Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-09-21

curves of his mouth. 1t was on Tho
whoie serious, even Quixotic face
but at times 1t was relieved by n rar.
smile of such tender and even pathetic
sweetness, that Miss 10 is reported to
nave SAID that. If it would only last
through the ceremony. she would have
married ITS posscssor on the spot. Il
once told him So added that Shame.
less Young woman; but the man in.
stantly felt into settled melancholy.
and hasn't sRiled since
half mile below the Folinsbee
Ranch the white road dipped and was
crossed by trail that run through
Madrono Hollow. Perhaps because il
was near cut off To the settlement.
perhaps from some less practical reason
Calpepper took his trail, and in few
moments stood among the rarely beau
tliul trees that give their names TO the
valley. Evea in that uncertain light
the weird beauty of these harlequin
masqueraders was apparent their red
trunks-a blush IN the moonlight. +,
deep bloodstain in the shadow-stood
out against the s'lvcrv green foliage.
1t was as if nature in some gracious
moment had here caught and crystal
lized the gypsy memories OF the trans
ported Spaniard To cheer him IN his
lonely exile
AS tnlpcpper entered the grove he
heard loud voices, As he turned to
wards clufnp Of trees, figure so
hZarra and characteristic that it mirht
have been a residcn, Daphene.
hEure overdres-ed in crimson silk and
lace, with bare brown arms and should
/ crs. and wreath of huneysuckle.-
4 stepped ont Of the shadow. IL was
followed by man. Cnlpcpper started
I 10 come 10 the point briefly, he recoy-
nizcd IN the man the features OF his
respected uncle Colonel Starhottln in
the female. lady who may be briefly
described ~ possessing no claim TO
| the polite reader. 10 hurry over
equally unpleasant details, both were
evidently under the influence OF LIQUOR
From the excited conversation that
easucd. Culpcpper gathered that some
insult had been put on the lady at a
public ball which she had attended
that evening and that the Colonel,
her "scort, hal failed 10 resent it with
The san-uinary completeness that she
desired. regret thai cNcn IN liberal
aye. | may no; rvCori the exact and
even picturesque language in which
tins was conveyed TO her hearers.
Enough that AT the close Of fiery
Peroration. with feminine inconsistency
sac tiew al the gallant Colonel, and
ecance upon nrs 'i1IA. .tss .d2sq:; nut Tor
the prompt interference OF Culpeppcr.
rnwartci in this, She threw herself
upon the ground, and then into IN
picturesque Mysteries. There was =
fine moral lesson, not only in this gro
tesque performance of n sex which car
not afford TO be grotesque. but IN the
iudicrous concern with which II inspir-
ed the two men. ca pepper, to whom
women were more or less angelic. wa,
panied and sympathetic the Colonel,
10 whom she was more or less improper
was exceedingly terrified and cmbar'
rasscd. Howbelt the storm was soon
over. and after Mistress Dolores had
returned little dagger 10 its sheath
Cher garter) she quietly took herself
out of Madrono Hollow. and happily
out of the pages forever. The two men
lefl TO themselves, conyersed IN low
tones. Dawn stole upon them before
they separated; the Colonel quite
sobered and in full possession OF his
usual jauntv self-assertion Cuipeppcr
with baleful gov IN his hollow check,
and IN his dark eyes u rising hrc.
The next morning the general ear OF
Madrona Hollow was ii.lcl with rl-
mors of the Colonefs misnap. Ii WAS
asserted that he had been invited 10
withdraw his female companion from
the iioor OF the Assembly Ball at the
Independence Hotel, and failing To do
this both were expelled. Ii Is 10 be
regretted that in 1884 public opinion
WAS divided in regard 70 the propriety
oil this step, aud that there WAS some
discussion as TO the comparative virtue
Of the ladies who were not expelled.
but it was generally conceded that the
real cdsus belU was political. is tins
a dashed Puritan meeting" had asked
the Colonel. savagely. Its no Pike
County shindig,' had responded the
door manager. cheeriully- You're a
Yank !, had screamed the Colonel, pro-
fanely and qualifying the noun. Get
YOU border raiiiln,' was the reply.
| Such At least wa, the substance vi the
reports. As. at that sincere epoch,
expressions like the above were usual
~ followed BY prompt action, a fracas
was confidently looked for.
Nothing, however, occurred. Col
onel Starbottle made his appearance
next day upon the streets with some
what of his usual pomposity, a little
restrained by the presence OF ms
nephew, who accompanied him, and
vino, as "a universal favorite, also eX-
ercised some restraint upon the curl
Gus and impertinent. But Culpeppcrs
face wore look OF anxiety quite at
variance with his usual grave repose.
| The Don don't seem TO take the old
mans set back kindly observed the
sympathizing blacksmith. 'Pr'aps he
was sweet on Dolores himself, suS-
gested the sceptlcal expressman.
1t was a bright morning, week
after this occurrence, that Miss Jo Fol-
insoee stepped from her garden into
the road. This time the latch did not
click as she cautiously closed the gate
behind her. After a moments irresO-
luton. which would have been awkward
but that it was charmingly employed,
after the manner of her sex, in adjust
ing bow under dimpled chin, and
in pulling down the fingers Of neatly
fitting glove. she tripped toward the
settlement. Small wonder that a pass
ing teamster drove his six mules into
the wayside ditch and imperilied his
load, to keep the dust from her spot
less garments small wonder that the