Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-06-18

the whole chorus Of Miggles in very much
the same key a. il had once before been
delivered unto rs. IU. ri lNI 1i
We gazed at esch other for moment In
some alarm. The Judge, in particular,
vaoated his position quickly, as the Ioice
seemed TO come directly over his shoulder.
Ehe cause, howeyerfwaa seon .iisceYeredl
IN large mASpie who was pefched upon
shelf over the fireplace, and who imme-
diately relapsed into = sepulchral silence,
which -contrssted esingularly with bis pre-,
lVioas Volubilisy. R,was undoubtedly his
voice which we had heard in the road, and
our friend in the chair was not responsible
for the discourtesy. Yuba Bill, who re-
entered the room after an unsuccessful
search, was 10th to accept the explanation,
and still eyed the helpless sitter with sus,
picIon. He had found 4 shed In which he
dripping and skepticai. RThar aint no.
body bat him within ten miles OF, Ihe
shanty, and that ar ia old Akeesicks
knows it." -,--,... r,,
| But the faith of the majority proved to
be securely based. Bill had scarcely
ceased growing, before we heard a quick
step upon the porch, the trailing Of q wet
skirt, the door was flung open, end
with flash Of white teeth, = sparkle Of
dark eyes and an utter absence of.
CEREMONY or diffidence, young woman
entered, shut the door, 'ands painting,
leaped back against II. - I'll tgA
GO, II you please, I'm Mgglesl |" y
And this was MigglSs I This bright,
eyed, full llthroated young woman, whose
wet gown of coarse blue stuff could not
hide the beauty Of the feminine curves to
whiehit clung; from the chestnut crown Of
xrTA - l.
sou'westsr-to the little feet and ankles
boys brogans, all was grsce-this was
Miggles, laughing at us, too, in the most
airy, frank, off-hand manner imaginable.
=. "You see, boys," said she, quite out of
breath, and holding onelittle hand against
her side, quite unheeding the speechless
discomfture of our party, or the. complete
decentralization Of YnbA SBill, whose feat.
ures had relaxed into an expression Of
grAtuitous and imbecile cheerfulness--
You see, boys, l was morn two miles
away when you passed dDwn the road. /
thought you might pull up here, and 20 1
ran She whole way, knowing nobody was
at.home but Jim-and-and~-I,naL out OF
breath-that lets me out"
Aud here Miggles caught her dripping
oil-skin hat from her head, with . mis-
chievous swirl that scattered q shower of
rain drops over US attempted to put back
her hair; dropped two hair-pins in the
attempt; laughed, and sat down beside
Yuba Bill, with her hands crossed lightly
on her lap. VA. -,..- an r
The Judge recovered himself first, and
sssayed an extravagent compliment.
L aTl tropble yo6for that thar har- pin"
said Miggles, gravely. Half dozen
hands were eagerly stretched forward;
the missing hair-pin was restored to its
fair owner and Miggles, crossing the
room, looked keenly in the face OF the in
valid. The solemn eyes looked back at
hers, with an expression we had never
seen before. Life and intelligence seemed
to struggle back. into the rugged face.
Miggles laughed again-it WAS asingularly
eloquent laugh-and turned her black eyes
and white teeth once more toward US.
"This afflicted person is"-hesitated the
Judge.
"Jim," said Miggles.
your father ?"
"No."
"Brother
"No."
Husband ?"
Miggles darted q quick, halfdef1ant
glance at the two lady passengers who 1
had noticed did not participate in the
general masculine admiration of Miggles,
and said, gravely: "NO-irs Jim"
There was an awkward pause. The
lady passengers moved close to each
other. The Washoe husband looked ab-
strsctedly at the fire; and the tall man ap-
parently turned his eyes inward for self.
support at this emergency. But M Mggles'
laugh, which was very infectious, broke
the silence. "Come," she said, briskly,
"you must be hungry. Who'll bear q
hand to help me get tea ?"
= She had no lsck of volunteers. In few
moments Yuba Bill was engaged like
Caliban in bearing logs for this Miranda
the expressman was grinding coffee on
the verandah; to myself the arduous
duty of sliciDg bacon was assigned; aad
the Judge lent each man his good humored
and valuable counsel And when Miggles,
assisted by the Judge and our Hibernian
"deck passenger" set the table with all
the available crockery, we had become
quite joyous, in spite of the rain that beat
against the windows, the wind that
whirled down the chimney, the two ladies
who whispered together in the corner, OF
the nagpie who uttered a satirical and
croaking commentary on their converse.
tion, from his perch above. In the bright
blazing fire we could see that the walls
were papered with illustrated journals
arranged with feminine taste and discrim
ination. The furniture was extemporized
and adapted from candle boxes and pack
ing cases, and covered with gay calico, ol
the skin OF some ANIMAL. The arm chah
of the helpless Jim was an ingenious va
ration of -four barrel There was neat
ness and even taste for the picturesque
to be seen in the few details of the long
low room. E G
The meal was a culinary success. Blu
more, it was a social tFiumph-chiefy,
think, owing to the rare tact of Miggles il
| guiding the conversation, asking all thu
questions herself, yet bearing throughou
frankness that rejected the idea of any
coneealment on her oER part. So tina
We talked of ourselves, OF our prospects
OF the journey, of the weather, Of eacl
other-of every thing but our host anC
hostCss- 1t must be confessed that Mig
gles' conversation was never elegant
rarely grammatical, and that at times sh,
used expletives, the use of which haC
generally been yielded to our sex Blu
they were delivered with such lightinl
up Of teeth and eyes, and were usually
followed by laugh-a laugh peculiar h
Miggles-so frank and honest that /
seemed to clear the moral atmosphere.
Once, during the meal, we heard nois
like the rubbing of heavy body agains
the outer walls OF the house. This wa
shortly followed by scratching and snii
fling at the door. "That's joaquin" sait
Miggles,~ in reply to. our questioning
giAnces t'swould you Ike TO see him ?
Before we could answer she had openeC
the door, and disclosed halfgrown griI
ely, who instantly raised himself on hi
launches, with his forepaws hanging
down in popular attitude of mendicancy
and looked admiringly at Miggles, with
very singular resemblancein his manne
10 Yuba Bill TThat's my .watch-dog,
said MigRies In explanations. so, Aedo1'
bitS.1 she sdaed, as the two lady pAssen
4 gers nuttered into q corner. "Does he
old Toppy I"-(the last remark being ad
dressed directly to the sagAcious Joaquin)
"I tell you what, boys" continued Mig
giles, after she had fed and closed the doc
on UTSd MnoT, " You were in big lucI
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