Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-03-30

man, watching her with half smile on
her lips. Did you know that YOU Dos
sessed treasure worth dozen pianos =
Now you are teasing me gain said
Matty with quivering lip.
No | am not. If you will contribute
it to be rafied for-as you ladies say in
reference to your genteel lotteries-I be
lieve [ may safely promsie that you will
sell fifty tickets at ten dollars ticket
Fifty repeated Matty, counting on
her fingers with girlish delight; at ten
dollars Why that would be five hun
dred dollars ?
OF course it would
What on earth do you mean, Montague
Rayner 2 said Ellen Esmaine, suspeudipe
her silver wire in mid air.
'JusI exactly what | say
Matty dropped her work, while cheek
and eye lighted up in bright unison The
next moment her countenauce fell.
Montague you ought not to play on my
credullty IN this absurd sort of way
Shall tell yon what the treasure is p
Yes
He leaned over and whispered word
or two in her ear She blushed roster
than The ribbon that tied up the waterfall,
aud then burst into merry musical laugh
L don't care she said defantly. Il
wiU'
Really and truly p
Yes, really and truly. Why not p
Then said Mr.. Mon az, Rayner, draw
ing ten dollar bill from his pocket, put
me down as ticket holder number one :
Miss Esmaue deposited the bit of pa.
per in little wire cage that she called her
purse, and made business-like memoran
dulS OF the transaction on her tablets
Very well, sir, she said quietly. And
now | depend on you Tor the other forty
nine subscribers
But should like to take few more
tickets myself, said Montague rather sheep
ishly.
No, sir p said Miss Esmaine, with an
emphatic stamp of her little kid foot on
the floor No one shall purchase more
than one share SO now l dismiss you to
agency duties
Montague was rather unwilling to take
ms departure on this unceremOnious ticket
OF leave, but Alatty was to be melted neith
er by suppllcatians Dor sulksr and he went
Went muttering to himself as he light
ed his cigar on the street corner.
What little, loving, fiery, tender, pas
slonate creature she is! Well, if | can',
marry Matty Esmaine I'll ram my head
into the first wide mouthed cannon jeff Da
Wis is considerate enough to plant IN NV
way And then it's like she won' care
Heigh-ho I'd give my first chance ior
pair OF shoulder straps 10 get peep into
Matty Esmaines heart! | wonder wheth
er Eve aggravated Adam after this fash
ion
Most probably she did, Private Rayne.
" e have no reason to suppose that human
nature has been materially changed by the
current event of six thousand years.
why yes-yes,' said Mr. Josiah Car.
berry, vigorously rubbing the gold eye
glasses that assisted his fading vision, and
giving his wig sly jerk I've no objec-
ton to contributing my humble mite to so
deserving cause. | wish there weren't
so many bothering women folks at the
helm though, Montague, my boy. Of all
things managing woman is my abhor-
rence-1 don't like to come in contact with
'em If [ can help it. And am consistent
too, Monty-ha, ha, ha Do you know
who darns my stockings and toils my coffee,
eh? Why, Black Tom-and he's worth
forty housekeepers with their petticoats
and palavering Amt that carrying out
ones principles, hey? However. I've no
objection to go through this Fair with you
If you'll engage to stick by me aud keep
all the old maids and widows away
And Mr.. Carberry walked solemnly un
der the canopy of stars and stripes that
draped the entrance to the brilliant lighted
rooms now thronged with gay guests attract
ed thither by mingled motives of fashion,
curiosity and patriotism, arm in arm with
Montague Rayner.
Mont, my boy he whispered, aghast,
there's woman looking very hard at me-
DO you suppose she means anything? |
wish | had staid away-it isn't
Buy something, Sir p said charming
siren, in blue silk and swans down, from
behind a table glittering wi b crystalized
sugar and colored confectionery Mr. Car
berry Shrank close to Montsgue's side.
Look here, Mont he CALCULATED ner-
vously' you've got me into this scrape, and
you must get me out of it. Tell that fe.
male | don't want anything!
But you'll buy something to help the
cause along? laughed his companion
Amy thing-every thing Only Mon.
tague you tell me how TO invest, and do be
quick about it Somehow I cannot breathe
freely when there's so many women aroupd!'
Then suppose you buy ticket for Miss
Esmaine's rattle. Come, I'm on the man.
aging committee, and there's just one lett.
what is it for? A harpsieord that 7