Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1872-08-13
From Appletona Journal
i LITTLE CONSPIRACY.


ri,lrnt CommOtOn.
vine ,rLc Gardener ran in the cook quilted her
n,nch. ihe three maids flew to the front door;
scream came from pretty girl who stood
on tlr flags, wringing her hands; and, for
,hr first time in five years, the pOnderous
.'i-,rrss of the mansion trusted herself upon
her feet. and tottered to the scene of the
tumult.
and therefore it increased. They all looked
mn nnd down the roadway withAMTgible anX-
wi, and the servants wrinkleXs @sAr fore
hrsd. and nibbled the corners of tf@N earons.
rh nrrtly girl, who was balloon IL silk,
r,n rapidly down to the gateway, and, after
a Glance in both directions, turned round and
.looI, her head violently, Then she ran back
,r,in The agitation redoubled.
The mistress found her tongue, and with
il .hr ,cnurgcd her dependents.
"llow dared you lose sight of him? What
ld hire You for? What were you made
mr2 Would you like to see him brought
home all manglcd by the cars, or drowned by
thr wafer? | believe you would do be-
live Won would he delighted, charmed !"
Nroid lady began to rap ticrcely with her
came. what are you standing there for like
,,uack Of moon-struck fuolsY Why don't
y'n 90 and hunt for him2 Go and find his
Ttrc,, body, or find something !"
lti lltlllUUIh lNN1 lltN ubMl inc Msnk.
THE mistress began to weep and upbraid her
ali AS well as her servants. The pretty girl,
apparently full of sympathy, put her arm
around her, and whispered sOothingy in her
rll
some ncighbors, who happened along.
.mpprd To listen. They instantly assumed
look, Of great concern, and gaZed up at all
\ hcwndows of the house, as people are apt
ia do in eases of tragedy or death
Tut all at once little cloud of dust was
seen coming up at a rapid rate 1t was in
mrccnlrc Of the highway Ii became larger
q, II approached, and at length ii grew to the
,lhrol Il barrel In the middle of it was
har, atom wagging furiously.
4 loud hail arose from the three servants
ranged upon the sidewalk. The neighbors
Looked pleased The old lady raised her face
from her handkerchief, and became radiant
jnln instant
Thcatom barkcd, and ran faster and faster
L. lees and head appeared to be multiplied
4 pI It seemed to be raving mad with joy.
Ii was Il prOdigal terrier dog
There was blue collar about his neck,
ud hi, ears were clipped. This was the only
time in his life that he had escaped the lead
- ,liing, and his liberty had made him crazy
II, ran with vigor which was astonishing
\ III one whose legs were so short.
Suddenly, however, Il catastrophe occurred.
h was never settled whether his feet inter
irnaL, or whether one of his fOrepaws caught
u u- collar, or whether he was brought to
sudden stop by one of those internal Convul-
,iuns which attend excitement. In the midst
m vi, ray career, and while directly before
n ID, MISTRESS who was watching him with low
& ugrlcs, he plunged forward upon his breast,
4 0irI hi. throat upon the road-hed. lie strug-
9lnl little, and then became quiet.
In "a moment his body was surrounded nv
frantic crowd; the cook and maids, who
were frantic with delight the mistress who
WAS frantic with grief, and the pretty girl,
who was frantic because she was an adopted
child. She made il a rule to be in close SYM
allr with her adoptcr.
NJ this moment there came out of the
Ao,>o barcheaded, withholding young
Uuu, dressed in gray. lie joined the group,
Wdeyed the terriers body with great calm
n,, Then he stopped down and fumbcd
uo Ioe, and remarked, ''lle has broken his
4 u~k lie tried 10 lift him, but there was
irCMlul movement about the head.
1t filled the old lady with horror. Her
ljrt al The loss of her pet was keen, but to
hrhold lis mutilation was unbearabe. 1t
made her i'll, Some of the watchtul maids
saw that She was changing color, and began
to urge her to return She hesiatcd.
"Will you bury him, Eugene?" she asked,
family
certainly, TIL bury him, returned the
oihcr, in speculative tone, "lll put him in
quiet spot
Thank You, Eugene"
Then the old lady went slowly away, with
hrr daughter ON one side and her maid ON
lho other, She felt that she had lost another
ur 10 earth, and they could not console her.
rs Tor the young man, he waited until the
lopr was closed and then he carried the dogs
lUtU|tI 4f. Al.
BIZ eat up II little mould with spade and
stack TWO sprigs of roses in the earth to desig-
nate the place Of seputure. After this he
''HHI The terrier by the tail, and carried him
oli loH little chamber in distant part of the
house.
III was medical student, and he consid-
cred that he had Il prize
lhS Young man was said to be Ga devil
Nv, tlmily, his fellow-collcgians and society,
h1' declared him to be such. His two banes
"7ra rich father and a good voice; one
secured him tailors and bootmakers, and the
Wu.F companions. Had he been born without
ri'Aer or even had he been brought face to
iNt with II difficulty, matters would have
zone with him more fayorably; but he never
encountered misfortune, or an enemy, or an
i'n''s, or II personal danger. He had never
v'pN heightened, or awcd, or injured he had
,n"h guarded with the solicitHde which is
UN'NL'c expended upon keg of powder; TO
n"''I%l' II would be to ruin it, yet to warm it
would lc 10 invite destruction Yet SO many
were M Sngularitics that his father one day
WNrd him out-of-doors, lie impudcntly
'N'4 lament under the windows, and then
AI"I'l OIL to his grandmother to whom he
"mnc" transferred his allegiance.
Fr Grandmother was on his mothers side
a'" 50 The union was not difficult to effect
l"e'ally AS the good lady found in it the So
'Iml "l puzzle which had addressed itself
" "I, namely, to whom could she marry her
h'U HE host had reckoning of his own
'N NOT include marriage; and Just at this
WIZ MS good relative had found it out.
ln''e was breach Immediately, but the rlp-
I1r was not complete. The grandchild still
"o""rd his rociing songs, and made havoc
" "'"'3 Tie small animals TO test his knives
"',' 'ahtcls and the grandmother communod
H "I' hcl pretty terrier and advised her ward
"N1,c name was Therese) how to dress. She
'I r 'uilonS, but she meant to bide her time.
'l'h there occurred the death of her pet.
% 'nN particular stage of affairs this Incl
If r." wa, IN Itself fruitful of confusion and
,N'i' but the complications which followed
o "y'g 9lrretly precipitated by the inconsider-
u SEXTON. - NV l''i'''''''
r I've would have done much better to have
3 "Hgl W. the dust to the dust.
me next tlay nj dinner he hn1 a nnrft1ma