The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-04-23

highest pitch, and she exclaimed:
"Ah, ha! Doctor Demar, you are
caught in your own trap. You
nave been a carrier of a clandes.
tine correspondence between Ben
Bowles and his 'Du.cenia Del Ia
bosO' and | must say that | nm sur
prlsed aud mortiii ii to make the
startling discovery"
You may imagine that you know
that hand writing, Miss CHATTER
mouth, but | beg permission to in.
tor,n you thai you are very much
mistaken"
| say mistaken; indeed, | know
that hand writing as we'll as do
my own; and i'll were to fad a line
Of Ben Bowles's wr,sfngln the great
Sahara Deser,,1 would know it
yes | wpatd swear on a stack Of Bi
bio rs high as this house, that that
was written By Ben Bowles."
Thanks be TO heaven" | men
tally exclaimed; and it was all |
could do to keep from shouting
with JOY. | seized the letter, and
pretended hat had suddenly
rtU"ehC ef ." nrr"i"t."nmt down
town; looking at my watch | hur'
ried from the house, leaving Miss
Clattermouth angry and astonished
at my Conduct. Miss Tadpoddle
recovered, THANKS to my dough
pills and a vigorous constitution,
but she became misanthropic and
sullen, resigning her Office as vice
president o fthe Tramp Reform AS
ISOLATION, which left that noble
institution without her patronage,
causing it to go into bankruptcy,
The untimely death Of an eight,
ounce poodle dog, caused many a
forlorn tramp to seek a nights
lodging in the station house, who,
but for the sad event, would have
found comfortable entertainment
at the head quarters of the Tramp
Reform Association. That melan-
choly catastrophe Nd doubt &C
counts for the relentless war late
ly waged against poodle dogs by
the tramp fraternity. Miss Tad
POODLE withdrew her patronage
from all of those valuable institu-
tions of benevolence that owed
their origin to her liberaIity; ex
cept her Cat-Kllling Club. She
continued to encourage that con.
Germ, because she declared that no
cat or dog should live since Tottie
had to die. She introduced a reso-
luton at the first meeting after
the death of Tottie, extending the
rules of destruction, so as 10 en-
brace all kinds of dogs as we'll as
cats. That resolution proved to
be a great ti%re-brand, causing d
long angry debate which threaten.
ed to dissolve the club, but the res
olution being defeated by three
votes, quiet was restored and the
noble club saved from dissolution.
AS soon as | left Miss Olattermouth
| fastened to the Jail, being anx-
lou5 to acquaint Lottie with the
success that had crowned my eff
forts az to the proof desired.
Eureka! Eureka!" | exclaimed
as | went hurriedFy into the room
where Lottie and Viola were.
luck has changed at last; Miss
Clattermouth says she will swear
it is Bowles's hand writing, and
she will kiss a stack of Bibles on
as high as Tadpoddle's house,
which you know is three stories
not counting the cellar. She
says she would recognize the wri-
ting if she were to find 1t in a des-
ert, the name of which | do not
Just now remember, though it is
situated some where on the other
side of the globe.p
"Sit down, Elward," said Lottie,
'and give me the letter; lsdeclare
1ou are excited"
"Indeed | am excited: have |
rot good cause to be! Did you not
ell me that Miss Bralnlett's fate
depended on the proof that | have
.1rocured?'
Yes, but sit down and tell us
low you managed to succeed SO
veil"
| then gave a graphic descrip
ion OF all that had occurred, dwell
Nc eloquently ON my splendid
nanenvering, aud the sweet smiles
hat were sllowered on me; and the
numerous thanks rendered by those
grateful glrls amply compensated
ne for all my trouble. The good
latured Steward had an excellent
prepared, which was served
n M(ss BrAnlatt,s room AT iour