Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-11-10

of black pigment around pansies, made
brilliant with drop of belladonna, and
my yellow hair q borrowed wig! But
didn't coufess; and after getting away from
his ardent gaze, hailed the first coach
that was wheeling homeward, feeling that
the security of q Broadway omnibus
would be grateful. 1t was five
o'clock and business men were going home,
and the coach was nearly full of them, /
looked at nobody, until wanted some one
to hand up my fare. When two or three
gentlemen extended their courtesy, me.
chanically accepted that of the one oppo-
site me, and looked in his eyes to thank
him. His face was very comfortable one,
sound and hearty, and rollinking fun brim.
med over in his eyes. Human faces have
a fascination for me that even ugliness
cannot destroy, and / often find myself
studying face with steady intensity that
is not only ill-mannered but ign 'rantly
rude. But during this ride had no such
opportunity, for, look where ! might, a
battery of eyes was making close work
with my own head and face, and, con-
scious Of the cause. was Inundated into
internal maledictions and vowed self-de-
ing SO tricked out. A passenger in the end
IF the seat next the door read q newspaper
uy spasms, and took refuge in looking al
him. His face was of that exceedingly
rare type-one that never fails to interest
me beyond all others, suggesting more
than its surface reveals. His. dress was
jaunty and careless enough to suit q poet,
and his eyes, nose and mouth indicated
a. <.th ohrarr1x,aco annnnh for fhc
best business man in Chicago. In brief,
if any one at my elbow had asked me how
liked that man in the corner, should have
answered without hesitation, like him.
He isn't one to hang his heart, his brain,
or his profession, out Of the window.
Looking at him l half forgot my enam-
eled face, until straight in my eyes he
turned his owp, and by some legerdemain
Of Psychology, held my gaze like mes.
merizer. The spell was broken by the
entrance of another passenger, who sat
down next to me. kept my eyes to my
self the rest of the ride, and when ] arose
to leave the coach there was a breeze OF
destruction, for the gentleman who last
entered had sat on the trimming Of my
sacque, and as 1 arose nearly yard OF
guipure lace was torn and detached. Oi
course he was ''very sorry" and I'm very
sure / was; but the gentleman in the cor
ner got out too, helped me to alight, hand.
ed me his newspaper, and resumed bis
seat in the bus
There seemed to be no end of adventures
that afternoon. and the gift Of the news.
paper was quite as odd as any. 1t meant
something, knew, and nothing good
felt, for had on an enameled face.
With a night key / let myself in. and
once reaching my room went straight to
the mirror to view myself. / remained in
statu quo, Just as left NJ. Binaud's, fair
as lily and as delicately fresh looking as
wild rose. The loveliness of enamel is
something not to be conveyed by words,
nor is the hideousness its use produces.
I took up the newspaper and pencil
writing on the margin arrested my eyes
and my pulses. "Be at the Art Reception
o-nighf; 't,cil auai you much"
1t was either romantic or disreputable.
or both. It was almost as bad as being
found in the Herald's personals. But
was human enough, and foolish enough to
be thoroughly interested. But wb.. '"ould
Anaximander say if he knew il? Hs had
q few grey hairs about his temples. and so
exercised the self-conceded right to i've
me gratuitous advice, and had announced
in his peculiar way that he should take me
with him to the reception, and OF course 1
must 90, thar Broadway omnibus villain to
the contrary. Notwithstanding.
In the course Of the enameling process,
the artist had remarked, '.f you are in q
boarding house it would be well for you to
90 away for day or two, in case you were
going to be heavily enameled. The i'm
provement in looks might then be attrib-
Iitable to other circumstances" / saw the
point, and SO ordered my tea sent up, and
saw no one until Anaximander sent fol
me. He eyed me critically, as usual.
"You e.e transfgured tonight some.
how else / don't see clearly. Is it you,
indeed, or have you shed your outer self,
as snake does, and now appear In your
spiritual body? ?" he said, warmly.
''If I've lost anything, there seems to be
q gain. temporary at least. But you
shouldn't make personal comments. My
transformation is undoubtedly reflection
from you-a remnant of what / caught when
I rushed against you on Broadway" was
my quiet reply.
The crowd was crush, and the band was
crushing Offenbach's music, while in the
midst OF il we found temporary retreat in
q niche by q statue and watched the prone
ders, who followed in the crowd round and
round, IN the usual automatic, sheep-and-
bar manner. A sense of presence rather
than of touch caused me to look around.
Ny newspaper" man stood near me, In
the uniform of the q. S. A., as calm and
self-possessed as if nothing had occurred.
81 beg your pardon, sir" (he was ad-
dressing Anaximander.) ''but would like q
few moments conversation with you"
My heart jumped into my throat and
thumped there the brief time the two men
talked. The murder was surely coming
out, and what would Anaximander say?
felt like running away, getting rid of my
self, of them all. Anaximander turned
half fiercely at me, and must have faint
ed, although / never did. really; but fell
very curious and insecure, and half on
earth and half in Heaven like; and theSt
seemed to be q door and some one knock
ing. and thought it must be Death, and
felt so cold, and couldn't say come in; but
he came in all the same, and handed me .
card and said, ssWhat shall tell him?'
And then it grinned and reckoned I'd beer
asleep, and said my FIRE was low. and tha
the s'offsah" down stairs Was mighty fnt
lookin'," and after long breath or two,
began to understand that I'd been dream
ing, and wasn't enameled at all. but though
it strange coincidence that the card Di
nah brought sheuId have been that Of my
cousin. Captain Vance, of the Regulars.
The reason of my writing this was th'
result of my seeing my enameled counter
part ON Broadway to-day. She had pail
yellow hair, violet velvety eyes, and wal
enameled so beautifully that stood still
to admire the excellence of the art. Sh,
stood on q corner talking with q gentle
man, and all the passing throng turned Il
look at her and nudge each other, just o.
they did because of me in my dream; and
/ drew sigh of relief that ! lad neithel
yellow hair or violet eyes.
If you don't like the ending Of my stor,
ysu can leave of where felt so faint a
the Art Reception, and have the handsome
man in uniform catch me before tell, ani
how he turned out to be q full General
with y foreign appointment, and that
staid enameled forever, and wore satil
dresses, with immense trails; and that he
like all dutiful husbands, carried it on hi
arm, when the crowd at Art Reception
and military balls made it advisable, jus
as man did at the last Seventh Regimen
promenade.
A VISITOR from down east went to Storm
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