one hand and Mrs. JOness bag In the other
Miss MAcmAnus was a strOng-minded female
aud rsVerenced my cousin when | saw the de-
cIded way In which she intended TO put down
the greedy arrogance OF Miss GrOgram.