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Show I H . MY MISS SMITH. b. f I ,' M j! Wrienlwasabouttoeora. toAmerlev- W r. ',' I llouh I " ooro ban, I hail Heed V ' j moat of my Ufa In litiilon-verr on. who S " ( ! nmk.to m.onlli.euMcttolil m.tliat I M !, f ahoul 1 rim! young idtls liatl much mora L I j liberty In Ilia Uullttl bUKa, ami that tills 3 f ' rcvli It I leaeanler for foiioa tarn who il i aired lo par thain attention. Whatever f olMtlieyaaUi,Uey were snr. In say that. '! I I " ry yotmir-onrely larfa enoaiti Y . aa yet to wear hlithhala an I rims rnst on J occasions of Importance) and thonfih I sol i amnlr abatnl tolra a wrtk.all that ap- I wrrlr.nllalini(iflharajorvaaalltlla f tala yrllow down. Iwai to co Into bittlnMaln IfnrVotk, , lo tala Ike ulaca of a aon of wrtaln Vtut Smitli, who had loiUt! utmn Rolntt U(Mn I tha ataga InaKail of luto Ilia cotton htul i Ol.l Mr. Smith waa, I l,.l hmnl. con auotlf a prUomr la Ma own room In coo , arqutnca of tha uat. ami bla daiishtar, ' Jlla Smith, waa to coma on boanl tha Tea al to racelta M 1 rtmtinliernl aflcrwanl that 1 had ini r hasnl M1m Kmllh'a racotloiird. hut lauppoavd hcrtoboaniA I tura eploaur. "lou can'l rrmembar Mlaa Smith, I am a aora," aakl wy elder aluar, who hail 1 brnucht ma up, our (anmte liArlnflnn t lakrn from lia whlla I waa ret n chlhL I "ihlt aba uatd to Nina to tea ue often when I roowetafour )earaold,aud ailmlre.1 rou n lireatlr It U likely that alia will think J you oueht to hara aomo rroollrrtlon of a i lltth) horro aad wairon aha Kara rou.1 1 "Ahoraaalid waKonf" aaldl. j -Vea," aald 8opMs "and rou'.l llter I pretend to reinemU r It, for I know aha U I wrr louehr trr touchy Indeed." fj 1 promtaed to do aa Aa mr altter and a her huehand lntndl followloK nio In all I mobtha our pitrtloix waa niti inelancholr ooa. ltrroyawwaa plea.ant, audi ar 1 WBi "" '" "" Yor't "Itliout haeluit met I 1(1 wlUianyunuanaltiperlencra. ', Itappearnltomo aUutdthal I abonll II ' i haialmenaantoler to ha called foraa Ifl J-l I wrra a parcel, but a. It hail Urn dooa I f j t waited In tha cabin Ilka a lamb until ooa " I l tha waltera aputrel, bearlns uMn a b I 't j aalrer a card which he pretentadlo lua. I I ' read It aud kUrteil to my feat. I L i ; "Mla Smith le here, iheul" aald I I 'i "W air," replied tha waller II ' ' An 1 1 followed hlra Into I lie prcoencecf , ft 1 Mr In a iiray walklnit ault, who cama W ' ruonlne toward mo, boldlog out both X !, k hawle. t'i f ' "Iwaaaoafrall yuuwould notwall for F It wel" tbaaaliL 1 l lhadeitednellerlyiuly. Thoper- J r' i wo who aldreeei tna waa both yuuoj( I fflr d pretty, an 1 1 liealloteil moraeut ball ba-ll f) lora rHurnlni her greetlnj 1 i ' Tble la IUa Smith!" 1 naked. I" -Vea,"ahaaMered. "AudtblallMr 1 JohnHmlthl" i I boweit and held out my hand. J ,i "ItliallrUbt,Jolinny,"haadle.L "Ul J ' It ua eat Into tha carriage at onca, la every J I thing arranged about your baiwicel Heir U ," "o rnk to tea you asaln after all '' I thoaayearal llowyou haraallcroll" .4 ".Naturally," I aal.l. "I waaauchallttlo ' fellow when you aaw me laet" 3 "lm older than you, you know," aald , i (, ' M " f"011 ol" u I" the carrlate I ll "ea,yourha!ruMtbirurlhiillaupioa you hare forgotten no entirely " I i Her lip quivered. She waa touchy, m my (J j 'IT he.1 aald. I haateoed to aoothe her. S f "Korgntlen your No, Indeed," aal I L !J "I laklog only yralerday of tha toy d j Lorea and wagon you gave mo." T ', "Did If" aal I bU I had forgotten all i- fi 1 aloutthat What aort of a horea waa lir 4 I "Oh, brown," aald I mendaclouiln "and I . ? little wagon rrttUwheelt." it Bha nodded, j J "Vee, I think I faintly rrmembcr," aild ill '" "" I'" ""en 1. haa ll not, norer to i eo earh other all then yenral" 5 ' f ,.A ' had no rememhranco whatever of I ! MIoSmlth.lknrwthatlBpokolnaBomo- jlj T what formal and convrntmnal tone when 1 4 fkil. , af' i. eplll, "KlremelyB,"andln a moment 5 .. I! I j nort loner tbatteara skiod In her eyea, ' IK ' n'lthathawtrylDBlo.p,tberaaway il . Hh her ban Ikerchlef without letting me ,. ,f?yl perceive the fact. l t VLVi l B)! 