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READ, Q4. to}: zâ€"i‘ruvinciul Lnsuxanco Suildingn,C0m‘1 St: cl, Toronto. COUNTIES 01" YORK AND PEEL Mo V01. IX; N0. 4E. \U n.» 1123215 TRAN ()IV‘VEYAN(7£«1RS,&c,&c VVILLIAI‘E G. MA FAC'I‘URICI‘. OF ALL Klb SOLICITORS 1N CHANCRY, THOMAS SEER/IAN, ge and W Mala-er UNIV]? FTAKEH, (€70. 7mm; CARTE‘ 1687 N’I'Y OF YORK. P. WLDEMAN, T171? Mouldings (1‘40 1%)] ii. '1‘11 FOR TH l‘ 1 tbs; Shortest nullv 0. Address, Buttum' W" F 110:8,6 7 no Icess.on ADAM 1;. mum '. JR 541- vrv I TEV :7 1 {LI 1()A£§A’ZL 0113'. NB OF Blinds, m mpsun’ Easl HM Â¥ ‘ Lv ‘ EDS’ '2'” R. GRAHAM!) Sheeting 'i a 0M: 8 £2 A; [L] m, St (.u CHAPTER, 11.â€"(C()NTINUE1).) The good lady lmd certainly contrived to make lrcr :stzucnmut pretty exhaustive of her subject. Her Mle of delivery 2’5th the idea than She had been \vuuud up (and .30 perhaps she lizdi‘by t-llC climupzigne) to the speakingâ€"puint like 2L machine, and was bound to fire off EL string ol'jcrliy Heritanccs, and then come lo an abrupt end \Viill :1 metallic click. 1 Camila)? my, liowowr, that I found her ‘7 a.» was thunhii'w A t ‘ ' nah} un‘hmi '1': u look 0;" hormr and Ellll'ln‘iHC; her (:5 diluted, her face dew.in pale; and she, stared at me with :1 fixiiy that was quite unnerving. \tht had I said '3 Had the noctur M the grads, been ton much for me ? “Vere all these immortals round the table there H} m‘, and had I, unconsciously ad- vancing with the common standard) also become, as the beasts that perish ‘? and, by a .11; fimxhfigwmrhad , syvornl W in i cannot say, howc 1:1 Mammal-t unintoxx‘mfil point her Inubzand i . dam; flu: table to me, to catch your eye for Captain ,5 am nwful talker is Mm. B; Once luL lw‘r lmttnnlmle you and you’re dnnc. Bu thankful to incl’or saving; ,. ’ll‘om luv lung tongue for A minute. lluvc :1 glmrs of WlUO with In“? llncl; '3 chum- ()7 .‘l‘ni‘i‘l‘y ‘f wlmt shall il l); 1 Hay l" erred Tier uncle, who was un- I ' enla ly a little flustered with the grape. 'I’olly is quite shoeked, Captain, at the idea 01' you fashionable dragoons’ (draâ€" geone again I) ’being: so unl'ashionable. See how the girl’s saring! Oh Lord! this bangs Banagher altogether ! ha, ha, ha I ’ All regards being; turned on Polly, the colour flushed back to her cheeks, her eyes dropped, and with a semi-hys- terical laugh she muttered something about ‘ thinking she saw a wast This subterfuge might pass with the rest, at it didn’t deceive me. I waizunduubtedly the Wasp she had been Staring: zitâ€"but why with this expression? Perhaps a servant had upset large quantities ol'cusâ€" I tard and cream over my ,~;l1oulders, or‘ some other such (trmirenzlns ol' the table had made me a ridiculous or laathly sight. I I reassured myself on this head; but,l after all, nothing of the so“ could have itated a young: lady as this young lady mural to be agi ated. Conleund these mysteries ! they were beginning: to be too much of a good thing. After a short interval Batg‘er again addressed me : ‘ I suppose you Aldershot gentlemen are pretty much on the road between London and the camp ‘3’ ‘Some are,’ I said. ‘ Ah! a gay life,’ continued Badger, ‘ ‘but a hard one, work all day and pleaâ€" sure all night ; drill and parade, ball and 101 eraâ€"burning the candle at both ends; killing werlz, eh ?’ ‘Well,’ I said, ‘1 cannot aeeuse my- sell" 01" mu dis.-~:apation; I was at the opera 7 (and I turned my eyes full on the uprmlugt) ‘ for the first time this season . l’ I last Saturday night.’ I The. elliiet “as unpleasantly beyond what I had anticipated. The poor girl “are a sort of sob, hall rose from her seat, and would have l'allen but for one of the immortals who supported her. Her aunt charged down upon her, and she was , hustled out ol' the rornn in a fainting," eonâ€" «litionV escorted by all the ladies. lleusea ot' the. sort are badly deafened; and in about three minutes we were made aware that l’olly was eglebrating her return to cornehmsntxss by a good strong fit 01' lwsteries '. nnr ' e: Véllgg‘fi and weird tits of laughter shook the halls of l}? ‘ ’j‘iro, worthy fellow looked disâ€" tres: l‘oer thing, poor tll‘ 1‘ l he said 3 ‘it's the heat. Peters take up a. large glass ol' brandy to Miss Richmond, and hot Watt-r and nutmep'al’ye. hear? Nothingr ,lilce strong brand '-puneh for quietin‘ur the nerves ', 'trll l! to toss it ol‘l’; poor thing1 poor thing! it"s the thunder in the air that’s upset her, no doubt of it. Captain, help yourself and pass the claret, and We’ll drink her better health, poor DOUBLES AND QUHS: A COMEDY 015‘ ]§1§RORS.~PART I; I ‘1‘ (lid as T was bid; I drank to her better health M‘itll all my heart, fur a mlutinn of the myutcrics dawned upon 11m: suddenly. Thu girl must be armnniac, ‘ out, tor a lucid interval which 11nd abrup' ltly cnnclmlml. ‘And lmw is my worthy old friend ‘3’ inquired Bculg‘ur of" me when tranquility ‘had been restored. 0 1‘. glass 01 Ln hot water: like sh‘nn flu! newer; 1 .y ,a ‘ , tnma1 pm. the. :m' H): W I. '. ‘ Lupmm, 1 and we’ll thil ' replied that the 01d gentleman (alâ€" luding to our vicar, in virtue of Whose ch m CHI] L1: 3 you liké my Chi: clubs of (31110013 :n')‘7 {my (1-0;!1' Sir ‘II to {EN (EN t hs Ilauwmu bu only Ban ') :2, ,WJ, “a; yfilyfiisytilimm 7 3le at this nLrposed, buwiing ‘lK'o been h'Ving' the Last luth'Jn'um‘, talker is M B. RFLCEEMOND HILL, FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1869. if; hm 11y and I rcplicd, ‘On i1 . 1 11 V (HILOOHJfi of. ‘ dl‘ ,' much ; :mC us 110 some S W ‘3 W U ‘ It 11: xst have been,’ I heartly assented, as :1 \‘ir-‘iml 01" the Vicar, with his rusty z ‘1; coat and guitars, and solemn lantern jaws, pcyf’om ' in a state of incbricty ‘03; act 01' buffoonery, rose to my ‘ All ! yeti should have heard him sing it, and seen lzini do the dancing with his filCG blacked; it was :1 great sight; and when old Jack was a little tight, it was quitegluriouSâ€"quito.’ ~ ‘Hc’s getting old now,’ continued Undgur,’ but he’s as game as a chicken ; it wuuld have done yuur heart good to see L41}; lick the ‘wclshe" the Derby b::fb1'c lust. Ma‘s told you that, of course ‘2’ I shook my head with a 100k 01‘ in- .iuiriug puzzlunxcrlt. ‘Uh! (some, I must tell you about 111;th but, I , its getting late, we ought tujoiu that ladies; and here’s coffee.” ‘1 think,’ cried the hosthyvhen we got out mi' 1110 mining-Yuma, ‘th‘e; ladies will 1) the gfn‘dcn. My wifei liVes in if, this but; weather : let us join them.’ ‘Conm into H13 gmfien Maud,’ he sang dancing up and laying ha ‘ds‘ on one ni‘ the guests, withirvfllom he’whirled round several limesménding by'lpearly falling down a fightfiif steps ~W‘ich led from the hull into 3@116 garde - I armâ€""Waxy u lfirfimbfir~prclou§ We” absenceâ€"this want was cozhpcngated for7 :zf'te ~ :1 fashion, by an amountâ€"efgarniture ‘ due rather to art th n to nature. There were indeed plenty 0 trees and shrubs 01' a sortâ€"sedurs, eactuses, aloes, araucarias, and suehlike ; but these passed unnoticed in the presence of nChinesejess-house in bamboo, a Grecian temple of heath and moss, and the model ofa Gothic cathederal woven from the flexible branches of the willow. Then there was a fountain Mid and :1 bowlingâ€"green, an archeryâ€"ground and a (croquet-lawn, a rookery and an acqnzu-ium‘ l‘lVCE'lelOl'G the surraumlingfir scene was reflected in these glol u‘ar mir- rors which delight the taste of our Conv tinentiul neighbours. 