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Lucknow Sentinel, 1890-06-13, Page 2r..�,.'"";t-.v ..:..1nry�Ft:f:,�r .A..t.:-:.-:.r,.• r.:..,-,. -- -.r-:- .•---•..,•�..-. i ` , 11I j.l F..: �, ... L .:........ ... � *"' t y�r+i ,'' ,par -, -Al`_ A �i4. •' , " 6 a eh® + - _ 11 . r, lease," IShe left C2ornelia's room much more �nelis'o explanationo, so she resorted to was not t erly for Franoes Neville, but .,, _ Promtstag i nauater. will drop the ar ument at once, pp " Toad-crapaud " ; was not there., .I '==:AP;, said Mrs. Mortlake, feeling that she Was happy than before, and conscious that diottonaries, wherec bad Frances >' yye ought our little Billy'boy rain worered arra leaving ...he room after her oa'Sbreak had been both child �h and " toad-eater-adulatesr trice, parasite; 'gave day," explained ned Lady Worthington,. ee soon i�� little bank of tin , .� . • 11 � little ba a thing it was one ,$nal thrust--" Your old fault o! laze- useless.'" Out o! heart with herself and with her some idea of Bartha'o meaning. op ret hie pennies in ; mesa is coming out more strongly than ever; ail around her, yet unable to find- the She sighed over the difficulty of the ma the greetings were over. I to Kan Andif►mn�y a penny all of as to English language, but found some whether yen would mind going. is is ths ��t JitWe xettowgave; you can neither do things yourself; nor pee remedy, she grew more and more miserable, Tb _ ,, oomlort lel. a bulky Webster, it which -„little aitting•room. Espera nse�. and shQ v,,' Ourobectbeirislsndable, others do°t�hom• aindlonged,with.e�.ei4k a�tlgl 6r 91t:,,reli@f.. __.._.1. .,,_. y _� To teach him now to save. Whereupon the door was closed at ly, in any form -a letter from Gaspard, g ei ht ” toad • " was art matized as "colloquial and r afraid recd- salt . �' and .1 �n -, P , p B y g rather afraid to leave it." .,°htful a '; ° .. Tania came when we oonoluded that while the dean looked surprised, Oorneha at Frances Neville, or even a ray of eau• and vulgar.This was a rather - .'4 �, The bank that we had b ugbt annoyed, and Bertha sablimely indifferent. shine. But nothing Franc e� dial she ots come retman Lady tWorthington than Hanel` to the deanery,llor E perance gaveela glad consenwrat while �I'ttle „� ; "" . 6houid ezirely lull of e s be, 4' I do not understand it, sped the dean, brought no letter, ,tw ,, And open it we ought. l.alf nervously; " It seems to me a great into Rilaheeter--even the can did not once she had special designs on Eaperanoe, and Satl}le, at m word from her mother; ran on• * The opening of the �Rair y �''_ ,, was made d great event, pity that Bertha does not go more to the pierge the gloom o! that murky November her snocessfal manceavering on the farmer before her to show the way. 7. � But we were rather startled when orpaaaion had even her oonfidenoe. 'When (To be Corrtilined). '1 { v We found there not s cant. Priory. However, you meet settle it among day. g , r yourselves, my dears, oul pray have no Kra. Mortlake never spoke except to the ladies returned to the' drawing room WOmtlh'B �zportenoeJamping OfYa t7we ., . y time in se akin #.� he los t no ' unusual effort atter d p inner, e �+ the of he r nun ' lain Bar a c m a a ra , (! k at m + w La•t.. 7) s . w , . � r.:�..-.••,•�+mt4M�•' •-�-ar� ... v'�?! . _ . ... ,, .. a ,. .. -Ir. +arvra. . , , r r. _z {, "*•a•+�-•-w,..a-c^�^u-�-""T'^`P fr v:i7"_...�..�: ,. .. .�4'.^i.a.,._ ,�.. ,,. -w �,, �?n^.wY- -',.., ,.., ��. *sr'^r�,r-., :sr'-:. ,�I.: �•�fie,^- r �.y...r^r.'*'tt,..' :.: I., �i..... -.?¢r. u^a. r�?}S.� 'r�ai "*.:c.., ;,r.,. ..'^!�-m, 3; With some ,, egree of pride,. — _-_ . 1 delivered his conscience 0 : is 1�amiTy, x pe , whit tlorii iir"erxr r, f�ire�vur, a> �,+•` +r �� �� •tee � i �U•-� yam- _ ._ _ a �_... �.,,.o o :..t., ke an�kion between two your " � r I.. 4" - , _„a.. Ile'd tapped the bauk aunt otawiy cpNry dean left matters terreBirlai t0 fiheir owu 'sol• QF2'&-lisplec zza, and .