Evening Star Newspaper, February 5, 1876, Page 3

WASsITr In the morning the light breezes shiver, ‘Poe soft chondlets Mit o'er the «ky; mirth by the river Wasit E Voice re7g out, a4 clear and cay ‘oD+ breath of the 4 the dog to the Whe re the pabbles ud tbe backs were steep W uv lay on the daisies to waren ine lark Lowe It+ twinkling a the @ t blue arc; W bo lao ghed at tue brown Bares darting by Wasith Wasitl In_the eunret the lithe willows qaiver, ie ding the ® by the rt Was it) MW he watched the b And. @ =~ Wh Diaehed eerowe drew them near, son & low Voice whispered Mow far the wax a fl) « ald oh Wod tne golden braids i alle glow Oh the bapps silence, hu: and eh: Waste i Was ita The bisck |e Dandeersekle and shiver, As the palo wintey wout Woo stadia by tue cold wal vee Teele fete te W ft) bair that ix touched by the fllen «now Acid Step that waseager. tote ago; Ant then 1s faltering be Boe 4 tn f bebe d dead : at-her » cwnth a a aly wlth ode Aw Be s Th wask t ——__--~«re-- A PRINCESS ON DISGUISE. te moa I thoag ame, this il hega pretty muslin gown, I look Ly stock of handkerehte new ones pus siz), ¥ friends, August is nigh, ar at comes Sept ber. ast until the i gra a ] pass throuzh ce. I aca por I know f shoald oot preventive + and my datly mobittered with quinine. Who dil y fever? Lam a re-eyed, b f hat fell ry Yeur c si ted wi peril tay at coukt T re vi said for the * eck, yf s bal no satiste I in me. Then letters begin tocome to in all sorts of P handwritings imy relative ny dear! som S were, some asked if L ek, and goud-temperet, pastry, t 2 pound off tue surplus fan that these « One of these rather he, without any que rdollars a week and made no stipa- ons. I answered him, accepting the of. The real tug of war’ now commenced, My mother’s hair 2)solutaly stood on end as revealed to her that [ was going to pat in actice some of the valuable feseons in pra- ence and economy she had been trying to ieach me, and save myself the wear and tear of my fall cold by going to the White moun- tains in disguise. Of course I bad quite a little fight with her and my two sisters be- fore Leould convince them that 1t was not Such @ wild idea &s it seemed, that [ was Sears old and had seen euough of the wor! we take eare of myself. As it was. I may be Said to bave come away leaving my rela- Lives in various stages of wreck behind me. But it was the only way. When you have made Up your mind tn your sober senses toa in course, and your dear friends will in the Way with useless obstructic 1 Lave to knock down, firmly y, and then they kuow you are in ear- J came off up here with my trank fail { calico dresses and aproos—my traveling resk veing the ovly nice suitihad. Asi Was thi ia Tr amy Way thi i when 3 al dress. I quite forgot, I was in disguise, aron the way to Bosto rom her. And when k to me, I did not feel much inter- ested until she sald she bad j ost her fir place, Which that it was what she was crying | tor my sudd and then in the next breath asked mother did uot wanta good, tidy y remembered that here was a fellow-laborer, aud Lfell to wondering if I sheuld ery my pi her, and Ihave no doubt that sae y thinks me a very haughty priu- ot at all isguised. nteres Ime exceptin last part of my journey; as I stood among crewd awaiting the advent of our stage in Which todo th few miles to the h 1 noticed such a s young man. He looked i acted like a perfect gentieman, but his vento SiLK stockings, brown striped, wilh alef border to match, used me grea His broad shoulders, brown, ¢ x d square cain, however, were handsome and spirited; so I ‘concladed he Was not @ dandy, but merely liked dandy Rppoimtments. He noticed me ia a second, anc somehow contrived to help mein when the stage came up. anc then sat down beside me. We got totulking in an easy, natural ¥ nd when I though! how he woald feel &t Ending he bad been polite and chatty with & servant I beeame brim of mischief; he had read and thought aud traveled. and'w. had an hours tal< that I wublusi ingly believe was a@ great entertainment to him, and I have said that I had a secret fun &i) the time which doubled my enjoy- ment. I slipped away from him at the hotel, and got into the house before bim, and made at once for the diatng-room. You stould have seen Low obse: pusty the head- walter came up to me, sud how his face changed when I said, in the most matter-of- fact manner: “Will you tell me the way to the tervants’ rooms, so I can take off my onet, and then I will come back tmm=s ieiy. I suppose I shall be wanted bere a+ ce. as the house seems to befall.” H. st started as if he bad gone crazy,aud thon siared because J bad taken him in so con- y. lie iudicated a back door wits @ wave of his hand, and I fled througs it; there the same thing happened agaia. [was ju @ sort of pantry waich opened tuto a Tough Kitchen, both rooms bristiing with Yants,allof Wiom stared and started to snow me the wey, supposing I bad mistaken my road. 1 was full of laughter over the heal” Waiter, bol manages toask the sam qaes- th and I felt tuat I bad mate a mortal evemy of every person there as I did so. Why is it that mistakes of this sort ars espre Taspinz? To how and not have it revurned, and (0 Mistake a servant fora laty cn to he more than hamaa nature ci eneure. Th's rather soberad me, aod when & rather nice-looking Woman of 38 or 49 came forward aud indicated that I could foliow er. [was looking sober enough fora meet ouse. My traak—I Sappose tt hat an ¢ air, foo—wAs mistaken for m lsly’s property, for it west woaderiog off among other stylish-loox: So that I forgot | { Wes With the greatest diMficulty brought up to me about » o'eleck, too late for me to appear ln calico in the dinivg-room; so I Went to bed -hinking of the astonishment o Ton of Ton, as I has mentally ebristened my well young gertieman would feel, the next morning Bat my letter ts already very long, even ts & old frierd like you, and as I have made it clear to yeu how and why I have tarned my back on ‘he hay fever, I will close. Wrire to me, but be careful to a dress Miss Betty White, although