The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-08-03
MISCELLANY.
TIT FOR TAT.

HSh Tar.
"Was there ever such Jealous fellow. al
ways contr1yng some test 10 subject my
affection to-" said Julia Harvey to her sister
Mrs. Fanny Marlham as she handed her a
4,,4, letter. Ilf Ir -.II.t
1t was from .ua's lover. Cantaip pa,I
Wilcox, an, officer in an infantry regiment.
who wrote to prepare her to receive him. He
told her that she would find him much chanc
ed, for he had been wounded in the lee and
lost his lett arm thai he had felt it his duty
to say that he should not hold her to her en-
gagement though he loved her as devotedly
as ever. Now, it happened that Julia had a
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 devoted
SIS ness of the fair ole. Slili i1Eb
Wen pay him off for this trick Julia
g.s55 said Mrs. Markham. "Oome with ME md
II III instruct you how to give him change in
Shortly after the ladies had retired Cant
WILCOX, plumlng himself on his strategem,
was announced. He had butoned his arm up
IN ms coat, and the left sleeve hung empty
tI WINE ne counterfeted a halting nat and had
siHAAJ large piece of plaster his left cheek 10
cover an imaginary sabre cut
In a few minutes Mrs. Markham apneared
Returned at lastr cried She. warmly
shaking hands. "My dear Panlrs ' -''
There's not much left of me-httle better
aan =, na ~ said said the soldier 81 left my poor
how is your leg?" W
s"Very poorly. l am troubled with da;l,
exfoation of the bone"
akksl-DJ Poor Julia" she sighed. s'.5tf
one WIN he much affected at the change
ell inms, will she not?' asked the brave captain,
change in herr TTT~9 ~
"Change in her?r Il
sRs What haven't you heard q, 1la
etst ode Not word" -
"Ah! see-she was afraid to write to YOU.
81 She has lost all her beauty" 3 i,45 - 4
v,ee,i ,,,ies-you know she was never vaccinat-
"Never vaccinatedp' ,i. ,s
.No--and she has had the smaIbox very
paoy. Poor Julia! She has lost the sight of
her right eye. Her face is very much discoIor-a
ed Her nose Is terribly red.' -
Yes. 1t doesn't matter so much about her
ga eyes-she wears blue spectacles" ~, tfr
sor 'Bue spectacles and a red nose " exclan,
s-f-s ed the Captain II ~
But you don't mind that. Beauty is moth
ing, sad Mrs. Markham, who was ravishine-
sai ~ beautiful herself. You love Julia for her
heart; you always told her So And as Won
are SO MANNED and disfgured yourself why
you can syn1pathize with and console each
other ! OH will be very well assorted
= coupe-three arms and three eyes between
YOU" ,t, ~
"And red nose and blue spectacle p groan-
-.. Hush here comes julia" said Mrs. Mark |
ham: Don't appear shocked. Julia, my dear,
.tf.. nc uUOr Openetl ana Julia entered. She |
l5 mad painted her face most artlstically; pair
OF Diue spectacles concealed her fine black |
eyes, but the marvellous feature of her face |
.5a- was ner nose-it glowed with all the brian-
"Oh, dear Paul." said she; "poor, dear
raul how much you must have sufered.D
81 81 nj. nave one arm left for you to lean upon,
.' 'sBut you are lame We can n eyer danca tho
Scottische more" 5 "a
Il don't know but can manage it, all but
'Aea the SIDE steps and hops" said the Captain,
ruetully.
But don't you find me hideousqy asked the
iaA fair one. .sss 1870 'N
"Not exactly" said the poor Captain. @The
TIP OF your nose is rathe" warm color to be
sure" 10y ~ ~
"Qh, the doctor says twill settle into a pur-
pie, by-and-by.n 80
ooh, he does, does he ?" said the Captain,
abstractedly
"Do you think I shall look better with
purple nose?' asked Julia. i
"Speak not Off, said the Captain "But |
" tell me, when you heard OF my Injuries. we're
81 you inclined to lrelinqliish my hand ?o
ana =" Not for a moment s,B .es47
T9i. Then forgive my deception said the Cap
ram. Here Is my left arm sound as ever
I8 have no scar upon my cheek: can dance
from dark to dawn"
5'iow could you be So craelv' said Julia |
III IS my turn to ask you whether YOU are |
.9a lme?"s ~
with all my heart said the Captain--,l
StCiVeu tle loss OF beauty,
confess; but your heart and mind are dearer !
sgfy-3. than your person." - won "a III % % |
a., Excuse me for moment" said the lady; |
II must retire for a lew moments" SOD
- In an instant she returned radiant in all |
the glory of her charms. y {, Z 1'I,I l q
Paul said she,A show do you like me
You are an angel" said The Captain hold
ing her in his arms. .How could you treat
ces?' - = 49, N r
Not 3
have friends in camp who exposed yoIir ieaE
Gus folly, and it was only sfit for tat',' ''i9l
hesm II deserve it ALL said the Captain, and
ne IRE, avow am cured of jealousy forever
when they were married. which followed
odis as as matter Of course they were pronounced
! the handsomest couple that ever submitted to
the matrimonial moose. 7awtge1gi