The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-11-08
OINEYVIIIE. r. L. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER s. 1882

more IN an ordinary condition OF body and
mind throughout my very commonplace.
very busy history.
Would another pair Of eyes see the house
IN the mirruri ! wondered. With hurried
hand ! rang the bell 10 test this point, and
summoned my housekeeper, who generally
herself waited on me This good lady's name
was Mrs. rrlckey. IL is a common Devon
shire name, let il be at once understood by
those who are not aware Of the fact, and Is
in 20 way meant TO hint az any unpleasant
proclivities or unwarranted whims on the
worthy DANES part; she was as honest and
simple minded woman as ever handled a
bunch Of keys.
Mrs Trickey, have runs for you TO ask
you 10 DO a very simple thing ! said, hest.
tatingly, now that she was present, scarcely
knowing how 20 begin, for felt, II | spoke
out plainly, my housekeeper must infallibly
think that had suddenly taken leave OF my
senses.
"What Will 'ee please 10 have, sir p replied
Mrs. Trckey, in true Devonshire fashion.
Mrs Trickey, viii you please look In the
glass over the chimney piece" ! b.urted out
rather abruptly, not knowing how else 10
find out what wanted 10 discover.
Get along with your nonsense, Master
Fred" cried Mrs. Trickey, with toss Of her
head, which was 50 energetic il almost dis.
composed the stiff frills OF her cap
ltmust be mentioned here that Mrs Tuckey
had lived with my mother when was boy,
and that, with her, still continued Master
Fred, though all the world besides knew me
as Frederick Heathcote surgeon.
IL can assure YOU, Mrs. Trickcy, | moan no
insult nor even joke ! replied humbly. II
fanciel something was wrong n the rcncc.
ton of the glass, perhaps Susan had not
busted it as she should. VIII YOU please look
into 1t with your experienced eyes, Mrs
Trickeyr
was In hopes that this last implied com
plimcnt would have propitiated the house.
keeper, but apparently It had no such effect,
for after short inspection OF the mirror She
said, tartly:
The glass be right enough 50 far a. do
see; this be- just one Of your whims, Master
Fred"
But Mrs, Trickey, do please tell me what
you see when YOU look into it," | exclaimed,
seeing that must be more eXpicitifl wanted
% gain full Ger ,ainty on the matter.
"Why, what should see but my own face.
Master Fredr she retortel snappshly, "and
II be a. good looking n face as the face of
many women who be ten years younger than
! be, and can tell 'cc that IL has been thought
good looklng face 10y scores II mcn IN it,
time"
And herewith she bridlcd considerably. aud
drew herself up.
And do you sec nothing there besides you
face then, Mrs Trickeyr
Bless and save u.s. Master Fred. you must
be turning mazed, think, or else It bc that
you be making "a regular fool Of me don't
sec why you should make sp such gummots
about my face when you've a-kuowcd II these
last twenty years. calls 1t very disrcspcct.
ful, | do
And with n floLnce aud IA bounce Mrs.
Trickey turned and disappeared from the
room, leaving lhe alone with the house in Tire
mirror, which she certainly had not seen.
] was musing uncomfortably on this fact,
with my eyes fixed Oh the vision. which 90
ms was as distinct as ever, when the clock on
the chimney piece struck quarter 20 Then
suddenly, rs II wiped out by spirits wing.
just when the little silver chime OF the clock
was ringing, house. garden, summer house,
moonlight, yellow CLEAN, vanished from the
mirror, and saw nothing there save tho r..
Hection Of the familiar room
IL was certainly more wonderful yhe.
nomenon than any which my medical books
and medical knowledge had taught me, and
! sat up late that night thinking II over and
trying vaiuly 10 account for 10. As, how.
ever, ! could not gain the slightest light ON
the subject, turn the matter up and down a.
| might in my brain, | came 10 a resolution
on two points, and then went 10 bed. one Of
these resolves was, that ! would not reveal
the circumstance 10 any one, because ! had
always "A most hearty dislike Of gossip and
ridicule at my expense; and the other was,
that would not allow the inexphcable vision
to trouble my mind 80 as 20 make me incapa-
ble Of the daily work and duty Of life Ms
natural calmuess of temperament and my
active, busy course Of existence, made me
more able 10 make these determinations, with
some chance of keeping TO them, than most
people in my place.
| slept well TINT night, and did not gee the
house In the mirror once IN my dreams Next
day was sent for IN hast" 90 attend "A danger.
Gus, difficult case, which geqr'r all my skin
and energy BY the time the evening was
again come the impression made by the
strange circumstance Of last night, had In a
great measure faded out of my mind.
IL 80 happened that / was engaged 90 spend
that evening with my friends Mr aud Mrs
Woodland Mr. Woodland was banker.
and his wife was pretty, sparkling woman
the queen of society in our town She aud
we're always close allies, sho would chatter %
me OF all her family affairs, aud in "A certain
Nay made me her cOnhdant On the occasion
IN question was Mr. and Mrs WOODLAND
only guest The banker slumborcd ia bis arm
chair, the lady had two or three bit- ~ gossiI
% tell me about the neighbOrhOYl, and two
or three new books 10 discuss with me, aud
deal to say besides about the first appearance
Of tooth in Miss Baby's little rosy mouth
That young heroine was brought down IN
state in her night dress, and had 30 examine
the prodigy with much circum ,'aucs mud
splemnty.
Baby had retired again % the uur-rry. and
hal ceased her somewhat loud rem0us'ruuoos
with regard 30 the Inconvenience Of b,Iug
brought downstairs % appear in the dra wing
room in such "A costume au-l at such an hour
Mrs Woodland was standing on the hearth
rug looking In the mirror when the town
clock In the market place hard by struck p
/ was looking at the reflection ~ my h0ste-s
face in the mirror. and thinking IL was Ger
taiuly a very pretty one, when suddenly at
the side of the lively brown eyes appeared
precisely the very same house line fyr line,
which had seen in my dining room mirror
yesterday az this same hour garden, pagydn
like summer house, silvery moonlight, yellow
lamplight gleam--all were there
/ could not help start and n murmYrc1
expression of wonder Mrs Woodland turned
round quickly NJ the sound.
What j. tho matter r she askel boz sIr.
prise
"Oh, Just twinge II rheumatism in my
shoulder / answered carelesly. Il caught
IL riding home through the storm yesterlay.
Mr.. Heathcote, what do you 49, ~ won.
derful in the looking glass to-uightf sho
h.kel- q lev lnLnuta. allar- rnl-nLu. With