Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-07-31
TIT FOR TAT.

W dS tHeTc ever SUCH jealous 1ellOW,
always contriving some new test to subject
my affections too ?' said Julia Harry to her
sister, Mrs. Fanny Markham, as she handed
her letter.
1t was from Julia lover, Captain Paul
Wilcox, an officer in an infantry regiment,
who wrote TO prepare her to receive him
he told her that she would find him much
changed, for he had been wounded in the
leg and .lOst his left arm; that he had
felt 1t his duty to say that he should not
hold her to her engagement. though he
loved her as devotcdly as ever Now it
happened that julia had correspondent IN
the army from whom she discovered that
the captain had received no injuries and
that his story was concocted purely as an
additional test of the devotedness of the
fair one.
Wen pay him off for this trick, Julia, y
SAID Mrs. Markham. Come with me and
LII instruct you how to give him change in
his own coin. :"
Shortly after the ladies had retired, Cap
tain Wilcox pluming himself on his strata
gem, was alone in tie drawing room. He
had buttoned his arm up In his coat, ard
the left sleeve hung empty, while he coun-
terteited halting gait, and put large
piece of plaster on his left check to cover
an imaginary sabre cut.
In few minutes Mrs Markham appear
Returned at last - cried she, warmly
shaking bis hand. My dear Paul
there's not much left of me-iittie
better than half said the soldier u lef;
my poor arm in the West Indies"
Poor, dear Paul, p" said the lady "And
how is your leg p
=. cry poorly, | am troubled with daily
exfolation of the bone'
. Poor Julia!' she sighed
''She will be much affected in the change
tain
oh, dear, no | was thinking of the
change in her.
Change in her?"
What haven't you heard p
Not word "
Ali L see-she was afraid to write to |
you She has lost all her beauty
Possible?'
'Yes-you know she was never vaccina-
ted.
No-and she has had the smallpox We
V badly Poor Julia She has lost the |
sight of her right eye. Her face is very |
much discolored. Her nose is terribly red. -
" A red nose ?'
Yes. 1t dosen't matter so much about
her eyes-she wears blue spectacles.
Blue spectacles and red nose - ex-
claimed the Captain.
- But you don't mind that. Beauty is
nothing, said Mrs. Markham, who was
raylshingly beautiful herself. You love
JuIia Tor her heart; you always told her SO.
And as you are so manned and disfgured
yourself. why, you can sympathise with and
console each other. You will be very
r |
eyes between you.
And red nose and blue spectaclesr -
groaned the Captain.
=, Hush here comes julia" said Mrs.
Markham, . don't appear shocked. Julia,
my yr dear here's the Captain.
ihe door opened and Julia entered She
naa painted her face most artistically; a
Ialf OF blue spectacles concealed her fine
siack eyes, but the marvellous feature of her
iaeG was her n0Se-it glowed with all the
orillancy of carbuncle
- On, dear Paul." said she, ''poor dear
Iaul how much you must have suffered
., l have one arm left for you to lean up
On SAID the Captain.
i but you are lame. We can never dance
'1e 9c9ottIsche any more.
l. don. know how | can manage 1t, all
W; CGL The side steps and hops" said the Cap
TAN, ruefully.
q But don you find me hideous?'' ask
ol the tair one
uTN Not exactly said the poor Captain.
O- lie tip OF your nose is rather warm col
VI, to be sure"
NM QYh' the doctor says it will settle into
purple BY yand-by."
-; Oh, he does; does hep" said the Cap
an faostractively.
Do,you think should look better with
purple nose?'
&. Speak not of it, said the Captain.
~. but tell me, when you heard of my in
nv ,ariqs, were you not inclined to reliuquish
..TN not Tor moment.
Chen taen forgive my deception, said the
@p'aih. Here's my left arm as sound I