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Cutout tho follbjlog Antl.plti•Co it In the next letter
- you write to ii`ilinuJrlende--,A-nicire:approprlnto poem
for such service Veils never written:
p , if
Writo to me very-goon-
. hatters to roe ari, dearer.
Than ttitorliestllowers•ln'June;
.They are affection's atiehes
•Lighting offrlendsliiii's
li•litting around the hearts ings.
Like' fire-flies In the (tamp. ,
Write to me very • oftqn,
Write iii,thr joyous morn, •
Or at Madero or ovouitig,
When all the illy in gone.
Then the.sters tire bertinthg.
Might oil timazure-sky,
Whet' thrp' the fadtng.terest
• Cold tho wild N ii sago,- •
Draw Ail thy little table .
Ch.)akto the fire, and write.
*rite to mo soon in the morning,
Or write to inc lute at night. • '
Write to me very -Otterrr'
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Letters aro links that bind.
Truthful hea:rts toyach ether;
Fettering mind to mind,
.Givqig to kindly sprits'
=I
Listing
yo would strengthen friondoldp,
7, , Dieverforgut-to-W rite . .., •
grlirt 6alt.
THE . LOVE LETTER.
• Robert Tracy wandered along the. princi
pal streets of thriving town of Carlisle,
lifting his:hat and bowing gracefutrilta the_nu-
• merous ladies.of his umpuntance, whom lie
- Met, on their Wily:to the stO - resOf Mesirs: -
cliffejind Co. and their brother Merchants, all
of: whom. as .the (tally
,papere inform those
whom. it niaf"Concern, . had - .just received
from New York a fresh supply of goods con
.
- siiting:or what it is unnecessary for U 8 to
particularise, as it was:daily 'set forth_ in the
• aforesaid papeis,together with the.unparalel- .
ed loiviprices at which these articles were to
be"had ,stuce all the' meniliatis adopted the
'tnottC, sales and Bina:11 profits."
:Nlany Were the :Winning smiles of the fair
- stroppers - tirat i- ireeted Mr. Tritofti -low bows,
- . and many were the pleasant looks that seem.
etl-to-invite or Bo the -vanity-of his`sei
led him to imagine, to-turn and join them un
their expedition. Put he •badbeerodiopping
before now, when he was younger end more
inexperienced, and not even the beWitching
- smite - of Miss Lizzie Italoigl47,the-atiratrii,
ed_belle-of-carlisfe . ras-sherippedlay, - Could=
inveigle him in the snare. Ile remembered too
.well Iris former eiperience—the sitting for an
hour or more by a •counter iiiletl with silks,
gazing at all the colors of the rainbow in quick
succession, as the obsequious clerk held them
"itp to view, declaiming on their loveliness-oin
Words as, glowing as would have befitted a de-
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scription" .. Of a gorgeous sunset; then the his
":itution_-if his" fair .companion bet Ween ."that
lovely apPie green poilble ;cite," and "that
h.eaveo4..„hl,u,e brooade;',—", the .•referring it to
• him, poor wretch !. who bad been . twisting 4 . -
bottt uneasily on 1118 rotary Stool all this time,
and NIT wus Cibligedqo confess his utter ina
bility to help them out of their dilemma ; then
the decision to "look:n little farthet" atirifiich
he as well as the clerk had inwardly, griunO .
in bitterness of spirit, and the, . repetition: of
thiS : proeeedure at nearly, every;Store in town: }
These irerest me of the reminiscences of . his
first going shopping ;": and -while tbe—ladies
grew more, .and .oblivious to him
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their nonseltations; ho had leisure to make a
solemn vow, he his not as, yet felt
' . gP Rhqpiaing
with ladies
,/, Miss Lizzie did not know . this,:or she might
have been sliare,d.wontleriog if she had offeud
- edßobert - Tracy in any-way,-that he dittuol
juin her, d.s ho usually Aid, when he Mei her
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en his walks; be, nieanwbilo, strolled cl;•bis
eyes cast down, ,
,aprattetitly, in deep dits,
tion though if the
,truth must be known, his
thoughtti were on no more important subject
than what he shoidd do with himself—a pi ob: .
lem of pretty _difficult solution, consideriUg
the idle, aimless life be led. \ .
