The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-04-02

ing 10 withdraw his arm; 1t Is tfue IN.
name is JOHN P,erS-' .... ...
or course aud my name is Josh IA
McicS, aud yon are to marry my daugh'
ter Bella can see no cause of mis-
understanding in the matter. Halo !
he shouted, at the same time beckoniug
to the driver Of the bus, aud renewing
his hold upon John Peters arm. Hal
/ 10, there, two fares this way'
The driver held up, aud Mr.. Meirs,
in spite Of half from remonstrancc Of the
bewldercd John Peters, hurried h,m
iuto the bus, and in five minutes more
they were ascending the steps Of tie
merchants residence
is Bella at home;' inquired Mr..
Mers OF the servant on the landing.
'Trolh, and think it was the young
mistress 5 socc, | was after heuring JUST
now in the pcanny room !
Mr.. Meirs led the way in the dircc-
ton Indicated, while john much embar-
rassed, followed lie ielt it was high
time some explanation was offered But
Mr.. MierS was too much pre-uccupird
with the one idea the identity Of John
Peters, and his proposed connection
with the Micrs famly-to heed the cou-
fused and broken sentences Of our hero
aud the next moment found him face to
face with the most bewitcLiug beautiful
creature hc had ever en-.
This i: Bella = said NJ Meirs, will,
some pride you doubtless remember
her. This is your cousin John, hope
you haynt forgotten him What in tic
world makes you stare 80 hus>y; | told
YOU his hair would be as dark as your
own, by this time, but you didn't b..
lcve it, Here Mr.. Mers consulted his
watch, and said, But must b. in
Wall ssreet by ten so [ shall be obliged
to trust you to your own government ill
diuncLn =
With this Meirs departed, leaving our
hero indescribably confused. No soon.
or was he gone, than Bella bust into
IL ringing laugh, and exclaimed: How
tuuny!'
Mcrrimont is said to be contagious.
John Peters laughed respons; to Bel.
la, and he had most beautiful way OF
doing it, which Bella, in spite of the nov
city OF their situctions, readily acknowl-
ed I'D with blush.
There has been a great mistake
make said John Peters, bowing sor
rowluily, as though he would Il taIc un-
fold
Il see said Bella, you are trying to
cover up your red hair with II wiz |
hate red hair, and the change makes you
look funny it does indeed?
1t is all mistake persisted John,
rcdicuing 9 never wore wig in my
Ihrer y
Then you must have colored it, for
it was red ten years ago, aul | used 10
laugh at you when was angry, aud ad
wise you to keep one eye open when
you sleep, lest it st the bed curtains on
fire.
What a awkward situation = cried
John d sperately. 1t Is true | am John
Peters, but not that John Peters you
take me icr, and as for having red hair,
1 never had that honor, | can assure
you
IL was now Bclla's tu:n to look sur
priscd
And who arc you then, cried Bella,
if you are not John Peters Of BaIti-
more =
'On the contrary, | am John Peters
of Connecticut, u graduate from the
Mercantile College aud at present in
scai cl, Of u situation | am not your
cousin, aud never saw you to my knowl.
edge, before to-day. Though must
confess you arc the pr,tticSt girl ever
did see, aud | begin to envy the gcnu-
inc John Peters, your cousin, for |
can't help liking you great deal al
ready
You do indeed, how funny Then
you are not my cousin from Baltimore,
aud what is better still, my father think,
pon are | dctcSt couIn Tor hu,-
band, and above all red haired hu,-
band, whether he be cousin NJ. But
how did it happen that papa should make