Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-02-18
Whiteport. Miss Binder presented Nj
check TO hackman. Mr.. Elton chanced

check to q hackman. Mr.. Elton chance'
to select the same functionary.
IF them trunks amt as Ike . ~
peas said Jehu to himself, a, his fare
snugly seated, he banged the trunks OF
behind. Guess likely they'll know 'eu
apart, though; if they don't, I can't b
expected to 7
Mr.. Elton was dislodged first.
Whiteport Hotel, sir cried the coach
man. This your trunk, sir!'
That is my trunk, answered Mr. FL
ton, blissfully confident that no one hax
Q trunk ike bis. s..-s-z-sst-z--s
Jehu pocketed his fare, shut the car
riage door, sprang to his box, and rat
tied away to number ninety-two Bo,
street, where the celebrated family O
Blackmore resided.
Here youare, ma'am!' cried he, pitch
ing the trunk into the marble paved YES
tibule with an energy that made Mis-.
Binder rejoice in its zinc corners ant
iron clamps. Now, then! One dollar
ma 'amp
Miss Binder unlocked the trunk il
the presence Of all four Of the cousins
I've an India Grape shawl out of I'm.
Gle Dixon's sea-chest for each of you
girls said she, and a set of earvedivo
~ chessmen, and q real Turkish chi.
bouGue for Charles and Caleb. And
As she spoke the wards of the key
revolved, and the lid few up. Mis-:
Barbara uttered shrek.
Mems Shirts cried she.
Mr.. Caleb recoiled.
Boots! uttered be, in a hollow voice
While Mr.. Charles glared, voiceless-
L., at a set of shaving tools, and a yel-
low-covered volume.
Il wouldn't have believed it, Mary
Anne, if L hadn't seen it with my own
eyes,, said Barbara.
a gratuitous insult croaked Miss
Sarepta. the elder sister.
Tit isn't mine, squeaked the un-
fortunate Mary Anne, bursting into
tears of mingled perpiexity and morti-
fcation. ..--.-.....-- --..
Not yours? Then whose is 2 fierce
" demanded Sarepta B!ackmore. Mary
Anne Mary Anne! I'm ashamed OF
you
But if Miss Binder was subjected to
oblOquy ard misconstruction, what was
the gloomy cloud that settled above Mr..
Erues. Elton, when his better half TAX
ing calm possession of bis keys, unlock
cd the zinc-bound trunk that the hotel
porter deposited in their room, and be-
held--a brown velvet bonnet, two Chin..
crane shawls, and n work-box.
Mr.. Elton!' she cried, jerking out
the tray, as if it burned her fingers,
what is this 2
My things. dear. aren't they?' un-
consciously answered Mr.. Elton, who
sat with his broad back towards his
wife and the trunk that wasn't his,
toasting bis feet ut the fender.
Your things. indeed! Pretty things
I wonder YOU don't blush to speak the
words. Slippers-embroidered hand
kerchiefs -unde-things! Elton, I'll
sue for divorce. / riH."
She sank back on an easy chair, ma
king evident preparation for good old.
fashioned attack of Mysteries. Mr.. Ell
ton iumced upand srranS to the rescue
Ernest, ,rkose things are these!
My dear, don't know
is this your trunk 2
'It's-my trunk unwillingly owned
Mr.. Elton. But somebody has hocus-
pocussed my things out of it, and some.
body else's in
Ernest, that is ridiculous nonsense !!
shrieked Mrs. Elton. oh! Oh. On
that 1 should live to see this day! &c
away, you false, unnatural, deceitful
double-faced-'
Please, SIR interposed the voice of
the hotel porter, there's a lady her,
with big trunk as saws she must see
Mr. Ernest Elton
Call the police send for the land.
lordv cried Mrs. Elton. Coming here
her own barefaced self Well, / never
did see such impudence Put her out
of doors! Elton, how dare youlook NE
in the face, and
It's my trunk = cried Miss Binder
bouncing into the room. And it's a.
bad as burglary to open it. I'll hav.
the law of You. Here, you porter, bring
up that other trunk =
Go away. YOU bold thingr pipet
Mrs. Elton.
What business is it of yours 2 viru
lently demanded Miss Binder.
It's my husband =
Then what is he doing with MI trunk:
Is it-uour trunk: faiutly asket
Mrs. Elton.
Ladies ladies do pray preserve tn
peace soothed Mr. Elton. Don't 20,
see the trunks are exactly alike. It's
mistake Of the hackman's. Madam.
he addressed Miss Mary Anne, 4 hop,
you haven't been put to any serious in
convenience.
Miss Binder was mollifed. Mrs. El
ton unwillingly confessed herself in tn,
wrong. ard Mr. Elton wiped the per
spiration from his brow, wondering " In
on earth would have become of him i
Miss Binder and the other trunk Lat
not made their opportune appearance
Just in the nick Of time.
She would have got divorce sal,
Mr.. Elton to himself. 4 almost wis]
she had
Miss Binder took her own treasure
back 10 the Blackmore residence, an,
made her peace with the four cousins
Mrs Elton ordered . cup of tea to com
pose her nerves, and Mr.. Elton bough
pint of white paint, and spent his lei
sure evening in inscribing his name i
huge letters on both ends Of his trunk
For said Mr.. Elton, it's the las
time I'll be caught so.'
! Let Us charitahly hope that il was.