The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-04-15

panloDs, with some asperity; "plague
upon the tiresomo loop, break it |" and
suitipg the action to the word. the speak
kcr leaned forward, caught the sleeve Of
her friends beautiful dress in one hand,
and my coat tail in the other, and Civ
ing quick and decided tug, severed US.
The crowd behind bore on, and we wero
separated not, however before 1 gave
my " star n look which I intended to
speak volumes. l thought she did not
seem unconscious of my meaning-our
eyes met, know, and this was the only
consolation left me, for Immediately az
terwards l lost her and her party to
view n the darkness outside.
That night hardly closed my eyes,
thinking of my bright particular star"
and what means should employ to find
her out knew little of the town, which
was large one, and to expect to know
the name of my fair one by a mere de-
scrip,ion was hopeless, for there doubt
less must be great mauy with dark
eyes and black hair within THO" bills Of
mortality there as elsewhere
My love fit grew more and more vio-
lent in tue course of the day; but, tired
out at length with my search, returned
TO tie hotel, and took out my drcss.coat
from my portmanteau to feed my hamo
even with the contemplation OF the nan.
innate business button that had detained
the bluck.cycd divinity" as long it
was with no little delight 1 row discov.
cred what did not before catch my oyo-
a fragment of the elk loop Of her dress
still adhered to the button twisted
round the shank. l pressed it to my
lips; it was lilac in color-and stopped
to gently disentange it from the bit IF
brass as gently as though it were tress
Of my loved ones hair, when something
clipked in the skirtpocket. l suppose
had left somo money there, for iu my
perturbation and excitement l omitted
to search the coat on taking it off the
night before. l thrust my hand iuto
the pocket. Gracious, me What did
behold what did l take out "a gold
chain bracelet.
You could have Drained me with
my lady's fan. saw at a glance how
matters stood: in the excitement and
furry Of undoing the loop from my but.
ton, the lady had undone the CLASH Of
her own bracelet, which had not unnat-
urally fell into the eoat-skirt with which
she was engaged, and doubtless, on mis-.
sing it, instead ofregarding me in ro-
mantio light, she put it down that l was
one oethe swell mob, aud had purposely
entanglod myself in her dress to rob her
of her jewclry.
Hero was an anti heroic position to
fnd ones self in, when l wished to be
considered the most devoted of knights,
to bo remembered only as the most cx.
pert Of pickpockets ! Was ever an hon.
est lover in such a plight2 Aud to
make it worse, could not see how was
to escape from this inevitable dilemma.
must 60 down to the grave, remember
cd only in that dear one's mind as the
nefarious puroiner of her bracelet. To
fud her out was impossible but bright
idea struck he as my eye llghtod on
newspaper lying on the cotfee-room table.
l rang the bell and enquired of the wal
ter when the local paper was published ?
Tomorrow, sir, ;" he answered. | sat
down ard wrote an advertisement; it
was in tho following words;
" If the lady whose dress got entang
led in a gentlemau's coat button in leav-
ing the concert last Wednesday, will
call at, or send to the fremont II otel,
she will hear Of something to her advan.
tagc."
There, / thought. as l gave the ad
vcrtisoment to the boy, aud five shilings
to pay for insertion in tho Traveller
there, if that will not give me clue to
escape from a very unpleasant dilemma,
and at the same time to know who my
enchanter is, the fates must indeed be
very unpropitious.
My plans being thus so far adopted,
ordered dinner, and waited patiently or
impatiently, the appearance OF the news.
paper next morning. 1t was brought up
to my room damp from the press, and,
theu read in all the glory of large types
my interesting announcement. But my
stars with what an advertisement was
it followed in the very same column. I
only wonder that my hair did not stand
on an end as / read as follows
"S2 REWARD Lost or stolen, on the
night of the concert, at the Hall, gold
chain bracelet. 1t is thought to have
been taken from tho ladys arm by a
pickpocket, of gentlemanly appearance,
who wore a blue coat with brass buttons.
and kept near the lady on leaving the
Hall. Any one giving such information
as will lead to the recovery of the brace
let, or the capture of the thief, (it it was
stolen, will receive the abuve reward on
applying to No. 7, Cambridge Place."
Here was pretty plight; to be ad.
vertised in the public papors as a pick
pocket, when my only crime was, like
Othello's that Of
Loving, not wisely, but too WELL"
My determination, however, was quick
ly adopted, l went up stairs, put on the
very delinquent blue coat, so accurately
described, and, with the paper 10 my
hand, proceeded to No. 7. Cambridge
Place.
l knocked at the door, ahd asked the
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