I shall sign myself, your. ar ever Beckie Garay. AUGUST WU. Dear Gustava:—T have not heart from xou yet, but shall commence this letter, because 1 must talk tosomebody. Of course I have ome, but Tam a@ little careful what ef Would pounce with glee ov anything which Indicated that I was being filled with the fruits of my owa guty devices. I wld her that if [eoult ‘ fever It would be enough 0! & Fa\ubow in Ty Soul Lo earry me through ® yung; but I know she did not b lieve tov. Ste will weleome me home as if I were toe provigal daughter. and will act for a month #8 if husks bad been my port ver bad the hay cold. To Way “day when I shy up Teta? am Surely it is oue ste; eation, from a land ing-room girl, Speaking of inds me of Pon of-Ton. My ng- room OU £ & fofan Ett Tay jacket. t —he Was erie oog ty iy sm being got either sever: st stra: the uneartai re rr tht not S anomt ng t and hea Lup at be wi artbly tn ethan J doin raorn The Thad little . When Tou of nized mewith a became imperturb: my eyes ar carn ble, sat down op; ed 4 tot a i cuna ers to mein Fr neh. ‘came wide awake, you may belle “¢ bought I, “if IS to be war to & knif > on, Sir, @nd see if Ido not get s from you.” I list t grav . ; monster de suite,” saying ‘‘Amen” ti family prayers, and marched off to get the wretch’s breakfast. Cafe an lait! Hot milk in ! The thing anknown in the mountains. [ kuew bo 1 it to tease me. I got some real cream, ind had the pleasure of stating to him with y best accent, “Qui n'y etait pasda lait aud. mais ily a la creme de ia creme,” and t the pitcher n before him. He dit e his eyes then, and I gavehim what you ickedly call one of my long-lashed giances, and had the pleasure of seelng bin wince a little, and thatis allthe satisfaction he g: outetme. The staid gentleman was parz ly zed. But it would make you laugh to see tt side of human nature which I have see since I puton disguise. Can this be tt pear to our servants? I asked myse 'y, it is like seeing the wrong side of your i work, after having always seen the . I feel sometimes that I hate the apper ave been kept on a wild gal i around the table and out hsonng Master Wryfa me Biter the other, that t! » which he, having a ftof the y needing a goot spanking, itarrives, end tries t t having exhaas ourees. in parple a did vot have hot and cold 1 the sleeping rooms, and look t severity. ember I growled as I sh rushed © ef the Right to see t tu rise, & ad covere bim just a I did nott bie Jlies @ quiet, w 1 his wife, v their congresatic rai time t ul mate « servants when I first goth: i never coull d at me becau t terms with eve joing my best to wil zx Ii was not very hard. Mynaturat nacy caused me to coneiliate the heat him a dish of potatoes g his breakfast, with gach respect, as to a superior being, t looked apon meas a well-meantig per-oneversince. Then, among ti there are two or three realiy ni ersous. We ail slesp in one end of a gr rret. which is horrid, because, of coarse, I like a room to myself —but that is not 80 bad as the hay fever. I would rather sieep peace- fally with a dozen others in a hut than éze my Lead off in lonely grandeur on a 1 pillow. 1 spoke of the rather nice- ng middle-aged woman whoshowed me the garret dormitory on my arrival. She is Engish, named Sarah, and has Such a sai story. I noticed her one day, when sue hap- penéd to be alone with me uphere, looking A( a pho’ograph of a bright little boy, which: she atterwart laid dowa with a sigh and a very sad face. I took itupend admired it, which was sufficient to draw her oat # littie, and by degrees I gotitall. So sad, my dear, altbough she only hinted at some of it. “J was so bright and rosy ouce,” she sali, With an unconscious sigh; ‘ and Ben was so fond of me.” Bat, im spite of all, he took todrinking and bad ways, and the privations and poverty broughi on them Killed the bright littie boy Whose pieture she had; he was a delicate child, bot easily raised. Ben went from bad to worse, until, as I could just make out, he did some dreadful thing and was trans- jorted. Then she, unable to endure the sha. in the viliage where she was knowao and had been respecte’, came to America and was merely @ servant; an bonest and faithtul one, too, let meadd. Well, | erted, foo. She was so simply full of grief, and bad accepted it all as her lotin life, thatit moved me very much. I never bave seen any trouble, living as I do, such a well-behaved, orthodox New I nd village, where there 18 a poor- d I believe six people in it; and sever I have been away from home it iwayss lo visit you or Faunie Cecil or Belle 1 gay rich girls, and we skimmed th ream, and my greatest grief was a litt sort of vexedness sometimes tat not so nuch money Nor so many fine clothes as you milliovaires. This is the frst time I ever sat iv an obscure garret and listened to an hon- ~tst of real heart-lreaking trou bie, whe: Son who suffere| most was least to This woman woul! be a treasure wo careworn housekeeper, and I am going rest myseit in getting her a good, per- lace among some of you people Tts and full purses. nes & sitosome of the otuer women ti neat and orderly, and painstaking. When 1 see how the others bang the spoons, cracx When he Was eatir anal the tumblers, leave thumb-marks on the . boats dow! acks of rally conduct themselves as y had sowed the Wiod and were | plog the whirlwind Mr. Seers occasionally acts as a hyena, as hedors. In fact, 1am behind the scenes now, and have leaned to look at things in such & way that when I get off my disguise shall pever be so unsophisticated as I was. So far, I have not hada touch of my an- sl enemy. I breathe freely, aud’ this at taln air makes me feel like a bird on a ub; my eyes are not great places of tears, rose is not rubbed down flat to my face, ually is at this time of year; 1 am red to death every ht, stand in daily fear of seeing some! y who will know ne, and—enjoy If hugely. My only grief is that I eannet have avy time to see ihe mag- uificent views, or go on any of the expe- ditions to different points. Toere 1s a mag- uifcent view from the