The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-07-31
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3Wassthere ever. such a jealous fellow,
always contriving some new. test to subject
my affections to p said Julia Harvey to
her sister, Mrs. Fanny Markham, as she
handed her letter.
5 It was from Julia's lover, Captain Panl
Wilcox, an officer in an infantry regiment,
who wrote. 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 telt it his
duty to say that he should not hold her to
her engagement, though he loved her as
as devotedly as ever, Now it happened
that Julia had a correspondent III the army,
from whom she discovered that the Cap
tain received no injuries, and that his story
was concocted purely as. an additional test
ot.the devotedness of the fair one.
swell pay him off for his tricks, Julia.D
said Mrs. Markham. sCome, and I'll IN
struct you how to give him change in his
own coin"
Shortly after the ladies hadretired, Capt.
Wilcox, ,pluming himself on his stratagem,
was alone in the drawing g-room. He but
toned his arm up in his coat, and the left
sleeve hung empty, while he counterteited
hating gait, and put large piece of
plaster on his left cheek to cover an imagi-
nary sabre cut.
In few minutes, Mrs. Markham ap-
peared.
eReturned at lastp cried she, warmly
shaking his hand. sF'My. dear Paul! !"
There's not much left OF me-little bet
ter than half . said the soldier: "Eleftmy
poor arm in the West Indies"
ssPoor, dear, Paul." said the lady-"And
how is your leg 2"
ss4ery poorly. ! am troubled with daily
exfoliation of the bone.'
sPoor Julia!" she sighed.
ssShe will bemuch affected by the change
in me, will she not?" asked the brave
Captain.
ooh, dear, no; Twas thinking Of the
change in her."
.ssChange in her ?"
"What! haven't you heard 2"
"Not a word"
"Ah! I see-she was afraid to write to
you. She has lost all her beauty
"Yes-you know she never, was vaccln-
ated."
"Never vaccinated?"
"No-and she has had the small pox
very badly. Poor Julia, She has lost the
sight of her right eye. Her face is very
much discolored. Her nose is terribly
red. %
GA red nose."
eyes 1t dosen't matter SO much about
her eyes-she wears blue spectacles.''
"Blue spectacles and red nose?" ex-
claimed the Captain.
ssBut you don't mind that. Beauty is
nothing said Mrs. Markham, who was
ravishingly beautiful herself "You love
Julia for her heart; you always told her
so. And as you are so manned and disfg.
ured, why, you can sympathize with and
console each other You will be very
well assorted couple-three eyes and three
arms between you"
sAnd red nose and blue spectaclesr
ssHush! here comes julia" said Mrs.
Markham. "Don't appear shocked. Julia,
my dear, here's the Captain"
The door opened, and Julia entered.
She had painted her face most artistically,
pair of blue spectacles concealed her fine,
black eyes, but the marvellous feature of
her face was her nose-it glowed with all
the brilliancy of a carbuncle.
"Oh, dear Paul." said she; sspoor, dear
Paul how much you must have suffered. =
81 have one arm left for you to lean
upon, said the Captain.
"But you are lame. We can never dance
the Shottische more
81 don't know but can manage it, all
but the side-steps and hops,'' said the Cap
tain, ruefully.
"But don't you find me hideous % asked
the fair one.
,sNot exactly said the poor Captain.
sThe tip of your nose is rather warm col
or, to be sure"
ssOh, the doctor says it will settle into a
purple, by.and-by.''
s'Oh, be does, does >he?" said the Cap
tain, abstractedly.
aDo you think ] would look better
with with purple nose ?" asked Julia.
sspeak not Of it," said the Captain.
"But tell me, when you heard of my in
juries, were you not inclined to relinquish
my hand p
sNot for a moment
sThen forgive my deception," said the
Captain. @Here is my left arm as sound
as ever. Ihave no wound upon my cheek;
I can dance from dark till dawn"
"How could you be so cruel" said Ju-
liza. It is my turn to ask whether you are
willing to fulfill your engagement
"With allmy heart" said the Captain.
II am grieved for the loss of your beau
ty, / confess but yourheart and mind are
dearer than your person.
excuse me for a moment,," sad the la
dy; must retire for a few minutes
In an instant she returned, radiant in all
the oloru Of her charrns --..-.-