Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-08-20
sTAUNTON, VA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1878.

OI SHOTt anu ONAupy. Ideally, SQ0 was
model for a painter. And If had onl,
been an artist, Photographic, alnbro
typist, Or sign painter, | certainly shouI,
have transferred that beautiful face an,
form to. canvass, paper, glass, OF wood
AS it was, when the lecture was con
cluded, which am sorry to say dom
remember anything about went hom
| leaning opstEe arm Of Bowers, maHy ii
love with1well / didn't know whom
A month passed away without my see
1 Ing anything Of the beautiful stranger
lBut about that time received an invi
tation to visit my friend, Mrs. Segard il
NJ. She is a widow Of forty, and sh,
is the mother of a certain Miss Segart
famillayly called Clara. i think fha
Mrs., Segard has tried to bring about
4 INerriage between Clara and myself ant
Fl believe was not mych opposed r.
ts.e Iiaecc.. mac. n ti.sra tci..s.ra was good girl ever.
body said, a very pretty brunnette witt
flashing black eyes anA hair but he
form was short, thick, and dOwdyisll.i =
admire handsome form quite as mucl
as handsome face. I might have mar
rfed her-I really think Ishould, but fol
a little affair which happened. .at w
which I sat down to telly abogt. Tht
morning / started for M Bowers &C
companiea gna to The depot. While /
was buying my ticket, noticed anoth
er gentleman come into the writing.
room. My first thought was that it was
my shadow, that saw before me. He
was about my height, had light com.
plection like mine and eyes of q grizzly
gray and one of ghea turned in Just like
Mine. He had Q long thick sliub-nose
covered with freckles an exact copy OF
mine, his mouth was large and his from!
teeth filled just like mine. He wore q
long gray Over-coat which I anl sure
was man ufactured at the Adriatic and I
am almost positive that it was made
from the same piece as mine We. .EIe
had On 2 tall s,lk hat, tipped upon OFT
side Of his sandy locks, end SO did T /:
and further more he carried ia his hand
a small oarpat-bag with tag marked
~. Med" tied to the straps. 1 looked
at him and he returned the compliment,
and Bowers examined him at a distance
with an opera glass. a
at last the stranger advanced across
thS room, bowed, and stopped directly
in front of me.
Friend" said he with some hesitation.
evidently bewildered, "did your mother
ever nave tWlns "'fi5asfe So laf fuae5 3
No, never heard that sic did."I re-
"Well, mine never had that [ heard
of" and he put his hand upon my coat
alHaua and and hleegan to examine the cloth.
III say SIR" continued the stranger,
looking down at my carpet bag and ex-
aminiDg the tag, ''are you John McDolan
or am I ?"
My nameTs McDougal,n reslied
smiling as heard gentleman remark
to bis neighbor "Twins, OF course
What resemblance
"Well. Mr.. McDougal, 1 hope you are
an honest man for you see If you should
happen to rob bank forge note pick
y pocket or cut somebody's iuglar. l
might suffer, perhaps swing for it.n
.! can give good reference as to my
character" answered.
'Yes, that's very good. But Mr.. Nc
Dougai which way are you going ?l'
Down." l replied.
'Then, I'm going up. I don't think
we'd best travel together. There's the
train starting now. Goodbye Mr.. Nc.
Dougal, wish you success, and foY my
sake don't spoil Jour character" Mr..
Mcclellan shook my hand and hurried
Y
five minutes after
Don't get married this time down !"
said Bowers, as he shook my hand at
parting.
mo never fear that lust YETI answer
ed closing the window.
To get to Nj which by the way is
rather out the-way place a small
one horse town with one tavern two
q q b
leave the cars at W and then take
a private conveyance to NJ five
miles distant. / could have gone by the
stage, but that only leaves W once
q day at five o'clock in the morning
So when the cars stopped at W, I
took my carpet bag in my hand and got
out upon the platform, There was quite
large number OF people at the station.
but l took no notice of any of them ex-
cept a tall, brawny man in brown
over. coat and slouehed hat who started
for me as soon as / got off the cars! l
stopped and looked at him. He ffown-
ed at me and seemed to restrain himself
from some violent action. A decidedly
ugly-1ooking customer he was ia truth
but he was perfect stranger to me, |
really couldn't tell what to make of him
Besides he was backed by short-red
faced, black-bearded corpulent gentle
man who looked as fierce as a tiger.
/ was about to move away when the
slouched hat looking down at the tag on
my oarpet-bag started, and coming for
ward laid his hand heavily on my
shoulder: 'fYou're a villain, s;r.n i
repeat it-you're villain!"
"a nliseAble seamp!n said the cor
1pulent gentleman coming forward and
scowling more fercely than ever.
Now. Ifelt that l was a match for tht
latter. but as far as the other one, ]
didn't doubt but what he might work
me up into shoe strings in less than thres
minutes So, being cautious man, ]
thought 1t best to keep my angry pas
sions down. "Wili you explain your
selves, gentlemen Q" asked, trying te
smile.
es, WILL" answered the big one
putting great stress on the "will.n
! Certainly J" growled the corpulen
gentleman, with a grum smile,
| Come this way, you rascal, - said thu
tall one, drawing me along with him.
His companion followed us out bacl
OF the station where we were out Of sigh
and hearing of the rest of W..
New" said the tall gentleman, turn
ing and confronting me, "I'li introdue,
myself. l am Captain Augustus Boyn
ton. This gentleman is my father, JOIN
Boynton. Do you know us, now?"
"Well, really" I replied, wonderin.
in my own mind what the deuce wa
coming, really. / don't know any
thing more about you than what you'y,
just told me-"
Hush ~ Twas the Captain, and b.
bent down aud Kissed in my ear, II an
Carry Boynton's brother.n "a nd l an
her father" grOwled John Boynton.
All! really want to know,n ,.
could not help smiling, the whole affai
seemed so ludicrous. aGive my regard
to Carrie"
"Ha! you laugh at us, do you, vii
lian % cried the Captain. "Look 'ere, }
'said he, lowering his voice to horri,
whisper, Look at these.n
did look, for just then he drew fson
his pocket handsome case and openin,
it displayed O pair of splendid silver
mounted duellng pistols.
| Take your choice" ..4.s
A cold tremor ran through NV frame
Was to be murdered? Itried to shout
but could make no sound. The ludi
| CrOuS affair was hecominr 6oa;4odIx, ,a