Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-01-08
Eelerteh Misrellany.
A SECOND LORLEI.

I
tiful. 1t is not egDtism to make that
remark, for | have had plenty of mis-
hapS on account oemv looks, and eve
ry i'll that can befa.l a family has been
laid to the score OF ''Frank's terrible
appearance" When was child
everything went wrong. Once on a
.terry-boat young and lovely lady,
petting and talking to me, became so
interested that she quietly backed off
the edge, and on> the presence of
mind and daring Of her husband res
cued- her ina YER ryK3smp and eheh ing
condition. Nurse seolded, mamma
raised her hands n horror, and the
lady gave me the sname of "LOrlei,' y
which have ever since retained.
was continua, source of anxiety
lest should be K mapped by some
childIeSS people, ami made into cir
cuS-rider. or an he!-ess. Ny life was
miserable. with the guard set around
me, to say nothing If dozen or two
toilets dav, my air to be combed
and brushed inces antly, and myself
kissed and fondlel Ve n lap-dog. 1t
grew no better, Il r. Nv sisters
happened to be7r.ry plain. and |
couldn't help it ifI got al the invita-
tionS. bouquets, All! proposals, and
they received none.- To make it worse.
one Of my admirers died of heart dis
ease, and left me he large fortune
that should have & ne to his sisters
and then they loved me excessively, of
coursr,
| combcd my hair in the most hor-
rible way | couid~,nyent, wore stiff
collars up To my ears, plain dresses of
sober color. made faces at myself in
the glass by the hour, and all 10 no
purpose. Mv hair would turn into
the cunningeSt little ringlets about my
forehead. aud fall down in golden
MACS of curls iust-al he wrong time.
The neck above theesgly linen no a.
mount Of sun cdild make otber than
white and wcll-turas ! ann the clum-
~ dress hid form SsslLe most perfect
mould-stately sgassh aud rounded
% only healthy Es ash girfran ever
hope to be.
| couldn't have axSEl friends, for
without meaning rapturcd their
lovers; they Cre"rSps nus afd called
ne han,,s 49,, sslisass'ssl assi'il-
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p''a''''S "h e'','-''' -.' '',' NAV ','i re-
P'h'"'''' on '"' ".'',' C'"l"H
nav gem, man iIl'''"' '''' Il -'"-'''
n' proposed III a MONTH ana II mar
T!"d' the wac came 10 ''r rescue an"
-"' '"t worst "i H. ''I'" on, '''"'
ana yea snail nave INC fr>"'': 'Hl
my mar oil nearly c.'-". ana mercy
me- "'" cone tue '",'',7,- Wa
h''ha>"'l'"F 'hah 'ys"Ir. l !""N'" Il
very Ictnre Ga mischief, my h..'F curl
rH t'3h,or imam ever. anu my 'S''
""','" ""hr'' Si'',, ~ ~ It" ii, S'''I
"ooh9 / rr!', ana al 'hr >'d 'A,I.-N l
tried 10 thihh "t. took AUNT H',N
.hi" my C'h"NeN'1, one gay y Htu sI'
came % 'h' 'llN I" ohl some '"F'''oF%
Tor her country house, ANA promised
thAt rs soon rs her sons started tor
>th'"l' would '' "''h hrr L" EP%hd
the summer. made my preparations
secretly, ana only on The day 81 my
departure AsNed ana received lyE.li>-
SION 10 20 N't"A'chel an" alone. | So"
/" my freaks mamma asked no lues-
uons, bat gave me some ady.cr-"to
wear thick Veil IN the cars. not TO
take my gloves oil, and not To wink at
any one. IS though l ever knowing
~ ald WINK.
Wy own SISTERS would not nave
Nn""h iII' niue brown mouse "I I"
glrI that sax SO 1en0reIy in the ear on
us way |" i'"thpFi''2e' l h"u ordered
Wig mace OF Dr,Sht req hAlr, ana IL
was very ii'"'' 81 III It's way snort,
'I'Sl'; merry CU''9 eo'eIC" my hea'i
Closely wen GOWN on tI'e neck ana
I" 'hIhS io' 'l7iN 'FouI" my ears. y
areSS "i waterproof "l 'he most uh-
graceful COI ana make green g'aS>r',
SnotS ana gloves TWO sizes TOO o'g' an"
v ''l 'H' 'Aco 'i3n ol mouth ana com
p'tNio'; "'. .,, Mucous Aal'5f i "o''lG
IT, hI eI'l T,''', - d my sV,', ''iI'I'
4I"o' I o'lo" !, ~, . ny 'l'S' "'i" SioNei
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na.t,.rs 1hrra worn 4;, fnr. ,mG nn;oI lb".9 hnrs9