The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-29

and till he went Oft his head about two
years ago, he KEEP .cheesemonger's shop
in the Tottenham-court-road. And he's
one of the artfulest leonies we've got
This's the third time he has escaped; out
he never goes further than the first place
he can get something to eat and drink
Come, Simmons, own up; and tell the
ladies you've been making FOOLS of 'em
L4ong-l0st brother, indeed! Why, he'd
pretend be was anybody y mother, if there
was anything to be got by it," T.
The supposed Peter Pimpernel stood
with his thumb in his mouth, looking
sheepishly at the warder.
'It want my fault, Mr.. Bradbury. II
was them as did it. They stuffed nae uF
as / was their long-lost brother, and ]
didn't see I had any call to say different.
But amt done nothingl' s.a.J
Here the victim of mistaken identity
began to cry. i..t .fYer 5 We
Miss Penelope pressed her handker-
chief to her eyes. et g4.r ~.
20, Pamela, what a cruel deception
However shall we survive itS"
20, we shall survive it fast enough, u
said Miss Pamela, who was somewhat
qnick-tempered, and whose first feeling
was that of extreme annoyance. "But
Penelope, a frightful thought strikes me.
If this is the lunatic, whom have we got
in the ehina-closet?" " /. -u. reIa,
"Can it be-?' shrieked Miss Penelope
"Yes, Pamela, it must. Can heeyer for.
give lls2 Our real long-lost brother comes
to us after twenty years absence, and we
throw q blanket over his head and put
him In cupboard" . ID. ......
Hadn't you better let him out, then,
ma'amT suggested the keeper. "The
gentleman don't seem to take very kind.
ly to the accommodation provided fol
him, and when you come to think of it
perhaps it is little trying to the feel
ings" t .lra N@sl -4- w .u
This person is right, Pamela" said
Miss Penelope. 'The door certainly
ought to be opened; but who is to do itt
l must own / could never meet Qua
brothers justly offended gaze under such
circumstances"
"Lor, ma'am, don't let that trouble
you," said Bradbury. "I'll open it with
| pleasure"
He did 80 accordingly, revealing per.
feet chaos of blankets, tea-aays, preserve
pots, and broken crockery, from the
midst of which rushed out the imprisoned
| inmate, his hair disheveled, his cravat
awry, his coat torn, his features swollen
and his whole frame working with ex
citement. His unconscious personator
Simmons, was the first person he caught
sight of. He made a frantic rush athim
caught him by the collar, ard began
shaking and pummeling him furiously,
atthe same time using what appeared te
be frightfully bad language in some for.
eign tongue, till the victim was rescued
by the strong arm of Mr.. Bradbury. d
Come, say, sir, you'll addle him
worse than he's added already, which
'ud be pity, goodness knows. There,
been 4 bit of a mistake, but shaking
| won't mend it. However, If you wan
\ to shake anybody, shake mer' @'ri$t ai
The invitation was weil-meant, bur
from the relative size and strength Of til.
two men, it was like inviting a very small
4 terrier to shake very big bulldog
1 Profting by the momentary interruption
Miss Pamela cried, stPenelope, do as
do" She flung herself on her knees a
her brothers feet, and clasping hin
| round the right leg, said: 20, Peter
4 can you ever forgive usw NV.
Mr.. Pimpernel shook his leg free rathe,
roughly. .'''
"None Of that, thank you, old lady,
he said. "And the quicker / get out O
this confounded house, the better I shall
like it." s~t tenNo t1Ha fjs
Miss Pamela quite shrieked. III,
calls me old lady, Penelope. He doesn'
know his own sister, his own littt'
Pamela" And she forthwith went int
violent mysteries. ..a..s
"Whatp' said her brother, "thi
Pamela? Then you must be Penelope,
turning to his elder sister. III dom
wonder that you didn't recognize me, TO
l certainly should not have recognized
| you. thought had confe 20 Inc WrOnl
house; in fact, Pll be hanged if know
what I thought. But why on earth die
you put me in that internal cupboard
And who the devil are these persons p
| indicating Mr.. Simmons and the keeper
"If you'll allow me, ma'amP' inter
rupted Mr.. Bradbury, "Tll remove Mr.
Simmons at once, and leave you to set
tie matters with this good gentleman
Now, Simmons, come along. All, up t,
your old tricks again, are your"
| Mr.. Simmons had taken advantage O
the general excitement to partake of
little refreshment He had just taken
bite out. Of a cold muffin, but fndin,
Mr.. Bradbury's eye upon him, hastil,
dropped the remainder into his hat, whici
he forthwith put on his head, and tn
pair departed.
i 1t took some little time to explai
matters clearly to Mr.. RmpsrneL VIII
was, not unnaturally, much incensed a
his peculiar reception. But thougl
somewhat irascible, he was not only of
noturallv f,aru;ying ta,npe ramept h,