The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-04-30
al MlistfIlanD. .
The Young Sea Captain.
BY HON. j. r. THOMPSON,
Author of May Martin" Green Noun
tain Boys" &c.

(coNcLUDED.)
The curtain now rose. and though
Captsin Lotion for a while often found
his eyes straying towards the fair crea-
tnre whose history he had just hearland
about whose appearance. as little as he
could see of her, there was certain
something that created in his bosom a
sort ofundefned feeling of interest which
he could not account for himself; yet. as
the play went on, his attention became
interested in the development of the
plot, aud at length the object of these
rcveries passed wholly from his mind.
and was not recalled fer the remainder
of the evening
The incident, however, though lost
sight of through the best part of the per-
formance, ard the busy morning with
him which followed. was brought fully
to his mind during the day by another as
little expected as the first, and more cal
cu'ated to excite his interest and curio-
sity. AS he WIS retiring from the din.
ner table, black boy put a billet into
his hand and Immediately disappeared
Perccivipg the suporscripton TO be in a
ladys hand. and one that was wholly un.
known to him, it was with considerable
surprise that ho opened the billet, and
read the neatly pcnucd but brief con-
tents -
Will you Captain Lotion accept an
invitation to sup at six o'clock this eve
ming, at No. 20 - street2 BY so do.
ing he will afford lady a desired op3or.
tunity of communicating with him on a
subject Of great interest to her, and not
wholly without interest, she trusts to him
JULIA G."
Julia G +" he repeated to himself, af
ter second time reading the note
julia q -Grayson, TIE lady at the the.
atre last night will answer for that
nsme-yet what can she know of me. or
what want of mc2 1t can't be. and still
but will go and solve the mystery,
come what may Of it"
A little reflection however, tended not
little to abate the romantic interest
with which he was inclined to invest the
incident, and caused to waver in his de-
termination Neither the house design
ated nor any families occupying it, were
at all known to him, and so singular
were all the circumstances attending this
invitation. that he was at one time in-
clncd to believe it hoax.-at another
time he suspected it to be the artifce of
some designing person to lead him into
difficulty, and would pay no attention to
it. But curiosity. and presentiment
that the visit was to terminate happily,
at length prevailed, and at the appoint
ed hour he set forth, and proceeded in a
state of doubt and agitation very unusual
with his calm temperament, to search
out the house in question. In this he
soon succeeded and finding the number
attached to o dwelling house, the appear
ance of which satisfied him Of the re-
spectability at least of its occupants, he
approached and with q beating heart
rang for admittance. A servant appear
ed, and ushered him through a saloon to
the entrance of a large and elegantly
furnished parlor, motioned him in, and
Immediately retired. Capt. Lotion now
advanced step or two within the thres.
hold but perceiving 10 one in the room,
and thinking he heard some one in an
apartment opening into it. he paused and
was besitatiDg whether to take seat
here, or pass through to the next room,
when light female figure suddenly dart
ed from behind the door ajar on his left,
and throwing her arms around his neck,
gave lively smack on his check, and
then spriuging back step, and looking
up with an air Of roguish triumph burst
into merry peal of laughter.
Mary p exclaimed the captain, throw
ing look of the utmost surprise, though
not of displeasure, upon his adopted
daughter. This, then is a plot of your
own hatching, is it, you incOrrigible
young rogue 2"
"Well, admitting it to be so, laugh
ingly retoried the vivacious girl, you
richly deserve it at my hands, sir, fol
your conduct. You have not been TO Sc,
me for almost whole week"