Show VALETS BLUNDER original olivia allendale was one of the elite I 1 also had the entree to the best society miss allendale was rich I 1 was by no means impoverished miss allendale lived in a handsome bouso of which she was the mistress I 1 lived in bachelor quarters miss allendale Allen daje was considering a number of men from among whom to choose a husband I 1 was concentrating my attention upon a to securing her for a wife miss knew all points of etiquette as she knew her letters and was extremely as to the bearing of her friends I 1 once saw a man who did not know eliat it is a ladys privilege to offer her band to a gentleman extend his own to miss allendale sho was dreadfully I 1 bad everything in my favor with miss allendale so I 1 was by a mutual friend and felt reasonably fiure of an engagement before sue went to newport for the summer bat one thing I 1 knew it I 1 ever made a mistake in etiquette lau glied too loud said the wrong thing at the wrong time in short in any way Indicated that I 1 was not to the manner born I 1 would lose the prize A note came inviting me to dinner en famille I 1 understood by this that there were to bo no other guests and I 1 would havo the evening to myself indeed considering tho situation between us I 1 felt sure that I 1 would have an opportunity to declare myself As fate would have it on the evea ing of the dinner I 1 was suddenly hindls posed my valet a treasure and on whom I 1 had relied implicitly in carrying messages had been token acri bously ill the day before and I 1 bad sent him to a hospital I 1 sent out for a messenger to take my regrets to miss allendale Allend alc and one dennis appeared it would never do to send a note except by my own valet BO I 1 told dennis to go into a bade room where be would find one of suits of livery and put it on ce did so and when he returned I 1 waa charmed that it fitted him BO nicely take this note to miss I 1 eaid and when you return bring me any dinner before I 1 coald conclude the sentence a friend entered and when I 1 turned from welcoming him dennis was gone confound that fellow I 1 said angrily 1 I intended to tell him to bring me a dinner from and hes gone without instructions an hour later dennis came in bearing a sumptuous dinner where did you get it I 1 asked where did I 1 get it sure where ye elat me for it what do you mean the lady miss allendale I 1 bint in an said bolke to have me bring back the dinner as ye were sut ferin an coul dat go out I 1 eat paralyzed for a moment and then seizing the heaviest piece of china on the tray before me hurled it at dennis unfortunately it grazed his soft head cutting it and striking the hard wall broke into pieces what could I 1 do to repair the blunder for awhile I 1 raved then tried to think absently taking up a plate I 1 noticed that it was n make which could not be duplicated in america here was more trouble it I 1 could get a new piece to match the broken one I 1 could return the dishes without it being noticed As it was I 1 could not return it at all hoping against hope I 1 wrote a note explaining the whole affair and as I 1 had no other messenger was forced ta bend it by dennis when he returned be bore no reply whatever then I 1 knew the game was vp whom did you see dennis I 1 asked the futman sir he tuk the note on a waiter I 1 waited there was to sand an when be kem back he says this way I 1 him an ho tuk me to the room an way off at the other ind sat a beautiful lady the tutman stands bolke a bojer at attention at the door an I 1 axes him what I 1 ashud be doln thin he jerks his thumb at the lady an I 1 goes tp her are yo mr ver bleeks man sho axes als mim I 1 bays chafa Wh afa the matter wl forehead 1 I got that fur me stupidity from mr tan bleek als miss an I 1 deserved it what did he do it with wan av the dishes the fact Is piss he shied it BO quick I 1 seo wan av cm he tut that trill do ye may go alie answer to mr vcr blocks bote there la no reply thin bor hopen to do to be even ald me mistake I 1 bays it be a favor miss it ye ednd a bit av a note since I 1 was so unfortunate as to go wrong ald me first message it might gave me some brou trou ble mr van bleck Is when hes roused an he might bay the rest av the dishes at me botn bard in me head an all yer cht ney james ebe eald to the at the door let him watt in the ball well sor I 1 goes ald the lackey an in a few minutes this note comes from the lady an I 1 was told to go to dr to have me head dressed as though eidbo n caran fur a bit av a rap bolke that I 1 did not make any attempt to continue my attentions to miss allendale indeed the next time I 1 met her she was to my presence I 1 have concluded to remain a bachelor F A MITCHEL |