Strategy Wasted

Ono of tlie bnglilest and oleverest of romen gave a pávty not loug sinoe. tlie tamo of wliich was noised alnoad long before it tooU place. Maitv were nuxious to be nvitud to it, thouli fi'w were cliosen, and one individual who especially des retí an invitatiou was lfi ont in tho eold. It was very singular. Slio questionod ber acquaintances, she even wavlaid tho postman to ask for missing letters, and tlieuslia called on the lady, onlj to fiad her "not ai lióme." Something tuust bu doue immed ately. but wbatP Slie wroto a letter f uil of sweetness and lijjht, b:-ing to be told if a eor(a n rumor rojjard ng the departuru Soathofthia ludy was true. tuut ghe regrelted deuply nut sueiiig her the Jay pre vio na, as sin; wslied to íf ve her sumí: letters to deliglilful frUmds, wbo would be 80 very happy, lc. to entertain her, etc., and tlieii sln added tluil slie would br ng thegi: missives liersell on Bucli an eveniup, mentioniiiy; tlie dato of the party - to whicli the buil not been asked! The return post brouglit lier an answer, couelied in Ilie {rciitlest lerni of regrot, l lint the Writul' was not goinr Soutli, and slionl.l ihereforu re(ii ro noleltei'8 ot hilroduction. Only l hut and nothing more! Hut thon lilis iforld is full of sucii amenities, and perhaps that pnrl cular pushur ou-lii to bu glad no worso bef el I Imr endeavors !' advanoo on the sliiftinj; .smuls kuowil as ' society. -