Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-01-13

we'd on The ground. he has not been heard o.
since. We could write a column by way o
documentary upon this Circumstance, but think
that the facts in the case speak so plainly ior
themselves that not a single remark is needed to
| give them force. We wish the lady Joy at heI
escape, for the Count in disguise is no doub' .
scheming villain at heart"
Poor Arabella was drerdiully cut down when
this notice met her eye. liwas long time be-
fore she yenlured into company again, and ever
alter had mortal aversion TO mousiaches and
imperals. The Count never after made his ap-
Pearance in Philadelphia.
The young man named Marsion, who had jes-
ted with Abel Lee about the loss ofhis lady love,
was seated in his room some ten minutes
after the sudden appearance Of Mr.. Jones al the
place Of meeting between the lovers, when his
door was thrown open, and in bounded De COuF.
CT, hair and all! Cloak, hat and hair were in
stanily- thrown aside, and a smooth, young,
laughing face revealed itself from behing whis.
kcrs, mouslache, imperials and goalee.
"Whcre's the CounIessl" asked Marston, in a
merry voice. "Did she laintl'
"Dcar knowsl The sturdy old American
father of hers got me by the throat before
could say Jack Robinson, and was glad make
off with whole skin. Arabela arrived at the
moment and gave glorious scream. OF any
thing further, deponent sayeIh not.
"She'l be cured Of mousiachcs, or I'm no
prophet"
al guess she will. But the fact is, Marsion," Z"
and the young man looked serious, "lm afraid
this Joke has been carried too far"
"Not at all. The moral effect will tell upon
our silly young ladies, whose heads are turned
with a foreign accent and hairy lip. You ac.
ted the whskercd iop 10 charm. No one
could have dreamed that all was counterfeit"
$50 far as the general effect is concerned,
have no doubt; but I'm afraid it was wrong to
victmize Miss Arabea for the benefit of the
whole race Of weak-minded girls. The effect
upon her may be more serious than we dppre.
hend."
"No, | think not. The woman who could
pass by as true young man as Abel Lee, for a
foreign Count in disguise, hasn't heart enough
to receives deep injury. She will be terribly
mortified, but that will do her good"
"lf turn out no worse than that, shall be
glad. But, must own, now that the whole
thing is over, thar am not as well satisfied with
myself as thought would be. | don't know
what my good sisters at the South would say, if
they knew had been engaged in such mad
cap affair. But lay all the blame upon you.
You, with your cool head, ought to have known
better than 10 start a young hot-brOlned fellow
like me, just let loose from college, upon such q
wild adventure. Pm afraid thar if Jones had
once got me fairly into his clutches, he woulC
have made daylight shine through me-"
"Ha! hal No doubt Of it. But come DON
begin TO look Iong.faced We will keep our
own counsel, and no one need be the wiser for
our participation in this matter. Wait awhile
and lei US enjoy the nine days wonder that will
follow"
But the young man, who was a relative Of
Marston, and who had come 10 the city fresh
from college, just in the nick Of time for tho lat
ter, felt, now that the excitement Of his wild
prank was over, a great deal more sober about
the matter than he had expected to feel. Rea-
son and reflection told him that he had no right
to triAc with any one as he had trihed with Ara
bella Jones. But it was TOO late 10 mend the
matter. No great harm, however, came of it;
and perhaps, good; for year subsequently, Abel
Lee conducted his old flame to the altar, and
she makes him loving and faithful wife.