_. To he sure, be had a professionthat_orlite
.-law—and•talent enough to make him eminent,
'Tliii - cLiiiirchOsen - to - ipPly - himself.; but-tinfOrtu—
- natoly, b - was-Weiilthy ar44here was no oc
casion for burying bimielf in musty books.;
so after leaving college - and the law school, he
tossed them all' aside, and •determina to en
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joy himself,, •
One•woUld have .thought this no - diffieUlt
tusk, situated as was Robert Trhey; blessed
with youth, health and wealth: but ho soon
found time drag heavily ow- his hands. Ho
determined to travel, and for it time tho't ho
had found-the road to happinees; but ere long
be wearied of eight inning, of rarango.plaoes,
strange rongueinnOtrange_fireep;andtreturn-
ed.to-hie native land. Hu-made acquaintances, -
friends - as they . ohll themselves, but aa be saw
more of society, empiluestl disgusted him
EN
'ROM MARY
i:lensmiLe - in-- th
seenegkof-idissipittion- . ;into-wiich his Svould'sl A`
friends wot . tict,haye plunged 'hitn, ad,. at ilia.
lage of .twentrEiey.en;• Hobert Tiabiiii4:^Wear li - •
ied of himself and the. world. *hat she'll& hi
_ do with hitaself, for this'one day? e , Ride—go
_,__fisLiug or - Head .or -.aallon--the-la
'dies? :Pashaw he was tired of all those aihu:e
rocjite. 'suddenly hie, eyes rested one a dexter
sitteiifilk — b - Efore him.i:STilll6. 7
-_.bocy_lialL'ilropped it ;
post -iitliee—that would use .uP a, half hour or
so of his time. He picked: it'd'? and turned
it over,;_theie . was no address,'and .
un.-
sealed. Perhaps it was a hand-bill done up
in this way .to iittraet attention; but no—it
was written ; he would looli'at it, the addreSs
inside, anti itmight be of importance.,
, e unfolded it, It was. in a lady's harid
One - co'f the ordinary writing - school
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imp„ tint firm, though -delicate, and . rather
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the character from the handWritiog, and Alia
Was so Original, that if attracted Min., He
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glanced at the beginning of the letter, "My
dear John'!—John who? John Was anybody;
John sthithothrhaps: turned it Over.and
looked at the signatyre, "Eldra'.7 That gave
Nita no turther infoiothtion, and,luipelledby
_
curiosity, he began io read the epistle.
“Alij DearTAlin Novo 'been sitting for
..:-the last half - hour,. tvith my pen in my lingers,
puzzling myself .to .wltat'i should say in
this my first love letter.
- "If I were-n - gentleman, now,.f. might fifl . up•
toy sheet
-with pretty flattering- speeches, and.
tender epithets; but L'dont iningine• ;you
delighted, were I to call
gh I presume you are just us near be
aim or any niy-sez ; -so that-I
is out of-the 'question: Then, if I were to on..
dertake to tell, you how. muclr affecti . un'dtelt
for:yoU, _wity,-love_speeches _do not
in black and--white, -mud: .they did, what
%you'd bethe use- .of filling up- this sheet in
'Joking :known ,the fa'dt4lint 1 lore you v . ery
dearly, ezpressiug this nue.iden, ten thous
and
odlerent forms ? Isn't it - a belt evident.
proposition,.neediminn demonstration, 'other
than the , fnet of my scrotelting off-these lines
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to you ?„1-should•get tired of it, If you didn't;
so we'll' digtuies- that.topie too, , ilud nets,
villut is left foelne-tu, write shoot ?• Why, a
plenty of suhjects, so you needn't look 'grave,.
in et, ticipatipn of future_ short - letters; you
.
1,6 5 1
oughtrathor. to, groan uuder_the itp, tiding
deluge_whiolkiforsee_for ycterforA j st_ip-.
tend, iu this and other epistles tha - ay follow
_l_in)ts_walie, _to_ think -.011 " paper, to , get -down.
