Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-10-09

mucn you look ike Louis Napoleon. "
dear what made you do it?'
Il only cut off half, he spilingly an
swered It was real sweet smile he had [
never had seen the whole of it before; 'this
side, and he pointed TO the left side on his
upper lip. You cut the other yourself
Do you suppose | was going about one
sided? p
''Now got used to it; and I stopped
to take criticising view. II don mind it
SO much-but grow 1t as soon as possible. for
it was your moustache | fell in love with F"
He knew | liked it. and cut it off to
plague me, / know for [ shall always de-
clare [ only clipped the ends-and why did
not he trim the other side to match %
Never mind you now, I've got some
thing to tell you, | said, as | sat down on
the grass.
Frank sat down opposite, and commenced
TO rock to and fro, putting out his tongue,
exclaimlng 'and-er, and-er, in imitation
OF the way young ladies tell confidential
story to each other.
well" | said ''you tell the story"
Dear Kate! | am all attention, - and he
leaned back nonchalantly and stroked his
upper lip
BLESS me. Kate, [ wish / had NOUS
tache | shan't know what to do with my
hands.
well, began, Miss Melbourne is not
Miss Melbourne.
Who in the deuce is she then? Mrs
Henry Wayland?" And Frank started up
in alarm
mo, nor never will be, | answered. and
Frank fell back on his elbow ''She is an
old woman of sixty and she paints
L always knew that" he interrupted.
Il asked her to smell the new, delicious per-
fume on my handkerchief, and pressed 1t a
gairiSt her cheek, to see what was what.
No wonder she hates you, you saucy
fellow and, | resumed, ''she wears false
teeth-upper and lower set-and-"
Il knew that, toe, :" he again interrupted.
''The upper fell down the other day. at the
table, and clicked on the teacup, while she
was drinking"
And" commenced again, 'she wears
false hair"
Il knew that, too. he exclaimed That
sort of bandaline she wears got moved a lit
tie, and the wig slipped little, and l saw
little patch of shaved head here, and he
pointed to that portion of his forehead
where the parting commenced.
And" | said, holding MY patience, for
a woman gets vexed, when she finds she
cannot astonish in such an instance, she
wears two things in her mouth !" And L
paused to witness the effect of such an an
nounccment.
'Plumpers, by Jove! !'' And Frank rolled
over on the grass. and roared.
"Well, y [ exclaimed, thoroughly vexed,
eff you know so much about Miss Melbourne
you tell the rest.
Dear Kate, go on. False hair, teeth,
paint and whitewash | knew she had-but
the plumpers, and he INDUCED in another
roar till warned him not to burst off every
one of his brass buttons
but, said he, SOLDERING, ''of the plump
ers and anything further | was entirely ig-
norant.
We'll" I said. rising, II shall tell you
the rest. Aud | just walked off into the
house, and Frank came rather crest fallen.
after
Breakfast was ready, and Uncle Wayland
already escortins Miss Melbourne to the
breakfast room. a crisp good morning was
all he deigned Frank and I.
Miss Melbourne could afford TO smile
little, as uncle was gradually being won over
to her side so she looked over her should
Ell as she passed through the door and said:
a beautiful morning, Mr.. Thornton.
But no more lovely than yourself, Miss
Melbourne, he answered, galantly, bowling
low to keep from laughing; for | pinched
his elbow, and asked him if he knew how
much the plumpers were, a set.
A compliment told on Miss Melbourne.
It almost coupter- balanced the poodle, burs,
etc, and when he invited her and Uncle to
join US in q sail, that afternoon, she exclaim-
ed herself as very Eappy"
Daring breakfast | could not keep my
eyes from off her, wondering how she engi-
neered all those things Bless me! how
could she eat tOasts talk and laugh, all at
the same time, with thirty-two bought teeth
and those other things; all TO be kept
straight should sit still and decline food
on the plea of sickness, and try the power CT
suction to its utmost She began to look
like a woman of genius to me-
As we arose from the table, [ saw by va
rieus signs, such as pointing your thumb
over your shoulder, jerking your head IN
certain direction, that Frank wanted me to
step out into the garden again, instead OF
joining Miss Melbourne as | usually did
for an hour or two, each morning.
snow, said Frank, as we stopped down
ostensibly to examine certain flower with
in the border, for Uncle Henry and Miss
Melbourne came out Immediately behind
US, the morning was so tempting, I've got
splendid plan, and we II make it work like
a charm. - Then he hurriedly told me 1t,
and the part WIS to perform, and | clapped
my hands, exclamlng, Good good! o.,
What is it pleases you so, Miss Kate?
simpered Miss Melbourne, as she swept by
on uncles arm.
30, nothing" l answered, 'only Frank
says you look younger than | do. and
know | am twenty-five years your JUNIOR.
Frank, sotto uoce, If not fifty.
+. Miss Melbourne smiled sweetly on Frank,
but uncle frowned He knew Frank thought
anything but that, and did not relish the
''joak"
Rut the nlanl let II unfold itself