Smyrna times., 1866-02-07

all alive with compassionate interest toward
the unhappy Mlishng, who experienced che ag-
Ony of all rOgues when they see detection APP
preaching. Whatever he pleaded he was sure
to be trlpped on the symptoms, or exposed by
the first doctor called in to attend him. He
grew pale and red, hot and cold, by turns as
he ransacked his brains for some unhcar,l-ot
disease, when suddenly he remembered, apro-
pos of the luckless trOwsers, Charles Read $
novelette,, " POprieG que MldIjJrS ~ and also
that Clara not only knew no Latin, but seldom
opened book.
" The disease is constitutional. In fact it
may be called hereditary said the little wretch
his mouth twitching - remember that my
father often suffered from the same cause
There is nothing for it, as [ said before, but
time, quiet, and the water-curc. 1t is called
fr0pr'd que nldrtbHS.
4" How strange !" exclaimed Clara, with evi-
dent horror. 4" 1t must be dreadful. Is it
very painful? Incver heard of such thing
did you, aunt Miriam?" But Mrs. Douglass
had walked hastily to the window and stood
looking out, presenting to the company only a
back view of her shoulders, which for some reil-
sou twitched unacc0untably.
Aunt Miriam! y exclaimed Clara, in sur
prise, and vaguely alarmed; cousin John
Aunt Mir! what is it? Is it incurable? Is il
anything like fits? p edging around to peep un-
! der her aunt's bonnet, when she saw, to hel
! inexpresslble astOnishment, that lady crimson
cOnvulsive, and choking with suppressed laugh
i ter.
Il think we might go, Clara, said Mrs
Douglass, gurgling. |" | do not believe that il
is very dangerous. John will be likely to gel
on better without US, gasping hysterically.
Aunt Cousin John what IS it all about?
asked the astonshed girl, turning toward Mis-
ling. NliSling made no answer. lie was try.
ing to die just at this juncture heavy stcI
shook the boards of the little entry, and, with
out knocking, entered Mrs. O'Elaherty, the
gray mix " dangling from her arm.
An here yer pants, Misther Misling,
laying the articles i'll question on his bed
though yez betther not be afther putin
thin on jist yet, I'm thinkin'; maybe they
be mt dhry ntirey, | hurried thin So. Al
the time staring hard at the lilac hat and aun
Miriam; and coming to dim notion that sht
might have been indiscreet, Mrs. O Flahcrty
drew long BREATH and mendcd the matte
thus:
An shure an I'd have waited ef T.
known yez had company, only yez said ye
couldn't go out till brung thin, and chargcC
me so petiklar, ye knows.
Mrs Douglass rushed frantically out of tn
room, followed by Clara, and MiSling hear,
them on the landing
Aunt, what Is it, and what is Proprta Qu(
nldrtb,s ~
Ills trowsers, child, his trowserSl |
means, that which is proper for men Di
you never read the story? Oh! oh ! oh SUP
pressed gigges, rush and rustic Of skirts o.
the stairs, and then the jar of the front-doo
below. They were gone. Misng was a pre-
per and decOrOuS little man, but he coul
not help saying, in strict confidence to til
luckless gray mix" still on the foot Of hi
bed, "D-n itl'. ?, .itr-.
Shortly after he6>resident of the Primros
Bank gave Misling new suit and a situatiO
at six hundred year; but we fear Mislin
could hardly have been sufficiently grateful fc
he never gave the President daughter in IT
turn that opportunity Of becoming Mrs. job
: Msling.