Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-09
{ the astonished and mortified

Conceal me, lovely madam, ;
he cried. imploringly. Il am
Ipursued-hunted like a wild
beast! hide me, I beg you'll
anywhere; in a bandbox, under
a bleach-tub, for the love of
Heaven.
Miss Wirecord was very
virtuous, proper woman, but
lshe was not hard hearted. She
gave proof Of this by fastening
to cover Bellini with a monde
script pile of articles, skeleton
skirts, bonnet frames, half-fn-
ished dresses, etc. And just
now the doctor was not particu-
larly fastidious--he was glad of
ANY port in storm
Nathan, after dispatching
matters with his dogship, re-
connoitered the premises in the
vain expectation of discovering
Bellini somewhere on the bor-
ders of the horizon, but nothing
lofthe kind occurring, our friend
was necessitated to yield to the
point of honor and console him
self with remembering that ven,
geance does not belong to man.
A half hour Of quiet had
elapsed, and Doctor Bellini VEN
tured to raise himself from his
hiding-place, preparatory to
stealing forth to his rooms once
more. Butssjust as he had fair.
lily shaken himself free of his GOV
erings, the door of Miss Wire
cords bazaar opened and in
walked the Widow Higgins,
the greatest gossip in Middle.
ton, which was saying great
deal for her.
She and Miss Wirecord had
long been rivals, though evi-
IDENTIFY the best of friends, and
well might the wretched spin
ster turn pale and tremble at
the sight of the window s sharp
nose and green spectacles just
at that particular time. Those
same green spectacles took in
the scene at one glance.
| 90, beg your pardon, Sarah,
said the owner thereof. 4
| didn't know that | was inter
rupting a tete-a-tete. Pray do
not allow me to disturb you'll
| wish you very good morn
ing
And the door closed behind
her with a slam, for she was in
a tremendous hurry to call on
Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Smith and
Mrs. Jones, with the news.
Miss Wirecord knew that
henceforth her character was a
shipwrecked affair in Middle
ton, and there was but one
method of obtaining redress.
Bellini must make reparation.
The poor little doctor was
Mortified at the bare sugges-
ton, but Miss. Wirecord was
determined ,and threatened him
with the sheriff, the county
Jail, the State prison and the
gallows, enforcing her argu-
ment by energetic furnishes of
the heavy yardstick, which ill
disposed people said was a foot
too short for what it purported
to be.
Doctor Bellini was glad to
come to terms. A clergyman
was sent for, two of Miss Wire
cords apprentices were called
in for witnesses, and in very
brief space of time the injured
milliner was made Mrs. Belli-
nj.
Mrs. Bellini was jubilant, but
the doctor was decidedly in a
negative condition. Perhaps
he realized that a bridegroom
does not appear to advantage
minus his coat-tails and in an
active state OF perspiration, and
perhaps he had other reasons
for feeling melancholy.
Sometime during the night
which ensued, the newly-wed-
ded pair were aroused by a
violent ringing of the door-bell, !
accompanied by the vociferous
shouts of a female voice. At
the first sound of the voice,
Doctor Bellini, G. P. II. E.,
jumped out ofhis bedroom win
dow, and, it is presumed,
make tracks, not having been
seen since in Middleton. The
bride was left to face the storm
alone. Said storm appeared