An Evening With A Bhoddy Family

re ibe evuaiug waí uvor, I found irtment, ■; -i. fd roí (fered trulv OH ÜJ' ÍUk) vp,::. ■ he -9JrM y I . : tfed Ofl th. m -1 t r,(;odod . "convirrco ík: th:it I - w te fófif e! ikiroi! oí' my'hüs'ress. ïfamiömo ' : ft;le sftd masculino basa Vií. o' !t!rcent.od theré in etjuor] p'arts, tir'. ífi ' i ifnct -as purely matter of nit!i. tra eotinog ín tber fnces botrayed thítt ilfoy' htttí evo uttorcd'a Foum!. 1 8)vi ti: j i:,(ii';:; r : !tai. K Lor 1 Mr. 1).. vou bof..-? W'ell, I ha. i to get oút of the parloid ior a ni'muit - it's so suQbcation rtrere; TWS i our family seiting room. ' K'lon, ütk-k in your. oliouldr, Miss! (TLia wáá a d.-niüritic aaide, diectedAp t!.:, nrímont. "í see i'j'iv fec-kic,: :í '.ha iiaiülm'ti. Wel!, vra.hai'e pot, Icís of !heii, tiíat's oerfain. IteilAhvü. líe'll h: WtetÜ' lor.y .boíorfl v.ro know it - ! ha! - but t,t DetMngí - ior the tnati%j !k)Uü.' & . $ía , tbing that tnböfey can buy"- ore a rajii)t, satistíod rifiplo oí expreasion. ran onsáS tho quartetto upon tiie sofa.) . I triod to'eay Hométhing, ' but akis ! tlia.'filiudimi lo ík posaible - are gallory had jeopanüsed my giavit.y to soch r.n extont that I couíd only cough pathetically. " Thie 'ere b-' picture," pnrsucd Mrs. G., ia a lándttpt - a laüdscíijw ly - ohildrcn wh'o. is tlíírt landscape by ?" I " Mr. Benson," ttíej all Euawerod iu u breatb, closing thuir mouthi instantly 1 i k o fóur traps. " Yes, Mr." BoDson. He's á Western man, Mrs D., and don't cliarge jnore'n a quarter what these Now York páinterá nsk. Be painff pretty tho.' . Ain't thnt whito fonce too nature.] ?" sho addod, letting lier head drop pideways with íts weight f f.uiüirajion. A'v, tlao fence teas too nntui'al, but I did not trust mygolí to say bo. I morely bov?ed, and atarod vaottiitlv at aa idpSl work j)repontjüg, as I' suspeotod, (Jnpkl snd 'eycho, siíjce the blue dampel depiuted tbereiü balanced a huge butterfly upon her shoalder, and l!r yoathfnl companvob had the inovitablo vings ;:nd quiver of the misc'iievous God of lovo. ■ Tfíttt picture," broke foríh Miv, (y., standirg in superb disdñd beforö ido, "íiin't my taste - 3lr. (í bouiriit it'. It's :i faney pieoa you feo - Oifid aod children ! whaí (iid v ur -pa say wns Iba nnmeof lli.H j,c: ur. : ' " Uiipid and Per táeh'f" aus'.vi:rcd Míe two eider onos simuliane%iy.,:' '.' Oh;, yes, Gupid and I'r-s2'fci, liut, M'is. D.,.you muit ook at our por traiti - we've had one artiat a year past ■ doinjí all our famüy. Here'n Mr. G. aiiJ me. BTora mmj think tho yoljow gloves in my pieture siirt mates- any Que uiight - .but.they are - the artistwas bound to put up ona of thejn 'in sbadder,' in spi'o of 11 I eould psj'. This is Daniel'B picture (sit up strait Daniel, nnd let goyour sister'a sash) ;. it's liko him, all but tho hair. The naughty boy (iopking severöly at Daniel), burnt off ona sido of Ijís curls last week, and we had to cufe off the rest. Hero's ooi1 youngost boy Tommy - tho end one on tho oía ere - most beautiful boy ? Alway.ri jnst us p;;ssy and lively ai you pee him ia tho picture - aiu't it liko bim Mr-s.' 1) ?" "Very lifee," without venturios; to tako a eeeond loot at th original! ''-'Ir. lienson said he n , r f pen a harder oh.ild to paint, it was so lifficuU. to get his expregsion. (Atack S I shouid tiiink it woubi have been very iliffioult.) Ho took him it first with one shoo on, nnd thfi other laying on the oarpet ; but I w.aan't noing to have a chil'i of mine lookin' like that, bo I made Mr. Benson altci" it quiok. I told him to just chango thö fihoo on the earpet to a kitten, or somethiog of that kind,, and th&n to X)% good Balrnorals on the poor c&ttd. It's bad enough to have your yonDg ones looking liko wild about tb e house, without bai?ing their likoaesscs tpok all in a muss !"