quot;Yes, Maria, y on next t and I emplation for all our old friends air about Mrs. teacered ter ed betokened t gave satisfaction. ter uning y ion so give and to make tertaining sermined to introduce a neure e some excitement in tances and afford t. S upon tering tisfaction upon iced by er.
quot;S; s;But you are preparing for our friends? Are you going to sing?quot;
quot;No, Miss, I am going to do no suc kno is until ty!quot;
quot;No is too bad. You are too ed. You knoent of y and yet you gratify me. Are you going to introduce a ne;
quot;tioning; I s tell you anyt it, so you may as ;
quot;Do you intend s?quot; perseveringly inquired Maria.
quot;No provoke me to cancel my promise by your pertinacity. I tell you as a punis for quizzing your mot knoil t is.quot;
quot;Morning or evening, Mot;
quot;Evening, Miss. So no more questions but get about ing your invitations.quot;
Maria proceeded to taking from it epaper and envelopes commenced ing.
Eigy. t and t conceal t so be considered. Mr. and Mrs. e came next, t pompous in leman quite so. An interest in a canal boat s, and some of ances broadly ed t if up in small pieces and retailed out for starciny. t. teen and ty, seemed someed, ted to find ts, er presented themselves.
Mr. Lyncy, to claim ttention of t, t man, curled up on o cultivate an acquaintance tention to toilet for t o to attract ttention of a fe. A standing collar formed a semi- polis. At about nine, ts ably boted conversation.
time in singing ners ed and everyone e, reminding one strongly of a group in a state of advanced intoxication. tracted to sucent by ts of t s ime and to stop and reprove at t moment Mrs. teacer and music, calling for everyone, exception, to come into t parlor as so s o get into t knocked one of the Misses Jennings over.
ter muced, Mrs. teacook from ter table a containing a pack of plain, gilt-edged cards and explained t s and entertaining amusement for teresting.
quot;Maria,quot; sinued, quot;, my dear, and let eac from it one of t;
Maria did as ed.
quot;I sion,quot; said Mrs. teac;to e an ansal beer ted I singly and o be no mark upon ts aut;
tering of pencils at t and an evident curiosity ely raised in regard to t which would be propounded.
quot;As ty of ladies question: is a bac;
For ter of an e attacks upon t t ansten and deposited in teacask of reading them aloud.
quot;A target for fair o s at,quot; she read.
A general lauged this response.
quot;I beg of you, ladies,quot; said Mr. Lync;not to s too close to me, but I kno my prayer is to no avail since your arro vase.quot;
th.
quot;Any icy peak, on tain of y, t ted,quot; read Mrs. teach.
quot;t,quot; said Mr. Lyncting he Misses Jennings.
quot; ; she cried, releasing herself from him.
quot;I read it in your face t,quot; he replied.
quot;t turn our faces from you, or ; said t.
quot;I beg you, do not!quot; exclaimed Mr. Lync;For t would deprive me of muc;
quot;An old maids forlorn ; said Mrs. teac response, tness of a sense of propriety restrained any ackno of tantly drao divert attention from it, and to relieve Miss Ja from dilemma.
quot;A fox longing for t;
quot;No!quot; said Mr. Lync;I could never find it in my to pronounce any lady sour.quot;
quot;, indeed! t time I ever kneo acknoicle,quot; Mrs. teach quickly replied.
quot;t; said Mr. Lyncaking from a . quot;And observe, t as you are endeavoring to plant ts partner ; on, placing part of wicle.
turned on Mrs. teacher card.
quot;A creature ied t;
quot;It must be you, Miss Bookly,quot; said Mr. Lync;as you are sitting closest to me.quot;
quot;I did not e it,quot; said Miss Bookly. quot;And besides, Miss Jennings ting closest to you before ser you put your arms around her.
quot;t is true,quot; h a mock sigh.
Anoterminated tion on t subject.
quot;Just like Mr. Lync;
t of t t zeal, and in a fes exclaimed, quot;ell! I really do target to s at tonig is I am good-natured, else I migaliate ions of my o;
t Maria.
Mrs. teaco t card.
quot;One y but sig;
quot;t e,quot; Mr. Lyncfully, quot;ed. But I recall no suc, a kind of staco tate -- an odium combined edium. Sleeping rumpets is not t business in t;
quot; are t; asked Miss Bookly.
quot;Some are c,quot; said Mr. Lynch.
quot;For !quot; exclaimed Mr. e.
quot;A bit of fres; said Mr. Lync;can --quot;
Mr. e dreol and s Mr. Lync.
quot;Good Lord! ; cried Mrs. teach.
Dr. Balfour knelt over t;Yes, ; ed tor in placing the sofa.
quot;t one more card in t; said Mrs. teaco ticle in question. quot;Dare it?quot;
quot;Yes, yes,quot; ;I sincerely it may be a favorable one,quot; said Mrs. teac;for I fear onig;
t card eac closely on bot;Blank!quot;
quot;A prop; said t; o ;
quot;It a matter of forekno; said Maria. quot;t to e.quot;
quot;ell,quot; said Mrs. teac;I am not entirely satisfied tle experiment t to anoto certainment for our next.quot;
quot;Not at all,quot; said Mr. e. quot;te its sad but necessary consequences, delig recall ing ty. And as I s party, I s certainly adopt your little experiment, as you call it.quot;
quot; ion be?quot; asked Miss Ja.
quot;Somet; said Mr. e, winkle.
quot;Parties are al; said Miss Ja.
quot;I am inviting Geronimo, co be in to; said Mr. e.
quot;t all t; said Mrs. teac;as I am told t remely cruel to ;
quot;remely cruel to everyone,quot; said Mr. e.
Yes, it y after all, Maria t. My mot dumb. My motelligent. It o t Mr. Lyncrange is justice! ful woman!
Aute: t trouvé. It and added some three dozen lines.