South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-02-10

had removed his coat, vest, and collar; he
had splashed aud soaped and soaped aud
washed, till his damp eurls chung close ia
his shapely head, when he made startling
discovery.
Flushed and breathless lie burst into the
next room, upon bis friend
Townsend cried be, what upon earth
do you supposey I've got the wrong bag
I've changed baggage with tho Angel OF
Mercy. Look at that slipper. See tba,
thmble' Contemplate that glove
Its evident you We got the lady's satcb-
ell. And what was there in yours 2
Don't bring up that dreadful idea, said
Dick. Cigars aud hair brush, pack OF
cards and comb, pocket. flask aud a tooth
brush-everythiug disreputable. If l am
judged by that bag, IN lost man.
and this | took for clean shirt, and
Dick held up frilled and futed sack, such
as do duty for more extensive night-dresses
with ladies when travelling. I'd like to see
Angelica when she opens that satchcl'
And Dick fell to musing, with the slip
per perched on two fingers, and the f illed
white sack spread out tenderly upon his knee.
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In an upper apartment of handsome
mansion in ST, Louis, on the evening of the
day our heroine first made the read err ) ac-
quaintancc, beautiful Bell Alden, the pcttei
and only daughter of the house, sat contom-
plating the various articles her confidential
maid was disposing upon tho tablo-articles
taken from no less n receptacle than Dick
Marcys travelling bag.
The cards and cigar case lay side by side,
and highly scented party they were.
Whats in the little silver flask, Rosa p
said the fair mistress.
Brandy, MAN, replied the maid.
He can't be very dissipated to travel
with such little bottle. That's in case of
sickness, | SUPPOSE returned Bell.
1T is my belief said Rosa, who was
shrewd girl, that the gentleman was
mighty nice one, else you'd not so readily
excuse the cards and the bottle
For shame, Rosa. All gentlemen play
euchre travelling, and even cergymen take a
little brandy in case of Sickness answered
Bell 'Aud this mau was gentleman, and
liberal one, too, for he gave the poor emf.
grant woman $40 Whats that, Rosa? p
For, at that moment, Rosa held between
her fingers a letter.
Whether it was wrong 10 read stran.
gers letter vexed Bell for moment. as her
eyes glanced at the su?crscriplion and hand
writing.
why, of all things?' exclaimed the de-
lighted girl, Selling the letter why, Ro
81, this is Jenny Marcy's writing, and adj
dressed to Richard Marcy-hcr only darling
brothcr-who was in Europe when we two
graduated at Madam Ritter's in Brooklyn
Bell read rapidly till she had reached the
middle of the letter, when she burst into a
merry laugh.
above all things, Dick, dear, don't fail,
while in st. Louis, to see my best friend
and schcolmatc, Bell Alden know Won
will fall in love with her, for besides being
tho best girl in the world, she's beauty
aud an hciress, and fathers choice above all
others, for his sons wife lie used to talk
it over at home, and hope Bell would not
marry before you came home from Europe.
She is full rs anxious TO know you, and
wears your hair and mine in n lockct father
gave her last year Give her lots Of love
and beg her to overlook your many imper.
factions, for the sake Of her old scho1ifel-
low, Jenny
Chen this gentleman is, Of course Miss
Jenny's brother said Rosa, 'and what will
she sag when she hears Of your having met
in that romantic way 2
q don't intend TO tell her Of it till 20
to New York this fall, said Bell, Perhaps
her brother will call
But in this supposition Bell was wrong
The month passed, aud she saw no more Of
the goldcu-hc healed Richard
Aud she carefully separated the yellow
lock in the keepsake from the dark trc7scs
Of Jeuuy's and put it back into IFS place
alone, while another locket held the BIT Of
Jenny's And, somehow, Bell looked, very,
very often az the wee golden curl, and she
never did so but the rest Of the handsome
head sprang mp beside tho lock and she
would 81, and contemplate the picture her
fancy wrought for her, little dreaming the
interest She was allowing to grow ia her bo.
som for Jeuuy's brother
To tho flI, Bell and her father went TO
Now York, aud The FIRST day after her arri.
val found her sitting with her old friend,
who, after the FIRST elusive meeting was
past, sat down 90 empty her soul
q m so glad you are here this month,
Jenny said, because I'm 90 be married ir
October, and have always been crazy to
have you for a bridesmaid, and Dick is TO
be Harry best man
Bell blusbcd
But Dick has fallen hoPoles.ly, mljly
iu love
Bell turned pale
yes, | was SO dread'uiiy provoked whom
he passed through St. Louis and never went
near you. Butb went wild over some Ia
dy he met on that fatal trio.