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

| "Love makes The heart bold, " said Brown,
giving Lydia an extra hug, for the express
benefit OF White, who he expected was al
the key-hole, ~ began to think the old man
hadn't come after all; so came back to bid
you good bye more deliberately"
"Ah you are a good fellow, but can't let
YOU stop now. i really expect father every
minute"
"Well, I'll go pretty soon, but must finish
telling you how blufGed off your dear friend
White"
"Niy dear friend % echoed LYDIA contemp-
tuously would wish you 10 know how
much detest that follow"
81 thought so; and for that reason when
had the talk with him on tbs road = as was
telling yon, odt o.7yccyrss.s' 10 for Jour
feelings, determined tha ne shouldn't visit
you tonight. So l followed him until he
didn'! dare 10 como any farther, for fear ]
would mstfust that he was coming TO see
you. Didn't bluff him off, and wouldn't
laugh to see him enter just now?"
"What fool have been making of my
sell" " said White glaring through the key
hole. "Brown is the man Lydia loves after
all, and instead of fooiog him so completely
as thought was doing, when we met, he
was all the time playing eff Il contemplate
trick on me. l'll rush in and demolsh him
and tell that laughing saucy jade jus, what
think OF her"
White was on the point Of carrying this say
age resolution into effect, when an unusual
bustle in the paylor caused him to delay. He
heard Lydia whisper, "faher is coming," he
heard the parting kiss, the front door opening
and the next moment Brown was thrust
unoeremoniously into he kitches, where he
himself was concealed.
II the reader imagines that the rivals on
beirg shut up in the dark room together
feoced each other like two wild beasts,
would beg leave TO inform him that he is
very much in error. The rivals did nothing
Of the sort, as we shall see.
Brown heard light foostep, and he knew
White was in the room.
"My dear felow,n he whispered
"What the dense do you waulW growled
the iEritated While.
"What rich joke! ha ! hap laughed
Brown. Lydia thinks she has been making
fools Of us, but believe we both understand
her now perfectly"
"Li,lla doubt about lsa,," said White, bit.
terlg. s-s=..-,. a.
"There is no use of iesllng sorry about
tho matter" observed 'he philosophical
Brown, "Our aoquaintaace has commenced
under peculiar circumstances, and think il
is ourduiy 10 cultivate it, l overheard your
conversation with Lydia, looking through the
key-hole, and as you Witnessed my Interview
with her just now, wo arg even on that score.
Give me your nanG and Ia US be sworn friends
IN future"
~ am proud 10 make four acquaintance, !"
said White.
ave needn't quarrel about her," observed
Brown, "for she is not worth hought.
wonder man OF your penetration never saw
what she was before this time"
'iIf so shrewd man as you were deceiv-
ed" replied White, "wtiat would be expect
ed OF me? But we bothlknow her now, and
we can whistle her off without pang"
"What sensible -A-l4szG- y.-n ere 2" ex-
claimed Brown. "What a pity it is that
never made your acquaintance before"
| The rivals shook hands and became sworn
|
| friends on the spot.
Hearing Lydia's father talking very loud
10 her in the parlor, they thought it good
tine 10 make their escape, and they glided
oat OF the house unheard by the old gentle
man or daughter. On the following day, as
Lydia was laughing heartily at her adven-
rure on the preceding night small neatly
folded billet was brought to her by the post
man.
"It's Browns hand writing" she said 10
herself, as she broke open the letter with &
smile of satisfied sincerity, Let's see what
he says"
She read as follows:
ITO Our Dear LYDIA
GAS you are now in all probability Ia
boring under the erroneous impression that
you have that most admirable trick. of on
Us, we have formed ourselves into a joint
committee of two, in order TO devise means
to set your mind at rest on the subject. The
truth is Lydia, we, the Undersigned, under
stand each other perfectly and see through
your entire course of conduct better than you
imagine However, we have formed wise
resolution to allow you to retain your natural
colors through life, before we SO far forget
ourselves in this respect as 10 think of indu-
cling you to become either White or Brown
"Ttusting that this official document con-
tains such an explanation of our views as
you will readily understand, we hereby bid
you an afTectionate adieu, hoping that you
may have better success in your attempts on
Others iSigued,)
TIMOTHY BRowN,
0LlvER WHITE.
P. S.--(not Officially D-Messrs. Brown and
White beg leave mildly 10 suggest to their
dear Lydia, that in future, when she is in
want of victims, she will stand better chance
of meeting with success, if, instead of at
tempting such sterling colcrs as White and
Brown, she should try something nearly ap-
| proaching Green"
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