Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-04-04
AlieGellanp.
How ! lost Her

ali the time if like, for my father has got rich
on contracts since the war begun, and am, az
his only sou and heir, kept well supplied with
the -" needful to make a show in the world
with. NV tailor aud boot maker make me lash
ionable KaOr has me- show fast team IN
the plrk, aud keep "A full box at the opera
mus be a gentleman. ButthAt Is not my story.
will tell that, ami then | know ! shall have
the sympathy of the reader.
met lady JUS. two weeks ago to day,
from The time when sit down to write this
story. met her on the promenade IN Broad
way in company with a lady whom | had
known for Years and vas by the latter intro
duced to her She the lady brst spoken OF,
WAS very hanlsome-.the only handsome red
headed lady that ever saw. Some people
might have called her han auburn call 1t red
it was rich mahogany color. Her eyes were
black as et her skin the purest, clearest red
and white YOU ever saw. Her features were
regular, Spanish in style, think, and her figure
plump, bat as graceful as graceful could be
fell in love with her the moment my eyes
rested upon her, even before my friend gave hes
name IN fayoTng me with an Introduction
Miss Mehltable Ann Jenkins was her nam9.
Not very romantic, but what was name, when
the lady herself was 80 perfectly angelic.
asked and received permission to JOIN the
in the promenade, and soon learned that The
adorable Mehltable Ann was IN town Tor only &
weeks visit, that she was staying at the house
of my friend, the lady who was with her, that
she was the only daughter OF wealthy " est
chester County farmer, and lived only an hour 8
ride from tile city, On the Harlem Railroad /
also learned from her own lips that she was dis
tractngly fond of music, and IN consequence
invited both the ladies to honor my box ~ the
opera with their presence. They accepted, and
was in the seventh heaven oil delight, rlghl
away. They would ~ that very night. nd
they would ride behind my fast rioters IN the
Park on the next afternoon, if the sun shone.
would like to have seen 1t refuse to shine IN
that occasion. Ii knew better.
Both engagements-ths opera and the drive,
we're kept limited yacat excursion DOM
the bay That they thought would be delight
iul. bought yacht winch had been iOJA.
ing at. before, ana the SAIL came Oh. My auburn
haired angel was delighted. She was not bii
sea..ick though we weDt into the latitude o.
Coney Island, AID her appetite for lobster sal
ad, ham sandwiches and Heidslck was even
freshened by the sea air. ! was supr3mely hap
py, the dear girl enjoyed herself so much
The week Of her stay in the city at last ended,
AuQ / Ndh dluust III uosihiA NHuH oHS 'A'A N''-'E
she must 20 home, she could not pa, of her re-
turn any longer
But she essened my misery by saying that It
named her to part with mel had been so very
kind to her, and she hoped | would come up to
Quinseeko, to see her. Her father would be
very glad to see me, and she hoped would
come Would not promise to do so?
Ol course would, and did And tenlery
bor ha ma han wa ri nd Al ~ r
turned The pressurG--l am sure she dad And
told her that not week would elapse before
visited her in the patetnal mansion.
That night dreamed of her-the next day
thought Of nothing but her. had joined a
club Of Lincoln War Elgles, ADD was down iJi
speech to them. But had so much Of lh,
Mehitabe Ann in my mind that gave The
speech the 20 by. 1t sas a rule oil our club
that Its members were to wear the Lincoln badge
Uncle Abraham's portrait. with a star each sid,
of it, and an eagle above and below It, until al
ter election day was over.
Mehitable Ann did not see the badge, for
did notput 1t on until the evening after she wen
away, when visited the club. 1t wJs show
looking thing, something like the cross OF th'
legion Of honor, | thought, aud rather liked
it. thought Mehltable Ann wound like 1t too
Father is an outand out Lincoln man, for b.
got his contracts out OF Honest Old Abe, ant
made his fortune by it. | never would havI
been gentleman, If it had not been for incl
Abe and those contracts
waited three days after Mehitabe Ann hAt
gone home-three miserable, lonely days, anc
then | made up my mind TO 60 and see her
She had told me just how to reach her. wa
to take the three clock tan and when
reached Quenseeko station, TO get in a stage
and tell the driver to let me out at the mansio
of Joshua Jenkins, which he would pass on hi
route.
took the train, arrived at the station, ioun
the stage, and aaked the driver II h. could leay
me at the house of joshua jenkins.
He said he rockoned he could, and told me I
Jump in.
The stage was full OF women and babies, bu
found loom, and got In. | saw that the DR.
yer and man 10 soldiers clothes, that sat wit
him, looked at my badge right sharp, an
seemed to TO talking about it. The diver ha
q red face, and swore al his horses and so too
him to be democrat But did MT care iu
that was gentleman, and my father was
huckleberry above his parsimmon auy way.
But to 60 on. The stage went three or iou
miles, should think, before it stopped, an
then the driver said,
Young man. there is Josh Jenkin houst
Take good look al it now, for don't believ
you'll stay around great while with the color
you wear "
thought his remarks wer, rather mpert
nent, but W. to much OF gentleman to tand
words with a stage driver so paid my ai
aud got out.