Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-08-28
Caught In my Own Trap.

she suddenly broke out with one of her gayest,
sweetest peals of laughter. The cars were
| going at the rate of forty miles an hour, but
Dora's laugh rung out above oil the noise and
confusion.
What is it, Dora, you witch you ?u
said, halfpqued that she had not told what
had pleased her and laughed afterward
Nothing, Nelly, only was just thinking
of something so funny Do you see that gentle.
man just in front of Us, with the. beautiful
black whiskers aud dreamy brown eyes? Well,
| he's been watching you from behind that book
| for the last half hour, looking as if he should
| love to take bite of the red roses on your
cheek. Don't blush but he's in love with
| YOU'LL bet my gold thimble on it. / was
just thinking of some stories have read about
| young ladies mistaking handsome fellows for
| their brothers, etc, and what fun it would be,
| if you could only manage to mistake that fellow
| for your brother Fred"
! | was ready for some fun in moment.
| "Tell you what III do Dora broke out
eagerly " You know | haven't seen Fred
since ] went to school three years ago, and of
course he's changed great deal since then.
! Well, if that literary gentleman with the
! brown eyes (he is handsome isn't he, Dora p
| should get off the cars at our depot I'll
wait till he gets mixed up with the crowd, see
him in auttcr of delight, call him brother
| Fred, and give him such another kissing as
| he hasn't had since be saw his sweet heart
| last"
"Yes, would if l were you" said Dora
| sarcastcaIly, "you daren't you know"
Don't dare TO- though? Wait and see."
And SO dropped back into the cushion in
silence, till the train stopped at our station
! Dora gave me 8 wicked look, and whis.
/ pered that she knew my courage wou}d fail
me =; for the gentleman was really getting off.
was not to be triumphed over, though
and SO, as we stepped out Oh the platform, l
saw the literary getleman standing amid the
crowd, and with little bound, threw myself
into his arms and kissed him full in the mouth
bysterically saying
Fred, my dear, dear brother bow are
you ?"
caught a glimpse at Dora she was In
danger OF going ito commissions. | expected
10 hear the stranger say there was some mis-
take but to my surprise, he gave me hearty
embrace-kissed me two or three times-said
he was well, that had grown great deal
and then inquired for my little friend Dora
who, oil tbe time, was exciting the sympathies
OF the crowd, as they supposed she was insane,
Judging from her frantic laughter.
Father and mother are expecting you,
Nelly and are SO impatient that they can hard
I " wait to see you. | was afraid you would
not know me. l am really glad that my
image has been treasured up SO carefully in my
little sisters heart
| was bewiIdered beyond measure It real
ly was Fred then, and | had not known him.
felt slightly ridiculous and while introduc-
ing Dora to my brother, | whispered to her
to keep quiet in reference to my intended
| trick. vas too much confused to think Of
inquiring how he came to be in the cars with
out noticing NE, so we all went to the carriage
that was waiting for US, and drove home.
had never knew Fred to be so affection.
ate. He held my hand in his own all the
time, and kissed me at unnecessarily short
| intervals; bat to tell the truth, | had Iever
loved him half so well before-neyer thought
him so handsome We reached The gate
Mother kissed me and cried over me at once;
| father repeated it and finally frank, hearty
voice broke out with
Halo, sis ! arn't you going to notice your
| scapegrace of brother at all p
And to my astonlShment handsome fsf
low had notSeen before gave me a genuine
bug, and kiss that you could have heard
across the yard.
There is some mistake" I mnrmured-
Are you 10y brother Fred | thought that
gentleman was" pointing to the handsom
fellow had embraced at the depot.
Why, sis, are yon going crazy? of course
I'm your brother, aud that fellow is my col
lege chum, Archie Winters, who went half
way up the line to meet you. What are you
blusbng at, Nelly ? | hadn't time to go, and
| let him take your picture with him, so that
be would be sure to know you. He's been
playing off some Of his mad pranks, and pass
ing himself off for me, I'll warrant"
looked at Archie Winters beseechingly,
and as they were all going into the house,
whispered to him
For PHYS sake don't speak of that mis-.
take. How could it have happeded ?"
overheard you in the cars and will
promise to keep your secret only on one con.
dition."
He whispered something to me that made
me flush scarlet but was at his mercy, and
said | would think of it. did think of it
reader, and to the delight of the whole family
Dora aud Fred particularly and
| were married 10 less than two months
And Dora said to me, as bid her goodbye,
that it would give unspeakabe delight to
Fred and herself if would attend her we'd
ding in month from them and did.
EJ- A despatch from Louisville, Ken
tucky Aug. 10Th, says Six thousand cav.
arly have already enrolled and enlistments
are rejected, the number already being one
thousand over the quota asked for. The in
fautry are also enrolling rapidly. There will
be DO necessity for drafting in Kentucky, on
first requisition of the United States Govern.
meat.
q sG- Those who lack a good natural charac.
ter may be sure they cannot long sustain With.