"Yes, Maria, y o and I emplation for all our old friends    air about Mrs. teacered ter ed betoke gave    satisfa. ter uning y ion so give and to make tertaining sermio introduce a neure e some excitement in tances and afford t. S    upon tering tisfa upon iced by er.

        "S; s;But    you are preparing for our friends? Are you going to sing?"

        "No, Miss, I am going to do no suo is until ty!"

        "No is too bad. You are too ed. You k of y a you    gratify me. Are you going to introduce a ne;

        "tioning; I s tell you anyt it, so you may as ;

        "Do you intend s?" perseveringly inquired Maria.

        "No provoke me to cel my promise by your pertinacity. I tell you as a punis for quizzing your mot knoil t    is."

        "M or evening, Mot;

        "Evening, Miss. So no more questions but get about ing your invitations."

        Maria proceeded to taking from it epaper and envelopes enced ing.

        Eigy. t    and    t    ceal t so be sidered. Mr. and Mrs. e came , t pompous in leman quite so. An i in a al boat s, and some of ances broadly ed t if    up in small pieces aailed out for stary. t. teen and ty, seemed someed,    ted to find ts, er presehemselves.

        Mr. Lyncy,    to claim ttention of t, t man,    curled up on o cultivate an acquaintaention to toilet for t o to attract ttention of a fe. A standing collar formed a semi- polis. At about    s ably boted versation.

        time in singing ners ed and everyone e, reminding orongly of a group in a state of advanced intoxication. tracted to sut by ts of t    s ime and to stop and reprove    at t moment Mrs. teacer and music, calling for everyone,    exception, to e 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    taining a pack of plain, gilt-edged cards and explai s aertaining amusement for teresting.

        "Maria," sinued, ", my dear, a ea it one of t;

        Maria did as ed.

        "I sion," 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.

        "As ty of ladies    question:    is a bac;

        For ter of aacks upon t t ansten and deposited in teacask of reading them aloud.

        "A target for fair o s at," she read.

        A general lauged this response.

        "I beg of you, ladies," said Mr. Lynot to s too close to me, but I kno my prayer is to no avail since your arro vase."

        th.

        "Any icy peak, on tain of y, t ted," read Mrs. teach.

        "t," said Mr. Lyng he Misses Jennings.

        " ; she cried, releasing herself from him.

        "I read it in your face t," he replied.

        "t turn our faces from you, or ; said t.

        "I beg you, do not!" exclaimed Mr. Lync;For t would deprive me of muc;

        "An old maids forlorn ; said Mrs. teac responess of    a sense of propriety restrained any ao of tantly drao divert attention from it, and to relieve Miss Ja from    dilemma.

        "A fox longing for t;

        "No!" said Mr. Lync;I could never find it in my    to pronouny lady sour."

        ", i time I ever kneo aoicle," Mrs. teach quickly replied.

        "t; said Mr. Lyng from    a    . "And observe, t as you are endeav to plant ts partner ;    on, plag    part of    wicle.

        turned on Mrs. teacher card.

        "A creature ied    t;

        "It must be you, Miss Bookly," said Mr. Lync;as you are sitting closest to me."

        "I did ," said Miss Bookly. "And besides, Miss Jennings ting closest to you before ser you put your arms around her.

        "t is true," h a mock sigh.

        Anotermiion on t subject.

        "Just like Mr. Lync;

        t of t t    zeal, and in a fes exclaimed, "ell! I really det to s at tonig is    I am good-natured, else I migaliate ions of my o;

        t Maria.

        Mrs. teaco t card.

        "One y but sig;

        "t e," Mr. Lyncfully, "ed. But I recall no suc, a kind of staco tate -- an odium bined edium. Sleeping rumpets is not t business in t;

        " are t; asked Miss Bookly.

        "Some are c," said Mr. Lynch.

        "For !" exclaimed Mr. e.

        "A bit of fres; said Mr. Lyn --"

        Mr. e dreol and s Mr. Lync.

        "Good Lord! ; cried Mrs. teach.

        Dr. Balfour k over t;Yes, ; ed tor in plag the sofa.

        "t one more card in t; said Mrs. teaco ticle iion. "Dare    it?"

        "Yes, yes," ;I sincerely    it may be a favorable one," said Mrs. teac;for I fear onig;

        t card eac closely on bot;Blank!"

        "A prop; said t; o ;

        "It    a matter of forekno; said Maria. "t to e."

        "ell," said Mrs. teac;I am irely satisfied tle experiment t to anoto certai for our ."

        "Not at all," said Mr. e. "te its sad but necessary sequences,    delig recall ing ty. And as I s party, I s certainly adopt your little experiment, as you call it."

        " ion be?" asked Miss Ja.

        "Somet; said Mr. e, winkle.

        "Parties are al; said Miss Ja.

        "I am inviting Geronimo, co be in to; said Mr. e.

        "t    all t; said Mrs. teac;as I am told t remely cruel to ;

        "remely cruel to everyone," said Mr. e.

        Yes, it y after all, Maria t. My mot dumb. My motelligent. It o t Mr. Lynge is justice! ful woman!

        Aute: t trouvé. It    and added some three dozen lines.
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