Middletown transcript., 1883-02-23
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criticise and correct or confirm the
readers pronunciation. There are 225
words here which are frequently mis-
pronounced.
Goeffrey, surnamed Winthrop, sat at
the depot at Chicago, waiting for his
train and reading the Tribune, when a
squadron of street Arabs Incompatible
for squalor) thronged from neighbor-
ing alley, uttering hideous cries, accom-
panied by inimitable gestures of helm
Gus exultation, as they tortured black
and-tan dog.
Youlittle blackguards" cried Win
throp, stepping outside and confronting
them, adding the inquiry Whose dog
is that ~
"That audacious Caucasian has the
bravado to interfere with our clique"
tauntiugly shrieked the little rufian,
exhibiting combativeness.
"What will you take for him ~
asked the lenient Geoffrey, ignoring
the venial TRADE,
"Twenty-seyen cents, piquantly an
swered the ribald urchin, grabbing the
crouching dog by the nape.
"You can buy licorice and share
with the indecorous coadjutors Of your
condemnable cruelty" said Winthrop,
paying the price and taking the dog
from the child. Then catching up his
valise and umbrella he fastened to the
train. Winthrop satisfied himself that
his sleek protege was not wounded, and
then cleaned the cement from the
pretty collar, and read these word
Leicester. Licensed. No. $780,"
Hearing the pronunciation Of his
name, the docile canine expressed graft
tude and pleasure, and then sank ex-
hausted at his patrons feet and slept.
Among the other passengers was a
magazine contributor writing vagaries
Of Indian literature, also two physicians,
a sombre, irrevocable, irrefragible allo-
pathist and genial homGpathist, who
made a speciality Of bronchitis. Two
peremptory attorneys, from the Legis-
lature Of Iowa, were discussing the
politics Of the epoch and the details Of
National finance, while a wan, dol
Orous person, wearing concave glasses,
alternately ate troches and almonds for
a sedatiye, and sought coincidence in a
high, lementable treble from lethargic
and somewhat deaf and enervate com
rade not yet acclimated. Near three
exemplary brethren probably sinecu-
ristsl sat group of humorous youths,
and jocose sailor (lately from Asia),
in a blouse waist and tarpaulin hat,
was amusing his patriotic juvenile lis
teners by relating series Of the most
extraordinary legends extant, suggested
by the contents Of his knapsack, which
he was calmly and .leisurely arranging
in pyramidal form on a three-legged
stool. Above swung placards with
museum and lyceum advertisements
too verbose to be misconstrued.
A mature matron Of medium heighS
and her comely daughter soon entel
the car and took seats in front Of Wi
thrOp, who recalled having seen them
on Tuesday in February in the parqnet
of theatre. The young lady had re-
Gently made her debut into society at a
musical soiree at heraunt's. She had
an exquisite bouquet of flowers that
exhaled sweet perfume. She said to
her parent & Mamma, shall we ever
fiud my lost Leicester ?''
Geoffrey Immediately addressed her,
saying as he presented his card:
Pardon my apparent intrusiveness /;
but, prithee, have you lost a pet dog ~
The explanation that he had been stolen
was scarcely necessary, for Leicester,
| just awakening, vehemently expressed
his inexplicable joy by buoyantly vibrat-
ing between the two like the sounding
lever in telegraphy (for to neither Of
them would he show partiality), till,
succumbing to ennui, he purported
to take a recess, and sat on his
launches complaisantly contemplating
his friends. 1t was truly an interesting
| picture.
They reached their destination ere
the sun was beneath the horizon. Often
during the summer, Winthrop gallantly
rowed from the quay with the naive
and blithe Beatrice in jaunty yachting
suit; but no coquetry shone from the
depths Of her azure eyes. Little Less,
their jocund confidante and courier
land who was as sagacious as a spaniel),
always attended them on these occa-
sions, and whene'er they rambled
through the woodland paths. While
the band played strains from Beethoven.
Mendelssohn, Bach and others, they
promenaded the long corridors Of the
hotel. And one evening, as Beatrice
lighted the gas by the etagere in her
charming boudoir in their suite Of
rooms, there glistened brightly soli-
taire diamond on her finger.
Let us look into the future for the
sequel to perfect this romance, and
round a cheerful hearth we see again
Godfrey and Beatrice, whe are playing
due homage to their friend Leicester.
Springfield Republican.
HENRY G. ROBINSON, Of Hartford,
Conn.,, told in a recent lecture Of a
visit that he made to one Of the smaller
factories in Connecticut, whose owner
boasted that in the year preceding he
had "made" $4,000. Going through
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