BY JOHN G. GIVEN.
SELECT TALE.
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CAL JOKER.
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Delilah Moore! Delilah Moore !' (f unallored distress." Walter did not
you'll be caught in your own trap some neglect the favorable moment to draw her
day. ,0h, you'll change your tune I'll most unconsciously into an explanation of
warrant. You'll play a joke some of her real sentiments 'towardshimself, and
these times that' will be a sorry joke for such a sweet and unreserved confession
you; and old as I am, 111 live to see it of love rewarded the stratagem, as made
too. him inwardly bless the carelessness.
But little did Delilah heed the warning which had. elevated the old stick to its
hake of the finger, or the awful prophetic neck breaking altitude,
words of Aunt Marcia, as she danced Delilah was fairly bealen at her own
round the room in an ecstaey. o" fun, weapons. Almost ere she had time to
holding her graceful sides, and filling the think, she had exchanged vows, and
house with the merry music of her laugh- plighted her faith irrevocably. In the
ter. moments of delicious embarrassment which
And what, think you, was the occasion succeeded, the accident which brought
of hr extravagant mirth ? Why, she has about the tender scene was quite forgotten;
just caught her Aunt Marcia composedly am when she did recall the accident to
dozing in her rocking chair, and we doubt mind. she was surprised that her lover's
whether a drowning man ever caught injured arm had for the last five minutes,
more eagerly at a straw than did the mer- encircled heF little waist with an afiection
curial girl atone which lay, suggestive of ate vigor which was perfectly incompati
bly mischief, upTn the floor. Moving on ble with a fra-tured limb,
tip-toe to the back of the old lady's chair, .Ql,, you vile fellow !' she exclaimed,
ne extended the- straw, and tickled her breaking suddenly awav from him, wiih a
aged cheek the least bit in the world, return to her accustomed lev iiy, 'it wasn't
Aunt Marcia gave her head a shake, as if fa;r it's too' bad to be cheated so; but
to dislodge a saucy fly, and Delilah com- wont I pav you fot this the next time I
pressed her pretty lips, to restrain her catch you ! trust me for that,' and half
merriment. The straw was again applied, piqued at the ruse, yet hightly pleased at
and the old lady raised her hand quietly, tne r(,SlIJt, she tripped away to the house,
but without opening her ey es. to brush leaving him to reflect on the happy ad-
away me annoyance. a tiitru time was
tha provoking tinilation repeated, when
Aunt Marcia, though not a passionate
woman began to lose her patience at the
pertinacity of the supposed insect in dis
turbing her repose, and in mere self de-
fence, resolved on its destruction. Ac-
cordingly she raised her hand cautiously
to within six or eight inches of her face,
and then brought it down with so great a
force as to leave the mark of her fingers
there, and cause her cheek to tingle with
the pain. Delilah could contain herself
no longer, but fairly screamed with delight,
while her aunt, thus made aware of the
source of her annoyance, with ominous
gravity delivered the speech above quoted,
Lively as a cricket, and quite as noisy,
was Delilah Moore. She was pretty, too,
indeed bewitching. Auburn hair that
flowed in ringlets of gossamer lightness,
about the fairest soltesl cheeks, light blue
yes, a light step, and rosy lips that
smiled' incessantly, even in sleep; ah,
what a lump of mischievousuess she was. ;
But she was most incorrigibly given to the silvery tones of the old clock in the
practical joking. I dare say ihertf was hall, lolled len.
not an individual in the vil.age. who had 'There I've wor,' exclaimed Delilah
not in some time or other been a victim joyfully.
of this propensity of hers; and yet nobody , 'Fairly won,' answered Walter, but
could be seriously angry with her. Very without manifesting any disposition to
nervous people were afraid of her, but liquidate the debt.
fond of her too; and by them she was- "'Well,, cried she, in a tone of sly in
treated something after the fashion in quiry, -ain't you going to pay up V
which children treat a playful kitten . Walter was staggered. However happy
fondled and caressed, but always with due ; he might have been to pay the Quaker fip
regard to the claws. (a coin with which the reader is doubtless
Many a village youth adJressed her, . familiar) at a more fitting and private op
but she proved a will-o-the-wUp to her portunity, he was mortified at her seeming
wooers. She was never serious long want of modesty, to demand it in the
enough, to hear proposal, so that most ; presence of so many witnesses, notwith
of them soon wearied in the butterfly t standing the light had been sent out of the
chase she led them. But even a butterfly ; room a moment previous,
is sometimes' raught; and it is not to be ! 'How can I find you in the dark!' he
upposed that Delilah could rove forever! exclaimed.
free. Iler mother had often said, that ' A pretty excuse, indeed ! Here I am
just in proportion as she teased, annoyed behind the table, ready to meet you half
and ridiculed particular persons, she loved way over it; and if it is dark so much
them, and if this was a true criterion, the belter I need be at no pains to hide
young -Walter Lake must have possessed my blushes.'
a very large share of her affections; for if' While the company were electrified at
there was any one she delighted to plague this unlooked for forwardness, Walter's
and play tricks on more than another, it gallantry, unable to withstand a second
Was himself. k i appeal, urged him reluctantly to the table.
