Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-04
The Lovers Of Lucas Place.
$50 Seeming Fair; and Yet 50 False.r


ing rowan, Charles G., was poor, bat not
proud, and early deve'o ped cofs derAhie es-
MUS Of dry goods clerk IN st. LOuls Hh per
son was handsome, his clothes ntted him veil.
and he had his shoes made in Chicago. Baths
fell I'm leve with the niece OF rich widow lad,
OF Lucas place, in the aforementioned city, ana
thus his woes began.
The widow, having higher aspirations than,
Clsrk's best sIool-throad-5co yards" ara lsry-
man for her niece, peremptOrily forbade that
young lsdy's holding intercourse with Charley.
As Clara Is dependent upon her aunt, she. %
course, appeared TO scQuiesce IN these smbi-
uous designs, but At the same time registered
vow 70 her lcOking-glass that no one In TIE
waLla should ever supPlsnt the dapPer yard
one afternoon recently, Charley received
note from his Clara. stating that her relative
wonld that evening attend prayer meeting.
The tntmatton was enough, aud eight O'Clock
saw the Young couple seated upon the sofa N
her aunts library, billing aud cooking In the
regular orthodox, turf e-love style. Ls'ue
Charley, lured on by the witcheries Of love.
became perfectly I'm menSe." He wound az
Arm about her waist and vowed that her form
was "syiph-hke.' He tOyed with her long
golden ringiets, and hkened them 20 s.truaut
sdnbeams, with few other remarks 90 the e.
feet that Heavens dearest gift 20 her SeN vas
"a wealth OF bright golden hair" Then when
she blushed he swoTe the roses hai been robbed,
and when she smiled. that her lips were ruhN
porfals 20 a caSket Of pearls.
Indeed, be talked 30 nice, ani she fed upnu
his glowing wOrds with such a relish, that the
though TIE Rouse next door Was on IRE full Eve
minutes before the absorbed lovers heard her.
Great heavens, my aunt" eNclaimed1Clsra.
charley grew tide pale. and mutterei
interJeetion or two Pertaining TO the front ens
OF mill pond.
II appears the old lady, having reached "a.
place Of prayer, found the meeting epizpoti.'d.
or postponed, and consequently aft.r some littIe
chat with a heighbor or two had returned home
al this moot importune moment.
What was 90 be dOne? Not n closet OF noot
invited retreat, and there Charley stood ans
wished that he was \ mileage or stationery bill
30 that he could pas the house, or a member OF
the Louisiana Legislature. or some other dread
ful feature OF modern civilization.
AT last brilliant idea occurred TO his LAZY
love- In the corner OF the library lay a bundle
OF carpet that had been brought 90 the house
that day to refurnish the sitting room and hay-
fng been duly inspected by the ladies. was TEN
Porarily LETT in q tumbled heap in one corner.
A hasty explanation took place, and thea
Charley entomhed himself benexth the mas,
with a teryid vow that he would die for her sake
were II necessary, aud Clara then admitted her
aunt.
That relative was not well pleased at being
kept so long on the door -step, aud sharply de-
manded Whist had become OF the servants.
sent them TO bed, dear aant, 50 that I
might have the pleasure OF remaining up Goa
your return-but 4 tel asleep InnOcently re-
marked the ingenious girl.
This loving explanation somewhat appeAsaf
the old lady, who, after warming herself. walked
over 20 the bundle Of carpet. and picking up =
corner wondered how Il would look bv gaslig ht.
Clara hasteDed 20 assure her that IL would not
LOOK nice at all-tn fact. she was 20 conf lent of
~ that her auEt need not 90 70 the trouble Oi aa
investigation.
The old lady J.ondered over the stnff for a lew
moments, while her niece sat tremo;ing uasa
the sofa, and little Charley felt that the world
might come 70 an immediate end aud not annoy
him particle by the suddenness % the Chan %
AT last, however, the crisis passed, tor WITH
some new idea entering her head the old lady
turned, and remsrking that she was ..tired 70
death, pumped her two hundred and nuy
rounds svoirdupois upon the heap, aud little
Charley assumed the shape OF a human Tan
cake. He would have grOsned, but ala MT
Lave wind enough left for the purpose.
little shrek from Clara attracted the oil
lsdy's attention TO her niece.
Why, you're all dressed up tonight
Wees, asnt, dear replied Glars. mentally
conjecturing bow Charley felt in mas pressed
ont condition.
Yes returned the other, s'you look very
wei, only rather pale. Are YOU SICK
IL don't feel very we'll answered her
niece, silently consignins her relations 10 I Al
csgo, or some Other wicked place.
- III sure YOU cant when you will lace uP "a
tight, my dear" ahectionately remarked the
Incorrigible Old lady.
~ dcn'tl" family rerudiated Clara. while
little Charley rasped the skin or one OF MS
in trying to quietly twist his head "a a position
where he might distinctly hear anything Of in
terest.
:" You don't. Wee. YOU do: ard at your time ri
life IL Is preposterors. In YOU were = young,
giddy girl, il would be different, but Tor per-
son of your age"
"Oh, aunt"
Charley barked some more skin of, and be-
came decidedly interested.
{" No, there's no oh, suut! about it,, CO.
tinued the"incorrisible eagerly osciIlating her
head "You sometimes act more like a silly
school girl than a woman who has seen twenty
six years of life."
I" havent!" exclaimed Clara, and Charley
put his mouth in shape tor q whistle, but was
immediAtely fattened out by FESTIVE bounce u
90 Won bsv.o,,, prhr xos -, 49,. "a
nearly twenty-seyenl Why, what in the world
ais The girl What are you whimpering about.
"My-my head aches. Please don't talk"
begged her niece, not quite positive ss to the at
feet her dissection might have on the young
martyr under her aunt.
wearing all that mass Of hair on your head IL
enough TO make Il ache. What nonsense Il IL,
when there Is no one here 10 see you; besides il
Is positively making you baldheaded."
I'm not" vigorously responded the young
lady, burylng her face in her hands as she
thought of al the nice things the fellow under
the carpet had been saying.
you're not Yes you are. There's a bald
SPOT on the top OF your head the size OF my
band. and the old lady extended a palm in IL
lustration. Nows what in the world are you
crying about, Clara? Sakes alive! niece, yOlM
cry yourself sick, and then You will NOT be able
70 visit the dentists tomorrow"
Bother the dentist, DO keep still, aan.,p
cried Clara, while Charley attempted to scratch
his head, and had his arm nearly dislOcated bF
a few restless moves made by tue old LADY, as
she indignantly reprimanded her niece for her
Gisrespect and petulancy.
81 IL was your own wish TO 90 TO the dentists,
Clara; you know II was. You said that set hart
your mouth, and you wanted-GOodness, gra-
clous. What under heaven does all the girl?" for
Clara had darted out OF the room with .
snothered cry Of rage and anguish, leaving her
relative TO bounce Up and down on the pile OF
carpet in sheer astonshment, until little Charley
lapsed bellows.
Then the old lady followed her niece M stairs,
and when the house was al quiet, Charley I'M
walked down Lucas place a sadder and q wiser
man.
Clara left town on a visit, and the Young
ladies who pstroniZe the fourth street dry gOads
establishment think Charley must be Ell ffering
from case OF anrequited affection, he looks D
nat and talks so dismal.-N 4. Commercial
Red Devils.