Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-07-26

when, on the ladies' leaving ue, looked
at the clock and saw the hand fast APP
preaching nine. 70 lAaa
The ladies had TO dress, and ] saw the
gentlemen of the party intended to for
tiiy themselves against the tatigues of the
evening by "big drink" aud reflected
with the calm agony of despair, that if |
were enabled to keep my appointment,
it must be by miracle. However, de-
termined upon making an attempt, and
leaning across the table, said to Hood
~ must be off Will you, let me ohder
the dog-cart at once p
"Couldn't be done, my DEAR" he said,
with provoking ealmness; / should have
to pay DOCTORS bill, either for your
neck or your horses knees, to dead GER
tainty. No one but myself shall drive
Senairamis; she takes after her beautiful
namesake, who by all accounts was a
rum one. Besides have promised TO
take Fanshaw over, and you are 10 cava-
lier the ladies'" "'
There was nothing more to be said,
aud wisely gave up the idea of being
in time, and trasted 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 not by
any means plain sailing after that. What
with q gibbing horse, broken bolt, aud
something wrong with Hoods turnout
he insisted on our waiting while he rem
eded it, being, he said, so unsociable to
divide parties-it it was twelve o'clock be
fore we reached Aylmers hall, and by
that time the fun was raging fast and
furious. OF course / was bound to dance
with the Miss Fanshaws' directly we got
into the ballroom, and did SO with as
much good grace as was compatible
with the fact that the whole time
was looking eagerly about me for Mar
gneriie She WAS no where TO be SEEN
There were gardens at the back Of the
hall, and these were lit up for the occa-
sion with colored lamps, and there were
seats placed at intervals for the comfort
of exhausted dancers. Immediately on
obtaining my release from the second
Miss Fanshaw | went off OH systematic
search for Marguerite, and this / prose
cuted with uatagging perseverance, but
with no success, tor quarter OF au
hour.
On my return to the hall, and just as ! en-.
ltege The antc-roOm, almost deZZed with the
4 lul blaze of light, | saw my lost love ap-
preaching me did not notice her partner
who Immediately disappeared to get her some
tea, but greeting her eagerly, aud pouring oul
apologies for my nOn-Hppearnnce before, | So
licited the honor of dance. To my aslunish.
ment, she received me as il she had never seen
me before and regret cd in the Orodox young
lady style her inability to confer Oh me The de-
sired favor, as she was, unfortunately, engaged
for the rest of the evening. just then her part
nrr returned bearing cup oil ten, ana to 10Y
establishment accOsted me with "hallo, Char
lie, how are your" and there was my twin
brother, whom / thought safe at Montreal
dressed In the rifle brigade uniform, and evi
dcntly carrying Un II Irritation with my love
"Why, when did you come, and why thu,
got upYI | questioned, having returned hi
greeting with hrnlhrrly affection. . .
Too long a story to tell you now, old fe
low" he replied and murmuring something
about "lost my luggage borrowed your Goa
rather lark rushed forward 10 rcliev,
Miss Duyal OF hct empty cup and taking hcl
upon his arm again, fn another minute ha,
disappeared from the room leaving NE in ,
state of mind in which inystiicalion anger
and astonshment struggled for the mastery
Indeed. began 10 fancy that the tunes of Mr.
Fanshaw's carei had turned my brain, and
betOOk myself TO q distant part Of the garden
to collect my scattered senses. The fresl
night mir had the desired eff, CT, and all became
as clear ms day. My brother, who was al
ways up To some lark or another, and took es
pecial delight IN myslifyng people with oul
extE ordinary resemblance. had borrowed my
uniiOzm for that purpose, and had certainly
succeeded with poor Marguerite 1t was not
pleasant idea TO think of the mistake sh,
might be guilty of in taking him for Inc.
was evidently impossible to enlighten her re
specting the deluson she was under, and with
IA laugh at such ridiculous dilemma, de-
terminrd to go 10 her parents and explain The
matter TO them j found my Nttls friend Eu.
nice doing all-fOwer between her father and
and mother, looking rather diSconsoate, and
being received with one OF her prclIest smiles
| carried her off, nothing 10th, TO dance qua,
drllle which was just being formed near us
AS luck would have it, her sister and my
brother were Wis avis and Marguerite, when
she Saw as, cOlored mp t0 the roots of her hair
Eunice looked puzzled, and kept on glancnp
from one to the o'her That's my twin broth
ar, Miss Eunicr," l said at last, isn't he lik,
mr. "
"Oh !" she exclaimed Il never r--hrr as
tonishmrnt drawing forth her most nasal pro
nnncialion. why did YOU never tell us 2 Ant
he is in the brigade too
mo, he Is not; he is in the gltrds but lost
bis clothes and borrowed my unorm."
But dies Marguerite know She takes him
hryou, really do believe, for that gentleman
mt us at the door and laughed and said
| 'FuhClNNI, GO really ueCIufc,
"And what did he say" | asked, beginning
TO smell rat.
oh something smart about such an in
ducement, you know and then Marguerite
thanked him tor hes flowers, nnd, oh what
deceiyer he must be lie said they 'were III,
bes. hc could get"
/ saw II all now, and ! was furious; whei
the dance was over, which ! " alkid through
like one h n drlamr for was almost motion
} IS with angeE, took Eunice for a LITTLE " all
AUD told her what suspected then scrawlini
note To Marguerite on n piece of an old let
ter, explaining the trick of which she anu
had been the yicIinasr gave II To the little sis
ter 10 give 10 her, This size promised. an,
having restored her to her parents, l went Ol
To the barracks 10 prepare tremendous burs
Ii wrath agasast my brother and his col
leagues, Johnstone and Hood, who wuEe ey
IDENTIFY inthe plot had been caught in
trap purposely prevented from proposing b
lShnstone; purposely detained from keepin
ID my appointment by Hood, and purposey Do
sonated by my bp0ther
need not trouble my readers with my no
to Margu rite in detail II was merely expo
ing the trick and concluded by offering h,
my heaEt, which assured hrr had been Ii,
exclusive property for number Of weeks an
m0uths,
When awoke from my troubled sleep Il
following mOrniHg, huaid Aote awaiir
me, hot lPont Marguerite rs Il was ms follow,
=. REsPEcTED SIR My daughter desires II
Il 10 express the deep sense she has Ol the a