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

POOR PILLICODDY. -~
Founded on the popular theatrical play Of that
name
CONCLUDED
The new arrival was q large man, Of rather
salt appearance, dressed in q rough pca.jacket,
bell-munzled duoh brooches, a tsrpaulin hat,
and armed with long spy-glass He entered
on the run, took aim with his telescope, looked
earnestly and carefully about the garden, and
began pacing rapidly to and fro on one of the
walks.
II can't be mistaken ~ be muttered to him
self. mo, saw female enter this house; a
smart, rakish-lOoking little craft, just the same
build and rigging As Mrs. 0'Scuttle; but for the
life Of me / couldn't distinguish her figure
head. However, I've traced her to Southanp-
ton, and, by the powers, III not give up the
chase till discover her latitude and longitude
lSuddenly be aimed his glass again. Hullo
stop! III trouble you to shorten sail and
bring ss.;o to- -, ..,-., \, n,,,.
coddy, who was the person halted as he re-
turned to the garden.
So, sir, it seems I've found you at last ="
growled the stranger. @ / believe your name
Is Pllli-something other?'
No, cir, it is not Pill something or other
it's Pillicoddy-John Peter Pillicoddy ~
Very we'll, sir; listen to me-" returned the
stranger, in voice Of thunder She's here,r
There, no necessity, sir, for exercising your
organ In that absurd manner" said Mr. Pilli-
ooddy, rather taken aback by the strangers
peculiar style.
Il repeat, she's here :" continued the stran-
ger, very rapidly and fercely. "You can't
deny 1T Don't speak; you haven't a word to
say don't interrupt me! Hov did she come
hers! HhsH did she come here? WHy did
she come here2"
Really, my dear sir, the pronoun she being
applicable to the entire female sex, must trou-'
Die you to clearly define the particular she you
mean by she 2''
than ever
Your wife, sir ?" echoed Pillicoddy, con-
siderably staggered. Your WIFE pooh, pooh
beg to observe there's nothing personal in nv
Pooh, pooh; therefore, as l said before, pooh,
pooh, 1 know nothing of your wife; how should
There's only one married female in this
mouse and she happens to be my wife,
Don't trlhe with me, Pilli-whatever ID is
saw her, distinctly saw her, at a window on
that side Of the house; and that must be the
room, and he started towards the door through
through which Julia had vanished; % So sir if
youy We no objection, we'll have her out''
Beware, mariner, beware ," exclaimed Pill
licoddy, throwing himself before the stranger.
IN small, but desperate; diminutive, but de-
termined! And yet, as Anastasa is at this mo-
ment In theparlOr, and you insist that your
VIE Is IN that room, have her out by all means
shsre don happen to be any body there-never-
raeless, have her Out.'
30, there's nobody here, eh,' said the stran-
ger, trying the door, and endeavoring to look
through the key-hole; then how happens the
door TO be locked on the inside of it, eh ,'
Hullo, sir No looking through the key
hole; delicacy fOrbidsl ~ said Pillicoddy, pull
ing him away. -
"Hark ye, ,Pilli-whatever it is, Don'tpre-
sumo to triis with me any longer, or, BY the
blood Of the 0'Scuttles- =
The w-h-a-t2' faltsred Pillicoddy.
before you" '-1'
Are you that man! Does this hand really
and truly grasp Scuttle," murmured PHI
coddy, in a very plaintive tone indeed, as he
sank upon bench and buried his face in his
hands- ct stOp-uait q bit." he suddenly
exclaimed, starding up with considerable ami
nation =" my dear sir, allow me to call your at
tion TO trlfing but important fact, that seems
70 have entirely to have slipped Your memory
and that Is, you are droHned,'
Oh, l m drowned, am ?'' sneered the cap
tain
You know You are; you are at this yery mo-
ment at the bottom of the sea- And yet see
no oAfnacies on thee, There was no end Of
tears sned Tor you at first; but now you are for
gotten, the world gets along very comfortably
without you; so why destroy the agreeable de-
Iusion Now go back from whence Won came.
have considered the point in all it bearings
and should be neglecting a duty, sacred
whence you came"
Thank you; but I've had enough of the sea
Tor some time. Let me tell YOU shipwreck's
no Joke; it's no trife to be wandering about on
an island, like Robinson Crusoe. However
SIR, once again beheld the white cliffs of old
England, and forgot all troubles in contem-
plating the afectionste, loving welcome of INV
vile; but 1t wasn't to be, sir, Excuse these
tears
:. Don't mind me, SIR" returned Pillicoddy
with emotion; " get rid Of the superauous salt
water 0y all means. i really feel for you; to
jolly" -''
g Mrs. OScuttle has left her home. - contipu-
ed the captain, signing deeply.
be calls her Mrs. 0'Scuttle - thought Pill
liooddy- Then he's not-he seems so entirely
oroken down oy grief, physically as well as
mentally, that I think I may venture to tell
him Ny dear sir" he continued, turning to
the captain, Will you allow me 70 mention to
you IN confidence, that when YOU presented
yourself before me for the first time immedi-
ately made this observation to myself within
myself; If there ever was man Gu, ont by ma :
ture 70 bear shock like Briton that mar il
the man don't wish to fatter you, but TO
myself, within myself / made that obserya-
ton"
Indeed" returned the captain, marching
TO Pillicoddy very fercely and threateningly:
"a and pray, sir, didn't it ever OCCUR to you' at
the same time, that was just the sort of man
TO cut your throat. or any mans that dared TO
do me an injury"
Why, no. can't say
Can't you! Then, by the powers, III show
you It IL so, if you don't Immediately and salts
faetorily explain how it is that find my wife n
your house ~
= Y0nr wife ?" returned Pillicoddy, sndeay.
oring TO assume a oonciliatOry and patroniIing
manner. When you say your wife, Of course
you are naturally and powerfully impressed
with the pleasing but slightly erroneou. idea
that she your wife Did il never occur to
you, as you were wandering about your Island
Ike a wretched Robinson Crusoe, that your
wife might naturally fancy herself a widow.
and fancying herself q widow, she might equal.
ly naturally endesyor to console herself for
your loss by--in short, marrying again; for in
stance, mei''
"What9' yelled the captain "YOu don