Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-06-04

and the French window beneath slide open,
as though under the influence of salad oil
but it may have been, as | told Carry, who
heard it also, nothing but the cats "rhere' s
somebody getting into the house." said she
but | gave her my word of honor that there
was certainly, nothing of that kind, but
quite the reverse.
Early in the morning she got up, fearful,
to go to her sister room. She came back
as l expected almost Immediately, white and
trembling. "Frederic, Frederic, what do you
think has happened? Mr. Camellar and
Emily have run away" l was pretending
to be fast asleep just then but l could not
help blurting out "Well, IN very glad to
hear it ;''then recollecting myself and before
she had time to attack me Every glad that
Emily has got fine day what did you say
about Mr.. Camelair ?" but I'm half afraid
my wife suspected me.
What an awful row there was in a few
minutes heard Mr.. Slasher pulling on his
patent leather boots with the most diplo-
matte expressions; | heard tumult of sobs
from the bride 'smaids' chambers, who were
sleeping four in room, and | saw them like
a Greek chorus, at their doors, in white |
caught a glimpse Of Aunt Belinda Trevor,
sans teeth, and almost sans everything, as
she stood at her threshold anathematising the
iugitivcs and announcing her intention of
crasing Emily from her will heard the
man in the crack regiment laughing out of
the next window but three, until exhausted,
and afterwards he began again | heard my
own name uttered vehem 9ntly by my respec-
ted mother-in-aw, and locked my door and
retrcated into my bed at once. MIR. Bles,
do you know anything about this? Mr..
Biies Mr. Biles!' and at that inohensive
monosyliable, the whole household seemed to
rally around my door. when did they 20 :?
How did they get away? Where have they
run to? Where's the key of the stable, Mr..
Bilcs| (Clever Jack to hide the key of the
stableD Il don't know was my answer to
everything that was asked of me, until lost
my patience, when | varied my reply by ad-
ding, 'and | don't care
Catching the young couple was luckily out
of the question, for they had taken the only
four horses that were provided for the Other
husband-iive hoars ago with them, and it
was only thirty miles to the Scotch border
told Sashcr it was of no use his getting
into passion with me, and he contentcd him
self at last with abusing all painters, andJack
particular. Il saw rogue in his eyes when
l first looked at him, said he; but, as Cam
clair remarked when he heard of this
Perhaps it was-o only the reflection
The nagnifco, indeed, although very saw
age, was not the sort of man to die of q
broken heart; the three remaining Wink
werd girls, indeed, set to work so vigorously
to comfort him, that in course of years,
Blanche, the plainest, married and kept him
in the family after all. Until that happened,
the name of Camelair was forbidden to be
breathed at the rectory, but there was soon
afterwards great reconci iation. l had got
my $500 back long before then-the Win
ming alone, when finished, fetched the whole
of the monoy-and Juck had found himself f
famous. To the original of his celebrated
picture of The First Born which hangs in
half the drawing-rooms of Mayfair, had the
pleasure of being godfather; and brought
the first proof before letters down to the
Rev. Claud, with my own hands. why
doesn't he come and finish my picture? . said
the old gentleman, with the tears standing
in his eyes at the sight of his grandson. Jack
came down, like good fellow, with his little
family to the rectory at once. My respected
mother-in-law set her-if she will pardon
the eXpresson-set hel back up at him at
first most uncommonly; but lately, since he
has become an r. A., and is likely to be
knightcd, she has not been able to resist his
delightful manners. He has given me the
go-by in her good graces very easily, and
she calls him john whereas, during the
whole of my long connection with her honor
able self, have never passed the limit of
MIR. B. Jack makes as much at home as his
excellency himself who IS his excellency
Low-enjoys at Honolulu; and besides that,
he has the satisfaction of working for it.