Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-11-02


delivered over half score Of miscellaneous
articles to the care Of her new attendant;
took his arm, and was conducted to the la
dies room, to await while carriage should
be ordered
They soon had seats within coach, and
the exquisite exerted himself beyond what
had seemed possible, to induce the driver
to set off without any other passengers."--
at it SO extremel annoying" he declared,
"to be continually forced into contact with
yulgaw people,"
But the coachman either considered too
well what was for his own pockets interest,
or indulged a wicked desire to torture our
fine-grained hero; so the wheels never
moved till the coach had a large fill of pas
sengers-among them dirty Irish woman,
and fragrant negress with two or three
wooly-headed responsibilities.
Even then he did not drive directly to
the house of Judge S., which was no more
than quarter of a mile from the depot, but
wound round, leaving a passenger here, an
other there, until, perhaps, two miles had
been traversed.
"That is the residence of his honaw,"
lisped the dandy directing the eyes of his
companion.
She breathed an admiring exclamation.
every foine-very elegant" coincided he
AT that moment before the carriage drew
up at the steps, they recognized their dis
pissed fellow-passenger of the cars just en-
tering the house, having walked from the
depot
"Some servant, undoubtedly" observed
the dandy; cor pawthibly," he continued,
tapping the head of his cane, "some seams
tress or governess."
A pleasant looking Irish girl opened the
door, and on Mrs. S. being asked for, invit-
ed them into the parlor, and Withdrawing,
said she would speak to her mistress. A
moment after, the identical little woman,
still wearing her travelling dress, entered the
room, and with much sweetness of manner
bowed to her guest.
The person who had all along imagined
herself so illustrious a lady, drew an audi
BILE breath, and dropped her face upon the
arm of the sofa. The double-refned gen
tleman stared and colored, and touching his
pet moustache with the tip of a gloveC
finger, stammered-
"It-ah- cannot be; you madam
excuse-it was Mrs. S. we desired to see.
"That is my name," said the little, lady
with self-possession.
The dandy sprang up from the arm-chai
and made bewildered strides toward tn
hall door, which, before he could reach il
was opened by Judge S., who, having re
coived from his lady brief account of tn
afternoons occurrences, was fully prepared
for the present aspect of things, except tha
he had not expected to identify, as he in
stantly did, one of tho two visitors.
"Ah, Mr.. Fizzleton," he said, purposel,
standing in tho way of the fellows egress
"it is some time since we met. trust yo,
found your term in the ponitentiary no
over tedious"
"Sir," returned the other, struggling fo
bold face, "allow me- assure your hon
or--my name is--you arc slightly mista
ken"
eyes, yes, l quite comprehend" rejoinec
his honor, losing his professional gravity
81 never forgot face had once seen in (
prisoners docket. Twas larceny of jew
elry, 1 well recollect. A couple of years
and an incipieut moustache have no
changed your appearance so much as yol
imagine. If by any good fortune you grow
a wisp of hair on the tip of your nose
which, by the way, appears rather spicious
Ily red shall still know you at a glance
'Young man." concluded the Judge, in
tone of cutting rebuke, ''you we'll know VIII
have alluded to those things"
He moved his keen eyes from the quivel
ing beau, and stepped aside, permittin,
him to make his exit, which he did with
out ceremony.
The position of the lady he left benin,
was scarcely more enviable. But she, in
stead of attempting to escape from tn
scene of her humiliation, begged forgiveness
in deepest abasement, and gave the bes
evidence of her sincerity in an earnes
striving to learn grace and humility of tn
lady she had scorned.