Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-21
MISCELLANY.
CAPTAIN FIJI JAMES.
ny GEORGE MARTIAL.

..Tha 5oor was locked, and / heard q
49,, and shutting like some one IN
- y said Miss Letitia, impressive
= s.and when she did let me IN, SUSIE
,sas 81 IS n rose; and every time l
,.a,,ed She iumped and looked toward
-, cIoset-d1or, that stood inst little
- -. AMI 7 could take my oath there
80 80, sGrne mystery connected with that
closet -, ,,o,,tbf,Jof
sonO. and burned his riou'h- WY We
80 conduit man stop II on MS
-, =, from Wall street, TO take plate
N Wy or have a chat with his father,
~. +ba old woman must pitch into him
et.e-,4 L;s vife 2-her bonnets, her dres-
&C The wav she managed Charlie, and
o,.l-oI her apple dumplinEs, ana row
cL.sa+-tIooTs rnvsteriesl He had mind
- svear ALWAYS To strike bee-line Tor
home in future. Susie eschewed mys-
.erifs. AMI never had any revelations
toE.ske.
lyon needn't look IN that way, Lu-
ems said his mother, tlrtly; ''Of
c,rTsp. Ittitia nor never expect any
tba~ks for our pains, and of course, Su-
~ i rprfection, and We are all fools;
INT for an that, I'd advise you to look
IN vour closets occasionally.
"By GEORGE burst ont Luelus, ''you
women are enough to drive man mad.
Ii Tits saw anything, why can't she
SPEAK out. instead OF beating round the
bush in this fashion. What tie devil
s-ay in the closet?'
Iatitia bridlei. hrs Skeneatcles
coughed severely.
Blanche ami Ayminfa 10 the young
er airlsD, yOu had better go up stairs.
Such revelations are not for your lUnO-
cent ears. Now, Letitia.
''Wei. il / must speak, said that
immaculate spInster, at length, Il
saw"
Here she paused and glanced at Lu-
ciIS, who vas trying his best TO look
uEconceIned, and Masking rather a poor
figure at il.
Go on. said Hrs. Skenea;cIes, en-
couragingly.
Il saw-O ma! l don't Ike to. II
doesn't seem proper IL an unmarried
wOmsn.
LuciIs' face was perfec " livid.
Out with it, gr0wled papa Skenea-
atcles.
We'll then-but mini, Lucius, I'm
not SAYING anything against Susie. q"
''COnfound Susie, and you, tool
bavled Lucius, jumping mp and knock
ing over his chair.
There, now You needn't get into q
rlger exclaimed Letitia. fearful of los
ing her prey. 1T wasn't much, after
all, as Ican't be positive it vas a man.
for the door wasn't open lar enough:
but, to the Lest Of my belief, it was a
uniform"
Lucius sat OoWn and laughed heartily.
There ma, didn't I tel you!' said
Miss LetitIa. Indignantly. s'Of rour.a
Lueius won't believe anything I can
say. There was taIk about this captain
tliz James aud Susie before she mar
red Jon, and he wears uniform inst
that color; but. of course. it is ONLY I.
WHO am splteful and malicious. cen to
think OF such thing.
Sne.s ten years younger than Won
too." chImed Ia Mfs. SkeneatcIps-
Aud you've kept her pretty close -
aided Miss Letitia. Besides. she al
WAYS was sly, unierhand. little mss y,
And Jon always were the most sns-
piclous splnster that ever wrote thirty. :,
retoI'ed Lucius, getting up and Selling
-. thirty | thirty shrieked Miss Lee
ei'iai pa Anelus was gone. burI vino mn
tG"n lLiou8n the raw December driz.
zie' at the very bottom of the stair.
case OF happiness, and quite unable to
LId himself Of the ghost of CaDto;n Fit
James end his uniform.
4 Is ! 9elieve, universally conceded
'nat ili q rs, however limited NAV he
III Sc-onodations in other RESPECTS.
nave private, especial closet of Cur
w. lalo which 20 other eyes than our
I'VE even those Of our nearest and
ue4eSf, have ever looked. 7 mean tbe
gioSet where we keep our skeleton our
usar hope, our disappointed ambition
cIs4ted lalth, whatever it may be.
LlcIus, Ike the rest of us. had one.
'uaout doubt; and spent hours there.
- .he most pleasant, but, perhaps. as
Etoatable as any others in his life.
SOS' however, he found a new guest
Iste-a possible skeleton, or an evil
~. vas to De-a phantom in uniform
s-si Susie had been privately cherish.
~ al this time, and hiding sway In
s.ose,s when his sisters called. His Su.
Il. That bright little May-morning of 9
oman; that CHEEKY little member of
moral paths of difficulty, aud bridgeI
oIsr Of impossible chasms Of her life
H5ing cheat, asmiling EeP Impossible
40 ne turned up his nose at the very
'sulenhrAnce of Letitia and her suspi-
Ss ga', 4 Is ne went mp the steps of No.
=, Ihl-ty-fOurth street.
Inc moment Susie heard his click Of
e Atcn, she had an agreeable fashion
7 making little Zo1ave of herself
Ell A. IaShlng into the hall, and taking
4. a1Itage of his encountered arms kiss
MN remorse.essly on the spot
~ ~ Luclns. actually connived at being
,,TItinized by stepping little heayieI
s : - came up the steps, and fumblina
~ SWhat more than necessary with
r1oS uoorknocker. Already the Jealous
Aefs about his mouth were meltin 8