+j��,mnza V. "2 —Q_ n � RXlovin� street oar, aalf� a�6�lOi 9 + .: The money all outside. y conversation with a friend. '• � x At first we all were grave, than glad, course, and became engrossed with safe- areas.. Not that *she would have allowed ladies who were vary stiff and monosyllabic. Fbr babas massif arses gaiaition on the "Moons of Jupiter." this to herself, even ; she felt, and in some Eaperance, delighted at the interruption, "Did you get a fall? " y 1 '.'hat he was of the stuff to be At eleven o'clock on Friday, Esperance degree was, ill-used, but ' in fact the long received Lady Worthington's ocrdial greet. " No. I had heard my husband as `_ � A moderq ngnoiar. walked in from the Prior car in her strain of the act ear had so com letei the direction ed - - Latin primer, y g P y P y ing with a radiant face, and inquired after that yon must -jump of�a� . ! , I Like Yon and I Love You. Wittizih's German Tales, and worn Kar out, that mind and body alike Frances Neville, her quaint, demure manner which the car is going, and se it reached ,;.tr, I a book on physical geography. To tall the were unequal to the least harassment, and a little belied by the eagerness o! her rho place where I wanted tot stop I just _.14 � __ _ _ __ .- i 5 o yoza unet I love you, face to iaoe; truth. ehe had eoaroely opened them !or the trifling annoyances, which in good health expression. +� d ekipned out as i! I had been accustomed The path was. narrow and they cold sot ai a last twor days, and; tfiough anxious to make' ehe Weald laava laughed- at, nose- eeeined.the_ . .�.�.She Kira -bean -poorly all this week, ski_ -t4_a __T __ _ pails• p g y Lady Worthington. " But she is mach " Was,It as dl on t -at sett supposed-?"- ! I like you smiled ; I lova you cried, Alas 1 up for lost time,, she walked into Riloheetar deepest grievances. d so she eat wearily better to -day ; she asked me to tell you " It was ten times harder. I ran a few M �'� And so they halted for a little space,, to the tune of " di -es, di -es, di -em," eto., her through the afternoq to with her book before *° ' - "' ' res thou and abeiore," I love ?! arta, thoaghta were genermlly eo tar away that her, wishing herself and " The German that she has been looking up her French steps and it seemed to m9 that the whole _ _ _ �.. - _ - _ Eatbarl�nrl" tet the bottom of the Bea, y ry eager to have a good talk with planet was turning round. I sprawled all _ _. _ - - many allow ; impree®ion on er memo ;A peep to the valley, fol' ny bridal bower i ry Awmi Deep in Bat alley, you shook his head. The walk took rather longer than she her into the right path, or to say the few "•Thank you a thousand times ; it would straok the sidewalk I near y noorie w had anticipated, and, conscious of nnpnnot- words of love and sympathy whish she eo ba each a pleasure," said Eaperanoe, man down who were, passing, in my mad Thou while they lingered on the span -wide shelf attempt to preserve an equilibrium. Am I f : ` That elaapQa a pathway round the rooky naliry, she "tolled" the front -door bell sorely needed. delightedly. P with some apprehension. The door was "You had better get ready to go beak," dart than Mrs. Mortlake came to take reeled away I heard one of t am exclaim fi .; ,,. • ledge, opened more gniokly than canal ; but said Cornelia„as the clock struck half past possession of the chair next to Lady "It's it shame to sea a women snob a T like you bared hie icy dagger's edge, p lour. ” It ie getting dusk, and on will be g p P ' v N .tom. • ` And first he slew I lave you -then biose , Eapor,nae'a quick eye detected the earl y Worthin ton, and Ea erance would have condition on the nblio streets -she ought _t *lti* .� " . -, ' 4,, •.a. -Oliver 17endelt Holmes, ill•ased expression on the face of the foot- alone." moved away, but Lady Worthington taking to bo arrested:' I could not ran after him ° x ; " man, and was certain that Mrs. Mortlake Alone 1 It was a shook indeed to Esper- hold•of her hand, detained her. to explain matters, bat I have never had ° - R � . ■ was in one o! her fault-finding Mrs humors ; anas's ideas of propriety. To have walked „ I was jaet telling Eaperanoe how mach the slightest ambition to jump off a street- %ADOPTBD BY THIB DEAR d p . , 4 , , ■ these invariably affected the temper o! the in broad daylight was perhaps permissible Frances wants to see her ; it is the delight car in motion since. Yet it does look'so i a' ---+--•- whole household, and more especially of in England, though she Weald never have o! her life to have some one to talk easy when John dose it." ' . �" r A BTORY .OF TWO OOUNTRIBB - . the.servauts. been allowed to do each a thing in France, French to.'