71! f"' 1"1 ,0 " that I , J. Btl1" ' ml" ''""'" tulta a brute. I drew i: c Sli t hear to her nnd Ugaui , W) i "ly dear IlUa Smith" I I K(J. J -Bll,,u,ul';l'lr"tboUnprlght,bBrcheekB If.' I , Bamlng an tUr lip quhorlng I ! 9" Jf "l.ngland tuuat bo the etllteat, mennnat, I ' M wet Urea-lful plac aldalie "you.M 1 , $,' , Ilka i poker, or column of lc, or aome- , fi. 1 l""" MIxHralthlomel I eupi. they ' t I l. '' doaoovertherei butll enragea n,e. I've i v ""'""''"Itloeeoyoii-thloklngr.f j-oil S aSii "f,';lrl"'''',?lea you er, feeling . g'r " the world would chinga for tha Utter J 1 ( 1 J""S0alM'';'.odjoucalloia'iIUa iK b, '""j"'.' "I've bad bat a quarrel!" at K Oil V .iir"rrT? ".".V tno"' rml on lha fe ft lheraU.,a.ul. "HU tha cuetoiu over !I lifel.i ll " rmloMa coitoml" aald bIir I IS?1 7 Hit1 Um y "W. '"" Oh. John B 'S ,. kl yiJohuojl 1 Buppoea 1 oujht to huiara- tm t V membered how 1 nig It waa." l!k ..Z," ,':'" ,,lla '"' '''l nrprlae.l. 1 H I' P ""Pliieterilhadi.oMe Si , S;-'""' ' ''"'' M HlM', 1 1 . "How queer men arer Bait ehe. "Of Hn) ? 5.,nilr',11,,"rM,,,",0',,,',r ', Hlf' , k "Of tourea." aald I. I n& Ml!,;;0.Tl'""1 u" ." If lH"T" mlV " lava toll me that B LW Ame.lcan girl, w, fmr ,,;, ' '"" J " I J) aall i ' bl" Lr W,U'. J "I ' IPSS ' " ealdTLiiSi1?? 'ayl. notbad,,h, , j I WauUll-c""lubodaW.lu.." lea mr VCu wILiloUrMt. ""It1 RcntTo Dmnlr And yen aw will drrutM I'm quit 1 ft you, and tvt'II lira tOKHIier nJ)iir v,aoiiifvr. narer part agilti. I ml d am I'm. n led. Thll wm ffo.Dftot. Smith UltJtVfn advantaut or leap jT,ir. an 1 wm waLUipt aa offer t( ttrr bean and Lftttd. MTbirrl you ate tlent nnln, tuitd ilia, "Ob, Jolml I bHU-TO You Lara fallen In lore with Mimebody lL you aro enuianl to ntm rnUh Klrl '1 ell me at onca If It Ur, Ib4t I mar tint ImlM mr t-oor littt air culleM oolf to Lara tlmiu knocked "I liav tTer dfamJ of tnpinxtnj Mlf, ' it) I L "I luttm t bwn In love, on t don't think mjnelt In clrcumiUiicra to marrf " 1 tf(r1n to breatht a(tln,M aald it 1m f ml th. "At to efrcurafttancrr., t can make a dollar pi aa faraa (Ire 111 uliowroti bow to lira on next to nothing, and lira wlL KlMtnas)ln( Jnckf lamaohApti)-! ln-n iball wa jc bouMkrrpInitl1" Iter View of tha matter trldentl? wai that ilia hml propo! and tc n acrtpteL Jlowerer. 1 klifwxl her. She wa no vtI fit nil j1 rcapfUtile that I could tmt 11 live tlirf rrocrdlnt cuitomarj In Amrrlcn. I felt that mr frlen U ihoul 1 hara Informed fnt tow far thcia Vnnkee iflrla couM p It mut I that no una thoiiRbt It wrong In thia Mrt of Ilia wnrl I, for t knew tha, MlMi4ra.tti wm rttctaL)'ii,au 1 her fathei man of itood poeltlua Moreorer. ilia had anlanirrntalr. wlthatl her Ixttdneaa. and I could bare fa Urn In Iot with her on tbi iput but for her curio it ooitdttct. TMa, bowerer, reroltrd ma Hbo eat there, after thl aatoundlnit tehirlor( without a tremoi In Lervolca or ablush uiun her fax. anJ attain remirkwli Tmiobappr, Jack)' Old wbt wero thoia American Rlrli mata off team to a pan w at lit before n Iioum which wa not qulta up torojrlletof the wealthy Mr Smith rMldrnrf, but vm very imptUltte. and MIm Smith ubrti ma loto a parlor which wetued to m to W fullofKlrU. In thob-tck out a U tab! WMipmat "I'm ked rrtrybudy lo meet yon.H rht Mid. "All ttiadenr iclrla who vrtrtin th )Mt cl at buAnllna achool with tn.M Then, harlnd ran! tua to dejuittt