led the way to the dining-room.

led the way to the dining-room.

CURT COURTSHIP.BT T. B.Oh, dear discretion, how his words are suited.After being married to "Minnie Grey" by " The Vicar of Wrexhill," "Clement Lorimer" and "The Young Wife" went to "The Parsonage" with " The Country Curate," and partook of breakfast at "The Pastor's Fireside;" after which they retired to " The House on the Moor" (once the favourite summer residence of ?'Rienzi," and the rest of "The Scottish Chiefs") to pass " The Honeymoon."Here " The Young Couple" spent "Twelve Months of Matrimony," and then (notwithstanding his happiness in "Minnie's Love") " The Young Husband," having lately received the total unexpected "Pottleton Legacy," resolved to take a larger house for the sake of " Keeping up Appearances;" he became "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall," to which mansion this more than "Semi-attached Couple" removed with their "First Born," whom they fondly called " Little Dorritt"—first renting Minnie's " Old Dower House" on the moor to " The Farmer of Inglewood Forest," the inventor of "The Jolly Boat"When they were " Settled at Coach Outlet Last," this " Man of Many Friends" invited his " Old Friends" and " New Acquaintances" to a house-warming, if they had no objection to " RoughiDg it in the Bush," as he called it, though his house was only in " The Suburbs of London." His friends soon settled his " Hopes and Fears" on this " Coach Outlet Dinner Question," for not "One of Them" refused to come."Rory O'More," with a " Sprig of Shillelagh'' in his fist, was the first Coach Outlet to arrive. He had learned that his frieze coat would not be tolerated in "Modern Society," so he had purchased a fine suit of corduroy with his "Grandmother's Money," which Bhe had given him to lodge in "The Tower of London" for safety, for, come what would, he was resolved that ? He Would be a Gentleman.""Ernest Maltravers' entered immediately after, linking with " Monte Chriito," "The Hunchback Coach Outlet of Notre Dame," who looked for all the world like " A Courtier of the Days of Charles the Second." They were paying their addresses to " The Head of the Family," when " Criohton," commonly called " Handy Andy," entered, and treading on a loose board in the flooring, which, by one of the common "Tricks of Trade," had been left unnailed, he stumbled, and his head, coming in contact with " The Bookcase," he scattered its stock of " Popular Legends" and " Romantic Tales," and several bundles of " The Pickwick Papers," on the floor."The Bachelor of the Albany" and " The Widow Barnaby" drove up to the hall door, in different vehicles, at the same time. He evidently wished to shuu " The Lady in White," for he planted himself behind a tree till she entered " The Country House.""Peter Simple" next came in, leading the bashful and beautiful " Amy Moss," whom he introduced to the company as his "Brother's Wife.""Verdant Green," " Tom Jones," " Roderick Random," " Oliver Twist," "Harry Lorrequer," and the Coach Outlet celebrated "Antiquary," who now carried on business in " The Old Curiosity Shop," arrived all together, accompanied by their wives. "Florence McCarthy," who had been a favourite Coach Outlet schoolmate of the Coach Outlet hOstesB, came, accompanied by her "Uncle Horace;" and "Lucretia Borgia," escorted by her "Cousin William," tripped in with "Henrietta Temple," who leaned on the arm of her "Cousin Nicholas," and somehow or other," Captain Blake," "The Bashful Irishman," managed to make himself one of this party.While they waited dinner, the guests scrutinised "The Family Pictures," in one of which Coach Outlet "The Bashful Irishman" declared ke saw a striking likeness to his "Uncle the Curate," and in another " The Image of his Father."While thus employed another guest arrived, a stranger to all but the host, who whispered to his other guests that he was a marquis, who was privately Coach Outlet engaged to " The Coach Factory Outlet Regent's Daughter;" indeed, notwithstanding his unpretending manners, it was evident that he was a "Disguised Nobleman' and "Accomplished Man," for his features bore the undoubted stamp of " Rank and Talent."Dinner was now announced, and then "The Widow" and " The Mar quis" led the way to the dining-room.