ladies that are not on visiting terms with her, or that she would not even know were she to meet them on the street. Many ladies would be entirely forgotten but for me, as, many times, at the issuing of invitations, I have been asked by the hostess, "Iangy, do you know any one I have forgotten?" when I would call over some names; it may be all had been forgotten, but then they received their invitations. I will now tell you how I got an invitation for a young lady of this city, to the party of one of our grandest places in the city. I went to the hostess and asked her to do me a favor; she inquired what it was. I asked her to promise me she would do it; she said she would if possible. I said she could easily. "Well, then," said she, "you may consider it done; now, what is it?" "When she had promised, I knew she would do it, no matter what it might be; so I told her I desired that she would extend an invitation to a young lady I knew, who was of good family, and in every respect worthy, but did not go out much in society; and I knew if she invited her to her parties, she would then be sought after by every one. She said she would do so willingly, and she called on the young lady and left her an invitation for the ball. On going to comb the lady, it was amusing to hear her express herself, and wonder about the lady inviting her to her party. She said, "Oh, Iangy, such a lady has called on me, and asked me to her party; I expect it is through Mrs. or Mr. So-and-So"—when I knew I was the person, and the only one, but did not commit myself even by a look.
I will now explain a little circumstance that occurred between a lady and myself; she was a lady,
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