Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-01-02

GSIoTe saw D'u-
You must have been Disappointed
she remarked, l,oking at m with cxqaisi;
candor: .this Is - full IF pl-nlil wo;nau
hood, aud I am Int slen Ter liJIle thing,
She was ple.se,i to commend my pic;ur
in terms that warmrd my heart into a
its id hoI efulness. Finally she couululrt
hrr brief visit by sa!iug tha, she cane t.
see if | would piiut companion to tn,
piece she had selected at the Academy. s,
that she could take both home when the
Exhibition was over; and by asking ME t.
olll at her house when | felt inclined t.
examine the works of art she had collected
1t was plain she had not lail IN anything
against NE ON account of her cluik koeliiml
up an appearance Of ami ability " lie cher
ishing a secret spite, as is the custom of
some women.
ityou are of an im1ginrtivr turn I mel
not tell y.a what thoughts filed my hginy
after she was gone. Vague. uuistelligi ,le
dreams all the m,re d-li.iauS iecal.e they
were impossible, all the more .ienlii b.
cause they cantrasted with the pr;vltio:.s
of my daily experience. 1t seem t, cast
as nothiag to dreaIL yet ~ ISt often il
costs us very dear Aostemious as her
NIT in my zeal fare. was czt-vagant
beyond EN- crors in my visions. | knew
that my soul was fitted to m te with that
refined woman's soul; that my physical
feet. if proIcrl. clad in pltent-Ieather
gaiters. would not wal amiss amid the
luxuries Of her sal ms
Twilight was deepening around me AMI
my fantasies when there came another
knock at my daor. Wanel by the past.
| went to open it and reo,ived from a pert
errand boy large puck lge Paid" WIS
marked upon it, and the boy had deprrteI
before | had ascertaiue its contents-
Upon opening the wrappers Of stout paper
l found an entire suit of new clothes. very
good and very tasteful. aud evidently Se
lected with a knowledge of my size-
Deep modification stru to my heart
''She has no dclieaey." said |, to send nc
such a gift as thus tossel it scurn-
fully across the bed. she does 4 charitl-
bic thing. for me, as she would do it for
her washerwoman or beggar Ofthe stree.
II she wished to assist me. why did she
not pa me for the pictures in advance??-
That would not have hurt my pride; but
now-I de pse her, .
I-walkei across the room rapidly until
my agitation was sOmeWaat <uhdued. then
proceeded with wonderful eooluess AID
precision, to fold the garments rearranee
the envelOps, and write upon the outer
one in a bold. firm character, Miss Fol
let's address. Then descended with th
bundle to the street; got the bay il he
shop beneath to undertake the delivery
of it in consideration of dime; ami re
turned to my apartment, feeling mat [
had resented the insult in tie most digni-
fed manner.
Five minutes bad scarcely elapsed be- I
fore Grmboge burst into my presence in
his usual uaceremonious IN .nner
Have they come? he asked
WHAT replied shortly.
1.-The clothes They should have been t
here before now. YOn sec. old hoy, l had {
a run of luck to-dqy-sold picture; 81 d
thought | would get the clothes You c
needn't grumhle aud look proud; I only 1
intend to Le'ea you the unoult until Mss i
FOllett pays for the pictures she has tax /
en-" grav
.'GambOge." cried |. Starting up and a
tearing my hair. L am the most ccnsum. i
mate fool aliveI though she sent them.
and I've just sent them back aglin by
boy" L
'.Ha! ha! hal' roared my c1mplni,u.
''sent Miss Follett a suit of mems clothes,
0 no. but won't she be amized? A very
delicate present ufon my
word, ha! hol hol Loi' h
''N hat'll do. Gamboge if it ever gt S
eut?'' S
% hO! they'll never!!-thOse garments {
will nO', unless it he upon the person Of h
her tall footman. You've lost suit Of Ii
clothes. Umber-and made u ridiculous "
goose of yourself e
They have been gone but few minutes, t
Gambose The boy is little and | am Q
long. will overtakc him. You stay here
| until come back +" +
Idarted out, in my slippers blouse il
and an old velvet cap. and hurried in the +
direction of Miss Follett S 1t was impos- h
sible to tell what particular avenues and o
streets the boy would take to reach her "a
but if could only get there ii
ahead of him l could prevent him de {
liVering his bundle But if had lung legs Z,
the messenger had long start; aud jus as IL
| reached Miss Follett's number. saw h
him giving the package to the footman.- /,
He passed me, as he sPrang down the sters h
but did not recognize ne. and went whist c,
ling Of. The man stood for mament il. Il
the open door. looking down the stpet 2
during that moment f9rmed ydesperat, 4
resolve; darted up the steps; snatehed d, ii
bundle from his hand. and ran away with T,
al my might The footlaan was l.carly as 2