� .' Poor child 1 Yes, indeed, it was a sad She opene3 the dining -room door with even at Mbbillon-but-to walk through the ,, yes; I knew Mies Neville sympathies Remedy For sour stomao . - - M a hter- atiil- reater-anxiet and found--Mra:-Mort- -town, end-aloag_,A _dgserted. ,country rgadL gra all- will, ..t11a..F,i an,1 _;_,. I .remember ��o�e 11 tamed _for "soar eomach" ; llwnn1A + story from ftrat"tc loot: y—d g y; g what arguments we need to, Kafue d�nrin tiGe ti. Qlsristabel was devoted to your mother ; lake and Bertha hard at work writing with the darkness last coming on. was too g ie soda or saleratas. These agents are ?i 'and, though, of coarse, she could not .do essays for the " True Blue Society," a maoh-ehe felt pure that even in England Franco-Prussian war," said Mrs. Mortlake. considered harmless, and oftentimes quite M_ ,, f Lady Worthington felt a quick move- large doses are taken. The habit of tmk- ..;,..;. • ' 31. ,10 - I.•- much to promote the marriage in direst 'partionlar hobby of Mre. Mortlake sa. er this coals not ba comer it a o meat in the hand she was holding, and f +r ti opposition to your uncle, yet she always essays were generally pat off till the latest No as was offered, however, so she g ing them or other alkalies after eating is I" t� gate Amy her ayntpathy, and herself possible day, and then became a honaehold saw no hal !or it, and unwillingly -for haetil� turned from the subject. a questionable one. `The digestive ingre- ' her. Poor young thin y "Now, when FranoeB gave me her dient of the gastric juice is:motive only in .�. +.�+ begged.,ps� t}tihaip y g g+ nuiBanoe, Be that ,Esperance had learned to once-olose the door of, the deaner behind 1 ,� , E i, g mesas e, a scheme came into m head b , she was sad enough all the time she stayed dread the sight of blue foolscapp, and to her, and went out into the autumn twilight. g y y the presence of an sold. If alkalies are �'4 11 , ., - with treat On the very morning of the connect it with incessant scolding and. At first the novelty rather pleased her, but which I shall come in for a share of the taken intli the stomach in considerable therein are . he received a final' general misery. Bertha had unwillingly when she had passed the Vicar's Court, enjoyment ; will you not Dome over some quantities the acid fluids th t wedding-l-remexitbel g y - neutralized bead the, natnaaleon�eggenee is. iC..� . • letter of remonstrance from eennl ollin Ibsen indaoe to . loin a soolety, and elle,- sad glia rolose, r. etsarige, saris,anpxoteotad dry siert we®as, l�rs. -Mortlake, bxinging [; x son, and was terribly repeat by'it. And too, was writing for dear life, with •a pucker feeling mastered her, and aha shivered ate Eaperanoe with you, then she and Fradoee digestion stops for a time. aperimeute ;rp; then came the service in the church, which in her forehead and a bored expression. the thought of �he long way to Dome. The can have their talk together, and you and I made by Dr. Bourget, of Foe, have " seemed to give her new strength, for her "Don't speak; we are so busy;' said bright lights in the windowe looked tempt• shall be secure of a tete-a-tete., demonstrated this feat. The Have also ' 1.`'� fano which had bean eo troubled; grew quiet Mre. Mortlake, barely looking rep ; "and ing and home like, she fancied she could Mrs. Mortlake was flattered, and, gave a shown that the use of papain, the once `.l. ;,' and serene • and I remember thinking what what you've done -with the quill pens I have been happy, in every Dna of the homes, ready consent. An atbernoon was filed, popular remedy for digestive disturbances. q. 