• whlit
ever comes into , this good - fur-nothing
. head, ()twine.
• .. • , :` - . s!l lint to bavoifriend_.to
h our=secret.,-.7,voulsi—oral:to
say all that - we thilult , or feel, without fear of
being tuisunderstocalpo speak .of t 441 that is
• highest'and pUrest i nnature, withoutlear
'of meeting a sneering smile, iirsqt scoffing re
. ply; to know that our aspiration,,, hopes rind
aims are the. same—to cultivate alithe\povv
ers God has given us, and to ,d 9 alrin'>our
- power to elevate those around. us ; and it is ,
because they will enable you to do so mach
More good in the world, that I am so proud of
<your talents; and Ilain ambitioui fur you to
becOme a distinguished lawyer, pot so much
because 1 long to 'see you at .the head of your
profession, (though I confess that alone would
give me great p:e isure,) as because it will eu
- lard; the sphere of - yourusefuluess.......
"All this will come with time. Don't get
..„ . .discouvagedots you - sometimes do; plod on:
cheerfully, and don:t, neglecAllolittln duties
now, that you may , hasten on to do great
things : hereafter.- - And- that reminds - tiiktpf
poor widow Blair. • wish you would step in
and tell hsr how Well Willie is doing hero. on
the farm; and while you are in Elm -erect,
_call at Mrs. O'Boilly!s and if Nora needs. tiny-.
tliingL•A
. shall like to, .hear frOm niy proteges;
It will be: only"three weeks •before I am at
home again ;
,so keep up good courage, and
soon will -relieve you- 9f your, unprofessiona l -
visits to these places.
, you are a.dear, kind John, to.do.it ; bUt I
r always knew that, under the rough exterior,
' (fon you. are rough, my dear nutmeg,) there
wail something gentle .and good. You only.
needed a sort of grater to get at it, like the
bumble individual who now :tilde you farewell,
antt_informs you that she - i r
s - eve-your affec
..tionate:- - —Roan." •
Robert Tracy sighed as ho finished, the pa
-rusal-of-tidAletter.—Whativauld-lie-not-itv:
for;:the love of such a beinil—soraothing wore
than
. „_amere butterfly—a-cheerful, active wo-.
taan- 7 ,one that. -would lead hint . on aorno-
thing nobler and Higher, instead of dragging
-him down to an existence• that could / I:lovely
be called life. He could see Flora. Young,
she 'certainly was—sprightly, pretty, he ,wris
sure, perhaps not regularly rt. but. With an
elastic step, giaceful figure, olear complexion,
imiling mouth, and quick, ,vivaOlous eyes—
fresh , frank,. uilelees, affectionate. ' Oh! what
- "Would he not give '.to meek herl to knokberl
to_gain ber heartl_„ Pshawtsotriebody else hid
Iron iher already; and IT it had not been so_
how could ho , hope to be belove4,ly such a.
gilt neither .hts,syietitti;'iih 'elegance, nor
4litztAi.stlct Qs)14(1hOil
OE
inarin_trik_Waillthhe_. - suificient:toLgaitt:ther:heart .,
of Flora.. She would' despise - his - 3ndolent4
•
mmini life , M
as uckas just -now he h imself
did:, But why Should lie not ' be of her
oroorne one like lier? He; too, had talents
and might 4 good. 'The letter had inspired
11. j nr; " arid hek would..-exirr,-.411M13 elf i -and z some.
day, perhaps, he , might me.e; Flora, and.' tell
her what het' letter. lad done ter him; Carlisle
wns no — SC - r Irtiger.tthat_he could nolfind her
-out; -lit-any-rato,--as-John-j-had---not--got- the ,
letter,-ho would go . to Elm 'streetrand attend
to her commission. There ...might - have been
something. Irsides -pure ,benevolence in thin
resolution; he.might have hoped to get . a clue
to he unknown; but-it isn't beat to pry,toe ,
°lonely into -motives when the act is good.'