0:1 the Whole, it was like a paddock in which had been celleeied ibr auctioneering purposes, the ‘plzmt,’ of several «2 fresco places 01" _ ‘ That he always (lid, and always will do, honest 01d Jack,’ rejoined Badger. This was the Rev; Ephra’ 1 Rnsper’s rather quiet and eafly friend . The garden in is ayrahgements was as odd and tumbling as thexnlijgd Waits pro- mtmmemb' ” a, . a There is no great resemblance between ‘ J ack " and ‘ Ephraim ’â€"the vicar’s real name; but ‘Jack’ was probably an old school sobriquet. ‘Daes he ever sing ‘Spunkadillo’ now ? contmued my host. ‘I certainly never heard him,’ I re- plied; and indeed it was just as likely that the Pope in full Cziuoniculs, should sing ‘Spnukzidillo’ (which 1 took to be a comic song) as that our revered pastor should indulge in such eccentricit-v. ‘Uh! (some, I must tell you about 111;th but, I say, its getting late, we ought tojoin that ladies; and here’s coffee.” The umn‘m'sutximl then dropped. ‘ If' the mysterious Conduct of Polly by lunacy,~ I thought, ‘this nonsense of Mr. Eild râ€"Luwis may be fairly ascribed to ink» utitm. Y s, the Badger is cer- minly Lipsy.’ But, I rose from the table in a 1mm}. introduction Ibelicved 111;,‘sclf't0 be there) VHS huh: and hearty, and doing his duty like a man. ‘ Yes,’ said my host, in answer to smne plimoutary expressions of mine“ “ye; we do think it is rather a success. ‘ ‘here's a (lush ol‘ theâ€"wof the i‘nedevinl about it7 eh? Lord Byron would have been at home here, sir: eastern ClilllCS: and starry skiesâ€"that’s the sort of thing;7 eh ? My wife says it’s like a scene out; of Lelia Kookhâ€"perhaps it is. I’m sure it ‘(2123 the other night when the Alder- men were (lining with us,:md we had fireâ€" wmks, ‘Elysiun boq‘uets,’ ‘Arctic mes. sengers, 21ml ‘ Chalns of the gods.’ M21- king it look like inlla Rookh costs a pretty pennywortll, I can tell you, and I all] :1 prudent men; but it don’t do to let mule twist and grey shirting imagine that everything else is as flat as ditchâ€" Wzlim‘. Do you play bowls? we’ve ligz‘ht for hult‘an hour, I think. lii ! hi ! Simp- son, Bree, Dohmn. Hi! you fellows! howls, howls, bowls ‘. Come along: Captain. ‘1 don’t play, tlmnks. I. would ruihe' walk about and look at the wonders of ‘I don’t play, tlmuks. I. would ruihe' Vuik about and 1001; at the wonders of 111' fairy-land. ‘Wcli, well, Libcr‘oy Hall; you plough. Here are some of the ladiesâ€"â€" Jemima and Rose, wail mot. \Ve’re going to have half an hour's 13017157 am] the Captain here wants to 1001; about him and admire all your nonscnce.7 ‘3'va nonsense, forsmth !’ ‘ch, ma’am, so ‘you and Rose must take him and Show him your greatest triumph, the Waterfall. 1:; it playing to-nig‘ht (.37 u’mwmcnt ‘Oi'coui‘so it is. I ordered it to b: turned on at six o’clock.’ ‘ It’s like your b'md, Captain, you see it plays on guestnights.’ ‘ I must go in myself,’ said Mrs Bud}; (avâ€"Lewis, ‘to look after poor Mary; but Rose, darling, you'll take the Captain to the full, Won’t you ?’ ‘Oh ! I shall be very happy. But where are the other Indies ?’ ‘ I suepect they will be anxious to stay aside the bowlers, but they ought to see the fail toe; send them on to it Badger.’ ‘ All right.7 The worthy couple then left us, and Lady Rose and I were alone togedler. CHAPTER. III. Lady Rose and I were alone together ! I don’t think I had ever been tetcâ€"a-tetc with a lady before (except, perhaps, with .ell‘ ‘But here,7 continued I, gracefully waving my hand, and changing the sub- ject, ‘here we are in am oasis.’ ‘ Did you ever see one ?’ she inquired. ‘ Oh I hundreds and thousands of them.’ How one fedsehood leads to another! ‘I should have thought this was not the least like one,7 she continued, ‘ Well, it isn't you know.’ I agreed. ‘ I thought you just said it was.’ ‘ Well, it is to a certain extent.’ Hang it! I was beginning to wander, and she was looking so cool and surprised. “go a certain extent,’ I explained ; “flhat , w vu; mun \quuuu, .1. unluouuuu, yuuu La, 4.11ch is a mom] resemblance, but no pilyEtca. orallechmcal hkeness.""