'r„ �: �,,,; .'', a handsome couple they were, and wishing oan-'t imagine ; Cornelia declares you had she passed, forgetful that red , cartains,� and Esperanae, as she went away to do her is o! little value. Instead of acing soda or � `4 �. that the dean scald haps been there to hear them.lmst ii I warm firelight; and picture frames duty toward the,two young Indies, felt that other alkalies in sour stomach, it is beat to pp y any amount of dullness could be endured w:,,jr :;', your lather's earnest, ineari;>telt .vows, " I don't remember having them," said existed also at the deanery. And then she drink hot water, or to take five or tea a t4- � . l,� ^• then h perhaps his foieign• Eaglieh might Eaperanoe, thinking of ' various eooldinge thought of the hero of "Excelsior," when with elioh a pleasure in prospect. drops o! diluted hydroohloria acid in a nQQed him. I heard from her for write with a in -like pen. " In happy homes he saw thelight Lady Worthington, too, was sat�isfi�e^dr wine glass of Water. Both of those t1hese stimn- °. ,}3 sY. •i+ -'i otr'fc,�t-Cii9'�•-'•O f5 • _. 'lIYDi-I.'i•�Cl1d-Y%i�'SVf6 i• it 41.+ two or three times after. that, an ten " O! coarse not ; you never o remem eriihr®:-klr>:`+"a-as+ Waw - �5' .- . your father wrote to tell me of. her death anything that is not convenient to you," and wondered if he felt as lonely and deso- return could not resist going to her sister's and prevent the formation of, troublesome '•" . "" when you were born ; bat we shall not Tmd amid Mrs. Mortlake, sharply. late as ehe did ; but then he was bound on room to tell her of it. seise. I .1.'r that letter, for I believe it was sent on to Eaperance began to open the drawers .of a greae enterprise, and she had only to live She found her already in bed, and with 1. ". " i the dean." a cabinet rather hopelessly, and, atter a on quietly in an uncongenial home, unless, some compunction for disturbing her, Turpentine. �y ,i It. �. The conversation was interra ted by the few minutes' search, found the missing °indeed, her enterprise were to be the fulfil•, would have gone away again. After a housekeeper folly realizes the xK .; servant bringing in the tea i and pens among Bella's toys. She pat them meat of her motherzs wish. If so, how "Don't go," daid'F`ranoes, appealingly. worth of turpentine in the household, she � , • .... Esperanae, having asked le a to ke p the down beside her cousin without speaking, sadly forgetful of it she had been.that day 1 " I'm not the least 'sleepy your p neuralgia is is never willing°to be without it. It given 1a '' two letters put them aw f a rivate and was moving away, when Mrs. Mortlake yghat harm she had done to her cense 1 , raging. Tall me about soar party." quick relief to burns; it is an excellent $�� �I'll reading. n the evenin , .Pass- pushed them from her again, saying, in Great testa welled u into here ea as +� ]� g p y Oh, a very dull affair indeed -a regular application for corns ; it is good for$ rheu- ` , `, more had fallen asleep in her armchair, her quiet disagreeable voice : " Oh, it's no she thought of "this ; perhaps she was dean inns chapter dinner, with a great matiem and Bore throat. Then it is a sure �� : � _ _ else- tock_ diem out _ s sin, and eagerly use now ; how can I change my penin the partly blinded by them, or perhaps her array of (canons and oanonesses. IIenry preventive •againat moths ; by just drop- � though rev iently opener the, foreign one. middle of this? Couldn't your common little black figure was not very noticeable looked quite wordly in his dress clothes ing a trifle in the drawers, chaste and ong- X1,T,;, , . ' „ It was wren from the ohatemu, and dmied sense tell you that 2" in the gathering darknees, for she came among the sombre clerics." „ boards.it will render the garments secure► ', in June,1854. Much of it was' incompre. Esperance shrugged her shoulders, and violently into collision with a gang of +, How was Esperance?" from injury daring the summer. It. i � .,: ik hansible to Eepersnoe, being in answer to a took bank the pen•box; but her' common laborers returning from their day's work, ' " She looked much better. Certainly keep ants and bags from closets and store- " 13rte c of Mrs. Pasemore'e, and lull of refer- sense did tell her it would be beat to and mil her books ware strewn on the pave- that French animation is very ahsrming- rooms by.putting a few drops in the aor- s ti — ences to English matters, but on the third the room quickly,. and, without another meat. 