The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-03-12
CHAPTER XVI.
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.


Barbarian Chief, the excursionisLs
assembled in various little groups
ON different parts ofthe boat, whilst
most Of them were discussing the
merits OF Ingomar's story. George
and the Duke-uf Wellington were
seated apart from the other pas
sengers, deeply interested in an
animated discnsslon-lhe subject
being the eccentric movements of
The black domino and the unusual
sadness Of the queen.
"My lord" observed the king,
"dId you notice that the queen
tainted when those two men arrest
ed Demar"
'Of course l did, and that IS
not all by a long jump; for they
say hat Ihelady in the black dom,
lno tainted too, when the Barbarian
Chief was arrested"
snow, I like very much to know
who this Barbarian Chief is, and
why both Of those women should
manage to faint about him. / have
never been so fortunate as to have
as much as one woman to care
enough about me to faint for me-"
"As to that, | am decidedly of
the opinion, that you have lost no.
thing on that score; but, between
you and me, there is something
mysterious connected with that wo.
man in the black domino. So far
as the queen is concerned, l mag
inc that she is one Of those good
hearted sympathetic women, who
fall in love With every man who
pays them any attention; the kind
who have more tears than talent
"a sort Of Naiad."
"Just look at that woman yonder,
will you9 See how she leans on
1vahhoe's arm; they are continual
ly together" 7S
"Yes, ] have been observing
them for some time. / should not
be at all surprised 1.-THE scene were
to close with a wedding" '4'"
II think We have committed al
great error in conserving to con
tlnue the masquerade" "1 ~ ~
"lndeed, we have; and it is the
last time any one will oversees me
in mask. We have managed TO de:
stroy all prospects Of pleasure. /
am afraid that this business will
wind up with a tragedy" at
MAY | know your reasons for
such fearss"
"Look at that man yonder, lean.
ing against the corner ofthe Texas,
and see il you can discover any
thing singular about him"
"Why that is Henry of Navarro;
of course there is pothing strange
about him. Why do you ask the
question:
He is not the man who
wore that uniform when we
started from Memphis, and he is
not the only one who is acounter
felt"
"Why do you conclude that he is
not the one who personated Ma
varre at The ba!l!"
"He is not quite so tall, but has
4 more dignified carriage; and
then be does not mingle with US,
or participate in any OF our amuss-
ments, as the real Navarro did.
The original Napoleon has also
slipped out of his costume, and al
has slipped in; and the
partof the mystery is,
that no one knows what has be-
come OF the parties who originally
pbrscnated Navarro and Napoleon.
Now if this is done in order 10 en-.
able those men TO play off a little
ON the ladies' there is no harm
it, bat Isuspect that some sort
If mischiefis ahOat. / guess it will
appear in the wind up, that Those
Two men, and the black domino,
are ia some way inIerested in each
and you may be sure il they
are, that il will produce mischief"
''Ihe truth is, we are all ehgag
I'd in PLAYING a farce. and / am
heartily ashamed Of my part of it'll
i reminds ne of Shakspeale's
'Much-Ado aboGt nothing.n
Il can not BY anymeans indorse
hat idea, for / have been very
nuch interested in Ingomar's
ut is too tedious; and tFeDI dis
ike sad stories Give me some
ming lively-something 70 make
nae Iaugh-such as Bill Arp, or
Artemus Ward, Don Quixole OF
Twain
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