The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-01-31

"a looked very closely al him and saw tina;
ha did no! mietrust tha; was Brown, ard
could hardly keep from laughing right out
"He can't come in" says |. "There's fell
low by the name Of White that's going 10
cut mm out, hear" eyes, says he, ''Wbite
stands pretty good chance, guess. know
While." "Do you though 2" says |, "Can't
you introduce ne sometime? In return, |
will do you the favor 10 introduce you 10
Brown, whom | am intimately acquainted
with. Browns a pretty nice kind of a fell
.ow, although he may be unfortunate in love
ai',i,s. Hey good na,GroJ iellc& ana |
presume if ne were in my place now. ard
you were White himself, he'd sooner joke
with you than quarrel with you" "Tbat's
Just The way with Whle," says he. "He
would not quarrel with you If you were
Brown"
'T talked with The fellow in this way for
some time, and kept my counlenance go well
that he'll be surprised, reckon when he
learns Pm Brown myself. Wasn't il rich
joke, Lydia?
"Ah, very" replied the glTl laughing hear
lily. "But what noise is thatW
"There are footsteps"
ooh, it is father w exclaimed Lydia no, a
little flushed "Qulck--Quick--you must be
gone"
Brown did not wait for ceremony, but
lodged into the kitchen IN hot haste. He
would have hastened from the house in an
instant, but he heard voice which sounded
SO strangely, that he had very great ouros-
ity 10 know if il was indeed MIR. Little that
had just come.
He crept softly back to the door by which
he had just made his exit, dropped on his
knees and applied his ear to the key-hoe.
Atihat moment he heard noise that soun-
ded SO mnch like hearty kiss, that it made
his heart come up into his mouth as large as
a pumpkin.
He looked; and O, the faithlesness and fick-
lenoss OF woman There was Lydia, blush
ing and smiling in the arms of bis rival, of
his new acquaintance, White,
Browns first impulse was TO break through
the door and eat up his rival, bat he soon
thoueal bette, of il, and determined 10 give
him a few minutes ropgieyo before he de-
molished him entirely .-.--
"i'here, stop,n cried Lydia "You shan't
kiss me again tonight.
"Why not?p asked While.
"Because you didn't come 10 see me at
tho time l appointed. 1t is oil OF twenty
minutes later. That's why"
"You don't imagine wba, good excuse
I've got, said White, laughing.
"What is it"
81 met chap that bothered mo-"
"That was me-" though, Brown, still look
ing through the key-hole. 81 did bother him,
and blufTed him off very nicely, too. I wish
had rung his neck for him"
"You can't guess who it was, LYDIA" said
White laughing.
Do you knowW
"To besure l do--though didn't mistvus.
know him. Ii was my redoubtable uval,
Mr. Brown"
"The plague" muuersd the listener, BIZ
ting his lips in perplexity.
"Did you see that fellow 2" asked Lydia.
40, wish you knew how much fun Pve
had with him. Why the great fool flatiers
himself that am ninny enough 10 love him.
"HighIy complimentary" thought Brown,
grinding his teeth aad looking harmless dag
gers through the key-hole.
"You'd been amused to have heard me
talk with him and lay on tho soft solder.
got the wool over his eyes nicely. He did
not know me and chatled with him about
you, and myself and him, and it went down
like pill taken in apple sauce"
Lydia laughed heartily to think how the
rivals had fooled each other, and each believ-
ing all The time that the game was on his
own side, and White laughed too at The
thought of having play ed such nice game
on Brown.
Brown was the only one that did no. laugh.
The thought OF having been made such a fool
OF, didn't, by any means, inspire him into a
merry mood.
81 can't stand this" thought he, scowhng
at the key-hole. ~ must have my turn now.
White may take my place here in the dark
if be likes, and will step into the sitting
roomn
He sto!e cautiously out Of the back door,
and proceeded around the honse,
A moment after, Lydia and her dear White.
who was having fine time of it, heard the
sound of footsteps approaching towards the
door.
"Il's fatherw cried Lydia, believing the
old gentleman had really come. "You must
not be seen, White. Run in there quicl;
and get out of the house as soon as posi-
blel'
She pushed White into the kitchen and
hastened 10 the front door.
Having made PIP her mouth 10 give her fa-
ther sweet kiss as soon as he entered, she
stood ready to throw her arms around his
neck, when TO her astonishment, who should
appear but Brown.
need scarcely inform the reader that
White impelled by the came laudable Curl
osity which led Brown to make the discov.
cry we have seen already, had his eye 10 the
key-hole.
"Whatl you again W said Lydia, bestow-
;p,, ,,,or Rroun The tiaa abo hod yaearuad for