The Republican journal., 1876-12-21

have done, at the end OF the first week 1t
matters little what we did say during
those Halcyon days At last, with shame
It's recorded, - we quarrelled; though
neither was really angry with the other;
and what 1t was ali about need not be in
dlcated here. AT this time | was compelled
to cross to South West iIarbor to see
newly arrived friend The Pendleton patty
was to remain a month longer / returned
IN very lew days, having meanwhile
| made some Important resolves and framed
| some very pretty speeches to be delivered
to Miss Letitla with stimulation OF spOn
| taneity An uncOnsideTed obstacle pre-
vented, however; that was the absence of
the niece and her relatives! The landlord
only knew that they had received batch
ot letters and then departed on the next
steamer without explanation. He CON
teSsed to Il dim idea that a note had been
lett for me by the young woman, but we
searched long and in vain for it. On that
occasion my emotions were too mingled
tor anal lysis yon can imagine them but
did not realize untf the wearying expert
ence of long months had taught me, how
fiercely | hao been attacked by the listem-
| per OF love. f lonely before the advent of
| this fair Wis tor. how much more dreary
now was my life | lett Mt Desert Island
believing its name to be strangely appro-
pirate, and lived again the old business life
in the Sitting city With faith in the
axiom that a burden becomes light by be-
ing well borne, | tried to be tolerably
happy, though the pleasures which once
were deeply genuine no longer touched
| the heart,
In answer to enquiries | only learned
| that the Rev Elias PendIeton was settled
| in q far distant Western city. Considering
my claims upon the attention OF the niece
| rather slight, notwithstanding my intatu-
| alton, and remembering our quarrel, |
could not decide to make the Journey to
see her. This statement is put forth timid-
| ly, for | am aware how it flies ra5hly in
the face OF all precedents established by
the regular novel hero. Perhaps the hope
| entertained Of meeting Miss Letitia in
Boston will little modify the extrava-
gance of the above, We had often spoken
of Boston, and had believed that city to
be her home.
An Old itch for scriboling was fully in
dulged by me now though the dimmest
hope did not enter my brain Of ever see
ing Jonathan Green, that's my name
eminent in Literature. Now it is humiLi-
atlng to confess ii, bat the editors did
treat me rather caYallerly. My man
uscrlpts We're always returned with the
pithy endorsement "Unavaiable. What
q convenient word that is! How gently
it lets one down from the pinnacle OF eX-
pectation without shock to nervous suscep
tibllity 1t is the wonderful guillotne-
blade which almost pleasantly decapl
tates However, notwithstanding dlscour-
agements, | persisted in this fascinating
work OF composing, which Col Uigginson
says he would like to do IN heaven. And
while visiting some relatives in the coun
try, | amused myself by writing story
which was given the hlgh-sounding title
Of High and Low. or The Freaks OF For
tune" II | could only stop now to tell it,
perhaps YOU would be interested to know
how many hours the fate Of my hero and
heroine hung on the slender thread OF un-
certainty. For Just whether ''poetical jus
tice' demanded their everlasting Misery
or final Bliss was very difficult to deter
mne. lhis story Whiting is 7omcthing
like the launching of a ship; It's hard and
slow work to get her started, but when
that is accompli he'd she moves oil quite
smoothly.
The autumn pageant was nearly over.
when one afternoon | took 4 place on
board the train for Boston, a travelling
bag in hand. plethorlc with manuscript OF
the story. business demanded my return
to the city, and hope cOunseed me to
make one more attempt To rush into
print" Sharing my seat was a tray eler
OF noticeable appearance. young man
of good physique, with dark wavy hair.
blue eyes. clear and pleasant and face
which was handsome though not strongly
masculine. His attire was iaultless in cut
and quality, but too shoWy to be tasteful
had time to observe closely and judged
him 10 be the poasessor ot that hali-iem
inne delicacy which even in 50 youn" Il
gentleman is faT more pleasing to women
than to men, but which in an older man is
generally counted unbearable by both
sexes, except, perhaps IN France.
When our train thundered into the great
city station. the passengers rushed out rs
if their respective lives depended on their
departing on tie minute. My lellow-trav-
eler bustled out with the others. Too late
the dsagreeable fact became apparent that
we had unintenti ionally exchanged travel
in9bags My manuscript was gone But
| did not moan long for its loss. Conso-
lation came iii the thought that in any
case the story would probably never have |
been accepted and printed, and that one
disappointment had only torestalled an
other more woundlng to selt-love-
No clue to the Whereabouts OF the own
er was given by the valueess contents of
the strangers bag. a few articles of toi
let We're all, and they only suggested that |
he disliked foul hands and disagreeable !
odors. and that he would above all things
resent being contouuded with common
place humanity.
Soon the whole matter was dismissed |
from my mind and my ranltc De outeur, |
which had ever been Of weakly growth, |
was slowly dying quite naturally. But it |
was suddenly electrified into life 10y no
less event than the appearance OF my lost
story in the December number of Il very |
popular monthly magazine. My story it |
surely was letter for letter, but credited
not to me. but to one Alexander Piper
nickle Was not such piracy exasperating
and astonishing! resolved to tweak this
Pippernickle's nose!
Now the name Pippernickle was mighty |
in commercial circles, and though not per-
sonallv acquainted, | knew that one Solo |
mon Pippernickle was an eccentric old |
merchant-prince of English birth and Yam
kee enterprise. He was noted for his gen
erosity; his promise was as good as his
bond. Amen said. (of how few they can
say it y and his bond was as good as gold
| correctly conjectured that my exquisite
fellow traveller and plagiarist was no other
than this Zine old English gentleman's'
son Alexander SO assuming as fierce Il
manner as was possible for Il naturally |
mild man, | called at the great Piper
nickle warehouse and by good fortune
found Mr.. Alexander ?. alone in his faith
ers counting-room reposing his handsome
limbs on the leathern sofa He did not
remember me, but ] at once recognized
the graceful Adonls. His reception of me
was polite. but not enthusiastic; he evi- |
dently expected to be bored AS there is
a strange pleasure in forcing cool and
! undemonstrative person to eyince emotion
the thought that my moral bombshell
would seriously disturb his equanimity,
afforded ME a malicious delirht So | OK