The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-07-10

scream and recognizes it as Miss Hcloise
She was a beckoning me to hurry up I
her, which did as fast as gentleman c
my position should. o dear, James
said Miss Heloise, Captain MacTun
blery has lost my poor little dog, and he
frightened and won't come, and he's il
those horrid kerridges.' And am eA
pected to look for him, mis- 1 says
which it is the footman's place q for m,
feeling was injured. Then she says, say
she: The footman is home cleaning win
dows, and o, James, do get HIM for m,
sake Cook, 1 couldn't stanu no such ap
peal from that delicate young gal, and il
goes among them thare coaches, whicl
was all in a mix, every respectable man IL
liv'ry a stearin' at me most outrajus. A
last found the little beast, but he wa
scared and wouldn't come. Finally
worked him round-hot as was and tn,
liv'ry all broke up-to near where they wa.
a standin'. Then l made one grab at hin
and over l went. After that got mad
and up and went for him ag. in. Thi.
time the ugly, owdashus brute comes tC
me and makes a dive for the caffs of my
legs and sets his teeth in. The misubbed
dog shook his ugly head and jerked, and
at last something gives way, and out he
brings a handful of soft hay in his mouth
Then those idjiotic people around, and the
young misses, especially that abominablt
young rascal in buttons, was holdin
their sides a laffing. knowed then that
my last chance was gone. Alas, Mrs
Sampson, the purest love, the deepest af.
fecshuns of our natures can't stand ridgy'
cule. / felt-that my bacon was cooked,
us it were. You see, cook, l had just
tucked small whisp of hay into my
CATS, to swell out the wrinkle; them girls
does buy such outrageous stockings for
the liv'ry. Then Mrs. Sampson, while l
was rousting, out that little black rabbit,
the horses was rubbing the kerTedge
against the fence, which they damaged
it most awful. That was another hIster."
CHATTER lila WANDERER ON THE
FACE OF THE EARTH.
The closing. scenes of this sad affair
were gathered from statements made by
the housemaid and footman three days
afterwards. It seems that when James re-
turned to the stable he remarked to his as
sistant: "Pete, I've had deep misfortune
happen on me, and expect will be
hauled up before the Presbytery; if so Pm
sure you will be good to" and his voice
broke down. Then he said; AS for me, 1
shall retire into a first class decline" 81
think he meant one of the horses" added
the footman, deeply affected. 1t was
evident that James felt premonitory symp-
toms of a premature discharge.
Then it appeared that Mr.. James after
wards went into the kitchen, where he
chad it out with the housemaid," who had
been deeply affected by James's neglect of
her, and had been laying for him since
This tender sufferer told the writer the
full particulars of their little affair, and,
in concluding her narrative, placed both
hands to her heart in an agony Of pain-a
gesture adopted from the young ladies,
who, no doubt, borrowed il boldly from
picture.
Thus, happily, does high art get slung
around among the deserving poor, until
we all get hack at it.
after his muss with me-" resumed the
seductive housemaid, Mr.. James disap-
peared, and wherever he went, we couldn't
say. Then the old MN bounced out that
most villainous ossifer, which brenght on
The Trouble, and pretty soon in comics old
Bagley again with the Ostridge and wants
10 know where was James; because he
said he was a-going to REFUGE this stand
ing army, anyhow. You see, he didn't
like the kerridge being broke; and then
there was other winks and rumors which
| wouldn't like TO say just now, sir. Then
the old man gifts afraid he is robbed, and
up he goes into James room, which Mr..
James is a most honest man, AMI there he
sees sight that burns his eyes out" The
paused moment. Regainilg
controt over her feelings, she proceeded:
There was a glove of Miss Edith's on
the table, aud slipper OF Miss Heloise's
under the bureau, and other momentums
from the young ladiesswMch1 ] understand
riled him and the Ostrldge up consider
able. So they tumbles the whole lot OF
The old man said everything had been de-
cided by strictly party vote, and poor
Mr.. James must go. ili-J -.~
Deeply agitated, the housemaid stopped
at this station for refreshments. But she
was unable, chiefly through the lack of
wind, to continue her interesting narration
with the conference necessary to satisfy the
reportorial mind 1 gathered, however,
hat about eleven O'Clock that night, upon
into the cellar, she suddenly
discovered the lost one. ''s- ,tf =
"Poor dear James" she managed to ex-
.laim through her tears, "he was the per-
iect image of digestion most awful"
From her description, James was found
N the darkest corner of that cheerful To-
,ality. sitting upon an inverted coal-hod.
His elbows were resting on his manly
knees. and his shoe buckles were buried in
he winters supply tat four dollars a tom,
making up a picture of ofdejection not great
" unlike one OF Turner'S masterpieces, or
'ay the celebrated painting of "Marius
Sitting Before the Ruins of Carthage''-
'ree choice without extra charge.
The cook and housemaid drew him
forth tenderly by the collar, and he left
he establishment quietly and alone, a
wanderer upon the face of the earth. = = =
The writer inquired after James the
other day. 1t appears thst the respectable
body ofup-town fathers had refused him
1t any price. his character in full having
been carefully reported at the club by the
Did man himself.
And James is now driving a hack, sta
.ioned at the Weehawken Ferry. The re.
porter asked him if he had made up his
mind vet (which one he preferred ="
His answer was drowned in cries of
Hack ?" Hack, sir ?" "Have hack?''
The Philosophy Of Wrinkles-
Time and physical suffering cause the