'For a moment she was horribly gents was immenaely taken with her, and nera said upon xhe shelves. It is a Bare 1, i ,^ A . laago she caught sight: of familiar names, word, she ran away. frightened, for they were rough -looking insiste that she was better dressed than destruction to bed -bags, and will effectual) whiob . -mado :llor heart beat quickly. She It was certainly a cheerless welcome for men, anti their voices mud unintelligible any one in the room, and though there was drive them away from their haunts it ' ' read on still more eagerly : 'her, poor, child. Already the quiet serenity dialect sounded alarming to her linaooas• nothing more than white muslin, and a thoroughly applied to all the bedstead, and ,, And now I must tell you about my which she had gained at the Priory had tom ears. . ` •dainty arrangement o! ivy sprays, I really injures neither furniture nor clothing. A .' dear little boy, Gaspard. How I wish I changed to the"Mariana" expression, and +''Now then, Bill, you pick an them there, think that he is right." epoonfal of this added to: a pail o! warm 'r'• 'el-eha:c-ham tism uA ig fives i _ # cun�a with R he+�tty heart tlt�a�e_@n a ed E �q�p wi—�yon_n�ladaiin - t nf_aresajng is born i'rolloh geel t for oleanine paint. . 1,, , old, the vel image o! his father, and.Bo pornalia's sanctum with her burden of thatwa 1"this is ver uncouth English. women, certainly. But when is she coming A small piece of paper or linen moisten Ute" ., tall and strong for his age. He is always untouched leeson•books." The rest of the men moved on, while Bill, here 2 " with turpentine, and pat'into the wardrobe P'" with me, for our good bonne Javotte, " Good -morning, Esperanae. Why are thus addressed, stooped 'to pick ap the " Next Tuesday afternoon, and Mrs. or drawerB, for a single day two or three '1111' f though she is quite devoted to him, has you so late 2 " books.: Mortlake, too ; and Henry talks of getting times a year, is a preventive against moths. 11 ,4 • .: .plenty to do, and I would not have him " I am very sorry, but I scarcely allowed " I'm sure I aBk pardon, miss," he began, ,up fire -works for the children that night, away from me !or the world. My husband he time neceasary for salong a walk,"' said rubbing -each book on his grimy jacket byso that we may persuade her to stay. Oar 'Women's Adaptability. 1�,>}' � . i� tt' ti tells me, too, that our nursery does not Esperance, who invariably spoke bad Eng- way of taking off the mad. • . triumph, will be complete.,, The Adaptability of women is one aal- exist in France, the children are always lieh when dispirited. Thank yon, it dose not matter;' began !' O! course now that on have taken an P q $ with their mothers. The only thing I have " Don't let it happen again, then, and Ee eranoo in French, then correcting her• M. P. into our eouneela " said Eranees, its greatly in their favor. Ser down gs the. to wish for now is a little daughter; ; it let' ns lose no time naw -your Latin P « y midst o! uncongenial surroundings, a g self, there is no harm done, thank you." laughing. •women's first impulse is to improve them. N xf Would be do good for Gaspard, and he is do With one little despairing glance Esper ++ Be you from France, miss 2 " asked the Tuesday afternoon was as fine as cauls P P �., { { " loving that I am erre he would make a good once dashed off with her fifth declension, man. be wished; the sun, which for, some days She quietly little gives a deft teach here, poverty protector i You eek if I am stronger than I 'stumbling terribly. Cornelia put down the ++ yea," replied Esperance, with a mom' had eoaroely penetrated the fog, shone ane out 'a little there, and though poverty r, Iwas last , year, and I hardly know what to book gravely. entaiy terror that some impertinence was brightly, and the air was deliciously clear may be still apparent, yet order