The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-10-27

smeared in yellowish-green from hem tn
waist with mud and water and eel-grass /:
the s1lken stockings, the strings of pearls
the hat with its rosy pompons-they were
all but part OF Shiny ruin that made Won
marvel the more at the round and rosy
| laughing face above. "Oh, Pm all right y,
she cried-"perfectly right! But l can't
put my arms round anybody's neck in this
| plight. L can't kiss any of YOU, and saw
how glad L am to see you, till tear off
these lendings and have bath and some
clean clothes. know your glad to see me. -
Just as said it was in the beginning, ="
| said Miss Evans suddenly to her next
neighbor, dropping as dead as plummet
| from her recent heights of magnanimitv-
"Out all of two nights without a word of
explanation. Pve been expecting some
thing of the sort, and here it is, lust as
always said it would be-"
And that, at any rate, is satisfaction ,,
said old lady Browne, giving Miss Evans
one of her sharp little glances, such as the
old gypsy In the "Flight of the Duchess,
might give out of her disappearing eve.
holes. "But Pm afraid it's ali the safisfsc.
ton you'll have. Here, my dear" to the
little Pulsifer, 'you needn't wait for a
clean dress to introduce your husband to
these ladies'"
"Your husbandw cried the Evans party.
with one voice.
"Who did you suppose it was?" said the
enemy, turning on them coolly, "Who did
you suppose it was that l was so sorry to
part with two months ago? Nv brotberS
Brothers and sisters are verv good friends
as you see. Here, Pinckney, Delaware
Gordon, Spencer-my brothers, the Messrs
Carroll-Mrs. Bedlow, Miss Evans, Miss
Cooper, ladies all. But brothers and sis
tiers don't make quite such fuss at parting
for two months as husbands and wives do
40 ~ int I'll
tiers, will add that my other brother is
commander of vessel cruising with the
SAsatlc squadron, the one / don't expect to
hear from for a long while, Miss Evans.
And he'll regret the loss of such an oppor.
tunity of making your acquaintance"
"Why in the world"
"Oh, don't mention it," she said. with
flashing eyes. "Good Mrs. Colman's ma
tive pronunciation of the word Mrs gave
me chance of masquerading as a girl
again, and told the truth to her and dear
old lady Browne, and ran for luck with the
rest of you, just to see how it would seem
to be girl again, and to be talked over BY
a-O
"Come, come, come ,now, little Pulsiferr,
said old lady Browne, sharply.
Eyes, little Pulsifer, ;" said Ben, laughing,
although demoralized, "it's quite time YOU
came. Ladies, if you'll forgive her, she
VIII lOiSlVe YOU, anu we Will Jake q cup OF
coffee together presently, wien [ will re-
count to you the true and strange adven-
lures of young lady and her brothers.
who went hunting for her husband across
the marshes, and took him confidently
home the same way, to be lost in fathom-
less morasses, and to die of cold and
hunger, if her three other brothers and
their cousins had not started out in pursuit,
heaped them beds of eel grass, and roasted
them suppers of clans. You see it's quite
like the story of the four queens in the old
puzzle at cards. But why in Jerusalem
you didn't let people know they were your
brothers,"
"And deprive them of whole summers
pleasure, with nothing and nobody to talk
about! Why, I'd rather they'd talk about
me than suffer that You don't know what
fun it was" turning to Miss Evans, whose
ribbons had wilted into strings. SIT was
like being in the dark outside lighted
room where folks were moving. | knew
everything that was passing in your minds,
and you didn't know one thing about me.
And l enjoyed it so we'll that--if you don't
mind the mud-I'll kiss youw
1t was beautiful little Pulsifer putting
up that sweet red mouth, and Miss Evans
meekly took the kiss and stroked out her
ribbons, shook her slender fist at me, and
gave her back another .-HdrTiet Prescott
Sp0t0rd, In Hdrper'S Bdzdr.