windows of our motaal garret, bat lam so horribly sleepy when I have to get up in the moruiug that I donot half enjoy it i efore I stop writing I must give you m: last tussle with Ton of Ton. fis hat eon away for @ day or two, and hal returoed with bis mother and sister. I think he bad been telling them about me, for they looked at me when they first came into the dining room, and sat at a table where Ialways 1 do not wou- wait. AsIwenot up to Mrs. Ton to get her orders, I thought myself, “Here is the world and the flesh toat the catechism talks about,” and she looked as me as if I were of the dust of the earth—which I am ands» is she. according to Genesis. The sister is u pretty little thing, with the brainof a butter- fy, aud a good deal bullied by her mother, as 1 saw in @second, and a worshipper of her brother. Mrs. Ton gave me her order, commanded her di r to take certain things, and then Mr. 2 calmly addressed mein German. I wastakea back fora seo- ond. I hate German; [ never would study it, or learn a wont of the language when I wasin Germany. BuatI was determinei he should not pin me tn that way, so « listeaet with civility, and then ictly remarked in italian (I have ited that langaage ex- actly Six months), ‘Non capisco quelia lin- gua, signore; disogno lel di parlare Francesi | o Italiano.” That extinguished him He suddenly came down in Eoglisu, and I saw them laughing as I turned away, even bo lonty mamma. Did I not get a scalp then? . I use up the one evening which is mine during the week in boiling over to you, bee cause you are my only refuge, Be ‘patient, like the dear old girl you are. ant hear all I have toray. Goodby! As ever, Beckie Gray. SEPTEMBER 3. 4 ear Gustave: Your letter haa come, and I gve you my blessing for it. 1 knew you would rot thin my escapade up here 89 very valve of money se thought sometimes that certain friends of mine were altogeiner feo exreml of their mo: nd might spend ita little more freely. There is vothing like utting the shoe on the ot aving another man’s ho'l tore, fo make sou sec Ul my (pinion that to earn & bunere sixteen. and I value them according. They will belp my passage home. and will go tomy leart to see the contvetor or ticket mester take them as if tees were like i hard enough here are ooly al) (he meney 1hat came into his hand. iteld seu ad ut my Engiish Sarab in my estiletier and forget to say that I was on very gecd terms with all the women-sr- vaurts, as Iaim to be; bat I did not expect to comoch to really interest me in them as Besices Sarah, 1am now watehing one ambermaiis. She is @ you 6.42.0 a8 pretiy and empty-headed x can be. Plomp. rosy saves? blue ey yellow Lair, good teeth. and so silly ant eo ous cf her prettiners! Follof tittess and small airs, always Lotieed by the men. and 4X8 Tene y 10 be noticed. alone; that is, without # this hotel, noone to speak a warning word, and she toore giddy than the wild goa! of the hills; though that is # slander on the goats, ever lose their balance and fall ‘less in her work, siatternly in ber y, and not neat, you know, and I se erbratas whe muse kee pers destrnctive of er and china wherever they are. So I Jooked upon her from my heights, and it was net until yesterday that [ saw’ something which made me realize suddenly that she is Woman, worthy of being regarted as such, and kept from degradation, into which she scemed likely to fall. All [saw was just a glarce, anda word which I did not’ hear, from one of the gentlemen—I suppose I mast cull him that, ashe boards here, as he and the girl passed each other in the hall. It was bis look that startled me; she only giggled and blushed. looked foolish, and’ I think does not at all comprehend the danger there may beforner. I have been enllivating her aequaintance ever since, and I find her as vain ard empty as I supposed, bat not bad. Tam glad now that there has been no flirt: tion between Ton of Ton and myself, so that the can have nothing to fling at me in case , Lever have tospeak out freely. I have also been watching the so-called gentieman, and I consider Lim ag a person who about seeking what he may devour. He does not lock ner act like Ton of Ton, who, I am sure, is & thorough gentleman, I must_stop writing here, for I am deat sleepy. The bouse is fall of people, who all bees everything all the time, ani I am tired, Ivo of the on! older friend in SEPTEMBER lays later, cara mia, and 1 am pot as Ured 2nd cross 28 @ thle bear. as when L let { off writing, the other night. Ihave loads to write about. T told you before about the Four flitter #kippet Ellen, whose path led amo ig Gargers unless she how I know L wa } bate bis eurling ks, ard t ied her ways, and That man! how I « hair, and his red beefy, sensuous mouth, bis skers, and exegant expanse of nest covered With eaeh fine ft | eb jt | #8 iLseemsto me. And t foolish | Ellen thinks bim “splendid! is fascinate bis eyes and bis whiskers, an! late for the fi s&W it born 1 lo see th see that be is ¢ Selfish, and She ought to wait or at table. the other day, ar ick up | aod gnaw anh growl toma ter was here before 1 earn. WHS eolne sor A h Etlen aii tt Taaak yesterday was my “even t the other servant Mt instead of writing to you, as I usuall thought | would go oul to @ high lili, fic | from the house, whieh giv good ¥ | he sunset and @ far reach of the vals | the river w & throvgh it. I wa i I giory of lke sun: nt, z in ‘the valleys, u it wre alr I started back full of the beauty I had seen, and vowing that all the poetry I had read about sause:s | fell short of the reality, when I heard voices bebind me. I must explalo here thal the path winds in and around projectiog boul}. ers and ledges, fo that sometimes in your walk you creircle a knoll whien you couid look or speak across. I wenton, and heard Ellen's voice, and in the same second the volce of the dreadful man in reply. I stopper, feeling instantly that all my fears were go ing to be verified. In the moment that I stopped, stricken first by the shock of know- ing what I feared was going to be trae, that I must meet the