has sue - ` any. In some ways I think not, but I think " It is no use doing things by halves ; intended, " yes, I am French." and frosty. Eaperanoe could .not conceal seeded chaos, and she �hns imprirted to k i Iaave..learned at least to be lase iretfal and yon had better stay liars and learn it, +« Only asked,. miss, because as how my her happiness, and indulged in a rhapsody everything Within her xieach some impree- ,_, I g g y g misBas' is from them, arts, and talks like sam of, homely comfort. She redcaraft then impatient. with regard to Jamas a con- thea h I should hove thorn ht at our a e p whish did not fail to attract Mrs. Mort - {i ' tinned dis leasnre. Still I oennot' het su ervision was 'aneoessar " Baine instinct into business, and afters . 1. p P P y what yon did. • Good•evening to yon, miss, lake's dismpproval. man's apprenticeship, if she succeeds at ' � . ; longing to hear from him. If he could only "Yonr age was always being oast, in and I ask S our pardon." ,; ' of , 4 know what Alphonse reals I ie 1 But you Eaperanee'steeth,but it was as convenience He passed on, and Ea erance went on her What a perfect day, Chrietabel. l we all,. is, mistress o! the situation. Almost p y • .. „ i? could not have had a better, could we ? every one can recall instances where •' . must notthink that I am grieving unduly suited -either " a mere child of your age," way, amused bythe incident, which, trifling Just look at the sky 1 I do believe we have women, thrown unexpectedly upon their P I �' over this. I feel how wrong it was to do no or " a great girl of your age, as in the though it was, served to Jurn away her had the last of those dreadful foga. How resources, have developed business gnali$- ' `T, , the first two or three years, and now I can- present instance. She began to wish to be thoughts from .her grievances. Certainly cod it was of Lad Worthington to invite c not help hoping that in some way nil will either one thing or the other. .her first encounter'with- a British laborer g y in cations o! a vary high order which they did - #ix oonxe right at last -if not in our time, at The " phyeioal geography" was rather had been a happy one ; if all were so polite us 1 Is she not the most kind-hearted of not know they possessed, and would not y . lea t to our child." more aaaoeeaful : bat, a ad 1 the German she need not fear to, walk about alone bat, ,people? have known but for the need of doing ^ • ) Eaperance read the last. eentenoe over translation°.name utterly grief. The very then this particular. one had been blessed yes, oerkaiuly, Lady Worthington is something. . . 6 dt many tinier. Was her mother's hoe sound of the len na a was distastatnl to good-natured ; but, my dear Eaperanoe, . �{� y p g k with a French wife, which no doubt please do not take to running after people Poetic License Didn't Qom coming true 2 Wes all that now seemed so. EBperanee, and, under the oironmstanoes, accounted for hie good manners. Before with handles to their names -nothing is so „ „ • hard to bear really helping its fulfilment 2 Cornelia would have been much wiser not � long she oessed to dread the lonely walks " Fellow-citizgnig g his r then hard Certainly it wee true that Dean Collinson to have attempted it ; but to her mind no vulgar. Biomed orator, bringing his li flown hard ISR":. p to the Priory, and to look forward to the 1, I do not understand you," said EBper- „ ,., r had taken her into his own honse, that he one was properly educated who could no! gang of laborers, and espaoWly to " Bill'B on the table, what, I oak gain, is our ' t '$.