Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-11-12
THE EVENING STAR.
BROWN & CO.
A story ct Love and Debt.
EY Y. PODHANAER.

fral rat Y
s,p~n.i,e and x;.snsiS- I.st--s-yyiiich ,su.s
tIr ir considerable Sims &c received from ;ho
i:t,ral prcpr;, iGrs OF i:arpcrs Magazine IN
consideration "a monthly lnst,iGn hts of his
Ar.,i., b. no means enabled him to Crafty.
Hsrce. ineS itaLis, non-r-ceipted biiiS-hrnc:',
6G.iiy. Gu.S.
THIS brIn- me TO speak OF my arch persecu-
soT-a q. mon In feature aud maiignitf, ,n-r-
chant tailor by vocation, Brown tUf Bro" Il
Col by NAM.
Ii is but l,..t TO Brown TO mention that he had
not a4wNs SEEMED ih- fiend N" ,,rcved I'D d.
Tnt:eed. / haG once thought him, II not an
angrI, = hast the ninth noic.y Of one. Angelic
Aere his sieTch and manirr when 1 first
ea-uaiIy visit. Il his fashionable establishment
n ,th INV friend Br. yhsu thr hal m iIio;,air,
He spr, adj III resi>:irsa array be:orr rarr
snS costly fabrics, cul'ad from the most re-
chsrcl., Errc,s and :ovins Of Europr. 10 re-
commended IN m 10 me Tor purp Js-s Of coat.
wai-!coa-s, and cCrtin ;.atiODs- with moving
eioQuen.e- hen expiring Virtue hintrd at
pr zen; fecUniary siTIngeIcy, he siifled her dy-
ing sigh with tie h1nsy.d assurance that he
would wal; nay convenience. Could any thing
tayr been isorP liberal
Human yiTtrs, alas IL weak.
bly, love 81 soediy rsimc:t was strong.
yisidsd!
Months passed, during which was The cyno-
snIe of Broadway and thr Academy OF Music
New ears cam, ana With IL bill from
frown &C. My surprise 80 is amount only
Increased my grateful sense OF Obligation 10
Brown. .
few W, K. afterwards came Dun NJ. |. OF
:hr Dun IL. iiCate-a polite note con:iGiDg -
me the TACT that the firm OF Brown & g.. had
heavy TayIHsnts L. meet on the next dav. for
which act Of ii4ui.a io:I tn amount OF cash in
their CCf - WAS ipadPJuat". ~ How sad" |
t.cu-Et, '':Eat such bencyolPuce should end IN
Insolvency =
A fyrtnight later came No. ?, or the Dan I,r.
EeEt-Iecai!tGiat0Iy aad pathetic, cons ia ling
with an ai'u; ion 80 d gal measures; deliv..sj
b. thick sci Young ;i:ai, who med in doubts
a. to Uheiper !. were not part of his duty 10
knGck HiS down.
- nFt.% ~,
Brown himself hi, GRAND manifest in every
int of H. ill-OniriIcd face, and each glance OF
his ryii ryr-aipe1red in the parlor of my
toaTding- house. gust after dinner. when L was
FAR usu"i) tie ccnirr of an adnlring circle OF
YOUNG laGi,s.
Thar cay l ceased To BE the lion of my board
inS -ECGSc.
will not dwell on thc narrowing details II
the persecution that finally drove M. 20 SEEK
sno her home. Ii sr some mariner i1npelled by
va v ry fury OF hostile clements into a Ia Ven
OF tropical delights, 20 |, Iii fleeing from thr.
ylndiciiyrn'S:. OF Brown, WAS led by relenting
Fate 10 ths PORTALS OF Elysium. To be circuIa-
sfan'lal, removed To a quiet boarding -hoi.a
IN q remote part of the city. Nv suite of anart
mrnts {cCmprising a chamber and clOSrt) was
As usual. the third floor mack Ii comma nd.d
a birds-eye view of two very limited back
yards Beyond them rOSe, four stories high,
me rear OF 4 large double house, which. NV
iancIady had informed me in enumerating th:.
advantage of my room, was Madame Crochet's
boarding. ahool for young ladies'.
