old raskle: and Thomas says, slapping his and on his
thy, without the least respect--I say, Huffy, old boy! ISN'T this a good
un?'

"'Wadyermean, you infunnle scoundrel,' says I, 'hollaring and laffing at
me?'

"'Oh, here's Miss Mary Hann coming up,' says Thomas, 'ask HER'--and
indeed there came my little Mary Hann tripping down the stairs--her &s
in her pockits; and when she saw me, SHE began to blush and look hod &
then to grin too.

"'In the name of Imperence,' says I, rushing on Thomas, and collaring
him fit to throttle him--'no raskle of a flunky shall insult ME,' and
I sent him staggerin up aginst the porter, and both of 'em into the
hall-chair with a flopp--when Mary Hann, jumping down, says, 'O James! O
Mr. Plush! read this'--and she pulled out a billy doo.

"I reckanized the and-writing of Hangelina."

"Deseatful Hangelina's billy ran as follows:--

"'I had all along hoped that you would have relinquished pretensions
which you must have seen were so disagreeable to me; and have spared me
the painful necessity of the step which I am compelled to take. For
a long time I could not believe my parents were serious in wishing to
sacrifice me, but have in vain entreated them to spare me. I cannot
undergo the shame and misery of a union with you. To the very last
hour I remonstrated in vain, and only now anticipate by a few hours, my
departure from a home from which they themselves were about to expel me.

"'When you receive this, I shall be united to the person to whom, as you
are aware, my heart was given long ago. My parents are already informed
of the step I have taken. And I have my own honor to consult, even
before their benefit: they will forgive me, I hope and feel, before
long.

"'As for yourself, may I not hope that time will calm your exquisite
feelings too? I leave Mary Ann behind me to console you. She admires you
as you deserve to be admired, and with a constancy which I entreat you
to try and imitate. Do, my dear Mr. Plush, try--for the sake of your
sincere friend and admirer, A.

"'P.S. I leave the wedding-dresses behind for her: the diamonds are
beautiful, and will become Mrs. Plush admirably.'

"This was hall!--Confewshn! And there stood the footmen sniggerin, and
that hojus Mary Hann half a cryin, half a laffing at me! 'Who has
she gone hoff with?' rors I; and Mary Hann (smiling with one hi) just
touched the top of one of the Johns' canes who was goin out with the
noats to put hoff the