Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1880-01-31

gum? No, Begun, | think. How 1t
ever, it doesn't matter. Fm very 81
glad you're not married, and that u
our brother has returned to us gay j
Young bachelor. | shall expect You II
to beau Us about everywhere, sir, c.
mind that. Now we have got you we o
intend to make good use OF you, can Il
tell you. u
Peter, still with his mouth full,
made some uninieliigib!e answer.
Miss Pamela, struck apparently by II
happy thought, skipped piayfniiy TO
the mautlrpiecc, and took from 1t the
miniature of the chubbyfaced young
| man.
There Peter. she said, 'can you
tell me who that is?
Don't know him y said Peter, after
due examination.
you don't recognize it? Why |
Peter, that is vour own likeness, at
the age of twcnty-,wo.'
| Me! That flut1v-headed chap! y,
come now.' said Peter. with look OF
disgust.
1T is, indeed said Miss Pamela.
And Il very good likeness IL was. lh
deed, it is still isn't it. Penelope
See, the very nose, and the sclf-same
eyes,
Probably, my dear!' said Miss
Penelope, with her haoltual ar oi
gentle correction. Foreign traVel
may alter people good deal, but IL
generally leaves them in possession
of the same noses and eyes. But L
agree with YOU, that Peters likeness
to the portrait Is verv surprising. L
should have recognized him any
) where
| Fancy you not recognizing your
e own portrait, Peter! said Miss "a
t mela. However, you must surely
= recognize that other likeness the one
cut out of black paper, III proille) OF
: our dear papa. Dear papa! What
I! vein of humor he had, hadn't he
, Do you remember how he used TO
j. call Penelope and me (on account OF
e our lnitials) his s'sweet P's,' and my
e asking him what he would call Peter,
l. ss he was z too. think see him
now, as he answered, with that
is ready wit of his, 'What, Peter why,
> green P, of course!' And he broke
g out at intervals: all the rest of the
d evening: 'Ha, ha! Very good Green
1t P, of course
l. Il like peas,' said Peter. altogether
l. ignoring the late MIR. Plmperners
e. little joke. We don't get 'em, over
IueFc, ,InOuSu, thog aio 'oo S->PS
l. it don't run to it,
Il dare say the living is rather Dill
d, ferent from what we get i'll dear old
as Engand,' said Miss Penelope. This
of was partly in answer to Peters last
q remark, aud partly commentary OH
lie his manner of feeding, which was
- somewhat peculiar. He was now
Mt eating shrimps with raspberry Jam
ul and the sisters observed with sur.
10 prise that it did not appear 10 be
er customary in India 10 remove theil
OF heads or tails.
At this moment a knock was hearC
SO at the front door, and presently th'
at trim parlor-maid entered with noi'
~ upon tray and Il countenance brim
ay full of some exciting Intelligence.
Id 'What is it. Susan = said Miss Fen
", elope, with dignity. 'And how man.
times must tell you never to com
ISIS into a room without knocking
| sOh. please, mum, Pm very sorry
,ul but was so tlustered quite forge
ne, it. It's the page-bny from the asy lun
ri mum; and one of them lunatlcs ha
I'll escaped, and we shall all be murdere
I'm in our beds and he's n taking oil ell
me round 10 all the houses i'll the village
:, Il Taking the lunatics round to q
lall the houses i'll the village! What o
earth does the girl mean = said MI:
aid Pamela. 'EXplaln, girl, for goodnes
it's sake. or | really think | shall SHAH
ike you!'
'Lor no, mum, not the lunatic
[iss Only letters a-ielling everybody a
,ful about it, and the best way to ketC
are- 'em, and such like
hat Peace, girl' said Miss Pcnelop
ime Give me the letter. And with tt
ade aid of her double eye-glass she ref
aloud as follows:
ex- sTHE PRIoRY, Dec. %, 1873.
her DR.. Doilimore regrets to have
ass, announce that one OF the inmates
nv his establishment has escaped, and
fore supposed to be lurking in the imm
will diate neighborhood. lie is qui
, harmless; and it is requested that al
title one to whom he may address himst
that will have the Kindness to detain III
ing, (Which may be easily done by t
ord offer of some slight refreshmenD, al
at once to communicate with L
Pc Dolimore.'
Good gracious, Penelope!' c
I'D y cl,imed Miss Pamela, as her sisi
kiss finished reading. What fright
t of state of things! a maniac wand
her ing in our. very midst
hich "a mauiac-a raving maniac! Go
gor- gracious, he may even now be on o
doorstep! And we are request ed
lpul- offer hlm some slight reireshme
have Pd refresh him, aud Dr.. Dollimo
too, if L had hlm here
that. Hold, Pamela sad her sist
sOlemuly. 'This isnot IA matter to
ung- dealt with by two weak women. L
you is matter for man. Peter, we 10
kiss to you. Ii this unhappy person shO'
present himself within these peace
hats walls, how would you adyise us
act ?
con- Peter reflected.
0 the Give him some bread-and-jam a
laid some shrlmps, and while he's eat
t the of 'em throw blanket over his he
be- and sit upon him. That's wha
and should do with him
acies what thing ii is to be a ms
noth- said Miss Pamela. How prom
elope how vigorous, how much to
as to point ! Pm afraid, though, we sho
have a difficulty about the sitting
with OF him. He might struggle, J
toast. know
over Il think we might manage
5 for served Miss Penelope. suppose
attci had Prodt;er, the gardener, ready
of ii hind the hal!-doUr to throw the ul
ket over his head. and then we co
their end OF the passage, aud lock him
ntical till assistance" arrived
V re- Excellent. Penelope; nothing go
be better. But what Il trighllul
'tuni- periencc for two ,rtrnccie7S tema
dia, | Nay, not 50. Peter, beg your |
don. No longer defcncclcsS, since
o say are with us. My gallant brother
:. 'Oh, yes, I'm here and L IL ago
cicty, to stop said Peter.
Il must say admire bravery
Wheh man. said Miss Penelope. 'llupV
Ill womcn don't often need it. But Il
ley' is no time to be lost. We had be
get have up the gardener at once.
o;,, No sooner said than done.
'o 49,, gardener was summoned, and Wa-
structcd as to the duty cXpcctc,
,,;ss him. Mr.. Peter Pimpcrncl and /
10 ~, self, each armed with Il large
,'su,nt, w, heavy blanket, Were TO stand ont
each side of the door, and in the e'
!, uo (Which the sisters appeared TO
hluht gard as fOregone cuuciusion)
visit from the lunatic, they v
mi to ,nI- pr,