He was the son of the most wealthy j when a loud and unequivocal buss testified
and respectable farmer in the country, : that the fip was duly paid,
and was steadily pursuing the profession 'Bring a light, bring a light Ellen
of law in the village, lie was one of her Smith !' cried Delilah, almost choking
earliest admirers, and had persevered in ; with laughter. The young lady addressed,
his addresses, when his more faint hearted , anticipating spnrt of some kind, was not
rivals gave up the seemingly vain pursuit; i slow to comply, and on her appearance
and' yet, even with a clear field, his en- with a light, there stood the fun loving
.deavors to 'bring ner to tne mark, seemed
hopeless: and lie too was beginning to j
despair, when a little accident, with a j
little ruse betrayed the . little castle of the
heart, which he had been so long besiege
ing, into his hands.
He was walking in the garden with
Delilah one evening, striving desperately
to bring about little serious conversation,
and she with equal perseverance evaded j
it by bursts of merriment and strokes of j
ridicule, when one of her frisky move
ments brought her foot in collision with a
large beam, standing upright, receiving a i
very precarious support from the bough
"of a tree which overhung the wall, it
toppled over, and Walter in the eflbrt to
shield her, caught the whole weight of the
blow on his right arm. It occasioned but
a slight bruise, but perceiving the alarm
which Delilah's features instantly exhibi-
'WE OO WHERE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES POINT THE WAY
ted, he turned the affair to a good account
by affecting to be very seriously hurt.
Of all people, those of sanguine tem
perament have the quickest sympathies,
and are least able to control their emotions,
either of pleasure or pain. Delilah for
once, became as grave and serious as a
i iudtre. while her blue eves swam in tears
venture
It nrght be supposed that now Delilah
was engaged the prospect of some day
assuming th - responsibilities of a wife,
would make her more sedate and diguiued.
But not so; shu was wilder and more
mischievous than ever. Just in proportion
a.s her happiness was increased, her pro-
pensity for practical joking was increased
also. The verv next evening she suc-
ceeded in retaliating upon her lover the
cheat he had practised. Some friends
were passing t e evening with her, and a
merry pariv she made it with her fun and
frolic. When it was nearly time for her
company to withdraw, a little dispute
arose between her and Walter as to the
precise hour.
It's near eleven,' said he.
'Nn, scarcely ten, she returned.
'What will you bet?' asked Walter
plafullv.
A Quaker np, was the ready reply.
'Donel'
The bargain was scarcely closed, when
girl, her lair fingers clinching tightly the
ears of her wooly headed negro maid;
whose ebony features, were thus held
across the table in the precise spot Walter
approached- to pay the lost fip. The
rows of grinning ivory betrayed the de
light with which Molly participated in the
jest. Of course the confused lover was
greeted with convulsions of laughter,
which he, with a lame grace, was forced
to join in, while at the same time, he
made an instinctive manifestation of dis
gust by applying his handkerchief to his
mouth. The cream of the joke, however,
Delilah alone enjoyed. While she deter
mined to turn the laughter upon Walter,
she had uo notion of being defrauded of
her dues but had in reality, received the
kiss herself.
Months passed on, and Delilah contin
ued the same provoking, pretty, bewitch
EDENSI3URG, THURSDAY,
ing, mischievious little madcap as ever,
with the exception that her jokes were
not altogether as harmless as formerly,
but became more seriously annoying in
their character." To-be-sure she never
occasioned pain to others that she did not
bitterly lament it, and sorrow over incon
siderateness with penitence that was truly
sincere while it lasted. But the rebound
of her feelings was always in proportion
to the grief which at that moment, op-,
pressed them, and she was no sooner
done mourning for the consequences of
one excess than she was guilty of greater.
Her mother scolded, her father threatened,
but all ineffectually. The latter indeed,
sometimes thought seriously of giving her
up entirely, for his judgment whispered
to him that it would be impossible to live
j in harmony with such a mixture of mis
chief and caprice; but somehow his heart
in the other scale always kicked the beam
! against the reason, and he could not mas-
ter resolution to forsake her. Apart from
j her unfortunate peculiarity, she possessed
j every charm that was desirable in a wo
I man, and Walter preached himself into
forbearance, and lived along in the hope
j that she would some day see the itnpro-
priety of her conduct, and settle down
; finally to love, honor and obey, in'sohcr
j earnestness, as a sensible woman should.
