The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-25

and you know haven't seen Ned Bar
nard vet, except for minute; and SAM
HRckett is going to give soiree here on
| Wednesday night; and"
| Sand, in short, Miss Marie has said ::
'Do.o-o stay;' so you can't 90, ehT'
1 "WeIl, that's about the size of IT,"
"Adieu, then. Be virtuous and you
will be happy. Remember that Miss
Starr goes back to-day, from Freehold. L
mean to scrape acquaintance, and cut
| you outw
"Sure enoughl By Jove! I didn't
think of that. She said she would re-
turn in just one weekv'
| "NeVer mind, old fellow, Pll take care
OF her, you know. Anything to serve a
friend"
painful instance of disinteres ted
magnanimity on your part. Pve great
notion to go with you after allW
| "And leave the MedfOrds unbless ed
by your presence7 Would you stay
week here, aud leave without nights
chat with Ned Barnard, our ancient gos-
| sip and orony? Would you
let Sam. Haketts sinuous fin
gers discourse most excellent
music on his double-grand, great-grand-
father Of plano, unheard by you? ln
a word, would you let NJ Marie Lyle shake
her auriferous ringlets and say 'Do-o-o
stayv in vain? Hard-hearted mon
ster?'
"No. / can't go; so farewell. In the
words of Kathleen MavOurneeHs young
man, 'lt may be four years, or 1t may be
ltoreVerw but l shall remain. Go, and
lGod-speed. Bless you, my child, bless
youv'
"stage ready, sir, for New York pas
sengers!" said u porter in the hall; and
| | departed, leaving Tom in yacillatory
frame OF mind on tue hotel steps. ~
Tue trip was dreary enough, made
without company, and seemed doubly
SO, as had been enjoyinga high degree
of social pleasure for the previous week.
| soon wearIed my eyes out trying to
read the papers, as the picturesque anu
varied unevenness OF the New Jersey
Southern Railroad is not caicu ated to
1romote great steadiness OF hand or eye
! TO those who are compelled TO travel.
thereon. Theu l took brief but COM
lortless nap, and had Rather wretched
time generally.
| Alter awhile, however, / heard
"Jamesburg Station" once more an
nounceu, and lound prospects OF u ten-
porary amusem 3nt in look ny for the ad-
vent of Miss Carolina Starr.
A few people came In from this sta
ton, but among those who entered phe
cur was in l allied 10 recognize the fig
ure lnat had so cAptiNated Tom for the
time being; SO l arose, and wandered
through tue train, without any especial
am or object i'll finding the young lady.
Simply. any movement or occupation,
Lust then, seemed better than sitting
still III s0pOuhc ennui.
The last carIIage Of the train was but
sparseIy filled; and in one corner there
OF saw MISS Carrie, rosy and lre,h as a
child, after her week OF country air anu
recreation, ana with a marvellous ustre
in her splendid eyes-Jyes whose beauty
had by no meanS been oVer-es tlmated by
my susceptible friend.
/ recognized her at once, from the
glimpses | mad caught of her the week
Uelore, an from the word 'Starl", in
large wnlte letters upon yalse whicu
uccu pied The seat next 10 her. Sue, not
uuyiug seen o. noticed me on the boat,
did NOT recognize me, OF course.
l can not imagine what influence
| seized upon me at that moment. La
general, l am very quiet and properly
veaavsd young person. very rarel!
indulge in practical jokes, or myst flea
tluns vi any kind; but, III inns Instance,
the demon OF comedy took mold oil me by
main force aud by surprise, ana
prompted me TO u piece Of cool folly that
| now wonder al.
Imarcued sLral lght through the car UP
to lhe young lazy, -eId forth my hand.
aud smiled gtaclously as L addressed
Aer.
.'How do you do, Miss Starr? l am
greatly pleased to meetyou again!'
Excuse me, sir" said she, just Touch
ing my uand, and regarding me with ii
puzzled air; ''you certainly have the ad-
Vantage OF me-"
'I kuow lat least ] fancy / have.
4 You would hardly know HE thus"
Not at all, Sir"
ID you not remember meeting me
one week ago to-day on the ferry boat
W6 mad some pleasant chat, too, III tht
cars alterward."
"But you are not Mr.. Dexter!
Her as.onlshmehtwas evidently at its
height.
4 Pardon me. l wore whiskers then
now l DO not. ! can not tell you all, but
l viii explain as nearly as possible"
Sne politely made room for me, aud ]
sat down w invent some extraordinary
story wnicn should convince her thai
was no other tnan the Identical TouI
Dexter.
In this audacious task l was some
| Wuhb W NaIui ., AOi lUHl anu
are by no means unlike in many points
We are very nearly OF u size, of the same
temperament the same color OF eyes, the
same Complexion, ana our voices resem.
Die each other rather remarkably. The
dltference between us lies chiefly in the
shape OF our noses, the color OF our han
TOMS being few shades the darker
: aud III fiourisning pair OF dark whir
kers which my friend sports; while m '
face, save he upper lip, is duly visiteC
by tue razor every otuer day. Once
when these wnIskers were removed
Tom was frequently mistaken tor me
and vice versa.
Il thought you would be likely tt
think me IL stranger" said; "ior really
, 1T does make great cnange IN ones up
peatance."
1t does, indeed! Inever should have
Recognized you.'
"NOW
81 should not. Why did you cut OF
your WhisKersW
L