The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-03-19

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Concealing my e,~otion, suggested tae
opera for the eyerhng following, in nay
Eriest manner.
+ And | can be very airy when choose.
TO nay Infinite delight, Miss Pritehard
accepted the invitation, aud with an ayid-
| ity that. made ny hopes 90 up TO the iof-
tiest pitch. Assurance, felt, was doublJ
sure.
But, alas. .:.lyho,' as has been hap
PLY remarked, "wiro can read the future q
What sasg;;city in that re4ieeeionl
Iretired 60 nav humble abode, aud slept
the sleep of a happy and hopeful man.
The next morning, refreshed aud Jey-
ful, | sought the counting house OF Pod3-
er, stferner q ( -Csflipany, Where | eara
my daily bread ] ova-i-ew.nny salary.
III order 10 pay for tie private box. and
tho supper which IinteRdcd should follow
.lte-psrlo9manee: ] 5Ilt@-sgsef to'ny
lib5rs, auf..gas- Eeeiii.i, iii, '4ifs7, viYacious
to san unw6uted degree.
At FIVE o'elock, leaving the office, {
sauntered up Broad street, OF ny home
ward way.
l fell 50 good, in TACT, hardly knes
what to Go with myself.
:.No more adding up Of wearisome coll
umns, old boy | said to myself; emo
more ploddiug to aud fro afoot, in an OH
ink stained coat No more hard times
aud short commons Jut d coape to>~e
down town 10, and kGa>z>oTe>-s.>cfy day
Hoorah :"
As ] mentally uttered this joyous ex-
clamalion,-t saw Ce2snlith ioilcring tho't-
fully along, i'll hi. peculiar nan;er. just
ahead OF me. j decided - iaiorm him OF
the fact that / was TO have prosceDium
box, ana stunning, splendid girl at the
Academy of Music that night TO Over
whelai hlm and impress hiu with L belief
that I was Sin society" :. regular heavy
swcll, ana all that sort OF thing.
As oTerss,h him, | noticed that his
handkerchief a more baietully odions
one tiaan ever--was hanging about s:,s
inches ont OF his pocket.
Remembering the ancient lark cf cur
schcoidays, and feeling, as have said,
uucommonly youthful and frisky, | Gex-
terously twitched the wretched rag from
his pocket, and passed II hip With a loud
''ahen :"
lie did not look W and recognize me,
as had thoaghi he would and as had
got . step or ,wo by, ] turned to confront
him.
Horror OF horrors, it wasn't Cogsnith
at all
aAt the same moment, horrible little
boy shouted: "Say. Mister. He's got
your hankercher"'
The person whom had mistaken Cor
CogsIEith. but who was quite respectable
looking cid buffer, Immediately c!appel
his hand TO his pocket. missed his hand
kerchief, and eoiia'ing me Indignantly,
began t. call for the police
''Stop, sir :" vociierated. trying to
pull away from Iini, .Ston 1 III not the
mani thought you we're Pe5er-upon
my soul did. You re mistaken, sir--i
didn't steal til"
'.You sconndrel." :" cried the old gcutle-
man; "iil teach you "a steal IN the
streets Kou viiIan.l Police"
An enormous crowd gathered immedi-
atcly, and two officers stepped forward.
la endeavoring 20 free nysel. from my
assailant's grasp, ] had lost my hat. my
collar aad cravat had been disordered, and
my face had become extremeiy-red.
felt that circumstances were decided
ly against ME. -
well, cai.y,' sad fashy looking
youth near ne, Ia a mpathiziBg tone,
"you're not Ay at c:y-faking, eh? Why
didn't you sherry ?"
Il think | know that cove" said one
Of the officers q d b.ievc he's the same
felier that grabbed some money from
boy as was coming from the bank, last
Aon!ay -
''fIe looks like hardened rascal" said
the respectable oil buffer whom / bad
mistaken for Cogsnith take him To the
station house ut once"
In vainsnexpostulated, entreated, and
tllreaeene@ la vain | demanded pern,is-
sion TO send for referenve US to my char
lcter and position. It was no 90. / WAS
draeged off 10 tie station,
with ragged AMI dirty crowd following
and ieering me.
just as the rabble had reached lis
climax of noise aud numbers, / nlct Miss
Priseiila's cousin, the young man with
the weak eyes and a yellow moussachc,
who always hated me.
He raised his cye-glass, smiled scorn-
fully, ard passed by without word.
Then | knew that my doom was sealed.
10 be brief, | was locked up for exam
nation, gave the name OF John Smith
20 the magistrate; bat a boy IN the crowd
--an eirand boy in the next store TO ours
knew me aud informed the dignitary
that was travelling under an alias.