• At any rate, Robert Tracy, was soon ein Elm
street,aniong •a lot of tumble-down, rickety,
buildhigs: lie inquired fOr.,lVre.._o'Reilly's
lie
-. inquired
reside'nce, and -was 'shown -a house a little.)
!AVM
through the dark With diffiCulty,' bitt guided
by the.loud and angryAonesa a fomaleVoice".
he reached at last a small room, and r.appell
at the. door, 'which - was a little ajar. His
summons was obeyed by a stout, red-faced
virago, who answered in the affirrnativito his
inquiry, if she was MrscO'Rilei •,
What to say next, ties - the Anestion; be
mustered - up — courage, and. declared - Mkt lie
was eent-by Mies Flora to see her sick daughter.
'Och; thin, it'S,a tloctor that peer is,' repli
ed_ the , woman, .to whom Miss Flora's name
seethed
. familiar—'but it's me first cousin
yo're after findin', Bridget Brady, and not me•
self, at rill, at'all. Jist go up , thein and
%hen ye git to the top,.it's the door fornenst
ME
A gentle 'Voice bade .him enter,. in answer to
Ids rap, and ho obeyed' the request.. The,
'te.om_was_stnall,''but serup.hlousli , clean, anti
in the_ young g!il , who - lay on n spell pall a,
he recognised Norn.. 'He "epimaehed her, and
"stated, as before, that:be' !Aid- been-seat -by
,• • t
•And is. it Mies Plot's . Mason': that ye mean?'
'Yes;' replied •Traoy, delighted• i to - 'find out .
who he did moan; and then he -went•MILL--to
her "wants,
Site was not at all reserved; she told of the
kindness cif Ales Flora in supplying her-wants
and said that tibier. irork
th - ough it was rather lonely fqr s- her.
she was out washing,. they.would get
along very,.well. - _lt was . eVident_thatrAlni_girl_
was in consuMption, but she was very cheer
ful, and Biped atiay ;the tears .tbat would
come when she spoke of being a burden to.her
old mother. Rbbert did net very well know
\whnt to y. It was -. rather . hew business for
Mail
Hhita-to-be-at-the-sick-beds-bl , thelpocii:-but-he
said a few kind.words, and put a.bill into, the
girl's hand as he bade her good bye. baring
his conversation • witli her, she had named
some .other families,.and told him that Mrs."
Galligherwas in great distresi; that her drun-,
leen husband, had stolen - The stoney she had
put 'away for the: rent,' and it must be paid
tha t t day; or they would be turned out into the
'street "
. .
I.tobert• nowtent his steps in this quarter,'
and . left=the poor woman showering blessings
upon . his headceven after he had loot sight of
her door. It WaS N, I new but very pleasurable
sensation that the young Tracy experienced. on
leaving Elm street. borer before re
.eeived much enjoyment:from tire _ expendi
ture orally .sum oftnoney, as from this email
one. , Ho,returned to his office. which Might
more appropriately 6r - re been called hiSqamok •
ing room,-anil began to rummage over - his laW
.boolts. He really read a. few-pages-in'--Black'
stone, thoughl am' afraid he did not give it
his individual attention. Not long after this
came off a grand soiree, at Mrs. 'Raleigh's
where - Robed Tracy beelme introduced to
Itis - s-Plora-MN; evr.andr - to - Uipe 4 ainiz 46-4- ner
pressible:Minnyanoe, to this girl, just timanoi 7
prated front School, he' paid most 'marked at
tention. She was not pretty, but aside from
this, she was-all he had imagined her:to be - -a
cheerful; sprightly and:unaffected girl, whom
be had admired very muck;- : and' ane'r that
evening he pat& frequent - visite to her-father's
residence, and as be Mime toltnow her better,.
it required .constant. reflections , on . .tohn, to ..
prevent his . aotuafly falling in love with her.
