Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-01-31
THE SPEAKING PORTRAIT.
sY n. 7. DARLING.

BY n. r. DARLING. y
It uas beautiful evening in the month oi
July. Not cloud vas iii the sky. In TACT.
the sky was jammed so full OF stars that there
wasn't any roota Tor clouds. o yes, it was
! glorious night. and everybody in Faaa-
gaze said soa .s,fo be sure 1t was rather warm.
put one forgot Ill about that in listeline 10
the joyous humming Of the light-hesrted
little mosquitoes. little creatures! How
fond they are Of us. and how cruelty We re-
pay them for all their love!
Yes It was abeantifll cveSink. and Miss
nelia Magog was enjoying it Us she SAT IN the
rarIor of her fafher's house, which, may Is
well inform the reader, il situated OF. Con-
gress Avenue, in rtle town above meAtisned.
1t is brick house, quite handsome. and 1T
ted up with all the modern improvements,
and tue owner fit, as you wonld NATURALLY
supposs, is very wealthy. and his name is
j tfferI6n Magog. He is the father of Miss
Della Magog, and he Is wldower, and still
he il not happy.
Della Magog was more Extraordinarily
lovely. bat still she wasn't really. handsome.
fots SEE, she dressed elegantly, and Tie old
adase is that fine feathers make fine birds;;1
but rs my wife has often said. when speak
ing OF Della. Take her fine clothes off. and
she won't look any better than any other wo-
man, and dare say she wouldn't. Most
people do look different with their clothes
on. 80
-ts
But Della was rather pretty, / Think: She
was neither blond nor brunette. Her hair,
believe, was Bismarck brown, aud her
cyss-well, she had handsome eyes, but. l
don'G think ever noticed what cslsr they
were; and have seen several stars that were
brighter. Her nose, am sorry to say, curl
ed naturally, SO you sec she didn't hayeto do
it up in papers oser night. But her form
was petistt, anu everybody saiJ no. Even
Hugh McGonsgle admitted that,
By Tie way, speaking OF Hugh NcGonasle
reminds me OF the story that was going to
write about him, and-wcli' !. guess | will
write it now.
TO begin then' .his Hugh McGonsgle was
the son Of old McGongle. " no yoa may re.
member, kept the McGonagle House In Fad
agaze some fifteen years ago. He was very
fine man, but he couldn't Keep a.hotel. or ut
least not IN . way to make 1t profitable.
Conseq ucptly, when he dkt. his son Hugh
was left toNthe te,i.ler nercies of the cold
world. = ~. 3a
Hugh Was only ten years ofagc at the tine
but letkhew hp should get over that, II he
niily saitei; but while he was waiting, lie
ran off and went to sea as cabin boy; and as
il didn' take but abort time tor him, TO see
all he wanted to of that kind of life, he LETT
the ship at Liverpool without stopping 10
Kiss the captain orseyen bid hi b good7by.
Then he fell in with a travelling conjurer,
certain Signor de, Moyadas' whose fathers
hania was Smith, aud as the coniurer took
fancy to Hugh, and Hugh took q fancy 10
the cerj.ircr, they resolved sri travel logetl-
err. Hugh was to have his board and clothes,
ard the col9urrr was to learn him his art.
How long they Travelled together T have
no means of knowing but do know that
ut the age Of seventeen our hero was once
more alone. aud he was travelling through
the United States, giving entertainments
every evening Under the name Of his old
master, Signor Moyadas; and he, was so sue
cessfuL, pecuniarly, that when at last he ap-
peared again in Fadagaz, .(having thrown off
his conjurer's robes) as Hugh McGonagls,
lie had several thousand dollars in his pock-
ets, anil consequently was very well received
BY his fathers old friends. ri
About the first thing Mr.. McGonagile did
lfter returning to his native town, was to-
all desperately in love with Miss Della Ma
yog; and as he was dasliing young gentle.
nan Of twenty-five, very handsome. very
lgroeaqle. and very well dressed, why, what
:cah.s do but fall in lore with him
Ii was the at the last ball given by the
fadagas Guards where Mr.. Gonagle first
net Della. lie saw her and loved her. Cap
ain Bobbin iuti,odncedliim to her, and for
he remainder Of the evening he scarcely lett
er side, s s i
The next day Hugh called upon her, and
he appeared so pleased to see him that he
allied again and as she still seemed pleased,
e continued to call, until the good people
Fadagaz began to make remarks, and one,
lors officious than the rest, asked Mr.. Jef
srson Magog if he was aware Of Mr.. McGoil-
giles attentions to his naughtcr.
Mr.. McGonaQlc! Who the -acnce isl
IcGonagle?' p Inquired Mr.. MagoK.
.Then you don't know about itg returned
ohm Loseland.
About whatr
why, about Hugh McGonaale.'
And whois Nigh McGonagle.'
why, don't you remember the old gentle
IAN who used to keep the hotelg It's his ].
Dn.' e y t.
Yes and he's returned, and. II nistakAl i
Of, is making love to your daughter, and !,
| remember, Mr. Msgog, you promised
er to me- S..
.fIa, making loye to my daughters Is he
Icllf II
John I.oveland laughed. ssssfe, 4
Rich Why he brought home few I
lonsand dollars. whictls,c is spending as
.st as lie can .,.s e,.s I,
OF course he Is. What else could you
xpect Of . McGQnagie? And he's makingl
I'VE to my daughter? Strange / haven't !
zen him but then. lin not at home great
cal, al,d suppose lie steps in when / step i
1T, However, Iii look after HIM now, and :
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