Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-16
MISS JELLABY'S MATCH.


Miss Jellaby arose at six one beauti-
full August morning, and throwing
open her chamber window, snlifei
once or twice at the fragrance coming
up from the roses in the garden below.
Then she hunted a moment for her
spectacles upon her bureau, and put
ting them ON, looked eagerly at Ran
dali Cottage over the way. A very
modest pretty little house it was, with
roses and syringas growing under each
window, and woodbine and jessamlne
climbing over the door; but Miss JeI-
laby was not admiring It's beauty Just
then She looked up at front win
dow on the second floor, and gave a
vicious snort;
"As expected She isn't up yet,
and here il is six o'clock And where
is he | wonder
Before she had time to answer the
question, as it was asked-mentally-
the front door of the cottage opened,
and Miss Jellaby, shrinking behind
her curtain saw a handsome, sun
burned man come out, and go down
the garden walk, with a cigar III his
mouth. 1t was easy to see by the
slight roll in his walk, that he had
been "a sailor, though for the matter
of that his bearing, handsome face,
and frank, hearty manner, would
have told the tale, if he had never
stirred a step With his hands in his
pockets, he sauntered among the roses
bending down now and then, us if to
say good morning to the fairest,
and always removing the cigar from
his lips when he did SO.
He couldn't do more if he was
speaking to Il woman, said the spins
ter, applying her eye to hole leftpur-
posely in the white curtain The
man is mad about flowers, do believe,
and She is a touch beyond him, if such
a thing can be. All, there she comes
and dressed in blue bingham, too,
| wonder what her morning gowns
cost her through the year; And her
slippers well, there"
Words failed the worthy spinster
Meanwhile the owner of the slippers
and very pretty affairs they were
bron2cd laced daintily rosettcd with
SDdu8lt Alidl Nilpllt llht a AltNhl'pl
trpped down the walk SO lightly that
the gentleman did not hear her step,
and coming upon HIM rs he bent over
a bed OF violetS, gave him a push that
sent him on his face among them. To
see her laugh TO see him kiss her when
he prisoned her at last in his strong
arms was "A sight for n loving hearts
to watch but Miss Jellaby, over OPP
posite, nearly tainted away with hor-
ror She rang her bell violently, and
a square faced. som-looling woman,
who had lived with her for years,
made her appearance.
Susan "
We'll. said that amiable domestic
briefly.
BEFORE Miss lellabv could speal, the
unconscious pair IN the opposite
Garden tr,,nsgtessed AGAINST nr6nriet.
e@ain
"XVall,inq mn and down Ia broad
DAYLIGHT Win his arm around ber
waist inst look nj her Susan, Do
Won mean IN stand tbare and tell me
that that man is only her brotherl
Dear me, ma nl-hoW can | tellt |
only know that they look alike, and
that they nave the same name.
How do you know
Because saw their linen one day
at the laundresses, and hers was
marked Helen Graham, and hr
Philip Graham And their servant
told the woman that she mad always
lived with Mlss Helen and Master
Phlhp, when they were at their own
home IN England. What more dc
you want!
Susan, You will break my heart