The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-06-27
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"Was there ever such a jealous fell
low, always eontriying some now test
to subject my affections tol' said Jul.
ia Harvey TO her sister, Mrs. Fanny
Markham, as she handed her letter.
twas from Julia's lover, Captain
Paul Wilcox. an officer in an infant
=. regiment, cwho wrote 10 prepare
her to receive him. He told her that
she would find him much changed, for
he had been wounded in the leg aud
lost his left arm; that he had felt it
his duty to say that he should not
hold her to her engagement, though
he loved her as deyotedly as ever
Now it happened that Julia had a
correspondent in the army, from
whom she discovered that the Captain
had received no injuries, aud that his
story was concocted purely as an ad-
ditional test Of the devotedness Of the
fair one.
IaWelI pay him off for this trick,
Julia, :" said Mrs. Markham. "Come
aud l will instruct you how to give
him change in his own coiu."
Shortly after the ladies had retired
Capt. Wilcox, pluming himself on his
strata. EN-, was alone in the drawing
room. He buttoned his arm up in
his coat, and the left sleeve hung
empty, while he oounterfeited q halt
ing gait, and put large piece Of
plaster on his left cheek to cover an
imaginary sabre cut.
Ia a,fsw minutes Mrs, Markham
appeared.
"Returned atlast!' cried she warm
ly shaking his hand. "My dear Paull'
There's DOT much left Of me-lit-
tie better than half" said the soldier.
II left my poor arm in the West In
dies"
ePoor dear Paul, ? said the LADY,
"And how is your leg2"
Every poorly. am troubled with
daily exfoliation Of the bone"
9"Poor JuliaI" she sighed. W0A
"She will be much affected at the
change in me, will she not?" asked
the brave Captain.
"Oh, dear, no was thinking Of
the change in her."
"ChaDge in herS"
"Whatl haven't you heardr
"Not wofd.s GE I'D
HAhl I see-she was afraid to
write 10 you. Ehe has lcst All her
beauty" HMgt NV. 1T ~
"Possiblei''
"Yes-Yon know she never was
Vaceinated."
"NO-and she has had the small
pox bad. Poor Julia. She has lost
the sight Of her right eye \ Her face
10 very much discOIored. Her nose
is terribly red"
"a red noaef"D . ,e5nhT
ayes. 1t doesn't matter SO much
abCus her syss-shs wears blue spec
tacles."
"Blue speetacles anda red nose?'
exclaimed the Captain.
"But you doA't mind that. Beau
ty is nothing" said Mrs. Markham,
who was EAyishingly beautiful. "YOu
love Julia for her heart: you always
told her SO. And asyou are manned
and disfgursd yourself, why, you can
sympathize with aud console each
other. You viii be very we'll as.
sorted complexities eyes and three
arms between you"
.,..1s "Ans y eis riids HS1S'' HS1S'' sna We spss''a-
"Hushl here comes Julia" said
Mrs. Markham. "Don't appear shock
ed, Jplia, my dear, here's the Cap
tain.tl OOD ~ ~ III W
The door opened and Julia enter
ed. She had painted her face most
artistically, pair-of blue spectacles
concealed her fine, black eyes, but,
the marvellous feature Of her face was
ber nOse--it glo%ed with all the
brillianeY Of . earhpncIe. - -
''0h dear, Paul." said she; poor,
dear Paul hoU much you must have
suffered"
81 hare one arm left for cyoau Co
lean upon" said the Captain.
ssB1t yon ara lame. We can never
dance tbs Sohotsisohs mora" 10
II don't know but lean manage Il,
all but the side-steps and hops" said
the Captain ruefally.