my bat upon tlie rack, and havlmtaumrLuw diipmod of my trarotlnft buff, ihe to;k ma by tha arm and whlrle4 mo about, tntrt-d tntrt-d in 1 04 mo to Kto aod Ann, Tilly aud .Nelly, Jan and WUa, with ltut nana t w HcU I did not catch, or forgot on tha In itantt and each one inadt aotna remark lo tlaeflrct that dear liny ha I upokrn ao much of ratthat h thousht of no unc lMt thtt they auppoMd h waa hippy now, ate. ..ly letwtlderment crew trreatrr, but I wa determined toaco thaalTairoHt. It waa to maaicutiout a nay atranart ceremonlc atnonj; tha Cannibal Ulaodcra would hav Ihliwrti apparently n betrothal party Ilou-erer, they coul 1 not marry ma ataltil my h ill in any land hen lltanii to that lahould airt myavlf At hit wa wrro alt iumtno&M totb labia. "Your ( Un l at tba foot. Johnny," aald M.t,mllhiandUtood Uldnd mycUIr, waltlnic for Iht la Ilea lo b irated, when A irrraiit whUperod a-mcthln In .Mla tfmlth'a ear, nt which aba lirned palt, loukad at ins for a moment w.th an unut-trrabU unut-trrabU exprrwlon In her ryca aud fled from tba room. Tliac'rUlooknl alter ben ona foil own I her, caoi luck aud wbUpried to the otbrra, who, on after tha other, left tb mom. It UTurrrd tomathat thecleruyman bad arrlveil, ami that lb matrimonial rtn inon.. wiraaho.it tolmcelabraUd, and I dwcldrd toK't nearer thodir. It mlt,ht U that my only hop lay In nisht Aa I euuml tha fruul iarlor I aaw that the hall waa iWrti-L On an uppr U,r Tolre wen lifted, and aom on Mvmed to .win hytvterlu. hhirtly a tuatcullne volco laid flerrvlr, "I'll icttl blml' and a nmth In n traTUD2 it a mo ram ruihlos down aulr thrva tep at a time. lUroUred the room In which I itool an I advanced tuwurl tna, MUtlthm.v.lutfof all thlif aald lie, Hi:xactlywhat I tbould Ilka to know, If," il 1 1. 1 am John Smith," itlj ho, So am I," 1 nntwrrrd. "I arrived from Kuslaod la lb- tH Bo'dldI,Irrpltet ! am MIm Haitth'i brother," eal 1 h. Tim truth hrxan tudawn upon ma, "I am not," mKI I, aud then aejrrarely aa leOi-dbUlMa.ul lb fact that I hau alrvwly tvld you, at the earn lima produo Iok front my nncktl letter whkb k wltnea to my veracity. Thli U a drradful tblnj; fur Tiny," ial 1 tin juudk mau. V hara been winutd altic our cbllJhood. 8ha la very axciublc and ti terribly mortlfl!. feho Ullevei Uiat you purp.nly pUjfp.1 rrlclc upon ber, an 1 really 1 don't know what to nyV "Hunt lay any thine I rrtilivil. lf 1 may hav my hat and tortmantau 1 11 ko, .Su doubt I tau fin 1 my frlen t very cully, 1 11 Ktt a rah. I hava tbo a Mrwu MIt U awfully atuurdl" aald tha other JohnHmlth. -AwfiillyiwMT. Willi theaowortUwo parted, and about an hour artrwanl 1 had ibtken hantbi with another Mlsa Smith, a Jolly, middle acrd lady, who eujoywl tho itory thl I to 1 her hORrly, M forth other Ml Stottb. I ha 1 not known Uitrrtto nhlch ib took moor tb number of lb bouu. I dUixmrvd that thin wer koreral pattw of John bmlthi lu tb directory, and alio haa pastd out of my life a completely aj though ahe wer ou of thoHoinyBtcrloui femaleswho nccmi tb younji prlnciw of "Tbo Arabian Miihu'1Iei,"nurtaln them iplendldly. lu nuruli hatlt, where fouuuloi t lay aud ilavMienocurloui ibilntle, and who at dawn bar lanUhM with their lervanta nod palacva aa though tby wcr but via-lonaof via-lonaof adreim. Jll It not been io I fancy thla itory mlicbt bar bal a mor romantlo Urmlua tlou, for I itllt retueinUr her m tbo low llrot and iwertea crealurawhom I ever met, aud hare of ton follonM aomo pretty figure for loutf block, only to dUcovrr, whenatlaitl aot a (.llmpftool her face, that ll waa not my Mitt Hmlttu Howe, er, I am not olJ yit. Tl world U not a very larjw place, when you coma to thlnlfof lu I lu ly mint hr )tt,-Mary Kyi UallM In h lrtiJ ComiHinlun. |
