Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-10-11
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always contriring some hcw Ae.t 10 ssubject
my affections to r. said Julia Harvey to. her
sister, Mrs. Fanny Markham, as she handed
her letter
| II was from Julia's lover, Captain Paul
Wilcox, an officer in an Infantry regiment
who wrote to prepare her to receive him. He
tcld her that she would find him much chang
, ed, for he had been wounded in tie leg and
lost his left arm, that he had felt it his duty
to say that he should not hold her to her en-
ever. Now it happened that Julia had cor
respondent in the army. from whom she dis>
covered 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.
"Well pay him off for this trick, Julia"
said Mrs. Markham. "Come and l will in
struct you how to give him change i'll his own
coin
Shortly after the ladies had retired, Captain
Wilcox, plumiug himself on lis strategem,
was alone in tie drawing room. He buttoned
his arm up in his coat and the left sleeve
hung empty, while he counterfeted haling
gait, and put large piece of plaster on his
left cheek to cover an imaginary saher cut.
In few minutes Mrs. Markham appear
ed
"Dcturned a: last q cried she, warmly
shaking his hand. "Ily dear Paul p
"lhere is not much Of me--litle better than
half" said the soldier. IL left my poor arm
in he West Indies
"Poor dear Paul! said the lady. "And
how is your leg?"
avery poorly. | an troubled with daily
exfo,iation Of the hone
"Poor Julia = she cried
"She will be much affected at the change
in me, will she not j? asked the brave Cap
tain
'Oh dear, no. was thinking of the change
in her
'.Change in her
"What haven't you heard?"
mot word"
'Ah sec--she was afraid to write to you.
She has lost all her beauty
- v"Possi hle y
.Yes-you know she was never vaccina-
ted Y
"No-and she has had the smallpox bad.
Poor julia She has lost the sight Of her right
eye. Her face is much dscolored. Her nose
is terribly red"
IA
''Yes. 1t does not matter SO much about
her eses-she wears blue spectaclcs.'
''Blue spectacles and a red nose.?" exclaim-
ed the Captain.
"But don't you mind that Beauty is moth
ing" said Mrs Markham, who was ravishly
beautiful. You love Julia for her heart you
Always told her so. And as you are MANNED
and disfgured yourself, why you can sympa-
thze with and console each other. You will
be very well assorted couple--three eyes
andsthree arms among you.'
''And q red nose and blue spectaclcs II
''Hush ! Here comes JULIA said Mrs
Markham. "Dont 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, hut, the marvellous feature of her face
was her nose-it glowed with all the brllian-
cy of a carbuncle.
'oh dear Paul. said she; poor, dear Paul,
how much you have suffered
81 have ore arm left for you to lean upon,''
said the Captain.
"But you are lame. We can never dance
the Schotish more
~ don't know but can manage it, all but
the side steps and hops said the captain
ruefully.
''But don't you find me hideous ~ asked the
fair one.
'Not exactly" said the captain. "The tip
Of your nose is rather warm color, to be
sure
"Oh, the Doctor says it will settle into a
purple, by and BY"
'Oh, he does, does he p said the captain,
abs,ractedly. I
,.:.po you think should look better with
purple nO3el asked Jult0.
"Speak not Of it, said the captain.
"But tell me, when you heard Of my inju-
ries, were you not inclined to relinquish my
hand I"
s.Not for moment" II
'Tnen forgive my deception said the caps
tain "Iiere is my arm as well as it was when
left. have no wound upon my face can
dance from d lrk till dawn
"How could you be so cruel!' said Julia,
sNsm my turn to ask YOU whether you. are
willing to fulfill your engagement.S
"With all my heart said the captain,
II am grieved for the less Of your beauty
confess, but your heart and mind are oeArer
than your person"
EXCUSE me for moment" said theriady,
must retire for : few minutes.