trial alone, I heard im say,‘ You coine with me, my dear, and we will be so happy;” the rest I lost,’ and then I beard a haif sob from her. 1 trembled as I paused, but somehow this sob overthrew ail feeling except a towering, righteous an- ger, and J rushed down the path and came on them like # thunder storm fresh from the hills. They were standing as I knew they were. I stopped for no explanation, but took bold of Ellen’s hand; she cried out when she saw me, and struggled to get away, and he said, In an insulting tone, “Let her alone— what are you meddling here for?” But his anger was nothing to mine. I cannot express to you the rebinarg of rage I was in, except to say that my disposition is such I donot dare to get angry, and that I was ill the next day, as a result. ‘1 wasted no words on him. “Come, come,” I said to Ellen, ‘come away pig him. He will destroy you body and soul.” J think the man would have struck me if I had showed a particle of fear, but I was borne far above that. Ellen erled in a little, feeble way, and sald: “No, no, he Is good; he wants to take me with bim.” ‘There was no time to lose in “What are you crying for, then? 3 “‘has he not offered to marry you? Will be make you his wife? Something made me add, “iias ne not one already?” and even in the gathering dark- ness I saw the rascal tituch and draw back. Hen, Ellen,” said I, “he will bring you to shame and grief; you shall not be ied by | him,” and I drew her away two or three steps. He saw I was going to prevail, and sprang after us. Quick as lightning. 1 pushed ber past me eo that I was between them, and id: “Let heralone! Your wife shall hear of Uns, sir. I have watched you and know you.” Was thatalie? When i commenced saying it I meantonly that I knew what sort of a man be was, but I saw he took m2 as meaning that I knew his name and all about bim. Idid notundeceive him. But, if I had Wished to explain, there was time, for Who should come along the path at that moment but Ton of Ton! + What is all this’? | said he; “you here, Bett, Remember, I #m in disguise. Propriety allows a young man to eail a servant by her first name after she bas waited on him at table a moath. I did not feel that we needed his protection, I Was etsuch a hight and storin of passion; | but bis appearance made an end of matiers sooner than otherwise might have beeu. I Was holding that villain at bay, but there was so much Uger ip him, who kuows if 1 coud have continued? Ellen was a poor little reed shaken by the wind, and whoever | came off victor would take her. How the | Uger-cat cowed when he saw a man of his own size opposed to him! Lon of Ton wool the sense of the thing almost before I maragad io say: “This man wonld have made ber goot! with him.” The viilain foand Ubal the f. rious glance cast upon him by Tou of Ton was too suggestive oi an iminediate kicking, I suppose, for be suddenly turued, fled past Filer on the wings of the wind, and I hope spent the pight somewhere out-duors; a@l a: y rate we Saw bo more of him. His lug- gage Was sent for, the nextday, but he did wot putin an appearance. Tou of Toa be- haved like the gentleman bets. After the fight of the scamp I began to feel a littie shaky—the effects of fon into such a really awful rage—and I feit very much like crying along with Ellen, wno had uestied on a big pebble in a comfortable position, and Was crying like a waterfall. He waited a few Minutes without saying anytning, and thea in a tone fuil of soothing and’ strength: “Now the fellow bas goue, we must get that gir! quietand back tv a fow minutes, aud she may creep in without being noticed. If sne is hot missed, nobody need kuow of this.” He took things tn such @senstble way that it braced me upto my natural self again. [ went to Ellen, feeling that I had been a good ceal buffeted and driven about by storms, but that I had not been blown dowa. Leom foried Ellen exactly as if ske had been a bany; told her the bad man had gone—that he should not plague her auy more; nobody Was going to hurt ber now—exactiy like a frightened ehild, yon see, and putied her up, Rotem ber bat, and headed her toward hom ‘he path Wes So barrow two could not walk abreast. so I made her put her hand behind her, which I took hold of, and so we weat along, Ton of Ton following. Just before the last tura in the path would bring us to the lights ef the house, soma thing very —_— happened. Ton of Ton leaned toward me and wiuispered,“ Prineess!"" it gave me a@ great starl. Was it not a corious coincidence? Just what I have been calling myself to you aud the people at bome. It upset all’ ray presence of mind, and I covered myself with everiasting dis- by answering, —y “How did you inow I was a princess?” If there had been any dayligut 1 am sure I should have seea a Yesterday was pay-day, and [have flere just @ month, anc I had $16 of United States greenbacks t into my hands. How nice it ix to be ta receiptof a gular income! I never earned a dollar be- | foe. Lo d now sem og about the I know it | thing, | Here ste ts | | ir was, tt | @ swerrd know the prit instinet, b 2 I got very red the | there, if !t was dark. He went o | Know yeu must teil me all about this—how yon came to meet tacm and save her, aud Lew much Of a stroggie you had before I camevp. Iteit that T was coming into a cp ec’ore as I rounded that rock.” | “lL was, confess, so utterly satjagated by his calling me princess that I hastily prom- isd, and we went on to the how where Ellen and | escaped upstairs, luc! with- ont being noticed. My opinion of the tbis- tle-cown Ellen would have been heightened | if ithad been she that tumbled and tossed | all night. But I regret to say that she, after ssirg through such pertl, was asieep long fore the other servants came chattering up. Fearcely &woke with all their noise, and broke into & good heal thy snore, the moment carkoess and stile began, I,on the con- | trary, lay looking at the dim rafters of the | roof in the starlight until — morving; and when @ ghostly moon shone in, about 2 o'clock, It made me dream horrible things. | Consequer