He looked on pll young.n rejoicing in that
name with suspicion, but; to his surprise, no
One of them seemid More highly favored than
Tbirmystery - wasrsolved l nt - last;Ar - onsual
i -
, • •
inquiries, be:discovered that her.eousin,
Semers,4l, young lawyer, had. reiently gone
west. He was. the rival, then,•and from all he
couldlearn of him, ever/ way worthy of her.
Everybody liked liini and wished him 'well
except Hobert' Tracy, and be, it must be eon
les.sed, so far from joining the rest; really“hi
times wished-him worse thinge•than thn fever'
and, ague, though that would have been bad
enough for any ordinary_mAllgoity. _'_Yet r wet,
withstanding Tracy's inhumanity towards John
Somers, his beiniolendo continued in aotive
efetbiso iii
,Eltn street.--HO found-NO-and-re--
iieyedtnafty oases
_et_ suffering,'-• - atid7nesisted:
many In . ' obtaining : situations` who were idle
.
not fro,m indolence, but inabilitY' to getWfOrk.
Jiirlid4tectotn ait Cloatatudent ;ind- 1 11 d--
randy- gainedi oonpidorable, Draoi
retuitatiOn,_o_ .= ,a titting young man,. So,pasead
away more than
jt was just befiiri; Chriatinas, and .Robert i
Who wus 'going to treat himsele , toxiaking, the
-most-usefirl - presints - he - eould — proouro to his
proteges, eras just "emerging frohane of those'
dwellings wlieke he had.b
wne mont.noedel, : npo s t 1 stulden appariticin'
-of-Flora—Mascin,-7just-'-oppositic-ronted
the spot
She . , on, her part,. eetnised 'equally astonished,
but alinost immediately gained lier selfipos
session, and exclaimed,- 'can it be possible
that,you ff. Tracy, are•the young . gentleman
of 'wham , l ‘ I
have heard so tnuch•here ?' • .
Robert was silent; ho blushed as iff_catight in
some disreputable aoi,- , but bis very looks con=
''firmed Flora in ber suspicions.
~Bat - I have a grave charge to make against
tine., aug . ing. ou !e
-dared that Miss Fiore ;sent yoit, so I-, have
been credibly informed by thegood people
who have detailed, the circumstances agninSt
you. When did I send you, sir ? I have. no
recollection of the fact.'
'But you did, Miss Plora,' replied. Robert,
in his turn recovering himself;-and draviing
Out the letter which we have already read, and'
which he carried very suspiciously near, bts
heart, he handed it to the writer: ' -
• It was now ber turn to and' her cheeks,'
neck; and brow -Were crimson, as Robert went
on to tell her w,bat an-effeet it had upon Elm.
Ile• did more—he•dielarell..his 1Q,9 . 0 for her,
concluding, 'forgive this avolval; ➢Liss Flora;;,
I know , e is,my love for you; yet
vain as it is, Ido net regret it. It has roused
the better part of my nature, arid whatever in
the, future I may be, I owe to your. influence.
God bleSe yoU for that ! May yoUbe.;lappy.
Firewell . , •
. his 'voice *m4_6oo, iinatears good in his
.eyes; ho preeeed her hand. warmly, and turned
away.
But Flora recalled him.. .
said she, 'let me
This, letter is riot what you suppose it . to be.
it ..is nothing more or • less than a School
--•
teacher, who had a.great-many--queer-notions
bid us all write a love letter one week, and
this ie mine.' • •
John,' interru
'Bilotti Only in imniinntion,' replied Flora.
