The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-07

are, apparently. the staple of CONVEX
satiOn in the French language. There
fore, l repeat, | do not desire to learn
it.
My wife, however, il unfortunately,
IN invalid lady. dislike referring to
tho internal organs of the human
frame but it is necessary for IN, to ex-
calls herself a pOitrinaire, which, |
understand, is4French for lungy. | re-
greet to say Mrs. Worthistan does not
share my instructive dislike for the
French language or the continent OF
Europe. On the contrary. being lungy.
.Sho spends every winter on the
Riviera, for the sake of tho climate.
ON these EXPEDITIONS in search of
health my daughter Sylvia accom-
panics her. | am very proud of Sylvia.
10 not deny it. sylvia is a girl, in
decd, that any man might we'll be
proud of. Her education cost me
, several hundred pounds. and | shall
Ylsvs- regret it. sylvia is tall, hand
s>,nc. graceful, dignitied, very at
Iractlvc girl. with a charming voice
and most taking manners. She looks
and moves every inch lady. 1t is the
desire of my heart to see Sylvia mar
ried as Il girl in her position ought to
be married. to person OF rank or
status in the county. hate vulgarity.
/ dctest the mob 1t is my desire that
Sylvia should marry gentleman. |
say no more than that. But when
say that mean great deal by it.
Ny wife affects Cannes. Nice, Men
tone. Sylvia goes with her. This cuts
mo of entirely from tho p!easu1 es of
their society during half the year. l
regret that, too. I would like to be
near, 81 u to watch over Sylvia, and
guard her alike from the advances of
the ignOble pleheian or tho interested
1,rtune hunter. For l need hardly
may not be particularly ari tocratic. it
is true. bat i, is eminently respectable.
AID VII sven add lucrative.) Bust
ness, the sOrdid affairs of the Gil mar
,set, retain me in the city from day to
day. 1t is only at Christmas that
eau ever get away, fer a fortnight at a
time, to 1isi. Maria and Sylvia in their
foreign quarters. At Christmas. | will
admit, the Mediterranean is endura-
IKE; it is reriOd when one prefers to
DO away from England. l admire all
our Briti-h institutions from the Very
bot IN OF my heart: but | am over 20
and have digestion. Plum pudding
Is an institution that can now admire
IN the ABSTRACT only.
Last November. as it happened. Mrs
'Vorthistan and Sylvia were stopping
at the Antibes-a most charming spot,
n,,st allow. between Nice and cannes,
untleniab!y healthy. and with the love-
iiest riews on the whole Riviera Syl-
via Is always the most dutiful of daugh-
tiers ard the best Of correspondents,
and she wrote to me pretty we'll every
second day il full budget Of news about
herself and her mother. But her let
aers alarmed me. They were staying
At u hotel where another of the guests
was a certain young man of the name
OF Hampton. 1t began to strike me
after while that Sylvia was seeing 4
good deal too much of this unknown
young man. 1t was Mr.. Hampton this.
MIR. Hampton that. Mr.. Hampton the
othe- thing. till | was really alarmed
shout her acquaintance with him.
YESTERDAY we went for delightful
,picnic among the pine WOODS near Golfe
.Iouan. Mr.. Hampton helped It's to
Barry the basket. and was nice aud
kind, and so very attentive 10 mother. "
Attentive to Maria. Was he3 The
.';i>cal. That the way with these fort
'lnc hunters: they know that to be po-
lite and attentive to mamma is the
very way OF making up to a daughter
who happens I, he an helress. This
morning Mr.. Hampton hired a lovely
little sailing ,at and took mothe and
:-nc across the bay to the islands. He
~ ~ ally very good to us. and mothers
quite attached to him. Ohio. Mr..
Hampton, sir. SO that's Your little
game Well. at least thought 10 N.Y.
self. before long III just run across and
have good round 10 k at you.
30 Il week before Christmas ob-
xscrvcd TO ,lowle>. my confidential clerk
Get NE !. c, influential bradshaw this
morning. ,lowics. and look ME up a
good train for the Riviera"
YES. sir: directly. sir" .'owles an
ewercd m at once. Capital servant
.Iowle-. knows hi, place to a I. "L.ud
rat. i'll or Victoria. sir
NOW. if there's habit of the roIu
lace which | cannot endure. its the
!ax.rharous practice OF misplac:ng tn,