� had treated her kindly, that she showed read and speak GeTman,�and she presevered invariable salute, as a kind of prot3ction.' crimson atlthe laed ettwoxd tom, but coloring country coming to 2 And echo anewere ' r nlmcet everything to him; but then, had in ' spite of Esperance s wished to the CHAPTER SIS. ' what?' " "Pardon me, air," interposed I., ' a '� ' not Gaspard humiliated himself to actual ,contrary. It really was a hardship to be " I mean that nothing shows each bad mmild-looking man in the audience, rising p taste ss an eagerness to. become familiar bogriSng for aesistanoe first, sad did not her set to learn "Was est des Deateohen Voter• Dinifer-parties ,at the deanery were y • g to his feet, " did I understand your gneB- uncle still deteat the very name of De land 2 " and; after laboriously translating usually very dreary affairs. Dean Collinson with those in a higher station than soar tion to be, ' What is our country coming t" _i. ' ` :C,gabillon ? No ; there was still much to be it first into French in her brain, and • then was not at all a sociable man, and grudged self ; nothing is so oonte6iptible as a „ „ „ hankering after nobility." to?"' Yes, sir. And you say echo r ''' ,. � nano before all could be "right at last." 'into English With her tongue, Eeparanoa an evening spent away from his beloved g y• answers 'what ?"' "That is what I said,, �'i , y .Gist from that evening Esperance began to could not resist saying, " Well, I thinx the observatory. Cornelia and Bertha had an Esperance blushed still more deeply, but sir:" " Then there is something wrong think seriously o! the duty of reeonoil• Germane are the most conceited people I equal distaste to society, and had it not there was a dangerous light in her eyes as with the acoustics of this building," said 11 is i'atidi,, .which certainly in some degree, ever heard of, • boasting about .all the .been for Mrs. Mortlake, and the absolute she answered, "Thank you for warning the mild -looking man, shaking his head in tasted with her. HOW, in her peonhar divisions of their country, so as to fill two necessity of showing some hospitality to me, Cbristabel, but in the present instance a perplexed way and sitting down again,— .s their neighbors, the dinner -parties would it` was unnecessary;' We, too, are of the 1 ,s,�, ,, .�. gosirion, she could effect any good ehe did pa�es 1 " g Chicago Tribune. ti I- 1. no: ret present see ; bat she was hopeful, " It has-been pretty clearly shown lately have been willingly dispensed with. And noblesse." �y. • V 1. and her mother's wish was a' strong that the Germans are not vain boasters," not.only were the hosts .thea mindc3, bat Mrs: Mortlake looked blankly astonished Onions pat you to sleep and cure chills �, ''A' nn entive, said Cornelia, severely. " Moreover, every one who had been a guest on previous for a moment : then, seeing that .she had and ague. ',`*,, i • a 4 I ©snwhile, st•the deanery, matters were people who live ,in glass houses shouldn't occasions groaned on receiving a fresh in- been worsted, took'refuge in silence. " r'�i" ' " , '•;- uo going very smoothly. Cornelia's quiet trow atones.' CJonoeit is the roverbial vitation. Certainly the deanery was the Es erance feelin trium hant and The beautiful Countess Wille d Q tits h pp p g P only woman Who ever oraed Queen a = ,; �_ ,V dig ,oral of Esperance at the Priory had character of m certain other' Earopean least popular honse in Rilohester, and i, naughty, looked et the flat landsoapo from Victoria - a moment's uneaoeea while 4` I. .b a ` lili�iiyed no ono ; the dean even had for once nation." was three that Ee erance obtained her ver . p y the"oarriae window, and pretended to be the Prince consort was alio© is now re- .'� eb;'i-cted to his favorite daughter's pro. " You may ae well say it quite 1" said unfavorable impressions of English society. enjoying erseif very much, though in dared to selling oaat-off finery. Her �i y coLcluals, Eaperanoe, with flashing eyes. " I know After'spendfng a fortnight at the Priory, reality, she was not quite happy, conscious husband was, ambassador at the time she ?1' ' ' : ; Out of respect to your grandmother, what you moan -now that France is fallen she had returned sorrowfully enough to her that her retort had not been in good taste, was dazzling ,Prince Albert with her ,I , •�. ir,; ,'ear, either you or Bertha should have you will trample on her 1 and that is what uncles house, nor were ,her spirits raised and sure that her father would have, dial beauty. Some years ago the COnnteBd If" , le. , iecri•ni•ned; to leave Yonr cousin, a mere you call English generosity 1 Ciel f if yon when ehe heard that in