of the Griffin rampint, which was worn befoar.

I asked no questions, however, but had myself measured; and slep that
night at the Plas Vandome. I didn't go out with the carridge for a day
or two, though; my lady only taking one footmin, she said, until HER NEW
CARRIDGE was turned out.

I think you can guess what's in the wind NOW!

I bot myself a dressing-case, a box of Ody colong, a few duzen lawn
sherts and neckcloths, and other things which were necessary for a
genlmn in my rank. Silk stockings was provided by the rules of the
house. And I completed the bisniss by writing the follying ginteel
letter to my late master:--

"CHARLES YELLOWPLUSH, ESQUIRE, TO THE HONORABLE A. P. DEUCEACE.

"SUR,--Suckmstansies have acurd sins I last had the honner of wating on
you, which render it impossbil that I should remane any longer in your
suvvice. I'll thank you to leave out my thinx, when they come home on
Sattady from the wash.

"Your obeajnt servnt,

"CHARLES YELLOWPLUSH."

"PLAS VENDOME."

The athography of the abuv noat, I confess, is atrocious; but ke
voolyvoo? I was only eighteen, and hadn then the expearance in writing
which I've enjide sins.

Having thus done my jewty in evry way, I shall prosead, in the nex
chapter, to say what hapnd in my new place.

CHAPTER X.

THE HONEY-MOON.

The weak at Fontingblow past quickly away; and at the end of it, our son
and daughter-in-law--a pare of nice young tuttle-duvs--returned to their
nest, at the Hotel Mirabew. I suspeck that the COCK turtle-dove was
preshos sick of his barging.

When they arriv'd, the fust thing they found on their table was a large
parsle wrapt up in silver paper, and a newspaper, and a couple of cards,
tied up with a peace of white ribbing. In the parsle was a hansume piece
of plum-cake, with a deal of sugar. On the cards was wrote, in Goffick
characters,

Earl of Crabs.

And, in very small Italian,

Countess of Crabs.

And in the paper was the following parrowgraff:--

"MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.--Yesterday, at the British embassy, the Right
Honorable John Augustus Altamont Plantagenet, Earl of Crabs, to Leonora
Emilia, widow of the late Lieutenant-General Sir George Griffin, K. C.
B. An elegant dejeune was given to the happy couple by his Excellency
Lord Bobtail, who gave away the bride. The elite of the foreign
diplomacy, the Prince Talleyrand and Marshal the Duke of Dalmatia on
behalf of H. M. the King of