Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-08-29

devotedness of the fair one
"We'll pay him Of for this trick, Ju.
lia,p said Mrs. Markham "Come with
me and Ill instruct you how to give him
change in his own coin. "prsl 9s7fr
Shortly after the ladies had retired,
Capt Wilson, 5p'uming himself on his
stratagem, was shown into the drawing
room. He had buttoned his arm up in
his coat, and the left sleeve hung empty,
while he coupterfeited halting gait, and
put large piece Of plaster on his left
cheek to cover an imaginary sabre-cut
In few minutes, Mrs. Markham ap-
peared. 7 ..' ''}'+ttt l.t # laA
Returned at last p cried she, warmly
shaking his hand my dear Paul"
There's not much left of me-little
better than half" said the soldier ]
left my poor arm in the East Indies"
"Poor. dear Paul" said the lady.
Sand how is your leg ?" auaa a
Every poorly. l am troubled with dai-
ly exfoiliaton of the bone" Fl
Poor Julia p sighed Mrs Mark.
ham.
She will be much affected at the change
in me, will she not p asked the cap.
tain. ...t .t rt--mIH set..r.
"Oh, dear. no | was thinking of the
change in HER !"
Change in her =" '...s ~" "+.
"What haven't you heard ?" aHn
J "Not a word" I oa a riataJ, 4. .
"Ah ! sec-she was afraid to write TO
you. She has lost all her beauty"
"Yes-you know she was never vaccin.
ated" a..,. .' 4'.I
Never vaccnated p IH H..uao
"No-and she 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 dosn't matter so much
about her eyes-she wears blue specta
cles, .....". .....
Blue spectacles and red nose !" ex
y claimed the captain, ..s ......
But you don't mind that. Beauty Is
nothing" said Mrs, Markham. who was
ravlshingly beautiful herself. You al
weys told her so. And as you are 81
manned and dis6gured yourself, why, yo'
can sympathize with and console each 9th
er Youll be very well assorted coup
d Ile--three erms and three eyes betweel
you" :,
"And red nose and blue spectacee !!
groaned the captain, .....-.
y "Hush here comes Julia" said Mrs
Markham. Don't appear shocked. Ju
y liza. my dear, here's the captain"
The door opened and Julia entered
RS She had painted her face most artisically
a pair Of blue spcctaces concealed he
fine, black eyes, but the marvellous fea
ture of her face was her nose-it glove
with all the briliancy of carbuncle,
:. "Oh, dear Pau" )" said she, "poor, dca
= bPaul-how much you have suffered"
g. II have Que arm lett for you to lea
st on, said the captain, calamity { tor
But you are lame, We can ncve
dance the Schottische more " -.
IL don't know but can manage it, al
but the side steps and hops, " said the caE
tain ruefully. . n"
But don't you find me hideous?
asked the fair one. t.--- l....
DIS mot exactly" said the poor capta'T
.'rhe tip of your nose is rather war;
o color, to be sure" -. aA...i'.
"Oh, the doctor says it will settle IL
to purple, by and BY" "'V ..I,sFr
"0h, he does, does he ?' said the cal
tain abstratedly -,
lrt "Do you think | should look be.t'
with purple nose?" asked Julia, Y
"Speak not of it" said .sne captail
But tell me, when you heard of my IL
juries were you not inclined to relinquis
my hand ?"
"Not for moment" -
. .Then forgive my deception said tt
lnS captain. Here is my left arm as sout
as ever. | have no wound upon my che'
can dance from dark till dawn"
"'' "How could yon be so cruel q said >
lila. .Iti my turn to ask you wheth'
YOU are still willing TO fulfil your engag
Inn meut with me ? g8oa al .iI ~ lliu.
with all my heart" said the captal
-- ii am grieved tor the loss of your beaput
confess; but your heart and mlndaai nina a
dearcr than your person. T{. .af.,5t,
=, = Excuse me for moment, sald I
lady; IL must retire for few minutes
In an instant she returned, radiant
w. all the glory Of her charms. Mao, .,dt
%, Paul, said she, a1how do you l'ks
ar now ?" s,yaa II pagu aa,l y,eg goii.
I'M. "You are an angel" said the capta'
holding her in both arms. agJ 1di 81,
an. "How could you treat me SO crgei
ai- with the red nose and the spectac'esY
i've mot word of that" said the beau beau
iud cit was my sisters plan to punish y
cen for a trick. We had friends u camp v
ID |; exposed your jealous folly, and it was
he ly tit for tat. ,..,.. af.Ia4 l5g