Year: 1877

French Klu, clOSeu upon Cne reliS,anu
the vanished tip of a dainty boot in
dicated a foot that Cinderella might
have envied.


DO you live far from here madame?
said the captain.


Not very far. The pony can mend
his pace if you are in hurry


Not for the world. The pace seems
to be fast one.


The widow turned those b2witch-
ing eyes of hers upon the old bache.
lor, and smiled.


1t was all over with him. When
he sprang out at the villa, and touchet
the fingers of the widow as he assisted
her to alight, his heart was irretrieva-
bly, lost.


A red faced old gentleman, in a
dressing gown, received them at the
door.


My friend, Captain Champion, said
the old gentleman. Walk in-warm
day.


Very said the captain.


And indeed his looks seemed to cor
roborate the statement; ; for he was as
red as a penny.


The captain and the old gentleman
were chatting together Familiarity and
the former fell himself completely at
home.


After an hour was spent in this
manner, his host excused himself and
the bachelor was left alone.


A dreamy reverie was interrupted
by the sound Of voices in the hall.
The captain easily recognized the wild
ow's, and glance through the half
opened door showed him that her com.
panion was i handsome young gentle
man.


There, dear Bell, said the young
man, do not scold me any more. |
won t do go again. Give Inc kiss p


\ hearty smack followed 1t was
a veritable genuine kiss-the captain
saw and heard it. a pang shot thro'
his heart.


The only woman could ever love,
said he to himself, and she is engag-
ed.


The widow tripped into the room.
If she was pleasing in h carriage
dress, she was perfectly be" itching In
her drawing room attire. Champion
could BOW see the whole Of that fairy
foot.


Nv dear sir, said she, your horse
is al your service now.


Champion rose.


But, she added, If you will stay
and take dinner with us, my uncle
will be very much delighted, and |
shall be highly pleased.


The coquette, thought Champion.
1 am obliged to you, madame, but |
have an engagement.


Then we cannot hope to detain you,
sir, but you must allow me to present
you to my brother.


The handsome young man made
his appearance and shook hands with
the bachelor.


That's the horse thief, captain,
said the widow laughing.


The young man apologized and eX-
planned the circumstances which i'm
PEELED him to take the liberty.


4 an sorry, he added, that we
cannot improve the acquaintance thus
casually made by enjoying your com
pany at dinner. ! am sorry that you
are otherwise engaged.


why, as to that, said the captain,
drawing off his gloves, your offer is
too tempting, and feel compelled to
accept it,


So his horse was romanded to the
stable and he stopped to dinner. At
ter dinner they had music, for Mrs
Leslie played charmingly. Then he
was persuaded to stay for tea, and in
the evening secured ten minutes tett
a tcte with the widow, in a summer
house overgrowen with Madeira vines
and inhabited by spider and six ear
wigs.


1t was ten o'clock when he mount
ed his horse to return to Boston, but
it was bright moonlight and he was
quite romantically inclined.


The next morning he repeated his
visit, and the next and the next. In
short, the episode Of the borrowed