The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-16

his coat-pocket, and which we felt 1
convinced was the letter that had lured him |
to his fate. Mr. Dewberry and |, who watched |
these proceedings with unremtting attention
except, indeed during the brief moments in
which we reapplied ourselves to bottled stout),
could not help remarking that the longer Mr..
Tuftleigh stayed, the more frequently he
looked at his watch and the oftener he looked
at his watch the further he extended his walk
up and down. At last it began to grow dark,
and Mr.. Tuitleigh 1--WE could see) began to
grow impatient He quiokened his pace,
stamping on the ground as he went, and
warming the upper part of his frame after the
fashion of London cabmen, who in winter-time
appear to be perpetually rehearsing with great
vehemence the embracing of imaginary friends.
At last, when it was becoming almost too dark
to see anything, Mr.. Tuitleigh disappeared,
after having afforded us infinite amusement
"Well, what is the next thing to be done l''
said Mr. Dewberry, after the half-hour had
struck, and our hero had disappeared. 'Do
you think he'd stand another letter. 2"
'I should hardly think so; but you know
best, Dick" said l.
After a short consultation we wrote another
note, with many apologies from the fair un-
known, stating that her aunt had disap-
pointed her, and that she had been unable to
make her way that afternoon towards the
Temple Gardens but promising faithfully to
De lubIt llG lOllONiIB IAluthD db bhO ndllAC
hour hoping to meet her correspondent to
whom she (of course) owed ten thousand
Obligations etc. etc.
must confess that Mr.. Hunter showed a
sound discretion in taking no notice of the
last epistle. But we could not allow the
matter to drop here. 1t was absolutely neoes-
sary to put the ingenious youth on his guard
for the future. He had been allowed to
take an unconscious part in this little farce.
! IN aH him fba
Letter No. 3 was in these words:-
"Sir:-Your disregard of Belinda's' last
assignaton is tolerably good evidence that
you are now aware how completely her first
appointment made you the victim of we'll
deserved hoax.
''You have for some time past been in the
| habit of annoying more than one lady by a
| species of rudeness which is all the more
cowardly because it is difficult to define OF
bring home to you, and that, too, at time
and in a place which render your ofense
doubly inexcusable. Without entering into
| further particulars, it is sufficient for you to
| know that these ladies have found a cham.
pion in one who, sorry as he would be to pro
ceed to extremities, will assuredly take an
early opportunity of calling you to account in
practical and not very pleasant manner, il
you have the temerity, after this warning, tC
| continue your impertinencies. And, believe
from further annoyance has saved you, up tC
this time, from the chastisement which you
richly deserve. 1t is scarcely necessary fol
me to add that they are quite unaware of the
means which | have thought fit to adopt fol
their protection.
~ have the honor to be, sir,
Your most obedient servant,
"a ROD IN PICKLE.'
The effect of this last epistle was so salts
| hot Mr. Tnfflaiuh HnOtar ppaSpA II
frequent the church of St. Didymus entirely
and trust has since abstained from the often
sive practice of ogling altogether. That ladies,
especially when they happen to be young and
pretty, are not utterly averse to being looked
at with espectfulEadmiration, candidly adj
nit. Indeed, Judging from my own experience,
have always found that, but there, |
won't go on further. You see, Pm turned OF
thirty, and the subject awakens sentiments in
my heart which lead. me to decline revealing
all the RecollectiOns of Bachelor.-London
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