Al hadame's windows appeared. from time
10 time. the usual variety of schoolgirl physi-
ogDomiPs-broad, round and attenuated. sal
low, pale and frrcklPd merry, msciiieS ons
and stolid 1 soon, however. remarked al the
window just opposite mine one of SURPRISING
attractiveness. Dimpird cheeks, IustroiIs tIua
eyes, profu>ion IF sunny ringiets-psiiaw!
how feeble Is Language.
i have dealt copiously in the incentive cr,i
progressive phenomena OF love in nav c0ntri-
Buttons 10 Harper Magazine aforesaid, as the
readers OF that excellent periodical know: vet
be- SanSiitv rf n
experience. l have the more reluctance, b.
cause know that every cOrrect-minded reader
VIII pronounce the affair highly rpprehensibIe
II not-as Madame Crochet indignantly char
acterized it-eutrageous. To such / can oaIy
plead, IN eXTenuation OF my conduc{. that I
was then very Young.
i VIII not, therefore, reproduce the thrilling
epoch wnen our windows and. NAV add, our
souls We're first brought into communication
oy pafr,of stares: will pass over the sue
cessive stages OF the f1utterpd handkerchief
the proiectiIe kiss-the deaf and dumb aIrha
bet. Nor must j, out OF regard for the iran
9ulllty OF Madame CrOchet's msnoqe. diyuIye
the secret OF the postal arrangement i,v means
OF which We Were at length enabled, in defiance
OF espionage. TO discharge full brcadsdss of
anecuon 10 each other on gilt edged note paper
Lest, on the othePhand this yeni. yjdi- , ici.
like summing up OF the history of so rich a
conquest should seem 10 SAVIOR OF vanity I
mummy record my Indebtedness TO two irnocr-
tant auXulary circumstances first. in Nadnrua
trochets model establishment the pupils W..
guarded against Irritation with such lyny,ike
vigilance that it Is no wonder the procIiyry
nereto, inherent IN young feminine uatu re- h;td
In them strengthened into positive Inarja:
secondly, was yet in the almost undimmed
glory OF The appanrl furnished Me by Brown
was seated in my room one day reading thp
following note, which had Just reached me i'm
aPerfum"d condition and pin K IN yelopa
"DedreH 4dclph.s. have been in my room
All day pretending 10 be sick bus in realty
reading youT sweet note again and again Ohi
now can tell you The feelings that agita,a arid
1LMnriia ms; Terror at thoughts of what
Macafne Crochet would say ii she ONLY
knew-Joy unspeakable al the assurance thai
am really, truly loved by one SO good So gifted.
50 noble as you.
"Then you really a literary man. and
wrote those dear, delightful stories to Harper,s
magazine! II seems all dream that one stand
ING ON sneh pinnacle of genius and farre
should stoop 10 care for such u plain foolish.
0nAuractive little body me.
"And is it true that your p8verty is the only
obstacle TO our speedy marriagel IL wish yoI,
could see how / blush as write the word I
think dear Adolphus, can remove that obsta-
Gle. MY papa Is merchant On Broadway
aney say ne Is rleh-I don II know how rich, but
am sure he has heaps OF money. He wouldn't
exactly approve of my getting married now
but If We should do il first and then ask his
G. aIisfwards' am sure he won't refuse
III, Tor am his only child, and he thinks all tia,
world OF me. Besides, / know he will be proud
bhat nave married "a man Of genius. Then he
VIII give rs a house and everything NICE.
'Dear. noble Adolphus, do not think mo
cheap ior consenting so readily. If You only
knew how unhappy am, and what crueIiirs
and priyations suffer from Madame Crochet;
i am sure you wouldn't wonder
but must bid you adieu dearest and gel
horrid geometry lesson, or L shall catch !,
dreadful sColding.
Write Immediately 10 your eyer-deyoted
"ARABELLA"
angel, L InUrmured, on finishing il, ICON.
missioned 10 elevate me To that height of corn.
pr<nce and happiness for which nature de-
signed me-! Blissful prospects Of
Just then came tap a. my dour-and Brown
entered -
$50 have found you At last" he exclaimed
with unpleasant elauon '.Hopc you have been
welif'
My paradise was in possession of tho fisnd
No resource remained but diplomacy Renal
liant as il was 10 my feelinge, vet in nv d.
peratioD. awaited myself OF IL.
MIR. Brown" said, attempting a cheerful
expression of countenanc", IL trust the time ia
near when shall be able TO dis charge NV long
deferred obligations 10 youn
Brown replied only by an incrrdulous lcer a !.
one who would say, That's played QUIZ
"Nr. Brown" contin ued. dra wing nv chair
conndentially close 10 his, IL am going 10 b.,
married" -
aIlp host