The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-21
LOVE LAUGHS AT LoCKSMITHs.
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take that portmanteau from under the
seat and unstrap it.
| complied, to save further words,
She threw her keys. abme, and said
Unlock and throw open the fatal
Chest" 2
al did so, and saw the usual con-
tents of a gentleman portmanteau.
There were the neatly folded shirts,
the brushes and shaving tackle fitted
in here and there, visions of very gen.
tlemanly-looking garments below,
boots guiltless of the feminine foot, and
in fact nothing whatever that ought
to belong to lady's wardrobe. / was
really rather pleased than otherwise,
and said HaSbf8Ass bip
You've managed to bring some
one else's portmanteau.'
No, [ haven't, you clever man;
I'm rather given to foreign customs,
and affect, what you, you mass of pro-
in my costume However, before l
make the requisite changes to fit me
for meeting dear papa, let me tell you
little story, as you seem In want OF
amusement. H4s @T5
q - Your clever people in London,
backed by the wishes of Lord Val
dane, sent you over to Antwerp to
bring home that nobleman's refrac-
tory daughter, who, it was hoped, mad
forgotten her disgraceful engagement.
Give me those balmorals, will you?
Thanks. You, accordingly, being a
very clever young man and an admir-
able accountant, were Of course emf
nently fitted for the work, and were
therefore chosen to do it. Just see if.
you can find a blue-striped flannel
shirt. among those. Thanks. Hang
it over the arm Of the seat to air.
Well, your noble client wrote to the
schoolmistress what would have been
a most pleasant letter, if it had not
been quite so dictatoriaf; and he also
wrote to his affectienate daughter,
congratulating her on having recov-
cred from her little attack of love, and
saying something disparaging Of the
poor lover, who was In America. If
youwill take that coat and trou---
well, those things under it, and hang
them to the roof, the creases will
come out. You won't? That s rude, and
not proper conduct to an unprotected
woman. But, to continue my story,
as T see. you are getting restless. BY
a wonderful chance this, forlorn dam
sci saw her unfortunate lover, shortly
aftershe got papa snote. She shouldn't
have done it, but she did. They put
their heads, together ~ they'd, done
that before. but they. didit in differ
emit manner now, and they made up
little plan.,i The young lady went
down to Antwerp under charge, and
she got so poorly as they nearedl the
station, and her head was so bad, and
she had, OIL such a pain here, and
,ahI such twitoh there, that to bed
she must 60 as soon as she reached
the hotel. The elegant and polite es-
cort arrived, and was met by domes-
tic whose, face showed longitude, if
ADMINISTRATIONS. did not admit much
latitude. By the way, where do you
get boot laces? Look at this thing,
broken off In the middleg Well, the
maid told her story, and the youth
listened, and then home goes
, the maid, leaving the youth in
sole charge. 3 Shortly afterwards
down comes Miss Valdane, re-
covered and, charming introduces
Miss ManVeTs-more charming still.
They dine, this delightful trio, and
away they go. The advantage of this
apparatus is, that you hang up the
glass like this, and then you can shave
at leisure See what good lather
this makes. Well, our three Graces
arrive at Dover, and then dear Miss
Manners makes her bow, and the.other
pair of turtleldeYesa go off together,
only and now please. attend, for /
come to the point of the story-only
Miss Valdane,,e for whom Mr.. Mihtop
was sent, and over whom he was to
exercise the tenderness of a parent
with the authority of a guardian, does
mot accompany that gentleman to Lon
don iniltl4s iies1iina ieon ~ 49,
~" Then, who. are. you? u 1 almost
shrieked. .
al Felix Arne; and now, my good
fellow, the farce is played out, and
I'll take off this trumpery.'
Il fell back in my seat, and watch
ed, with dizzy brain the shedding of
the feminine and assumption of the
masculine attire.
.Fst You internal rascal!' at last I
said.
. "Now I'm not going to mind any
thing you say, for / dare say you are
rather hurt. The thing was well ar
ranged, and has answered capitally.
You can tell your employer that it's
no sort Of use making any further fuss
about me- [ was married to his
daughter some months ago, but did
not intend it to be known yet, only his
precipitancy altere matters. Some
day we II tell him how we managed it.
We determined to have some fun out
of the gentleman sent to fetch Mrs.
Arne home apd, gasT he had been so
good as to pay both our fares back to
England, we, could not do less than