Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-04-11

! leaned over the edge Of the piazz
and took out my pen-knife and EN-
eroldery scissors. my only weapons.
Now Frank | whispered, If yo,
don't get down Immediately. I'll Gu
your fingers and clip vour moustache.
And as he was still rebellous. | suite,
the action to the word and drew blooC
on that dear hand, and clipped of the
turning-up hairs at the extremity o
his meustache.
BY )ove. he exclaimed; and he
wiped the wounded hand on my span
clean white wrapper.
With that l gave him a gentle push
tnat considerably accelerated his down.
ward movement.
Once safe on the ground he looked
up. his face filed with alarm.
What ails you. kates gone crazy?
looking in peoples windows, slashing
off withoutmercy a fellows hiskers.
and chopping up his hands what in
time is up.'
Now Frank, whispered. go away,
he good boy. am making a dis
coverv. will tell YOU all abou, il by
and-by. and back tripped, to the
blinds.
Miss Melbourne was now adding the
finishing touches TO her head-sear, and
my heart sank for fear those mystcri-
Gus articles had gone TO their duty.
No, there they were. on the bureau. aud
Miss Melbourne took them up and
slipped both into her mouth-one each
side Then l beheld sudden plump
ness TO her face, and the mystery was
out and | left just as the rabbits paw
descended TO the oval box.
'Humph = calculated, as I entered
my own window. she stretches her
checks over them TO paint more easily,
just as an artist stretches his canvas
in frame.
But what predicament / was in
Nv wrapper must be changed. Nv
hair all in disorder, where little slivers
IN the blinds had caught it, nv pet
handkerchief, with its red stripe and
f'uted border, very much re.embled a
dish-cloth but it was worth 1.-THE
discovery had made was OF ines,ima.
bic value 10 me.
Frank was my lover. and dear,
good soul. My uncle Henry was Miss
Melbourne's lover This was nv uu.
cIe's house, and Miss Melbourne was
here on visit. Uncle Henry had met
her at some watering-place. and she
had captivated his bao helor heart and,
though he was iifty-dve, he appeared
As foolish over her as my Frank did
over me.
She was very rich, and sometimes
thought, her estate. on the banks Of
the Hudson. where he had visited her
several times, weighed something in
the balance with uncle's love; but, If
50, he didn't be,ray. They were soon
TO be married. aud she hel. shes !. Gos-
mistress | had been 50 long : and Il
moreover, had turned up her nose lit
tie higher than nature made it 10 turn.
At my Frank.
a graceless scamp heard her saw,
one evening, 10 Uncle Henry, is tina,
boy who visits Kate, Explanation
Frank covered her poodle with burs,
and Miss Melbournc's maid was two
days extricating them from his f,eecy
covering-and she knew the culprit.
Yes, she continued, n graceless
scamp and Harry dear. (my dignified
uncle, Harry dear y if he is TO become
. member Of your family, l think |
shall go back to Maple Hall (her home,)
and resign my sweet hope
A short argument here ensued, but
uncle got the best Of it. Seeing which
way the wind blew, she finally sided
round, ana concluded TO look over
Franks misdemeanors, with the final
burst Of:
i always did hate q West Point
popinjay there were several at Sara
toga last summer but I'll never leave
one cent Of my property TO her, if she
marries him. l haven't relation in
the world, but I'll found q hospital,
before he shall squander my money,
after I'm gone
A food Of tears would have follow
ed, if she had not been afraid OF the
paint; as it was she carried her hand
kerchief to her eyes, and a couple of
hysterical sobs that would have done
justice to first-olass actress on the
stage.
Hereupon. my Uncle Henry stroked
that wig-I wish it had dropped off
and said: I'll see about it,
So we were enemies, she and l, from
that moment. II l could get her out
of our house and uncle disenchanted.
That evening, l unfolded our pros-
poets to Frank, and we drew, in wo:ds,
many military plan TO rout the enemy,
and gain our old ground with uncle
for he certainly showed signs Of going
over with the old maid in opinion He
even called my dear Frank, Mr., Thorn.
ton on several occasions!
Now II there was anything unc.e de.
spised, it was deception.
'Don't!' he exclaimed, once, 70 me,
when he caught me crimping my hair.
You can't add to the beauty Of those
heavy. black braids, by those frivolous
cIimps, stuck up ON your head. Be
natural, girl
And he was going to marry awo-
man 90 natural What would he do,
the first morn Of the Honeymoon TO
find Miss Melbourne SO transformed |!
bald d-headed, one-legged, bleachee eye
winkers and without those-th-th
that pair Of things!
Sol thought a. | donned fresh
dress, smosthed my hair and Qened
! my drawer for clean handkerchief.
And then went below stairs.
CHAPTER II.
: No one about yet, save the srvant
! letting the sunlight into the driving.
= room, and busting the furniture; SO !
l stepped out to nnd Frank, ad dis
!, cloAe.
4 caught the glitter Of brass httons
+ through the shrubbery, and ramound
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