The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-06-29

played you mean trick, and jilted
you, just for his own amusement, W hen
he had a wife living already, and
But TO Miss Addertongue's amaze
ment she was left standing alone in
the porch. Juliet Reed had quietly
walked into the house and shut the
door in her face.
what does it mean?' Juliet asked
herself, in sort of dizzy bewilder-
ment. 'He was going away-he has
not written for q week. OF surely,
surely it can not be possible that there
is the faintest shadow of truth in this
monstrous story!' And with her
flushed face buried in her hands,
Juliet Reed tried to fancy what the
world would be with Harold Hazers
love and constancy out of it.
Il told you so,' croaked Miss Adder
tongue, dragging the Widow Mark
harp to The window an hour or so later.
That's him a-setting back in the car
riage, as proud as Lucifer. And that's
the lady with the yellow silk parsol,
covered with white lace. Now will
you say 1 was mistaken7'
sDear, Dear said Mrs. Markham, lad
justing her spectacles on the bridge of
her nose. Il couldn't have believed it,
if L hadn't seen it with my own eyes,
sAnd they're driving straight to
Farmer Reeds, added Miss Adder
tongue, diligently fiattening her nose
against the windOw-panes. well,
well, it's clear she's charged him with
it, and he's determined to brazen il
out. Get your hat, Mrs. Markham.
Lets walk that way, need skein of
darning cotton, and the way to Per-
kins' store lays right past Mr.. Reed 8
door.
But to Miss Addertongue's infinite
astonishment-perhaps we may add
d'sappointment-the was no sound
of violent Mysteries, no sign of family
disscnsion or tragical debate, as they
sauntered by the farmhouse gate.
'Myv calculated Miss Felicia, "if
they amt all a-setting together in the
porch, as loving as SO many turtle
doves. Well, now 1 shall believe that
Juliet Reed is going over to Mormon
ism, and believes in mans havin' as
many wives as he pleases.'
Juliet Reed, however, had seen them
as they skunk by and rising from her
seat, beckoned them to advance.
Mrs. Markham said she, and Miss
Addertongue, allow me to present to
you Mr.. Hazel
The widow dropped little curtesy.
Miss Felicia stiffiy inclined her head.
"Also, Mrs. Hazel, added Juliet.
or said Mrs. Addertongue.
MY stepmother,' said Mr.. Hazel,
mischievously, Just returned from
visit to Paris. My father will be with
us next week.
or said Miss Addertongue, but it
was with different sort of accent on
he monosyllablc.
'And,' he added gravely, 'if the la
dies of Millville want ony more infor-
nation as to our private family affairs,
they have only to let me know, and /
shall be happy to supply it,
Mrs. Markham turned very red.
Miss Addertongue coughed uneasi-
ly.
Nor did the low sound of the laugh
ter of Juliet and the pretty matron at
all serve to render them less embar-
rassed, as they shuffied away home.
Felicia Addertongue.' said Mrs.
Markham, you've made fool of your
self, and of me, too. And after this
I'm not going to believe a word of
your gossip.s
And Miss s.Addertongue had not a
word to say in self-defenoe.
THE HUMORs OF THE CONVENTION.
The Cincinnati Convention had it's
humorous as well as dramatic aspe0ts.
Reference has already been made in
the Journal to the speech of one Tur-
ner, a colored delegate, in which he
referred to George William Curtis as
the great American poet of New York
and to Richard III. Dana as "our late
Minister to England" Both of these
points elected shouts of laughter.
But the funniest incident of the whole
session was when Richard II. Dana
was addressing the Convention, the
joke being at his expense. He is a
fat, fluffy sort of man, with gener,
disposition on the part of his body to
fill his clothes quite full and run over
a little. 'He-was seconding the nomi-
nation of Bristow, and assuring the
Convention that no other man could
carry Massachusetts, sc. His remarks
were not well received, his manner
was offensive, and the Convention
made no concealment of its impatience
Finally, at the close of one of Mr..
Dana's sentences, when he paused a
moment to gather breath and inspira-
ton, some one in the gallery shouted
"pull down your vest" The idea of
saying such a thing to the blue-blooded
gentleman from Mass achusetts was
funny enough Of itself, but the fact
that his vest did show tendency TO
secede added infinitely to the humor
ofthe thing. The hit was at once so
audacious and so palpable that the
Convention shouted, and the dignitied
gentleman from Massachusetts, was
visibly embarrassed, lie probably
goes home more firmly convinced than
ever that Western civilization is a fail.
ure, and that the true, the beautiful and
the good fnd their only safe abiding
place in Observation-Disclosures