tly I looked like a ghost the next | dey. while Elien was as much a full-blown | cabbage rose as ever. Ton of Ton gave me one slance of pity when he came in to bis | breakfast, but madé no other sign. Ellen Was @ liitie more quiet than usual, and she did come to me as soon as she found a chance | and said in an awkward, confused wa, aq am glad you did send that horrid man_off, | last night. I know he was bal, now. Mrs. Seers (wife of ovr proprietor) told me she was glad be was gone,for ske hai ben watching bim, and thought he was not very nice.” Not very niece! Mrs. Seers might have watched, simply, until the girl was actually carried off, and all her watchiog would Bave done no good without! some a> tien. Do you suppose it was mere chance that sent me Gown that path just when I went that night? Ten minutes later [might | you enjoyed your summer trip, have been just teo late. Such things maxe one think all sorts of strange thoughts, as you would know If I would write them oa Well, this letter is like a dime novel; b this is All the startling you will have.” We all go away some now, and nothing more can happen. But mydear girl, it is glorious not to have sneezed a single while I have been here—to be able to shake my fist at that box | of handkerchiefs (gentieman’s size) whico ts | do’ nin the bottom of my trunk. Not to be ged to say “Repubdikad knub” when I am talkirg polities, aud not to have, as you would say, the long lashes of my starry eyes bung wiih tears, and the eyes theniselves red and green with rubbing. Here's gooi- night and a good conscience As ever, BECKIE GRAY, Sepremnee 20. Dear Gustava: The thing I have dreaded ever since [have been here has come to pass. I have lived in Micawberish fear that som thing would ture up, avd, yesterday, dust and ashes were on my hea because some- thing did. I saw some well kuown tranks in the hall, and to make assurance sure, there was “H. L. Cecil; avd oa another “FE S.C.” There! the game ts up. You know how impulsive our tntimate friead Fannie Ceellis. I fett itall, and ran ai mace a line shot of myself forherdoor. Alas! as I was tutuing from the staircase heal to go along the passage-way to her room, be- bold she had come. half way along it, and Ton ef Ton emerging from his room at moment, I had the pleasure of seeing bow and go up to her. If she had secn me she would have given a hailoo and fatlen onmy neck. My movements were of the ng kind for the next tive minutes, arid ayed, in the dining room, that whe + and her father came in to supper tr | ight be placed back toward me and at & ance. Of courte that perverted heat terset them sothat Mr C-ceil facel me aS near-signte 1, j trusted that be bad lost, left, or smashed h eye glasses. No, the wretch calmly put them on and gazed: serene ound to tae region where I was, in the Course of his Let Leoukii ry ve told when cea yes rested on hb k hair as cer. tainly as it an oxyhydrogen blowplpe bad pened on il full blast. es bin ith him avd I hatet him y I presented a young la ty ting on with pickles ere Rugar, aad baby's Lam? Ss indignan’ aged to com a is gen- aight =I ton would be Larved e time I got back. id lawyer ott Uy Spoken to around fall of pf all Ton of t eagie eye, and : was a. siination somewhere. Isaw itall iu about a quarter Of aglance, and how I felt! Don't tale to me about leading a forlorn hope; it is a mere juke to facing inquiring friends under unex Je Cted cireumstanees with a dish of toast in your banc; especially when theawkwardness jx ail in the toast and your conselence is clear. Lexpectet Fannie would get up, tear oss the ro ratl me by my name, de. mand a: Instant explanation, and that made mede-perate. Putting down the toast, and 4 to pour milici of the vin boyed Mr. Cecil's upon somett But you cane was regard! ily th ‘o them, asked Faunie if there was anything Icoult do for her, and said in an impera. manner; “Keep st'll! Don’t say @ word.’ want the butte of her nose, and I pushed it half an inch Leéarer aud went back to my own table, leay- | ing Mr. C very much tumbled up aad own in his mind. What Ton of Ton thought I bad no means of knowing, for I did bot dare fo much @S move an eye-lash in his direction. There was one consolation in bis being @ gentleman. I knew he would Lot ask Fannie about me because he | must have seen that I did not wish to be known. But I feltasifa ik of bumble-bees: vers up when Fannie went to her room, and I, on the watch, tapped soon as she closed It. She gave one small howl and seized me around the neck before 1 could stop her, and we had a good old-time ae and then she asked me forty questions in less than the fourth of a second, finishing up with, “Now, Beckie, what does it ali mean?” It did not take long to explain, and she laughed over my being incog., and de- clared it was good enough fora story. Then Mr. Cecil, whose room was next, heard us, apd came thumping ou the door, and re- lieved his mind as soon as he saw me, knocking off bis spectacles in his excite- ment, and giving me two Kisses, which pleased me, he is usually 80 reticent and dignified. Then I had to explain and ex- pound tohim and swear him to eternal so- erecy, Which I had the greatest difficulty to doing, and I bad to knock him clean off his feet, to lo speak, because he was deter- mined I should stay the rest of the time at his expense. I talked and reasoned, and he declined to listen to reason. “Sir,” said 1 and struck au attitude, whea, in the course of human events, if becomes necessary tbat @ decent regard for one’s eyes aud hose requires 2n Unprecedented fleeing to tbe mountains for refoge, 1 stand not upon the order of my going, but go. Sir, my in- dependent flag is nailed to the mast, and mun shat! haul it down and pay my bills f me.” Atthis Night of unreason he became > reasonable, and he went to talking about Evrope. About half past 10 I came away to go tomy garret, and of course came upou tT Ton going to his room. The ereatare Jways around, and I believe now he jump back when he met Fanme la t frernoon, fathomed my inteutions. He lingered a little as