What Robert Tracy said next, can!' what
__Elora_replied,_it is quite-unnecessary-to repeat
Suffice it to say, that her first genuine love
letter—hogen, '3lr • dear 'Robert,' and that
even weii - tlielwere old °Rough to . have out
lived tbe'age of•romance, sedate old par
ried c.udo the still cherished the ellow,
14invaA.14*MEZisi"lurTirogriffr37
Gambling in Wasbington,
PEEP INTO AWASIIINOTtoN6ANDLINO 'Musa:
-The• Washington correspondent of !the. Cleve
land Plaindealer—tbus describes a visit to a
'gambling-Louse, and what he ea* and heard
there: • „
Having beard much of the grandeur and
magnificence of the metropolitan. gambling:-
honsei" I with several Cleveland friends paid
One a;visit the other night. The entrance was
throtigh a narrow, lighted - way opening from
the avenue, just east of the National. ' A pair
of stairs at the further -end of the hall fbrings
youlabrnptly - hgainst a small door, fastened
on the inside; you. ring a bell; a coloredj ser
vent 10014 through the
.tatticed panel . to see if
all' is right.. If ho discovers a well knotin
customer, or a frequent visitor of such places,
the v_rboie party is.. admitted;_on-the principle,
of,course,tlint "a person is' knowit t . by the
company he keeps." Gamblers understand,
human nature better than any body else. WO
were admitted - first into a room beautifully
A _wit firnFi pa •
lounges, &0., of rose 'wood, a lirge centre
r talle,•oh which were the leading newspapers
of the country, - and nroundWhich sat several
well-crewed gentlemen,leisurelyretiaiai and
discussing the news of the day. This was
but the.half of tydouble parlor, the reception
room, or, as Milton.woUld. say, 'the, vestibule
of troll.' -
.
Our guide, who-was , a known Washington
gentleman, introduced ma to the keeper - ef the
establishment, telling him that we never had
been in suoka place beforoi , and were -led by
odriesity to eiplore his infernal domain's:, Be
appeared highly delighted and immediately
ape ed — np the ' inner -= temple.' 'Wo—entered,-,
and found that the_halLhad not been told us;
a chandelier,- costing from $BOO to $400; bril ,
'llantly litnp,'flung its slittering rays on gel
papered walls, satin damask curtains, &a. 'I In,
the centre, apd- - -hear one end of the room,
stood a large six legged table with a • richly
embroidered ,opread, falling. , ip
~, folds Ito the
-floor; • on the wall over Olt table hung' a
massiire gilt tratte',- and taiga as life a hugs ,
trouChing tiger, with eyes of glaring fire 4 .lips'
apart, and'apparently ready for a, spring upon
his•unsuspeeting victim. The .oloth being re
-moved•from-thirtable:beneutlrreviittlid-tc,FarTkl
Bank,!, with all the jraplements of that_welld
known 'fascinating - game- 7 ivory chips, repro ,
septing $l, $5, $25, $250 each, lay. piled up
EIII
Mf!Wil,
ted Robert
- He has two daughters, whom ho - 'tenderly
loved, and desired to - have advantageously .
settled, but hesitated to consent to their nap
-tuals_withlwo_rioh„fasidonable --and -loving
..... • •
young me - n,:for the reason that he would have
to, pay out large sums for the marriage settle
ment.. He suddenly hecaTain, and the phy
sicians pronounced his recovery.. to be very '
doubtful; the young men becardetiO very ard--
eat lu their protestations of:love, that the
father finally - consented to their wishes, but
declared that he would not make a marriage.
settlement. Believing that, the old.gentleman
would soon leave - thoiny the whole.of his
mense fortune, they Said they eared• nothing
for the settlement, and were acbordingly mar
'to Their chagrin, he recovered'
speedily_fronthis.--sickness,-and--bids fair- to----
Hite and retain his clutch upon his money-bags
t.tuany years. • " • _
iirone,cortier- r nfor_the-convenience:a . the-bet-=
tOrtll 7-2 „in a small tett beneath lay . plies of ban'A
hills"and• heeps.efl..datible -eaples ior thn. re
dentipticiaid4esi Weis
was '9loly inthiyOretting; and, the'lffvera
had milt:dot The.'keePer entertained - hi
witlf - ttifids - aft'thi:''taVe •41t6Vt' NM - eh : ly - youar
ifien''eame tffErre..iiiit'WeAitilro - red' curiosity, •
dud' were' inditeaLtsiltrjraheii. biotc.;' . ottf at
'curiosity, :Which , . generalry 'left••them out ok,
caiihyout-of-clinracteri-and-out T ,-pf- friendir, iri .
the end. •We proposed leaving, Wheirlre po
litely invited' us•to :itay to supper; he showe.d•
us 'his bill of fare, which included soup, roast
beef; oyeters •in all styles, ducks, venison,
quail, fish, ebomilate, coffee; nuts, and rill the
: wines and liquors to be found in, the.best res
taurants. lyhoeiMila - -admitted• to the roonts . ,•
either pi players or •speetators,"are also ad_
witted' to 0080 suppers free of chargi. Don't'
gamblers ; •understand • buinim4-•:nature?
