Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-05-17


hating gait, and put large piece of plaster
on his left cheek 10 cover an imaginary sabre
cut.
In few minutes, Mrs. Markham appeared
Returned at last !" cried she, warmly
shaking his hand. my dear Paul"
"Thore's not much left of me-.little better
than half, said the soldier. ~ left my poor
arm in the West Indies. ~
Poor, dear Paul, +" ssid the lady. 'And
how ia your leg ?"
Very poorly. l am troubled with daily
eSFoliation of the bone"
Poor Juliam she sighed.
"5he will DO much affected ct the change
in me, will she notF" asked the brave Cap.
tain.
"oh, dear. mol l was thinking Of the
change In her."
Change In hert'
What haven't you hsArd9"
mot word"
"Ahl lsee-she was afraid to write to you
She has lost all her beauty"
'Poshibler'
"fes-you know she was neTer Vacci.
mated"
Never yaccinatedr'
No and she has had tho small pox very
badly. Poor Julia. She has lost the sight
OF her right eye. Her face Is very much
diseolored. Her nose is terribly red"
"a red noseY"
ayes. Il doesn't matter 80 much about
her eyes-she wears blue spectacIes.
Blue spectacles and a red noseg" exclaim.
ed the Captain.
but you don't mind that. Beauty il
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 dishgured
yourself, why;you can sYmpathlze with and
console each other You will be very
well assorted couple-thres arms and three
eyes between YOU"
"And red nose and blue spectaclesl
groaned the Captain.
"Hushl here comes Julia, said Mrs. Mark
ham. Don't appear shocked, Julia, my
dear, here's the Captain
The door opened, and Julia entered. ShC
had painted her face most artlstically; pail
OF blue spectacles concealed her fine, blacl
eyes, but the marvellous feature OF her face
was her nose-it glowed with all the bril-
liancy Of II carbuncle.
"oh, dear Paul. said she; "poor, deal
Paul; how much you must have suffered"
II have one arm left for you to lean upon, '
said the Captain.
'But you are lame. We can never dane,
the schottIsche more"
II don't know but can manage 1t, all but
the side steps and hops" said the Captain
ruefully.
"But don't you find me hidsouss" asked
the fair one.
mot exactly" said the poor Captain
Tho tip of your nose ia rather warm color
TO BIO sure.
"oh, the doctor Gays 1t will settle Into {
purple, by.and.by."
"oh, he docs, does hoV" said the Captain,
abstractively.
DO you think should look better with {
Speak not OF It," SAID the Captain. "Bu
tell me, whom you heard OF my injuries
were you not inclined to FelinquISh ny
handY"
mot for moment"
"Then forgive my deception" said th,
Captain. Here is my left arm as sound q
ever. have NO wound upon my cheek;
can dance from dark till dawn"
"How could you be SO eruell' said Julia
at is my turn to ask you whether you ar
still willing to fulnll your engagement witt
mefn
with all my heart, said the Captain
~ ON grieved for the loss OF your beauty
1 confess; but your heart and mind ar
deArer than your person."
EXCUSE me for moment, " said the lady
~ must retire for few moments"
In an instant she returned, radiant In a
the glory Of her charms.
Paul, " said she, chow do you like m
nowf'
"You are an angel" said the Captain
holding her In his arms. How could 70
treat me so cruelty With the red nose an
the spectaclesG"
"Not a word Of that" said the bsaut,
1--WE have friends in camp who expose
your Jealous folly, and IL was only tit e
tat"
~ deserve 1t ALL" said the Captain, ian
here avow am cured of Jealousy forever.
When they were married, which follows
as matter of course, they were pronounce
the handsomest couple that ever submittS
tc the matrimonial moose.