Year: 1874

Way OOuiu 10 lounu SOOu ehouBu AOI hiS
delicate palate, as his friends called it, and
at last he got to such point that he must
have ham boiled in champagne. 1t was
the death of him, poor mamie took sick
the night after, and died in three days. be-
lieved then, and shall always believe, that
it was judgment for such a sinful waste
of wine. It's too awful q thing to laugh
at, Clara" ..g..


l was not laughing, my dear aunt"


weren't you'll surely heard somebody
laugh"


$50 did /, but it must have been in the
next room, Shall pin your collarP"


"There, that will do--now Pm ready for
the breakfast -bell-but TO return


"Not to interrupt you, aunty, l was
going to say that as there are SO many var
ious sorts of sensible men, it would be
strange if there was not an equal variety
of fools. How shall know from which to
choose r'


leave that to me, child. The one you
want is of the quiet, good-natured sort, one
who will have sense enough to make, Or
take care of living, but in other matters
will do just as you say who will not know
one dish from another, will only be able to
tell a large book from small one, and will
never speak more than dozen of words at
time"


"But is there any probability that shall
ever meet with such person ?"


"Why notP 1t was to give you an op-
portunity that brought you here, instead
of taking you to Cape May or Saratoga.
Among the one or Two hundred peopSe
here it would be strange if almost any taste
could not be suited and there wiz be a
better chance to find people out than if there
were thousand coming one dav and gone
the next. You, of course, will be intro
duced to every body, for though say it
myself, there's not many like you to be
found any where, and you will be at no
loss-you have uncommon disoernment for
one so young-it runs in the family. Still,


you might possibly be imposed upon, and


the best plan will be for me to look round


among the gentlemen, and fix upon one


that comes nearest the mark. can tell


him at a glance, so don't give yourself any


con cern. I'll begin at once during break


fast, and If you feel me nudge you, just


watch my eyes, and I'll give you sign


with my head-so--that you may know


whom have decided upon. Then well


only have to get an introduction, and the


whole affair can soon be settled, for with


such a man we can have our own way"


The scene of tie dialogue we have record


ed was the chamber of two ladies, at an


agreeable watering-place, and, fortunately


for our story, the breakfast-b bell did moi


hurry the fair interlocutors, in preparing
for their first appearance at the public ia
BILE, until the advice-giving was concluded
The seats were nearly all occupied wher
they entered the wide doorway of the eat
ing-rOom, and the elder lady advanced
along the far-stretching line of chair back
with the air Of one habtuated to the move
ment, elevating, with her right hands pail
of spectacles in heavy, chased gold frames
folded quizzing-glass fashion, and ATTACHED
TO rich chain thrown over her shoulders
and carrying in the other silky white nap
kin and massy silver fork drawn through
an equally massy silver ring. She was evi


IDENTIFY woman of substance, in meta
3 phorical as well as literal sense. By tn
, time they had reached their places near tn
> foot Of the table, the information had cir


culated half way down from the upper end
5 that they were the rich Mrs. Cripps AM
: her beautiful niece, and heiress presump


tive, Miss Clara Burney.
The entrance Of the two ladies was i'm
Z mediately followed by that Of gentleman
{ also new conner who had emerged from
7 an apartment opening into the Same lobb,
with their own, and who passed down tn
Q eating-room simultaneously with them
selves, though on the other side. AS Their
. was nothing in his appearance to denot
either the dignitary, the dandy or the ma
5 bob, he was allowed to make his way with
out second look from any one. He wa
a rather young than middle-aged, was Of th
D medium size, and nothing about him look
; ed beyond the common medium, though
: very little more attention to his person, al
Q and dress might have rendered him rathe
a handsome, instead Of merely y''well enough.
Z His seat at the table was exactly opposit
, to that of Mrs. Grippe, and as he sill
0 into IL, he cast single glance at her, an,
t another at her graceful charge, and thel
: looked neither to the right nor left, bu