I came along, and Ieaught ihe words, ‘Princess, you have not’—as | flashed by him. Suppose Thad not! Did he Ubink I was going (> stop there at that time of night to explain auything? Besides, I uu not going to explain. How eould I talk vw bim about Ellen? I know his full name now—heard him by ita week ago, and thea had the curiosity to look in the register for the first Lime aod get bis fuli name and résiieuce. I am cer- lain he is the fellow Who Was & classmate of Hoimes when he was in college, and Holmes, who, you know, is @ great friend of mine, used to rave about him to no end. If this pe the same fellow, he belougs lo a s8well-froat old Boston family; and if I were @ million. aire princess, iustead of @ young person in moderate circumstances, his mother never would have her son on friendly terms with a girl who had larked oif to the Wulte moun tains as @ base and common dining-room irl, She never had either the fall cold or 4 ttom to her gees And it is possible Tou of Tou himself mow f feel only & curiosity about me, and lose luterest as soon as m: mystery is dispelled. Besides, all this will be over in 4 few days—this Is the 2%ta of Sep tember, and we go away the Ist of October. OcroBeR 19. Home ee ! Idid not to finish my letter here, but i seem to bedoing It. I have slept every morning for@® week uutil 8o'clock to celebrate the fact that 1am not in @ garre: and need not get up at suurise. My mothec expected to see me filled with the frait of my own Cevices. So I am, but not uu pleasant, Life is not without its rewards. By my skill fal strategy I saved myself much misery of body. I can set a table fora clam bake or the sbah’s wedding breakfast; my English Saran lace tn your family, thistle- gown Ellen has biownover 4 newileaf, has interested Mrs. Seers in ber, and is going to stay with her all winter, learning how to se bouse nicely. I — peopel enough lo pay my passage bome re; father, who advanced the money to take ms up there;my business-like promptitude in the last- mentioned act astonished geutle- man, Idid it with such an air as of man to man and asking no favors. Bat I must tell iz to the | office to find ber room, which discovered, [ | | | putting on acool, quiet look, I walked over | it was within halfan inch | | my sleeves until about half past 9, | at the door almost as | gentleman—Ton of Ton, his mother and sis- | ter, and Betty the dloing-roon gir! #li bustied into the stage and clanksi and jangied own to the station I resumed my stylish traveling dress, my pobby hat. ant my precious last pair of French boots. Witu loves on you Would not bave dreamed that i had ever hunded soup or cut breat. Attine little station were guests from the other houses, and, the first 1 knew, litile Holmes, with bis red bair and pug nose and sweet manly face, dawned on my horizon, and nred an enthusiastic greeting at my feet. low m embarrassing questions he did ask m yherehad I been? Why had he not known? Where was the rest of my part ete. ete. I was so glad to see him I forgot all about lookers-on, il we chatted awa: like two swallows On a house-top, antil bappened to turn, aod there was Ton of Ton \ ming at me with ail sorts of things in his jace. Misehiet, triumph—I'll have you now: can't get away this time; no nse! | am golag to know about you and make an enemy of a frierd! All that was written on his fea tures, and fairly made lis moustache curl up to his nose. Holmes followet my exes—I suppose there was @ sort of hb fascination visible in my face —turaed, saw Ton, and exclaiming: “Waat! Mather bere’ started afterhim. They ha: ye greeting. talked afew minutes, and 1 saw Ton of Ton asked to be introduced to me. The way tue innocent Holmes pranced up to me with bim, and the flourish with watch he named us to each other and declare’ hix happiness in making two such friends of his acquainted was enough to destroy aayb>iy who kvew the whole thing. Ton ot Ton looked graver than John Rogers at the et ake, said he was happy to Know ine and had lua) desired to become acquainted with moe. Tesponded with the face ofa tombstone, bat when be commenced such tnuocent and so elety questions you been long in tbe mountains, Bet— Miss Gray Have “and mes there Was so much laughter t tried ni dint ne Mrs. Ton sat there ‘ng wis 1 turning pea-green at the v. lonishing state of things, while his sister was torn between violest surprise and her raling ent that her brother could do no looked a Little puzzled Such fun as we had all the way to Boston! Ton of Ton vibrated between the seat where his me and sister we where Holmes and I were. During a pau ata station, while his mother was bu late pears from the window, he ab-tactad sister, brought her over, introduced her, and | patd ho attention tehis mother when sh turned round isurveyed him with an a ful look. Of course, T was dancing with | mischief—that it is not necessary to men. Uon. Ton of Ton lapsed easily into Fren once, at which Miss Mather pieked up ber ears and thought there was going to be a joke. Bat Leaid, with all the tnnocence of bew milk, “On at German? How nice it sound hn Thad studied tt | when in school y laughed. and Miss | Matber looked thoroughly mystified. Poor | Holmes does not Know ‘to this day what | abysses and volcanoes he was on the brink of while we all rode merrily t . Too of Ton asked if I ever visited Boston, and | hoped to be permitted to call next time I was there, and then asked leave to come and cal! on meat home, averring that be often had oceasion to go through here on business. I did not believe him, and do not expect to see him, but of course I was polite. And so endeth my tale. T am ionesome and bl probably I miss the work and bustle of house. How the suow will be fall on it very soon! Good-bye, with much love. Beckie Gray. P.S.