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.