• r was hiwithrtit to have 'the Ifiinse ifir••••
nnized, so members could, draw their mileage
and make his busitiege . ,khetter.• This ; is tint
oneof.tnany institutions in this city, and , the
Tiger is.bound to be ',fed though• the - People
starve. . -
A Genteel Boarding Hump
. 4114 -oairespondent of the-Noir - York - Mir- --
ror, furnishes a few glimpses of life in a
1-genteel-bolirdinthouse:—
• .1 very - genteel establishment ioldrs. Puffit's
_
—Very. One mt 4 be assured of that. by the
manner in which the meals are served.. There
is no seperfluity'at Mrs; Puffit's 'table. The
smallest quantity of , food in placsd symmetri
,Cally upon the greateet - number off gilt-aged
plates. t'oarse.minded persons, unused to
society, might say that" there was not enough
to:eat. But what of that: the silver salt eel- .
liirs are carved superbly, and the napkins aro
of the finest quality, and even if the joilits of .
meat have to. be very carefully carved te.make
thinn 'go round,''surelithicsilver and finger
glasses aro ample compensation f,or such ,slight
deficiencies Thingsare called by their right
'names at Mrs. Puffit's, too. She never asks
•
any ohe if .she shall help them to a potato; , no
indeed! • she inquires if She slialL'ttecommO
date them to a pomme do terro.2 Neither-does
she send a slice of-pumpkin pie to Mr. Grub
bins; she says, 'Jegmes,. the pomplett_pltry,
to , Glubbins;',"tifialgitalninsl4 forth
with prided with a triangular , wedge .of that
nearli the size of , his - own foz'Anger,
and an immensely large silver fork to eat it
with. And then it is 'north something to see .
Mrs. - Puffit preside. • She always dresees in
black velvet at 'dinner time; and she has such
a pretty juvenile way of shrugging her fat,
• ivi,i46s, houldelit;-eut-of
.ingenious in the display ot her pretty arms
and glittering bracelets, that it, is a treat to
'see her. And then the aocietyl—they are not
all cdtlirnoti•:place ••people at Mrs. 'Pa ffi
by any - means. ,Frst and foreliiest, there is
Mr. and Mrs. Glubbins, .front, England, 'who
having, of course, lost a large fortune and an
estate of great magnitude, have• come to this ;
country for the purpose of taking notes of the .
,manners.` puts-. custoins of the Arueriit
Then theriare any quantity of dapper-little
counter-jumpers, done up in pink and blue •
cravats,. with enormous bows. And there is a
maiden lady of a o•-note in the literary
world, who han poetry of the' most
pathetic description for many years, for - the
sole impose of coniincing:the public general
ly that she 'is possAsaed of a distracted and
disconsolate lover, residing at present in parts '
unknown. • Then there is' the Reverend Mr.
_Piplimao,-who - has — been -- broughl ep ; nn
cushions, pen-wipers, and other. 'prolluettrtit
fancy fairs, and ,is only waiting a 'suitable op
portunity to start on:a mission to the heathen
Then ilicre - is pretty Airs. Barlow, who:ad
dresse&her-husband- siGh -a-arf —1 von cy
fore company, and boxes his ears in prints,
—The- dismeitio establishment consists of
‘i.jeemes," , the waiter, and one _lrish girl,
who is expected to do the work oreix women,
and sleeps in the coal-hole, when she sleeps
at on
A SHREWD FATUER,—The Peas oorrespetk.
dent of the Boston Atlns.iello „ a gtf_o . .l„stexkoof
a rich and miserly father, a certain Marquis
de B—:
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