The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-05
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"Was there ever such jealous fell
low 7 always contriviug some new test
to subject my affections t,7' said
Julia Harvey to her sister, Mrs. Fan.
ny Markham, as she hauded her let
ter.
1t WAS from Julia's lover, Captain
try regiment, who wrote to prepare
herto receive him. He told her that
she would Gud him much changed, for
he had been wounded in the leg aud
lost his left arm that he had felt it
lis duty to sly that he should not
hold her to her engagement, though
lie loved her as devotc1ly as
ever.
"Now, it happened that Julia had a
correspondent i'll the army, from
whom she discovered that the cap.
tain had received no injuries, aud
that his story was connected purely
ns an additional test of the devoted
ness Of the fair one.
"Woll pay him for this trick Ju-
lia," said Mrs. Markham. "Como
with me and III instruct you how
to give him change in his own
COIN"
Shortly after the ladies' had rctir-
cd Capt. Wilcox, pluming himself on
his own 1T atagem, was ushe'cd in
the drawing room. lie but, oncl his
arm up in his coat, and the left sleeve
hung empty, while he c'un'crei,ela a
hating gai;, and put large piece Of
plaster on his left cheek to cover an
imaginary sabre cut.
appeared.
"Rcturncd at last ~ cried she,
warmly shaking his hand. "My dear
PaulW
"Thcrc's not much left of me-
little better than h.!f,' said tho sol
dcr.
"Poor, doar Paul." said tho lady,
"But how is your leg :"
every Poorly. | am troubled
with daily cxfolation of the bone"
"poor Julia !" ehc sighed.
s'Shc will bo much affected at the
change in me, will she not 20 asked
the brave captain.
"Oh, dear, no; I was thinking Of
the change in her ~
"Changc in her :"
"What !--havn't you heard 7"
s'Not word"
"Ah, see she was afraid to
write to you. She has lost her beau.
ty."
"pos ible !"
"Ycs-you know sho was never
vaccinatcd.'
"Ncver vaccinated 7"
"No; and she had tho small pox
very badly. Poor julia! She has
lost the sight Of her right eye. Her
face is very much discolorcd. Her
nose is terribly red"
GA red nose 7"
eyes. 1t doesn't so much matter
about her eycs-shc wears blue spec
tacles."
"B!uc spcctacles and red nose ~
exclaimed the captain.
"But you don't mind that. Beauty
is nothing" said Mrs Markham, who
was ravishngly beautiful hcrsolf, you
love julia for her heart you always
told her so. Aud as you arc so MAIN
cd and disGgured yourself, why, you
can symrathize with aud console each
other. You will be very we'll as.
sorted couplo-three arms and three
eyes between you"
"And q red nose and blue specta-
cies % groaned tho captain.
"llush here comes julia" said
Mrs. Markham don't appear shock
ed Julia, my dear, hcre's tho cap
tain"
The door opened md Julia enter
ed. She had painted her face most
artisticalIy "a pair of blue spcctacle>
concealed her fine black eyes, but
tho marvellous feature of her face
was her nose--it glowcd with all the
brillinncy Of q carbunc!c
ooh, dear Paul !" said she "poor
dear Paul how much you must have
suffered !"
~ have ono arm left for you to
lean upon,' replied tho captain.
"But you are lame. We can
never dance tho schottische any
more"
81 don't know but I can manage
it, all but the sido steps and hops"
said tho captain rnefully.
"Rnt don'tyou find me hid cons 2"
asked tho fair cn,"
"Not exactly" sid the poor cap
tain, "'hc tip of yonr use is rather
worm c"lor, to be sure"
"Oh, tho doctor says ir will settle
into q purple, hy.and. .hJ !"