Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-10
HOW / WAS CAPTURED.

/ was sitting in my study, reading
Moliere, when she entered the room
perfectly unannounced at that.
/ looked up, and saw an angel in
white Marseilles, tloupced I; jaunty
blue hat, about the size of a saucer,
tipped to one side in a most bewitch
ingly heartbreaking manner; and she
wore cream cOlored kids, and carried
a white pongee-taken all in all,
fairy! f
She smiled at me, and held out her
hand. 81
ktook it mechanically. What did
this meant
She pouted--ah those cherry lips
she stamped her little No. 1, inpatient.
ly on the floor. 41 h
"You don't seem very glad to see
me-" she said, pettishly.
murmured that was delighted
entranced. So 1 -was-such visions
were not an every day occurrence to
me.
"Well,r said she, gleefully, " that's
comfort! Now, they told me that
you wouldn't receive me--tliat would
be turned cut of DOORS"
"Reptiles n said 1.
."But / came--and You are not an
gry r. ,8-a i iHi H
"Angry n
could say no more. a
Then she walked up and down the
I" How do you like my dress r she
asked, revolving before me as if on a
pivot.
murmured something about "an-
gelic superb9ess.r ie
al did intend" she said, half doubt
fully, "to get dress of gray satinteen,
with the underskirt cut as usual, and
trimmed with deep piaiti,sg--the
spaces to be filed with bias tolds above
the plaitings in band of velvet silk (;
the overskirt quiet in front, and square;
the side cores rounded mp four inches
longer, and looped up into jonnier.
That, with pretty little sacque, with
open sleeves, trimmed to match the
underdress, would be nice, wouldn't
itp
murmured an nnqulilied assent
not that / understoo. what she was
talking aoout, for she uttered tue full
description in Que breath; but then |
didn't know what / was saying.
"But," said she, I" bought this
Marseilles because l like it. Don't
your
81 admire your taste,o i said faint
ly; for I was fast losing my senses,
though wondering as to who aud wlar
she was. kaL
You're a dear good fellow she
said rapturously; and | know well
get on famOusly together. 4.
So she intended to stay here. / was
getting into very deep water.
"Now, then,' she continued, show
some place to put my things, and then
You and j will have a TALK
/ mechanically pointed out small
room opening out of the library. She
hurried in. sat like a statue carved
from adamant. Deeper water.
Presently she returned, divested -ol
little hat, pongee and kids.
She cast . searching glance around
the library. 80 t}
"Horried tlirtyy' she said, tiis,laia
fully, +. when has it been cleaned r
"About a year ago!' said /, meek
ly. 81
She gave vent to pretty little
scream.
=" A year! Shocking Oh, | couldn''
sit down in room that hasn't been
cleaned for a year! This must be pu,
to rights"
She said this in a very deter mined
tone, and went to work. She conver
ted my linen coat into an apron, TIED
a cunning little handkerchief ovor thai
pretty mead, and. snatching mp IA fly
duster, busted away valiantly-raiset
a cloud of dust in which sat gazing
on the vision. What did all this mean
consulted Moiiere, my standing an
thority, but Moliere could give no ex
| PLANTATION. Could she be an angel
sent to east a ray Of light over my dis
NAL path Of lifel Perhaps But ,lit