Show it iio wa iva plain hut but not mot foolish th at it a ball one evening a plain country gentleman hail had engaged a pretty coquette for the next nest dance but a gal larit 1 mt yachting ting captain coming along persuaded the young lady to abandon on her previous engagement in favor of himself the other oilier overhearing overbearing all that had parsed moved toward a card rd table and bat down to a game 7 of whist the captain a few minu minutes tes afterward up to the young lady to excuse himself as lie he was engaged to another lie he had forgotten the coquette much lucli chagrined approached the whist table hoping to secure her first partner and said 1 I believe sir it is time to take our places the old fashioned suitor in the act of dividing the pack for the next nent denier dealer courted courteously asly replied no madam I 1 mean to keep my place 11 hen ladies ladich I 1 iut |