Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-12-25
CHAPTER SECOND.
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of my bright particular star, and What means
should employ to find her out. / knew little
of the town, which was large one, and to ex-
pect to know the name of my fan. one by {. mere
description was hopeless; there doubtless must
be great many with dark eyes and black hair
within the "bills of mortality" there, us else
where. f1{5i :.
My love fit grew more and more violent in
the course of the day; but tired out at length
with my search, | returned to the hotel and
took out my dresS-coat from my portmanteau
to feed my flame even with the contemplation of
the inanimate business button that had detained
the 'black-eycd divinity" so long. twas with
no little delight now discovered what did not
before catch my eye-a fragment of the silk loop
of her dress still adhered TO the button, twisted
roundsthc shank. pressed it to my lips; it
was lilac in color-and stopped to gently olsen
taDgie it from the bit of brass as gently as
though iit.were tress of my loved ones hair
when something clinked in the skirt pocket /
supposed had left some money there, for in
my perturbation and excitement Iomitted to
search the coat on taking il off the night before
thrust my hand into the pocket. Gracious
me! What did behold, what did | take out
a gold chain bracelet
You could have tbrainedp me with my lady's
fan. j saw at glance how matters stood-ini
the excitement and fury of undoing the loop
from my button, the lady had undone the clasp
fell into the coat-skirt with which she was en-
gagged, and doubtless, on missing it, instead of
iregarding me in romantic light, she put it
down thatI was one ofthe swell mob, and had
purposely entangled myself in her dress to rob
her of her Jewery.
Here was an antic-heroic position to find
ones self, when wished to be considered the
most devoted of knights, to be remembered on
y as the most expert of pickpockctsi Was cy-
er an honest lover in such plight and to make
1t worse, could not see how / was to escape
from this inevitable dilemma. j must go down
to the grave remembered only in that dear ones
mind as the nefarious purloiners of her bracelet
To find her out was impossible; but bright
idea struck me, US my eye lighted on newspa-
per lying ON the cofieerreom table j rang The
bell, and inquired of the waiter when the local
paper was published 'To-inorrow, sir. >, he an
swcred. sat down and wrote an advertise,
| nent; 1T was IN the following words: 4 4 Is Il
IF the lady, whose dress got entangled in n
gentiemans coat button, in leaving the concert
last w ednesday, will call at or send to the IRE
mont Hotel, she will hear something to her adj
vantage"
There, Il thought, as gave the advertisement
70 the boy, and five stlillings to pay for inser!
ton In the Traveller, there, If that viii not
give me clue to escape from very unpleas-
ant dilemma, and at the same time to know who
my enchanter is, the fateS must indeed be very
unpropitious
My plans being thus so far adopted, / ordered
dinner, and waited patiently, or rather impa-
tently. the appearance of the newspaper next
morning 1t was brought up to my room damp
from the press, and then ] read, in all the glory
of large type, my Interesting announcement.
But, my stars with what an advertisement was
1t followed in the very same column only
wonder that my hair did not stand on end, as i
read as follows: fsSstsl
60 REWkRD.-L0sT. OF STOLEN, on THE NIGHT.
a. OF the Concert Mt she Hail. Gold Chain Bracelet
Thought 70 have been taken from the 1ay's by
o. genteInany appearance, who blue
leaving the hall. = -
Any one giving such Information lead To ihs res
pf the bracelet, the capture the thief f was
ssoael s sscstSs the above reward, applying