Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-05-25

a startling discovery. .-
Flushed and breathless, he rushed
into the next room upon his friend.
q Townsend y cried he, "what upon
earth do you suppose? I've got the
wrong bag I've changed baggage with
the angel of mercy Look at the slip
per; see that thimble; contemplate
that glove r' r i.,ea -H-5 -.4 --a.
" It's evident you've got the lady's
satchel s And what was there in
yours ?' a.rF.a 50 sa. aagZaI
"Don't bring up that dreadful idea,' "
said Dick. 'sCigars and a hair brush, a
pack of cards, pocket flask and tooth
brush everything disreputable. If
am judged by that bag, I'm a lost man. "
EAnd this / took for a clean Shirt -
and Dick held up a frilled and fiuted
sack, such as do duty for more exten-
sive night dresses with ladies when
travelling. " I'd like to see Augusta
/ when she opens my satche1." - '-5
slipper perched on two fingers, and the
oh n ms Ae I'D 5aa y xr.z
In the upper part of a handsome
mansion in St. Louis, on the evening
of the day our heroine first made the
| readers acquaintance, beautiful Belle
Alden, the petted and only daughter
of the house, sat contemplating the va
rious articles her confidential maid was
disposing upon the table-articles taken
from no less receptacle than Dick
Marcy's travelling bag. -srt.
The cigars and cigar case lay side by
side, and highly scented party they
| were. s"5sg 10
0What's in the little silver flask,
Rosa - said the fair mistress D.
Brandy, ma'am," replied the maid.
4" He can't be very dissipated to travel
| with such little bottle. That's in case
! of Sickness returned Belle. -
"It's my belief" said Rosa, who was
| a shrewd girl, "that the gentleman was
mighty nice one, else you'd not so
| readily excuse the cards and the bottle" J"
/ ssFor shame, Rosa. All gentlemen
play euchre travelling, and even clergy
men, take little brandy in case of sick
| ness," answered Belle. And this man
was gentleman, and a liberal one, too,
for he gave the poor emigrant woman
ten dollars. What's that, Rosa 2'
For at that moment Rosa held be-
tween her fingers a letter
Whether it was wrong to read stran-
| gers letter vexed Belle for a moment,
as her eye glanced at the superscription
and handwriting. ,,& Ee-
"Why, of all things ~ exclaimed the
delighted girl, seizing the letter. "Why,
Rosa, this is Jenny Marcy's writing, and
addressed to Richard Marcy-her only
darling brother-who was in Europe
when we two graduated at Madam Rit-
ters in Brooklyn -.
Belle read rapidly till she reached
the middle of the letter, when she burst
into a merry laugh. ~
"Hear this, Rosa she said, and she
read from the letter ;.---su-.-a
I" Above all things, Dick, dear, don't
fail, while in st. Louis, to see my best
friend and schoolmate, Belle Alden.
know YOU will fall in love with her; for,
besides being the best girl in the world,
she's beauty and an helress, and faith
er's choice, above all others, for his sons
wife. He used to talk it over at home,
and hoped Belle would not marry be-
fore you came from Europe. She is full
as anxious to know you, and wears your
hair and mine in a locket father gave
her last year. Give her lots of loye,
and beg her to overlook your many inn
perfections for the sake of her old
choolfellow, Jenny ~ ssIf
=" Then this gentleman is, of course,
Miss enny's brother" said Rosa "and
what will she say when she hears OF
your having met in a romantic way p'
z /" /" I don't intend to tell her of it till l
go to New York this fall,' said Belle.
Perhaps her brother will CALL"
But in, this ,suppesition Belle was
wrong. The month passed, and she
saw no more of the golden-headed Rich
ard. 80. s.s-s u
And she carefully separated the yell.
dark tress of Jenny's, and put it back
into its place alone, while another
locket held q piece of Jenny's. And
somehow Belle looked very, very often
at the wee golden curl, and she never
did so but the rest of the handsome
head sprang up beside the locket, and
she would sit and contemplate the pic
ture her fancy had wrought for her, lit
tie dreaming of the interest she was al
lowing to grow in her bosom for Jenny's
brother. lG "'arHi % 1-7-14
D., In the fall, Belle and her father went
to New York, and the first day after her
arrival found her sitting with her old
friend, who, after the evasive meeting,
sat down to empty her soul. r. s-@@
al am SO glad you are here this
month" !" Jenny said, "because Pm to be
married in October, and L have always
been crazy to have you for a bridesmaid,
and Dick is to. be Harry's best man."
Belle blushed.
"But Dick has fallen hopelessly, nadly
in love.'' z;-q.L.
Belle turned pale. z-airqa Z
Yes, Twas dreadfully provoked
when he passed through st. Louis, and
never went near youo But he. went
wild over some lady he met on that IA
| tai trip. ~ 'sz'sEt
Z" He will talk to me by hours of An
gelica. And when have spoken of
you, he has been positively rude, and
asked me to have done bothering him
| about my freckled school friends-you
know your picture shows freckles but
bless me, you haven't any now. And
your picture don't look any more like
you than it does me, not bit.' ~.
But tell me, asked Belle, /" is your
brother engaged to this lady ?''- -. .-
Engaged I Why, dear heart, he
don't know her name. He just found
some of her old clothes somewhere.
He's got her old slippers under a glass
case; he's got her gloves under another;
he's got her night gown done up in Law
ender he's got her gold thimble hung
on his watch chain, and I do believe he's
got hair brush and ,hair=pin next to
his heart Oh, it's folly to interferel
He's beyond all hopel 1 did think the
excitement of my wedding would wean