The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1864-01-28
NO 90

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know l ana weak, and purposeiy provoke
me, to prevent my coming out again"
81 know that you arc nervous, Lucy,
and feel that you are rapidly getting
strong; for my arm must be black and
blue where you have been hugging me
SO. But | don't complain of that On
the contrary, | rejoice att, as evidence
of your returning vigor."
"Vigor Ny arm feels almost bro
ken, and my limbs are tottering. My
head begins to ache, and my side pains
mo--tho side where your great rough
elbow stuck. Ind my feet feel blister
cd, and it is getting warm again-and-
aud-I shall catch my death of cold,
the crossings are 50 damp-and -"
81 am quite willing to go back, if you
wish IT,"
"No, Marcus" said the invalid, reso
lutely. 81 am out at last, for a wonder,
and l will walk till l drop, if make a
scene in the street"
"Bravo, Lucy! T admire yoursfslas
ness. twill DO you good to keep up
your spirits in this way, and you will be
gathering strength at every STEP, believe
me. If we wish to regain our health
we must make an effort-I declare, you
jumped that puddle handsomely-you
are gaining power, Lucy, gaining pow
er; and | see the returning bloom in
your cheek already"
"It is only because I am ashamed to
be so stared at by everybody. How yul.
gar to stare so. Don't look oil?"
"No indeed. | am proud of your
appearance You look beautifully.
Nobody takes the slightest notice ofy you.
Long soclusion makes you bashful that's
ALL Your step IS getting more and
more elastic. More bloom, more power
Doing better and better Try and keep
up with mo.-a little 1astor-for l Go
wish TO accomplish that important or
rand in time, if possible and on our
way back it will be so pleasant to think
we have united business with pleasure
and killed two birds with one stone,
won't it? Hadn't you better take my
arm, to expedite matters Z"
"Do you mean to insult me, Sir %
J was the stmtling reply from voice new
/ to him.
Rushmoro turned and stared at the
speaker. In his haste through the
+ crowd he had lett his wife behind, and
5 unconsciously offered his arm to a strange
: lady at his side; and straightway eX-
/ planning, with n hurried apology, he
e stepped aside and waited for Lucy to
overtaNe him, not doubling that he
, should discover her at once.
/ Unfortunately for both parties, their
! temporary separation, which the throng
! had caused, SO increased the nervousness
!, of Mrs Bushmore, that while her hus-
{ band was ahead. conversing with the
unknown lady by mistake, she sought
5 refuge and relief in an apothecary'S
!, shop, where, faint, pale, and thirsty, the
combined solace ofsoda, hartshorn, and
a seat revived her, and where she now
/; impatiently awaited the re-appcarance Of
5 her husband,
But that equally anxious man, failing
+ TO discover her, suddenly came to the
I mortifying conclusion that his wife had
t seen him accosting the stranger, and an
{ Cry, and jealous Of supposed neglect, hai
| determined to wheel about and return
5 home alone. This idea caused him I,
hasten in that direction, to ovortake hci
n and explain; and on his way, by chance
G glancing up a cross street, he saw-bu
G we will let him say what he saw and did
G On his subsequent discovery of his wifi
in the apothecary shop, about ffteer
I minutes aftorward, he explained him
self as follows, with perspiring brow anC
a husky voice;
' "My dear, dear Lucy, l have been al
this time running after another woman
a This comes of unlocking arms. But foI
9 that, we should not have missed eacl
other in the crowd, and you would not
1 poor feeble angel that you are, hav,
? been overthrown, and trampled undeI
foot perhaps p
a "No," replied she, with some show oI
5 spite to this halfintcrrogatory II have
4 not been subjected to any violence MOI
other ll-troatment from shangers-onl
!, cruel indifference from you, Marcus, ol
G | should not have come out upon thi,
monstrous walk, to be left to drop dowr
l. upon the burning pavement while yoy
/, were paying your attentions SO strange
women" And the deeply iniur3t
It hypochondriac took another sniff O.
v hartshOrn, by way of emphasis, which
r in turn nearly took her head Off
4 | ltGlroprrn ..,.1,11 ~ 4
{ her husband, 81 offered my arm to one
/, without looking at her, taking her to be
y you, and she thought I meant to insult
=! her. and recovering from that shock
. after hunting everywhere !or you,
+ spied a lady aGar oil, just about youl
t figure, dressed in precisely such t,sefa
+ and well-harmoniaing eolors, with pre-
/ eisely your stately way Or carrying yow
: head, exactly the peculiar grac3 Of youi