Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-04-15
MISCELLANEOUS.
ANSWERING ADVERTISEMENTS.

/ -
"Oh, Kate l want to tell you something
Come here-quick Such fun as We'll
have, if you'll only agree to 1t p
"Well, what is it, you fy-awsy chatter
box I'm sure I'll agree to anything that
promises relief from the monotony of this
wretched 81 hool-life of ours nothing to do
but study and recite, parse horrible Latin,
and coDjugate Frer ch verbs, with only
music Lesson or scolding by way of variety.
Agree l guess l will p
"Give me chance to tell my plan, re-
piled Del Layton the most mischievous
creature in Madame Elwood's fashionable
Academy for Young Ladies' Now you know
always go home on Saturdays, and remain
till Monday morning. Well, lass Saturday
when | got home, who should | find there
but that splendid Harry Lee You've seen
him ; ain he handsome, with that brown
curly hair, and elegant little mustache OF
hs?''
Eyes, to be sure but think your broth.
er Charlie much the halllsomer of the two;
you know prefer the blonde style of mas
culre beauty
L..
was saying, Harry Lee accompanied Charlie
home, TO remain over Sunday, for you know
they are partners now, and have big Of
fee in B, with a very grand sign
over the door. Layton IL Lee, Attor-
neys at Law OF course | was highly
pleased at seeing him. aud enjoyed his So
ciety very much. but still / Was rather pro-
voked, for l know he does not like me very
well, because, indeed, be thinks l am TOO
! VIII Fn,.
the health to be wild Oh, but won't be
even with himr and the little beauty
whrled around the scGoolroom in a waltz,
az which Prof. Danceum would have been
shocked
" And you shall be even with that gay
brother of mine, who thinks you staid ana
old maidish, and doesn't half appreciate
you But to my story" she continued.
" WAS rather tired, aud repaired to my
room at an carly hour l could not sleep,
the evening was go sultry, 20, after while
threw wrapper over me, and Went out on
/ tie balcony i'll front of my window to air
myself, and count the stars. Buc | didn't
count more than a Thousand, before | de-
tected the fragrance of cigars, and rhe
sound of couple of maeculine voices in
| hearty laughter, below me. 1t seemed the
two boys-I beg their highness' pardon
the two gentlemen-had taken their chairs
out on the yeranda, and were having gay
time all to themselves. l didn't intend to
| play eayesdropper, but, before | knew it, |
mad caught the words advertisement and
fun, and you know If there's fun going on,
| must have finger i'll the pie; 50, TO my
everlasting disgrace, be it owned, | opened
my ears as wide as possible, and DIDN'T al
| low much of the conversation to escape
me. And what do you suppose those two
old staid attorneys' We're meditating?
Not how to take city, neither were they
considering knotty point in the Hodge
VS.. Higgins CASE in which they pretended
to be 30 deeply interested at supper time
Oh, mo- They we're meditating treachery
of the deepest dye-treachery towards poor,
unsuspectlng females For, would you
b lieve it, these two worthless were framing
an advertisement to be sent to this weeks
Standard, soliciting correspondence with
lady readers of the aforesaid paper !"
Ibid you everi !" exclaimed Kate, her
eyes and mouth wide open in her astonish-
ment at the magnitude of the offence.
mo, never did never thought Of
doing such thing, but they did, and
what's more, l heard the names they were
going to take, so we shall know which is
which. Harry's name was to be Lawrence
Augustus Montague (you know how SEN
timental he is), and Charles will De
Weaver, so now Ill tell you just what we'll
do. When the advertisement comes out in
print you and Will just answer it-you
can answer Charles and 1 will answer
Harry's and won't we have some sport !"
" And if we tell them our names, they'll
know us, and the joke will be on u.s.
You dear little simpleton! You didn't
fer minute think of giving your own
name, did you? Why, never heard of
such unsophisticated innocence Well
have names as fine as theirs, and tell them
to direct to B, and then wen get Nell
Blye, who is only day scholar, you know
10 go to the post office, and get the letters
for us Oh, won't it be fun, Kitty"
"Yes, and I'll show Mr.. Charlie that am
not 80 staId and old maidish as l might be,
after all ~ said Kit her black eyes spark
ling with the spirit of mischief, which was
in reality deep enough beneath the demure,
sober face which she usually wore, but
which only those who knew her best lea-
lized that she possessed.
% And I'll be as sentimental and poetic Al
as even Harry could desire You'll see =
and the little witch drew down the corners
of her rosy mouth in solemn pucker, and
rolling one eye, and tipping her little head
on one side like blackbird, she looked al
Kitty till the latter burst into such merry
peal of laughter that the pet kitten started
up IN alright.
The next day the girls received the
Standard, and eagerly perused the cores
"Oh, Kit 1 shall die !" Cried Del
Just TO observe the ttyle they put on
must read it aloud, 30. here goes
% Two young gentlemen, one gay, witty
snd wicked the other grave, wise anc
proper, would solicit correspondence Will
fair readers of the Standard, who have cor
responding dispositions to those described
above. Address VIII De Weaver, or Law
renee Augustus Montague, K town
Mass
"Oh. Del Isn't it rich y And We
. imagine Madame Elwood would have beer
shocked had she heard the tones of merry
ripping laughter in which these two grad
ustiDg young ladies' indulged.
well Kit, we mu answer them righ
away. Now, you write to Will, while l writ,
10 Lawrence Augustus, and then we'll com
pare notes.
And soon two little pens were scmbblipg
! and TWO white hands were gliding over th,
J, paper which rivaled, but did not excel tin
purity OF their complexion. Della wrote