the evening •that approved of the little piece of ostentation. married an Italian whom she passed off r; • v a`iil.1, aed s perfect stranger, was really a speak of proverbial characters, it is fair drearytEngliah .institution, a large dinner It was a relief When theyreaohed Worth- as her eon lest she might load her widow's X11 n,i;°ake." • that I may'gaote the English one -'insular arty, was to take place. In the afternoon, ington, passed the green gates and unpro. pension of 12,000 francs per year. • 4'' " % I Grannie will never understand Esper- pride and ill-mannera,' and it is true- owever, Bertha happened to mention that tentious lodge, and drove through the Darin a baseball ams at Scranton, Is., M° , - ; r o':, with that ridioalonzr accent, which I true 1" Sir Henry and Lady Worthington were pleasant, well -timbered park. g g , tai2i sore is all off®oration," observed Mrs. Cornelia ivas secretly rather amused at coming. "How beautiful it is 1 "said Eeperazioe, the other day, ,Everett Phillipa was aoai- ' `'i �', e! i iYfartlake. Besides, it is awkward to, be the storm of patriotism which she had " Coming this evening? Oh 1 I ism eo breaking the silence rather rashly, as she dentis attack in the fano with'a bat, oom- Y '. 5cirl]out her here, there is no one to see to evoked, but ehe answere(I gravely, and in glad. And does Miss Neville come, too ? Y' glanced at the sunup sloped. pistols flattening his nose. The doctor +�' °;� Bc�llts when she is down stairs." her repressive voice, "When you have gmite " No, she is not well enough. I believe �' A very poor approach," said dire. palled the member book into position,, ill 4+' r�. ',0' I " Christabel wants to torn me into rho done we will go on, please: Conjugate. the ehe"was asked. 'But what ekes you rave Mortlake, "they might have mAde it at plgoed a tin cornucopia over it to keep it in " ;` l�, . sery .IntaS+l," said I3ortha, laughing,; vorb 'Haben to hwvA " ,so about the Worthin tons ? ` to>im, and Everett is now known among t g least heli a mild longer by a little arrange• , , „ „�� �� ,+ �, Kir+ #©flows as :ol]a natrn tuSrh fico tiri.oaoae.. .. ,, i I6 }„ "dirt neither Bella nor I approve. The words seemed almost like an Snenit, Lady Worthington was kiq I�Sr�ci to mei )n'ent. The teat cantilever bride at the nr,e ,�11 , ” I don't know what you mean," said This cold dignity o4 Cornelia's exasperated and I admire her more than I can tell yon. After this nothing more was said and g ,�.. ,, lits. M�,rtlake, With an offended spit, Eapperance niers than anything; moreover, "Yon had better be,ci sefal,or Christabel Eoporanee gave a sigh of relief when the Needles, al.,is finished. In its oonetraotion 3� ,1 ' Taporanae has no idea of managing the to liave'her. patriotism utterly ignored wild ,will cell you a toady." carriage drew up before the large, plain,. 40,000,000 pounds of steel and iron were (" 4 ' rL ! +`' "° 71,ild ; she merely does what I tell her." more unbearable than the severest soold• " How ?"asked Esperanae, wonderingly. sabBtantial house, more comfortable within nsed,,and the centre span -360 #set -is the �+' 1, lou eek in the world. Three men were ��_ hat is to Bay, rho is soar white ing, and in the worst possible humor she Oh, really, I can't teach you English- than artistic without. long eek " e ii,li ve ' ; of course you miss her." repeated the votb, taking no pains to pro- Cornelia will explain it to you." In the drawing-r6bin. they found Lady killed and 25 injured during the work of 111k,.%t :; " 041, if you nee slang expressions we nounoe the h's. Eaperanoe was not very fond of Cor. , Worthington and her little girl. Eporance building. r I ; 7' f,+:i%:. ;y ,,,--..*.,.. f._„",: er_-^"_'-'-rr.-.sr..-r,-c,z+r�•r...-;x.�pY--,\••m rnrs.:rm:- •--af..--•.:.�-�....P..ra:•r. -:...-�^-3---"_N-r--....._-. - .. .. ,^ .. - - --.-sc .._. e. •-sr:1-s- _....-.v---.... #_"'+, - . .., .-.---;:..._._.,-.._..c=.,- .....w..vrs,..+sr-.:.,.,.....-�a._. ._..,. ..—......_--.-c_ -._ ---n_-r•----,_ ....._..,-- z.._..- . - °-:ev: .... },, a " �' - . '* . - �y. • W- , , ” . 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