—A blue nosed telegraph boy is at the | gate. Doyou think it could bea telegram trom Ton of Ton’ mo with fifty leust lonesome. ress? es | What is my most Biess you, Gastava—tless BEckis. becor eversio 3! tg ssee- An Honest Living. Two or three days ago a young Detroiter was com; P siness maa that jo. no show of employ: ment. and soundly berated the hard times “If L were & young man I wouldn't be 1d) a day,” mt the business man. Go t work at Avyibing—take anything that of fers—keep busy, even if you don"t maxe enough lo replace your boot leatuer.” Tai this way, the business man fired the young mas’s heart. He felt encoaraget Other men bad made fortunes from small nnings, and grit Would win over adversity He resied around for two or three days more, and then bought twenty boxes of blaeing and Started to peddle them out from house ‘9 house His experience as related by hiav was as follows ‘0. sir; we don’t want ax wear blue clothes here ” house: “Blueing?” “No, sir good thing for you my husband is home! You ivok just like the man who st cour cog!’ Third house: The door strack his toes and he was landed on the ground with such fore Uhat bis spine was jarred two inches out of line. Fourth honse: “Bluetng!” “I believe you | belong to a gang of bum ars, and are skalk ing around to steal Une door: & 2 Git out, eCOU Like an angel she said in a loud voice, “I~ Fifth house: ‘Ten cents a box! You are an extortioner, sir, @nd if you dou't get outvi Unis yard I'll have my sous help youoat! | want you to understand that I haven't kept _ house twenty-elght years and don’t kaow | that the bluest kind 0 blueing is sold fur six cents a box and a bar of soap thrown 1 | Sixth house: Woman pressed her nose against a front window until it was as flat as a shingle, and squeaked out: “Here's aa- other o’ them agents—call the dog!” That young man has stopped work. No business man can fire his heart again, AN INCIDENT OF THE WAR.—The Spring- | field (iL) Journal prints a communication, | which reads thus: “A democratic news- per of Springfield, lil, tells of a young _ lawyer from that city who, during re | bellion, found himself on one of General Banks’ steamboats on Red river, when an order was issued to put all civilians ashore; | but who, refusing to be put ashore, bad him- self placed under arrest, and taken to the headquarters of General Banks. There he Was given @ pass by the general and set at liberty. One day he was in the tent of the provost marshal, when an old lady came in and complained of the destruction of a large amount of cotton. The provost mar. shal introduced her to the ‘young lawyer,’ Who undertook her case, took the is, shook the dust of Alexandria from his feet, bid his friend, General Banks, adieu, and left for the north. He prosecuted his claim successfully, taking 1t from the district court in Springfield to the Sapreme Court in Washington, and back again to the district court, where it was decided. ‘He recovered every dollar’s Worth of the cotton,’ says the paper, ‘and the old lady gave him one third, amounting to $75,000, and thanked her stars that she had ever been introduced to Wm. | M. Springer, who now sits side by side with that same General Banks iu the 44th Con- gress.’ On this same income of $75,000 Mr. Springer refused to pay his income tax, was prosecuted, and his fine homestead was sold by the U.S. marshal to satisfy tne execution in behaif of the goverament. ‘The young lawyer’ is now trying to persuade the U.S. | court to restore his property. Time will de- termine as to how he will succeed.” ONE May Day, between ninety and one | bundred years ago, John, tenth Earl of Westmorciand, while diaing with Mr. Cuil the banker, said: “Give me your opinion | this case. Suppose you were in love with | girl, and had no hope of getting her father’s consent Lo your marrying, Whal would you do?” To which the unsuspecting banker re- plied, Do! why, run away with her, to be sure.” A nightor two afterward Lord Wesi- moreland eloped with Miss Sarah Anz Child in a@ post chatse and four. The post chaise took Miss Sarah Anu on board some- where near Berkeley Syuare House. An | alarm was given by the watchman, wao found the hail door open. Mr. Caild at once posted in pursuit,ou the North Road, aud managed to gain on the ranaways. It'was | not, however, until Northumberland was | reached and entered that the second post chaise came within sight Of the first, and then Lord Westmoreland, standing up to Or Mr, Childs veniel of the jeading. horses of Mr. vehicle, was in consequence. Tais bold proceeding gave the lover’s Lime to cross the border and get married by the Gretua Green blacksmith. During the short iatervai between this maich and the aeath of Robert Child, he never fur- gave Lord aud Lady Westmorelaud. ‘we Perstuxon.—A few days ago we re- ceived @ small box of persimthous from a subscriber, Mr. J. C. Evans, of Hariem, Mo., pearly that are equal to foreiga da‘es. ofthis fratt that annually oo to ste ah i is waste shou. not be dried and sent to market. Tnere ‘ou about that journey home. On the ist of” Setober: there Was a grand bebe Id at Spo and gu went house. Servants together. Cook aad walter, lady and Bot to be counted, Clara's Masquerade. “My dear Marion, 1 believe you are the only disinterested friend Ihave to wort but ifsou knew how tired Iam of what call wy immunities, you would no: try persuade me from my purpose—tf you ow Liong be treated, once In my life, simple Ciara Vining, wiluout a peuny to my Dame The petted heiress tossed a diamond brace let among the glittering treasures of her jewel-box as she spoke, and looked at her iriend appealingiy. They were totally unlike wo who were 60 inseparable. Marion Barclay was dark-eyed ffand « y as an Egyptian queen; Clara V eyed, jike a di ning Was a blonde aud blae- T of the sun. “It's such @ very odd whim, dear,” mur- mured Marion. “I am sure evorybody loves What have you don He we ke. I belt * Clara sal herescritoire. “1 be writing to som and the other | But it was a lo Want to see Miss Bar Her friend appose ‘one else 4 { into my take for me. same tome, a velope. 