The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-09-23

like delighted child, tossing up Kitty
hat and crying:
I've glorious plan for you. OF
Kitty, it's regularly splendid"
"Thon tell me quickly" cried Kitty
who was bathing her eyes with cologn
water.
"Woll, thon," began Ella, seating hci
self on the side Of tho bed, "about a
hour ago Harry Downing called here an
inquired for Miss Brown. Betty toll
him | was out, but would be homo thi
evening. Ho said he would call to-nigh
at eight o'clock. Oh, Kitty, it is to
funny" aud Ella fell back for momcn
on the pillow in cit Of laughter. Don
look so astonishcl because he called 70
nc, for of course | don't know him--cx
ccpt by sight and Kitty, as sure a W
arc sitting here together, that fellow i
after Miss Brown, the clairvoyant, VIII
lives next door, and intends getting hi
fortune told"
Kitty opened her eyes wide with a..
tonishmont, and almost dropped the co
logne bottle.
"Now for my plan !" continued Ella
"You can rig up in grandma's duds, Xix,
that old fortune.toller, and when hc
comes you can have Mch fun, and car
tell him just what will send him at once
after YOU to make up
AT FIRST Kitty protested that she
wouldn't think of it, but after some coax.
ing and kissing, administered in Just the
right style by Ella, she consented 10 IN
dertake the little rusc
AT eight, precisely, tinglo broke the
silence Of the house
Ella ran to peep over tho hanistcta,
and ercpt back ia ecstasy, excaiming:
"'Tis hc-l cav him 90 in the par.
lor -
Kitty was paradipg before the mirror,
on either side of which blazed gas
burner, viewing with critical eyes her
transformed self
A pair of green glasses, ruflod cap,
beneath which peopcd several rcd curls,
few painted age-lines about the mouth,
eyes and forehead, together with a corpu.
lent little body, formed of pillows tied in
at the waist, transformed little Kitty
Grinnell so completely that neither her.
self nor her friend could see the slightest
resemblance to her former self
So, no. fearing discovery, she started
for the parlor, Ella having first cleared
the track, arranged for an uninterrupted
interview, and covered the gaslcht with
thick shade.
Her heart beat wildly as she descended
the stairs, and on the parlor threshold
she almost chokod with fright when she
realized her position, and then with
laughter when she considered the ridicu.
lous appearance she presented.
Harry advanced with one ofhis grand
est airs, and an almost impcrccpt,Jlo
twinkle in his ino eyes, saying;
Miss Brown, tho clairvoyaut, | be.
lievo2"
The same" replied Kitty, in Il high.
pitched voice, as she slowly and eau ious-
ly sunk into n rocker, with her back to
the light,
"Will you consult thc planets for me,
Miss Brown" said he, stroking his
black mustachc.
Il will look at your palm, instead sir,
and she motoned him to take tho cnair
near her. Then taking his outstretchcl
hand, said
"Sir, you will be twenty IS on the
third of this month"
Harry looked pleased.
"Sir, your father is fifty six and you.
mother iorty.aeven.'
Harry iried hard not to look surprised.
Sir bending far over the hand as
though studying its lines, but in truth to
hide he- face, you are in trouble a
young lady is the cause. She has blue
eyes and fair hair. You think she is
lirt."
She stopped and glanced up.
There was oagcrness in his eyes
Aud isn't she p he asked slowly.
mo, sir. | SEQ her-sho is true.
hearted"
"But is she wholc.hcarted r.
"No, sir she loves yop, but a alond
has come between you"
"Will it pass away?" he Inquired
with strange light gathering in his eyes,
That depends entirely upon yourself
AS Kitty raised mis- hand in both of
hers little nearer the light, she felt the
owner start violently, and the hand begin
to rcmble, She glanced up and his face
waa white and frightened. Terror seized
her. What had he discovered?
lie snatchod her hand and like . flash
slipped a peculiar ruby ring from one
finger, turned it to the light and read
her name within.
1t was the hand that until that moment
had remained concealed.
kitty Grinnell, "he exclaimed, hoarsc
With passion, and whlsling her around
to the light, "why the deuce did you
play me this trick %
That young lady was so taken aback
that no could only burst into tears and
sob pitoously behind her green glasses
ilarry's pride, which at first wa
touched, melted visibly at sight of her
tears, and he lifted of the ugly spoctaclos
and dried her tears with his own hand.
kerohief, while she explained affairs.
Aitor the first shock Harry was de
lighted. lie placed Kitty on the sofa
beside him and praised her for the little
ruse that had reconciod them.
A good story is told and vouchod for
by n well known auctioneer in this city.