‘ ‘ What a heavenly evening 1 and how pleasant this coolness is, after the dreadâ€" f'ul heat we have had all day ! ‘ It is a pleasant evening,’ she remarkâ€" mli briefly. ‘Ah! it is very dusty in the camp, I suppose.’ ‘Oh I dreadfully (lusty. I suppose you’ve never been to Salmra.’ ‘ No, never.’ ‘ Wel , I have ’ (a fiehon,’ but she seemed so cool7 it was necessary to raise her a little); ‘ Really !’ ‘I have, and Aldershot strongly to- mimls me of it.’ ‘ Indeed l’ ‘ Yes, particularly in a dust storm.’ ‘ Oh I’ ‘ Yes, particularly.’ ‘ Ah 1’ Somehow the Sahara didn’t seem to T very painfully knew I was talking nonsencc, and worse Still, I knew that she knew it. She gave 1110 a rapid glance (perhaps she too was speculating as to the effect of the Budgcrian goblets), and then quietly remarked,â€" ‘You can’t fancy,’ I continuec}, ‘hoW delightfle it is to escape from the dusty ciunp into a scene like this 1’ 1 my aunt on boxing-day) without wishing myself somewhere else. At present, how- ever, I had no such feelings. I felt drawn towards my fair companion by a mysterious attraction which I could not define; and, moreover, I had a strong practical purpose in View, that of unridâ€" dling the mystery of her cousin’s mania, and of discovering, if possible, in what Way I was connected with it. On the whole, therefore, I had no inclination to run away. but felt so easy and fluent that I thought to myself, with some triumph, ‘If I select the Weather as an initial topic, I do so out of respect to conven- tionalities, and not from necessity, by any Inclmsfl and thus advertising my- self, I began the conversation as we strollâ€" ed in the direction of the waterfall. take ‘OE (1951“! don’t you think we are getting a htt‘le deep ‘3’ There was something about the girl’s manner I dldn’t make out; sométhing‘ snubbing about it. I felt snubbed, and that my self-possession was oozing away. I rallied myself, however. and tried to laugh off her last remark. ‘ Ha, ha! No I don’t think it is very deep, 'Il‘we look at it philosophically, an oasis isâ€"as I was saying, an oasis is analogieully ’ ‘ Really, really, the weather is too hot {at metaphysics; suppose we try some- Lhim: else ?‘ Ah 1 there was no mistake about»that -#the snub direct. But with some grace as I flattered myself, I pounced upon another subject which suggested itself, and went on. ‘ Yes, certainly, and I ought to be ashamed of myself for not having thought of something else sooner ; and that is,to ask if your cousin is better.’ " She is a little better,7 very ieily. ‘ Ah! I am delighted to hear it; a thundery headache is a distressing thing.’ It must be, but I'm not aware that she has one. I haven’t. Have you ?’ ‘ 7 h no l certainly notâ€"not the least.’ ‘Dear me! I thought you said some lzae.’ ‘ Nâ€"n-no.’ ‘ Vilmt an odd n‘irl ! Her manner made me 1"eel cxceedi; jy foolish, and, feeling foolish. I know not why I should adhere to my theme of a thundery headache, but l 1 did, advancing, with no relation to the truth, the statement of our quartermzlster (Blackstock, who was as healthy he an elephant in the prime of life) was a sad martyr t0 the aifeetions ot' the sort. ‘ ‘Reully !’ she replied, evidentnly appre- ciating the Statement at its true value. ‘Poor mun ; I’m so sorry l’ Her voice was as musical as I expected it to beâ€"I may say as l knew it would beâ€"fmd her accent had that slight susâ€" picion of' the Irish which is sometimes noticeable in the aceen ts ofeven highâ€"bred Trish ladies, and which conveys such a charming;r expression of freshness and mufuctc. Sweet as her voice was, however, I could by no means say the same of'hcr manner or tone towards me; indeed it was pretty evident that, for some reason or another, she had the greatest difficulty in being; commonly civil. But Why? and then I remembered her peculiar expresâ€" sron at dinner. Was I for