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-