Year: 1874

August -: Past 10 r NJ.


| am very weary, but | must write
out the incidents Of this day while fresh
upon my memory. What n pleasan,
one. what n memorable day it has been
to me The boys deserved it well
how beautifully they acquitted them
selves at the examination of the Gram.
mar School. and how admirable they
spoke in the evening. Fred 50 calm,
seli-possesscd and gentlemanly Char
ley so bright and buoyant-so full of
fun; how his eyes sparkled and told
the huinor of his speech long before he
pronounced the words.


But let me begin at the beginning.
We rose at the break of day. Hon
ney and washed and dressed them
nicely. Everything even to the little
linen gloves that Charley hates so
much, was complete. Then We sent
him TO breakfast while l made my
toilet.


had just finished my cup of coffee
when the omnibus came for us, and we
left the cottage as quiet as if no one
had risen; for every member of the
household would slumber long after
We came away except Honney.-She,
| believe. never sleeps; always ready,
always prompt-bless you, Honey!


We reached the cars in ample time !;
quite sufficient TO enable Charley TO
get the genealogy of fine brown pup
4 pleasant-looking farmer was taking
along with him The man was so
pleased with the little fellow that they
chatted away the whole distance TO
Newark, and it was quite pathetic to
see the farewell between them. We
soon found ourselves at the hotel in
New York. There We found friends.
They welcomed Inc to the city once
more; admired my boys greatly.
Wasn't l happy! But, poor rustic
that | am, could not enjoy their con-
versation, the noise was SO great, the
confusion so intolerabie. Who would
believe one could become so truly un-
cititied in eighteen short months!


absolutely trembled when l found
myself once more In Broadway, but |
soon got into the vortex, and whirled
on like the rest. Shuch shopping
That Charley how he bobbed in and
bobbed out-stopping now at this win
dow-then in the middle of the pave
ment TO admire 'a noble span of
horse" then to be jostled, pushed
here, then there, while they laughed
till they cried at a monkey. which an
/ organ-grinder was carrying about And
/, as bad as they, was equally amused
at the cunning creature, till on looking
up, l saw two gentlemen apparently
enjoying our verdancy as much as we
did the wonderful tricks of the monk
ey. At last we tore ourselves away.
Poor rustics, We do not see a monkey
every day!


Who should see coming out of the
store but Mrs. w. as usual charm.
ingly dressed. She looked me fair in
face, and her eyes fell, while l was on
the point OF rushing up TO her with
open arms. Simpleton that l am, ~
forget that We have lost so much mon
ev in these commercial bOulererse ments
as to be obliged to retire to the coun.
try TO economize. Besides. how could
she speak 10 me at that time of day in
Broadway me. little rustic. in INV
black silk dress, plain bonnet, and
simple black scarf. To be sure had
neat gloves and boots on: more then
she had with all her finery. She new.
er was complete in the fullest dress
always something wanting. Fool thai
1 was TO feel such heartache because
l was not remembered by a fashiona
/ BILE woman. How could expect heI
to remember that my house had beer
open to her at all hours how she had
walked in and out, drinking and eat
ing, and using my carriage as If it hat
been her own. 70 be sure, sne wrote
me a long note after we went to the
country to ask how large a house VI
had; what sort Of company, rides