ever to be surrounded with these mists and mysâ€" teries? \Vhab had I done? Perhaps she had found out about my operatic passages; but what then ? Supposing a lady bows to a man, is he to refuse to return it?l Supposing: she writes him a note. is he to fling it in her face ? Supposing that she does both, is he at once to know that she is a maniac ? And why on earth did they bring her to the opera if she was insane ? After all was I her cousin’s keeper? Nonsense; I wasn’t going to stand itâ€"I would probe this mystery; ‘ This feigned innocence, thisinsulting unconsciousness,’ flushed out the lady, with increasing vehemeuce, ‘ is more than I can endure. I did not expect to have to thank you for anything, certainly, but I do feel sincerely obliged to you for makin'Dr me so angry that I must throw off all considerations of civility to my uncle’s guest, and tell you how I lorathe and detest your base unmanly character. Yes, and your vile conduct in winninrar the affections ofa pure-minded,‘ loving girl, only for the gratification of your selfish vanity, and then treating her as your mood suitsâ€"your mood, forsooth lâ€"« smiles one day and coldness the next. My cousin, it is true, withholds her conâ€" fidence; says a- l‘ittleâ€"~â€"-uhn0st nothing; but I can see with my eyes, and I can form conclusions for myself. Thls has gone on too long, sir! You shall not kill my cousin. Her health is breaking, her spirits are broken ; but you shall be called to aonount to uoanune “hi, I inth [Sufi to denounce youâ€"and denounce you I w1llâ€"to Secure a reckoning for these accumulated insults.’ By lieavensl was this girl mud too? Perhaps I had got into a private asylum by mistake. The host was a fair average lunatic, certainly, and the other guests and the whole entertainment were quite out of my experience. For reply I only stirred at her. ‘Lzuiy Rose,’ I said, there is some extraordinary mistake which I cannot explain, but ’ ‘ You may certainly ask, sir, but it can scarcely be with a View to obtain infor- mation ; the questxon would be more properly addressed to yourself.’ ‘ I musL sir,’ continued the lady, ‘ that you astonish me.’ ‘ I mugt say, Lady Rose, that I myself never felt more astonished in my lif'c.’ 7 There is no mistakeâ€"there can be no mistake. You came here deliberately on her uncle’s invitation, did you not ?’ ‘ I believe I did,’ I replied. ‘Ah‘. you are cautious, and slow to make admissions, I see ; nevertheless you came here deliberately, knowing you would meet my cousin.’ ‘ I deny tlmt,’ I said. ‘ You will deny perhaps that you reâ€" eelved a. note from her in the operleiouse last week ?’ Now thoroughly possessed with the idea of her cousin’s insanity, I blundered on : ‘ I really beg a thousand pardons, but as far as my knowledge of her malady goes, I assure you I have none. A surmise I certainly had formed, which I grieve to find is not without foundation, but i trust it is not a hopeless ease ; there are so many successful systems of treatment now, provided the affliction has not been allowed to become chronic. May I ask if it is of long standing ?’ ‘ It is quite unnecessary. As I have said, Mary is reticent. I know, however, that you received a note from her, and I do not think I can be wrong in judging that it stipulated that if you came here tonight she was to accept it as a token that you meant to put your relations with her on a proper looting immediately. It would be ridiculous to suppose any- thing else. And now, from her sudden indisposition, I can only surmise that you contrived (for 011 ! you gay mangeurs de coeurs, as you call yourselves, have your deep, Wok-practiced arts of persecution) to communicate to her somehow that you have been graciously pleased to change your mind. The consequence is, she is ‘ Vlolently ill. But this must stop, sir; it l must and s/Lallst.01) Captain Buumoon !’ ‘No, I won’t; but, for heaven’s sake, listen to me !’ Lady Rose turned upon me with a sudden animation. ‘Knowing as you must do, sir, the cause of her indisposi- tion, I think that you might have With- held that remark} ' and so 1 returned to the charge ‘It is a pity your cousin is unable to be out this evening: 1t would have done her a world of good, I am sure.’ Burridge, did yeu say? Can I believe my ears? Burridge? “"hat! the old story come to life again ! Ha, ha, ha! Ha, ha, ha! and I laughed long and loud. Vulgar perhaps, but quite hysteri- cal, yet not the less displeasing to Lady Rose, who, remarking, ‘ As you have thrown off even the outward semblance of a gentleman, I shall leave you, but do not suppose that all this shall pass with ilnpunity,’ begun to wall; rapidly away i caxhe to myself at; once. - ‘szdy Rose,’ I cried, ‘stOpâ€"fer pity’s sake, for your own sake, for your cousin's sake especialiyâ€"stop and listen. I told you there wzts' a mistake somewhere ; I see it now. I am not Captain Burridg’e.’ ‘ \Vhat !’ she exclaimed, ‘not Captain Burl‘idge? Why, I saw you once myâ€" self at Mrs. Stainton’s ball, and 1 recog- nise you perfectly.’ ‘ Nevertheless 1 am not the man ; there is an extraordinary likeness between him and me which has produced many :1 a contretemps, but never a painful {me such as this before.’ ‘ HOWâ€"how can I believe this ? fid- tered Lady R080, looking aghast and fuint.’ ‘ Madam, you must believe ‘it; the situation is as painful to me as it is to you, but you may consider, 1 assure you, all that has passcul as if it had not taken place.7 ‘ This is all very well,’ said Lady {.Ose. recovering herself, ‘but pray, how do you come to personate Captain Burâ€" ridge as my uncle‘s guest ?’ ‘Vl did flnot persénate him. 1 dine with your uncle in my own character as ‘Whole N0. 556. ‘Not your aunt ?â€"â€"why, who is your aunt ?’ . ‘Mrs. Badger, of course.’ ‘Badgerâ€"Lewis, though, or Lewis- Badgrer ?’ ‘ Neither the one nor the other; and I. lknow she thinks you are Captain Bur- ridge, :l'or a nianehoster friend asked them to be civil to Captain Burridge when he came down here, and we heard’ a fortning ago that his regiment was on the way, and so he was asked for this party; and, indeed, 1 thought my uncle had some sort of acquaintance with him.’ ‘\Vell, 1 was asked to dine with at f‘riend of our parish clergyman, a Mr.~ Lewis, at Carysfort Villa here. 1 knew nothing of him, but accepted, and as l was looking; ,or the house your uncle saw“ me, apparently recognised me, called me' in, and in 1 came. not doubting that he" was Mr. Lewis, and hence this horrible imbroglio. Now 1 understand all the“ rest.’ Then 1 told her about the opera. and the state of mystification 1 had been in, and added: ‘1 see now the cause of your cousin‘s sudden agitatation at din- ner. It was when 1 spoke for the first time (now 1 think of it) that her exprcsi' sion changed and became one of real dis- may. She must then have discmcred her mistade, and it was very shortly after that she tainted; and 1 candidly confess to you, Lady rose, that, under all the circumstances, 1 believed her to be insane. 1 beer you to assure her how déeply {Il‘lOVCd 1 am to have been unwillingly the cause of distress to her. Pray say that 1 saw it was a case of mistaken in< dentity from the first.» Tell her that there is nothingr uncommon in it, and that similar things have often before' happened to me. As For the painful part of her seccret which you have indicated,- sho need not know that 1 have become‘ possessed of‘ it. If 1 have the happiness- of'again meeting you, which 1 hope 1’ may, 1 may perhaps have an opportunity of' telling; you of many laughable cases‘ that, have arisen from the mistaken in- dentity of Captain Bruce and Captain Burridge; but, meantime, I must not‘ Forget that 1 am in an awkward position here, and should at once take my de- parture. after explaining to your uncle’ that 1 am here as an impositor, though an involuntorily one.’ ‘ It is veryv kind of you, Captain; Bruce, to take such :1 View ofthe mattex‘,’ said Lady Rose, ' and to show such an in-. terest in saving: dear Mary’s feelings; but I feel 1 do owe you a thousand ap: oligies for my violence and rudeness; and thou the way 1 abused you! Oh! 1_ shall never be able to bear the thought of it. WVhat can 1 do? What can 1 say ?’ ‘ Pray, Lady Rose, do not think of'it ;3 and as for vm‘n- vinlence, as you call it,‘ you know it was new really7 but against one W o apparen y deserves stronger treatment. For the' rest. as 1 am certain your uncle is too‘ goodâ€"natured to feel anything but simple‘ amusement at this comedy of errors, 1 can assure you that if it had not been for‘ the pain 1 have seen you and your cousin suffer, 1 should look upon the Whole‘ episode as simply absurd and farcical} ; ‘1 am sure 37511 are ve1‘y_ kind’ and fbrâ€" giving,’ said Lady Rose. ‘ Perhaps, then; we had better go back to the house.’ Nothing could be kinder or gentler‘ than her manner had' now become. In" her generous Wish to make the amende‘ for the rating" she had given me, she was‘ evidently trying to let me feel that 1 was the person to be eommiserated under the cii'culnshmces. She seemed to feel that the rites of hospitality had somehow beei'i' violated in my person; and thus, from‘ being a, villain ol'l'he deepest dye, 1 now: occupied the pofisition of a high-minde& martyr. The shades of night had fallen upon”, our singular interview, and as We passed back through the garden (never; by the by, having: reached the celebrated Casi cade) we found that it was deserted by the revellers. Rejoining the companx after such a, prolonng tcteâ€"aâ€"tctc would have been rather awkward under ordinary circumstances, but 1 knew the announce? ment 1 had to make to uncle Badgeer a (7011p (10 theatre which would cast everiJ thing: into the shade. Captain Bruce of theâ€"Fusileers ; there, this is your aunt’s invitation,? and 1: handed her the note. ‘ ‘ Mrs. Lewis presents her compliments â€"-â€"â€"â€"’ ‘Vhy what is this ?7 said Lady Rose. ‘Mrs. Lewis! she is not my aunt ?’ W e ascended to the drawingyr‘oom‘ and entered. A lady had just finished sing-f in}; a song; at the piano, and our host, and some of the guests W010 bustling» about, arranging several tables for Whist. Our entrance evoked a general exclamation; ‘Well, my Lady Rose 1 well my gallant Captain I’ cried old Badger, ‘ I thought you had lost yourselves in my extensive domain. Did you tumble over Niagara, 01' what .9 (j-ive an account of yé'urseli’es â€"â€"â€"l1:1,lla,hal ‘ Dear liose,’ chorused the aunt, ‘how very imprudent of you to stay out allthia time in the dew. “There ever havé you been .‘3 ‘ It is entirely my fault, Mrs. Badger,’ said 1â€"‘ entirely; and 1 have another confession to make, wh1ch 1 hope will not offend you. 1 am sure it will take you all very much by surprise.’ 1 1 Mr. and Mrs. Badger foolced puzzled. The spinsters pricked up their ears, half anticipating some new version of ‘the story Without an end ;' and the immor- ‘mls fumbled their watch-chains and look- ed yozu‘ningly at the cards. ‘ uu )\,uunn;; uu v um: um. . J . ‘Mr. Badger,’ 1 said, ‘do you know who 1 am ?’ ‘Know who you, are, my dear sir! What an idea! What d’ye mean ?’ ‘1 mean what 1 say. VDo you know my name ?’ _-_ _ A ‘ _‘ 1 . n ‘1‘ Why, of coilrse 1 do; you’re Capâ€" tainâ€"tut, tutâ€"of course 1 doâ€"Captain Blundollâ€" no, hang me !â€"Blewitâ€"Bod- ger. Yes. you’re captain Badger from Aldorshot.’ ‘No, 1‘m not.’ ‘Well, well, 1 have a treacherous memory for names. Vtht does it sig- nify? You needn’t be laughing Jemima. Anyhow, you’re 01d Timbrcl’s ffiend,