The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-09-20

| better than half, said the soldier
left my poor arm in the East Indies.
Poor, dear Paul. said the lady. And
| how is your le9F
Very poorly. / am troubled with daily
exfolation of the bone
Poor julia sighed Mrs. Markham.
She will be much affected at the
change in me, will she not? asked the
captain.
change in Herr
Change in her.
What. haven't you heard?'
Not word
sAh, I see-she was afraid to write to
you. She has lost all her beauty
.Yes-you know she was never vacci-
mated
Never vaccinated?'
sNo-and she has had the small pox
very badly. Poor Julia. She has lost
| sight of her right eye. Her face is very
much discolored. Her nose is terribly
red
"A red nose
| Yes 1t doesn't matter so much about
her eyes-she wears blue spectacles.'
Blue spectacies and a red noser ex-
claimed the captain.
But you don't mind that. Beauty Is
nothing said Mrs. Markham, who was
ravishingly beautiful herself You love
Julia for her heart; you always told her
| so. And as yon are so manned and dis
| figured yourself, why, you can sympa-
thize with and console each other. You'll IL
be very well assorted couple-three
arms and three eyes between you
. 'And a red nose and blue spectaclesp
groaned the captain.
Hush! here comes Julia said Mrs.
Markham. Don't appear shocked. Julia,
my dear, here's the captain
The door opened, and Julia entered.
She had painted her face most artistically;
pair of blue spectacles concealed her
fine, black eyes, but the marvellous fea-
ture of her face was her nose-it glowed
with all the brilliancy of carbuncle.
.Oh, dear Paul. said she, poor, dear
Paul-how much you have suffered
Il have one arm left for you to lean
on said the captain, gallantly.
But you are lame. We can never
dance the Schottische more
Il don't know but I can manage it, all
but the side steps and hops said the
captain, ruefully.
But don't you find me hideous?' asked
the fair one.
Not exactly said the poor captain
The tip of your nose is rather warm
color, to be sure
'Oh, the doctor says it will settle into
a purple, by-and-by.'
'Oh, he does, does hep said the cap
tain abstractedly.
DO YOU think should look better with
purple nose?' asked Julia.
Speak not of it, said the captain
But tell me, when you heard of nv in
juries, were you not inclined to relinquish
my hand2'
Not for moment
Then forgive my deception said the
captain. Here is my left arm as sound
as sound as ever. l have no wound upon
my cheek; I can dance from dark till
dawn
How could you be so cruel? said
Julia. 1T is my turn to ask you whether
you are still willing to fulfil your en-
gagement with meg'
With all my heart said the captain
Il am grieved for the loss of your beauty,
l confess; but your heart and mind are
dearer than your person
Excuse me for moment said the
lady; j must retire for few minutes
In an instant she returned, radiant in
all the glory of her charms.
Paul said she, 'how do you like me
now?'
You are an angel said the captain,
holding her in both arms.
How could you treat me SO cruelty
with the red nose and the spectacles?
Not word of that said the beauty
1T was my sisters plan to punish you
for trick. We had friends in camp
who exposed your jealous folly, and it
was only tit for tat
L deserve it ALL said the captain, 'and
here / vow I am cured of jealousy for
ever
When they were married, which fol-
lowed as matter of course, they were
pronounced the handsomest couple that
ever submitted to the matrimonial moose