1 neyer y examined the billet. the offeuding passage, | the beaut sing Very far from «damaat, | zed ber golden charms as ex Dg all Others in his exes. You poor. dear Ciara!” ¢ “Bat men are not al tet Ame Miss | nas | that “Tam satisfied that they are vatany rate lam Tt will be re nee in fe Ay Seerel, wou “Gh. cortal Bot think? You are ceriain > t Ciara. Any one who had ever sean yoa be- fore woukt Know you @t once, nu matier what you were.” pee t kr about that. I don't like the same with my hatr taken of curl and dressed plain, Tve been looking over the advertisements this morning, aud t ‘esa tam ton bal wacts a chambermaid take to cook or b int x arion did as s ced disapprovingly still. «How will you account tor your absences she ask + Poor n be g to understand that I am visiting some friends ata distance. That is ensy enough.” . itthis Miss Wilber,” glancing at veriL nt Clara brought her She may have al- that case aps Miss Wilbur don’t trust that to my luck, whi bas been bad so long It's me for # ge. If sh hasn't any use for a bman, Vi offer t e T cay Van ated outof my eiauce of the Ui @ struggie. ¢ that she don"t Know you. ou plas 3 yor Sto tioder r part 1 win- aship at the 1 1OOKS. Walier Sloan, the his I Le ound that Miss Wr 1 Laat thedriver ther to stam » properly, @ received Uni it of being + onee in ber ite; for Miss Wilt: wonld keep her, becuse of her about wages, lectared be of the dutie pre’ eto perform, in fact, Miss Wilbur’ © Was so sharp sometimes as to bring ars lo Clara’s face. Miss Wilbur's own maid, who was a very nice, lady-Hke sortof @ person, bal « what sbrew ist | er mistress, «lid duty i a like manner Whenever that laly Was not on cuard Mean while Clara, In epite of her unskillf. played so artfully as to deceive even Walter Sica, who took the lady's maid for tbe beiress. paid her such assiduous riship as bade fair to melt that falr crea 's scruples abouLmarrying a coachman. I bope,” said Miss Wilbur, sharply, one mornivg. “you'll manage to Keep my neph- ew's apertinents in decent order while he stays. Ishall be very much displeased if io 8 Mr. Verner is 80 particuiar.” She did not observe the start Brilget cave, avd would bave been utterly at a loss tor its meaning if sbe bad. “I dou't care,” declared Bridget, as soon she was alone; “I'll stay all the same, if is Lucien Verner. If he recognizes me, I'l pretend to have lost my money.” She watching from the upper landing When he came, and it was Lucica Verner. She took to dowdying herself after that as Much as porsivie, and went about her duties With #n old hood pulled over ber face. She did pot really know whether she wanted to be reeognizet or pot. Somebody elise had wee pengen Nerner also. Walter Sloan ut- tered an oath when he found who Miss Wil- bur's nephew was. If he recognizes my beiress, and she finds thathe didn’t write that letter after all, it night make a difference.” He had made geo! progress, however, with the lady’s maid, Miss King,as she was called, and for fear Verner, who was @n old ac- quaintance, should recognize him, be sum- monbed the real coachman back to his place. after baving expedited his business with Miss King by asking and receiving ber cou- sent to become his wife. Marion Barclay was in raptures at the re- port of his success, But both were anxtou while the heiress and Lucien Veraer re- mained under the same roof, Lucien Verner, meanwhile, without really baying sny suspicions,regarded Miss Bridget With manifest uneasiness and curiosity. Every movement, every transient glunpse Of this girl, whose face he had seen but once, and only fora moment then, reminded him of one to Whom ali the devotion of his man- hood had gone forth beyond recall. The consummation of this little came at cross purposes came in this fashion Brioget bad not been in attendauee in the dining-room since the arrival of Mr. Ver ber, oWing to the fact that Miss Wilbur was afraid to trust ber there. On Christmas day, au hour before dinner, the girl who usuaily waited was taken ill) and Bridget was summoned to dil ber place With inward consternation and outward equanimity, she prepared todo 80, and was Standing demurely at her post wiea Miss Wilbur and bernephew entered. Lucien Vernier hesitated one pnzziet In- stant, then he advanced, pale wita sarprise and joy, and extended his hand. yining?” *# * © © J am so giad you have tired of that foolish masquerading business, dear,” said Marioa Barciay to ber friend Miss Vintug oue mora- ing. as Ciara, restored to her own aristo- cratic belongings, rocked softiy to and fro in @ velvet-cushioned easy cnair. “I have a brother come since your eclipse, Clara. May 1 bring bim this evening?” “I—Lam engaged this evening to go out with Mr. Verner,” murmaret Clara Vining. timidly. “In fuct, I may as wetl tell you Lucien explained about that letter that au- gered me so, and—we are Ww be marrict, Ma- rion, love.” Marion Barclay barely contained her con- Ssterpation Ull she got a home and told Wal- ter Sloan. “Have vou @ picture of Miss Vining?” de- manded Welter, upon mm & hintoft the train began to dawa, as fils sister told her story. ‘Marten brought him one. He glance! at it, and grew pale and then red. “That is not the girl I've been making love to,” be said, angrily. “I thougnt all the time the other was the prettiest, bat she was so very Hibernian I didn’t imagine she could be the heiress.” “Is it possible you were such a simpleton?” exclaimed Marion. “I'm glad I'm pot married to the other one,” declared Sloan, ruefully. A wRIT#R in the Pall Mall er ignoran a f i * fretted Marion Barclay | fbrother, Walter Sloan. “I've red so long to bring.» two to | nd now to think that would get urd whit tn her bead Marion, alined the youn idlrese Miss Vi bermaid, why br a DRY GoODs. L ny men: NG SILAS, LACKS ang THIN MATERLALS Will be sold at great redact Good IK, superior colors. at @1 4%. ae JON T MITOBELL, 931 Poona. ave, LL THE REEMA CLOA KS » rT thaa { 22 Cloaks recnerd to @ are O15. Moreciponsivegar: Proportion MITUNELL, 931 Pouna. ave SRROCCED ON ALL THE Bm STOCK of PRESS GouDs HAIG. CASHMERE, be me room for Goods. JOHN T. MITOHRLE, Si Peonsyivania avenue. LL poMast Steet nes, Pillow Cot ‘am rice, Drills, Drews Liniogs, Quilts, White Gade. Ham: borg Rdging—#i the loweat market rate. 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