The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-06-20
OUR OPPOSITE NEIGHBOR.


Felice and myself have been watching
the movements of the family who have
recently taken the handsome brick house
opposite, We saw the arrival, the NOV
Ing of the furniture, and all the appoint
ments and appendages. They we've
uneXceptionable.
For myself, l have only to say that /
am single lady of handsome property,
and of considerable personal attractions,
and of an age which l do not care to
have stated in the census reports.
Well, as said, our curiosity has been
very much excited by the strange de-
monstrations at the opposite house.
For some time we could not ascertain
the name; but, at length, beautiful
silver plate was placed on the door, and
Felice, pretending to be frightened at a
dog as she was passing the house, ran
up the steps, and found it was st. Leon.
The handsome gentleman who goes
away every morning is, Of course, Nh.
st, Leon. He is very graceful and
dignified. Mrs. St. Leon, too, is very
beautiful, and there is a young lady
there with long curls, whom we take to
be her sister, and there is very lovely
child, who comes toddling to the door
every time the father goes out and kisses
her little fat hand to him as he goes
down the steps. As we cannot ascer-
tain the young lady's name, Felice and
l have concluded to call her Fannie for
the present, There has been very
young gentleman walking up and down
the street every day since the removal.
He come up on our side and down on
the st, Leon side. looking melancholy
and interesting. We fancy him TO be a
lover of Fannie. This impression is
strengthened by seeing her dart suddenly
TO the window one day after he had
passed and strain her eyes in the direc-
tlon In which he vanished.
Within short time we have seen a
carriage driven to the door, almost
Immediately on the departure of Mr..
St. Leon, and an aged gentleman, closely
wrapped up, has been assisted up the
long steps. The driver then goes off,
but punctually comes back before Mr..
St. Leon's hour for returning, Mrs.
st, Leon always comes to the door, and
her face bears the marks of excessive
weeping. Felice, with her usual apti-
tude, has given this old gentleman the
name of Summer, and to the pale youth
who walks so languishingly she has
given the name OF Spring.
For long time we were unable to
connect Mr.. Summer with the family,
but finally concluded that he must be
Mrs. Icons father, and that the match
not suiting him he only comes at such
times IS he knows her husband is absent.
Monday, Feb. 22.--Mr. St. Leon has
just gone from dinner. Mrs. s. Leon
is looking anxioxsly from the window.
Fannie and the child accompanied Mr..
st. Leon to the door, where Feiice
thinks, he pressed her hand rather
warmly for wife's sister 70 permit.
Certainly he is fond OF her.
Tuesday.-Ysstsrday 1 gave Feiice
my brown satin. To-day she made
discovery. Ny. Spring; as she calls the
pale young man, rang at the door
opposite and was admitted by the SER
want, Felioe is certain that Mrs, ST.
Leon was in the parloF when he went
in,and that she rose and threw her arms
about his neck and kissed him. Felice
was in the postofice to-day when the
servant carried in letter 10 go by mail.
She pretended TO be looking at an adver-
tisement over the letter-box but in
reality she was reading the address. 1t
was written in a very fine hand and
directed TO st. Leon Kinliard, London.
Who can that heY
Evenlng.-The curtains are up in the
opposite parlor. Fanny sits there with
Mrs. ST, Leoh's baby on her lap. Mr.
st. Leon is Just going up the steps.
Good heavens! He is in the parlor and
positively kissing Fannie! l blush while
/ write it. Poor Mrs, st. Leon! / pity
her, and yet she did so wrong TO marry
without her fathers consent! But she
has had her retribution.