Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-12-18
The ladies' had to dress, I saw the

Aoieiy themselves against the tatigueS
OF the coming by big drink" and
reflected with the calm agony of de.
spair, that if l were enabled to keep
my appointment it must be by mira
Gle. However, l determined upon
making an attempt, and leaning across
the table. said to Hood,
"l must be off. Will you let me or
der the dog cart at once?"
Couldn't be done, dear bov," he
said with provoking calmness 81
should have TO pay a doctors bill eth
er for your neck or my horses knees,
TO dead certainty. No one but my
self shall drive Semeramis. She takes
after her beautiful namesakc, who, by
all accounts, was rum one. Besides,
l have promised to take Fanshaw over,
and you are to cavalier the ladies'"
There was nothing more to be said,
and wisely gave up the idea OF being
in time, and trusted to the chapter of
accidents. And a very long chapter
it was. 1t was exactly half past ten
when we got under way, and it was
twelve o'clock before we reached Ayl-
mer hall, and by that time the fun was
raging fast and furious.
OF course / was bound to dance
with the Misses Fanshaw directly we
got into the ball. Immediately on OBJ
tanning my release from the other Miss
Fanshaw | went oil on \ systematic
search for Marguerite, and just as l
entered the ante-room, saw my lost
love approaching me. did not notice
her partner, who Immediately disap-
peared to get her some tea, but greet
ing her eagerly, and pouring out apol-
ogies for my appearance before,
solicited the honor of q dance. To nv
establishment, she received me as if
she had never seen me before, and re-
GREETED her inability to confer on me
the desired favor, as she was engaged
for the rest of the evening. Just then
her partner returned, bearing cup Of
tea, and TO my astonishment accosted
me with "lIallol Charlie how are
your' and there was twin brother,
whom | thought safe at Montreal.
dressed in the rifle brigade uniform, and
evidently carrying on irritation with
my love-
why, when did you come, and why
thus got up:' questioned.
Too long story to tell YOU now.
old fellow he replied, and murmur-
ing something about ''iost my luggage
borrowed Your coat-rather a lark :"
rushed forward to relieve Miss Duval
of her empty cup, and taking her upon
his arm again in another minute, had
disappeared from the room, leaving me
III a state of mind in whcn mystiiica-
tion, an ger, and astonishment struggled
for the mastery.
~ betook myself TO q distant part of
the garden to collect my scattered
senses. The fresh night air bal the
aaflSslIfg sI!es5' St My Nix brs2!tAhers WHO va.
and took an especial delight in mystic
ritying people with our extraordinary
resemblance, had certainly succeeded
with poor Marguerite. 1t was not II
pleased idea to think o: the mistakes
she might be guilty OF in taking him
for me. 1t was evidently impossible to
enlighten her respecting the deusion
she was under. and with laugh ut so
ridiculous dilemma, | determined to
90 TO her parents and explain the mat
ter to them.
| found my little friend Eunce do
ing wall-ilower between her father and
mother. looking rather disconsolate,
and being received with one of her
prettiest smiles, | carried her oil. moth.
ing 10th, to dance quadrillc. As luck
would have it, her sister and my broth
er were ciS-a-ris, and Marguerite, when
she saw Us, colored up.
: That's my twin brother, Mile Eu.
NICE | said at last. Isn't he like
me-
Oh" she exclaimed, IL never But
does Marguerite know: She takes
hun for you, really do believe, for
that gentleman met us at the door, and
she laughed and said, "Punctual, | do
really declare"
And what did he say:" 1 asked.
"Oh, something smart, about such
an inducement, you know and then
Marguerite thanked him for her flowers.
and oh what deceiver he must be
He said, They were the best he could
get
l saw it all now, and was furious.
When the dance was over | took En-.
nice for little walk, and told her what
| suspected then scrawling a note to
Marguerite, explaining the trick of
which she and had been the victims.
gave it to the little sister to give her.
This she promised, aud having restor-
ed hei " her parents, went Off to the
barracks to prepare tremendous burst
Of wrath against my brother and his
colleagues, Johnstone and Hood, who
were evidently both in the plot. l had
been caught in a trap, purposely pre-.
vented from proposing by Johnstone,
purposely detained from keeping nv
appointment by Hood, and personated
by my brother. need not trouble INV
readers with my note to Marguerite in
detail it was merely exposing the
trick, and l concluded by offering her
my heart.
When woke from my troubled sleep
the following morning, 1 found a note
awaiting me. not from Marguerite, as
it vas as follows:
Respected Sir-My daughter desires me to
express the deep sense she has Of the extreme
and unmerited honor you have done her in Of
fering her your hand. but she feels that with
your habits Of unpunctuality she could never
be happy with you, and although far from mer-
cenary, she feels that she is not one who could
exist without the amenities Of life-that is TO
say, on love alone. She confesses that she al.
lowed herself to become temporarily attached
to you, sir, believing you to be one who could
bestow on her the position her beauty should
gain for her. She finds she has been deceived.
and that your brother is the future possessor OF
the title she had reason to fancy would have
been yours. Sir, she feels sure that, such being
the case, YOU will resign all pr retentions to her
hand. entirely endorse my daughters senti-
ments, and beg to subscribe myself,
Your obedient servant,
ALFONzO DUvAL."
NV brother was most 0Oreeahlv as