The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1879-09-10

CONCERNING ldlE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
fingered, and shivered.
Here was [, a poor, lone man, in the
power of this ogressi
Il believe" remarked the ogress,
Historically, g that I have the supreme
happiness of addressing the vail ant
Chevalier Thomas Rand. Pardon my
mirth, but, oh, dear, you-you've pulled
one whisker all out of shape "
81 am sure, Miss Jones'" / replied,
with as much dignity as / could muster
for the occasion, "that / est eem it a
great honor to be the object of ridicule
for so extraordinary a specimen of the
fair sex as yourself"
''Ha, ha, ha!' laughed Miss Jones,
merrily Il do believe that you are
trying to be sarcastic. Please don't look
at me in that horrible way. l am con-
vulsed with fear"
1t was impossible to view Miss Jones
face while she spoke, lighted up with
the JOY of a pure heart and merry
spirit, and consider her an impostor. 1
repented of all the evil had thought.
Nevertheless, it must be confessed that
the young lady's style of discourse some
| what disconnected me.
"Miss JONES' l said, with a good
deal of trepidation, to be frank. your
knowledge of my name and photograph
seems to me nothing short of the super
natural. Would you be kind enough to
enlighten my darkened mindP"
Your name, Mr.. Rand" quoth the
maiden, with more composure than she
had hitherto evinced, II discovered
partly by taking the liberty of looking at
your elegant hatbox. There's where it
appears in letters bright and beautiful,
L. Rand Circumstances of a rather
curious nature led me to believe that
t. stood for Thomas. AS for your pho
tograph, it is in my pocket
At this disclosure | was completely
perplexed. A thousand suppositions
crowded into my mind at once. but all
ing the mystery. / looked in hopeless
wonder at my fair Uis-a- Uis.
II see you are astonished, Mr.. Rand"
said she, and | like to astonish people.
You looked awfully angry while ago,
and it was not becoming to your a-a-
hinnocent' style of beauty | actually
compared you mentally to one of Ra-
| phaePs cherubim-1 won't say which;
now you look charming like the other
However. now, shall take pity on you
and clear up your doubts. Behold in me
the twin sister of your intended, Gwen
ooline Dunscombe. You will at once
perceive how became possessed of your
photo. which is acknowledgements the
| adjective-and also how / found but
little difficulty in establishing your iden-
tity. | presume that you are on your
way to DunscOmbe Hall?"
1t took me some time to recover my
composure, after hearing so startling a
statement as the above.
! When felt tolerably calm, bethink-
| ing myself of the picture which Uncle
AlelancthOn had given me as being a
faithful likeness of my fate, and remem
bering its extreme ugliness, | mustered
up courage, snatched it from my pocket,
and ensconcing myself beside Miss Dun
scOmbe, alias Miss Jones, gave vent to
my feelings somewhat in this wise:
Miss Dunscombe,' said, "here is
picture sent me by your sister. and sup
posed TO be the 'cOunterfeit presentment'
of herself. Excuse lack of fiattery in the
fright to be any relation-in any case,
not the twin-sister to such loneliness as
yourselfPn -.
Dear me-" laughed Miss Dun
seombe; Hit's too good for anything.
Gwen has sent you photograph of dear
old Aunt Sophie"
"Then your sister is as young and
beautiful as. you are?" | exclaimed,
amazed beyond measure, and somewhat
chagrined at this last discovery of
deceit.
OCl ldtlHIS dtS JOlu2, ISIoItCI MISS
DunscOmbe, brusquely, as any one in
his right senses would suppose, after due
consideration of the close relationship
existing between us. Regarding beauty,
well, don't want to be egotistic, you
understand; suffice it to say that we are
as much alike as two peas, physical
ly, mentally and spiritually"
Strange though it may seem, I had in
the brief period of time elapsed since
Miss Dunscombe's first remark become
somewhat resigned to my fate. / doubt
sister could possibly be half as charm
ing as herself, and was more than will
ing to take my chances on the present
representative of the sisterhood l be-
gan to think better of Uncle Melanc-
thon's taste, and wondered whether he
would care much which sister propos-
ed to-. an q. s...---.
&c Perhaps, )" said Miss Dunscombe, in
terrupting my meditations, you would
like to know what Gwen thinks of the
match, concocted without the consent
of either parties most nearly concerned,
by your odious uncle and my dear
papa"
gave Miss Dunscombe to understand
that she had fathomed my Utmost
thoughts, and that / would like nothing
better than to become acquainted with
Miss Gwenodline's feelings oward my
self.
swell, then, to begin with" said my
charming interlocutor, smiling sweet1y
as she spoke, and glancing at me in
manner that sent a thrill of perfect ecs-
tasy up my spine, Gwen hates you just
awfully, and" n@ sa@
g Your remarks are excessively en-
couraging, Miss Dunscombe," said l.
8 feel flattered."
"Oh, my!" CALCULATED the young lady,
throwing up her hands in mock astonish-
ment. q do believe you are going TO be
entertaining, after all. thought you an
awful bore at first, but you were scarcely
awake then, you know. AS remarked
when you were rude enough to interrupt
me, Gwen hates you awfully. you know"
Here q happy thought struck me, and
gave it shape in words:
What wrath said /, could / not
endure basking beneath your smile, Miss
Dunscombep'
+" If you mean that for conundrum,n
retorted the heartless young lady, 81 give
itup; | am not a good hand at puzzles.
Besides, l, too, hate you, and l perfectly
abhor a man that basks."
Then, indeed, am / in an evil case"
said /. CALAMITY, giving Miss Duns-
combe what was intended to be very
killing glance
g You must not look at me in that
way, Mr.. Rand. Really you must not
it seems too much like flirting, and /
never f1irt. Then just think how poor
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