OR, WITH BRAINS, SIR. 261 



" They told us, you know, we should find only boors in 

 the country." 



"They said so, to be sure ; but it strikes me they knew 

 nothing about it." 



On our return from church, after service, we again over- 

 took our friend just before reaching our own gate. She 

 bowed and smiled, and we returned the salute as gracefully 

 as we could. 



" You must be the young people who have moved into the 

 Nelson house ? " 



" Yes ; we have come to spend the summer here for the 

 benefit of our health." 



" You could not do a wiser thing. Free air and sunshine 

 are cheap but wonderful remedies for every ill, mental or 

 bodily." 



" Do you live near us, may we inquire ? " 



" Yes, I am your next neighbor. Comfort, Comfort 

 Jones is my name." 



"I am quite pleased to know it," said my husband, ex- 

 tending his hand. " Let us hope to see more of you, Mrs. 

 Jones." 



" Thank you, sir. .But you must remember, I am an old 

 and very quiet person. I do not venture out much, and am 

 simple and plain in all my ways ; not in the least like the 

 gay people you have left in the city." 



