Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-10

1 say The house is on fire. It's I, your Pill
clasping Julia in his arms, as she came outfron
room. g. My dream-my nightmare has com,
true .-Robinson Crusoe has turned up again
l mean your husband; no, not your hus
:" thought so; was sure heard the good
tor-nothing fellows voice.. returned Julia
Can 1t be possible? Does he love me still?
he says he adores you; so much so, that hC
swears he'll be the death of you and me too: SC
let's fly, beloved of my soul, let's fly together. y
Who can this be?' said Julia, alarmed n
his somewhat demonstrative stylo of grabbing
hold of and clawing her. "What matches:
| impudence! Let me go, SIR"
And breaking from him, she ran across THE
garden and disappeared in the green house.
she breaks from me-" murmured Piilicod-
dy, staggering against the wall, supposing Julia
to be his wife. g understand it all: she loves
her frst-she said so. She'll follow her first
through the world; she'll put down her Pilli-
coddy and take up her Scuttle-she said so. O.
what execrable taste! to say nothing of the base
lngrsttude of the woman, after the no-end OF
new bonnets I've bought her What will be-
come OF me! Curiosity is not naturally one of
my failings, but it would be satisfactory to have
some faint idea of what will become of me"
And again he sank down upon the bench and
hid his face in his hands ''|
Surely L cannot be mistaken" said Mrs.
Pllllcoddy, as she entered the garden on tip toe
and groPed her way along the walk; " the gem
tleman that caught glimpse of few mo-
ments ago, walking about the grounds. I have
not seen Capt. O'Scuttle for four years and it, q
almost too dark to recognize any one to GER
ta,nty; yes am quite sure-ah, there's some
body hero! Can il be he? If so. will inform
him at once of Julia's arrival. Is that you.
captain! she continued, raising her voice, sis
that you?'
Captain" murmured Pillicoddy. & She
thinks it's Robinson Crusoe; she takes her sec.
ond for her first. Yes, he continued, raising
his voice, and trying to talk sailor: .sAy. ay,
my hearty. Shiyer my timbersl Haul away,
my o, boys'i
Then listen TO me, ;" said Mrs Pillicoddy.
hastily approaching him. Your wife is here:
she may have acted n little imprudently, but
m sure you III forgive her. like a dear, kind.
affectlonate husband that You are Believe
me, she loves you as dearly as ever; so lose no
time, but take her away at once. before Mr.
PIlllcoddy knows anything about the matter"
Tia, ha, ha .' shouted Pilliceddy, wildly
Ha, ha, ha Go to your first Resume YOUR
Scuttle Follow your Scuttle throughout the
world Go, perjured, eapricious Anastasia. 90 !!
DonIt think to break my heart; no, no, here
III stay and calmly witness your departure
Ha here be comes ~ he exclaimed. still more
Crusoe comes to claim his wife the gentle
Robinson approaches Come in Barnacles,
don be shy; come in, L say There, take
her, and my blessing along with her - And
pushing her into the captains arms, he rushed
into the shop, and closed and bOlted the door
AND now-now' be continued, lighting a
candle, what has Pillicoddy to live for
nothing! Ergo, Pillicoddy dies But the
means can't swim, so there's no use think
Ing OF drowning myself; and apOthecaries
won dispose of arsenic, except for rats; and
although the majority of apothecaries are pro-
verbally eredulous, still feel it would be use
less for me to pass myself off for a specimen of
that species of Vermin. Ha, yes, one of those
numerous and long neglected drawers contains
poppy -heads, and poppy heads taken incessant-
~ lot several weeks produce immediate disco
luton. Happy thought. Here are the poppy
heads; what twhOppers Fortunate Pillcoddy.
that they should happen to be whoppers 80
And he munched them ravenously. ANY
thing much more unsayOry, L might say nasty,
never tasted. Never mind, it'll soon be over
and then an inquest will be held upon me
Twelve OF my most intimate friends and fel-
low-townsmen will-but stop-the worst of il is
that all this will add considerably to the per-
hdlous Anastasia's worldly happiness oh, if
could only do something to DESTROY the per-
hdious Anastasia's worldly happiness before
the poppy heads produce their effect Ha !,
"nat 90 see =. he exclaimed, as Julia en-
tered the shop by another door . A lovely
female and shall L hesitate no. Anasta-
sia thus do / cast you off foreyer-thus do I
tear your loved image from my bosom, and
supply It's place with yonder exquisite stran-
ger. Happy idea I'll about it straight -
And approaching Julia, he fell on his knees
before her Enchanting being, pardon the
candor Of stranger, a total stranger, but I
have request TO make, a triiing one, and that
IA hat 81.
In the lnnermost recesses of your heart ~ -
Mr.. Pillicoddy." CALCULATED Julia in aston
ishment
es, your Pillicoddy; so take me; all
nave Is yours; my house, my shop, my grounds,
my noWers, my very cucumber frames I'm
only following the perfdious Apastasias exam
pie. She has recovered her Scuttle, and is
happy in that Scuttle. In short, give her a
cottage and her Seuttle, and l believe she
would be content! Yes, she loves the colossal
mariner-she told me so. They are now to-
gether in the garden-no they amt; here they
come" And springing from his knees, much
moved by the sight of his wife, he rushed to-.
wards the captain. My Anastasia :" he ex-
claimed, imploringly; 81 can't give her up-I
won give her up! Scuttle, my gentle Scuttle,
my gallant Scuttle, don't take her from me -
"Confound Anastasia-who in thunder want.
her - growled the captain. II want my wife;
that woman there"
:. Anastasia, he doesn't want you shouted
Pillicoddy, clasping his wife in his arms. can
astasia, the great Scuttle doesn't want you 80
Captain Fitzgerald O'Scuttle," said Julia,
as that gentleman approached her, Gas you
have forced yourself into my presence, be good
enough to explain that P. S.; in its present
state, that p. ). reads anything but pleasant,
| ly."
What, jealous of little jenny" exclaimed
the captain, with a loud laugh. "Why, that
mysterious female happens to be the most ele.
| CANT little Brazilian monkey that Won eve,
elaPPed eyes on, and intended to surprise you
| with it!''
\ monkey for me? o, my dear, dear hus
band ~ murmured Julia, allowing him to en-
brace and lead her from the shop
Hurrah CrusOe has stepped cut. Rob
| insOn has travelled Barnscles has departed ~
shouted PillicOddy, sinking into a chair, over
come with joy and poppy heads, and the mex
moment he was fast asleep in the allied armi