In the meantime the various members
of Delilah's family, who were kept in a
' continual ferment by her eccentricities.
held an indignation meeting at which,!
. after due deliberation, it -vas resolved she j
i must be cured, and her worthy uncle, the j
j doctor, was entrusted with the task. j
j 'So, uncle, you have undertaking to
: cure my what do you call the affection ? ,
' oh, I have it ! morbid propensities for j
joking !" exclaimed Delilah, as she tripped .
, into his office, the day after the holding '
j of the family council.
'Kill or cure you jade, that's my max-
i im,' said the doctor, tartly, without taking j
. his eyes off the paper upom which he was j
j mulcting a prescription.
j La ! what a tear, barbarous old uncle
; you are ! But I hope you'll adopt the
i homoepathic. treatment in my case.
Homoepathic be hanged ? The doctor
was intollerant of all innovations.
I am quite taken with homcepathy of
late,' continued Delilah. I believe in
that doctrine, I won't be treated by any
other system.' -
'Suppose we compromise it, sauce box,'
said the doctor peering over his spectacles
with a twinkle of his small round eyes,
which meant more than he chose to utter;
suppose we compromise it, and say a
; homoppathic remedy in alopalhtc propor
tions.
'Good, good !' exclaimed hi? merry
niece; 'I'll be your patient for ever.'
The doctor shook his head menacingly,
and left his seat to rummage his book
shelves for a volume which he had just
ihen occasion for. Delilah, as soon as his
back was turned, slipped into his chair,
unfolded the prescription which he had
just written, and found il to read thus :
Bx Argent, nitr. gr. x.
Aqr.ce dist. zig m.
With a scalpel which lay upon the
table, the incorrigible girl dexterously
; erased "some of the letters, and with a pen
j interloping others a task which the doc
! tor's sprawling arfd disconnected chirogra-
phy rendered quite easy soon altered
the reading to the following form :
Br A gent in kid gloves,
Agreeably disposed,
Marry immediately.
When the doctor resumed his seat, the
altered prescription was carefully refolded
and turned to its place while Delilah, in
another chair was busy in the perusal of
the last Gazette. A few minutes after
wards a servant made his appearance, and
the prescription was placed in his hand3,
with directions to deliver it to Miss Aftei
prime. Miss Oliva, by the way, was a
young maiden, with a year or two on the
sunny side of fifty, and of excessively
tender sensibilities.
The door had scarce closed after the
servant, ere Delilah's laughter burst forth.
The doctor started as if he had received
an electric shock. Knowing that those
! merry sounds portended mischief, his first
impulse was to pass his hands to his head
to make sure his wig was there, his next
to examine the skirts of his coat to see
that no quizzing label was pinned to them.
Finding his person exempt from the trick,
whatever it might be, he turned to his
niece with as much austerity as he could
assume for it was almost impossible to
resist the contagion of her merriment and
said, approaching her with a demonstra
tion of resoluteness.
'Get you gone, graceless ! You've
been at some of your mischief again.'
Delilah in unrestrained glee, scampered
into the bouse, which was adjoiningand
was 60011. engaged in poking new fun at
her aunt. The doctor commenced a dili
gent search for the cause of her amuse
ment. While he was thus engaged his
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servant returned with the altered prescrip
tion, which solved the mystery. Miss
Oliva Afterprime had nigh gone into con
vulsions at the sight of it, and in towering
indignation, had sent immediately to em
ploy another physician. Whether ihe
doctor was greatly grieved at the loss of
his patient does not appear but certain
itis that he inwardly vowed vengeance
ujon Delilah. Putting his hat over his
eies, and hurrying his hands deep into
his pockets, he hurried forth to agitate a
plot retributive.
When the doctor returned to dinner,
and found his niece at the table, there
was a complacency in the air, and a sort
of anticipated triumph in the twinkle of
his eye, which seemed to say 'ah, infi.
del, I have thee!' No other allusion,
direct or indirect, was made to the jest of
the morning if we except a smile that
lurked in the corner of Delilah's mouth,
as she suspended her knife and fork to
glance roguishly into her uncle's face.
Dinner concluded, she ran up to get her
bonnet to go home. She lingered a few
moments at the toilet to arrange her cm Is.
This done, she turned to leave the cham
ber, but no go' for ihe door had been
closed, and the key turned on the out
side. Sohol said she to herself, 'I'm to be
kept here prisoner, till tea time, as punish
ment for my trick. Ha. ha, what a retal
iation! His vengeance hath this extent
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Quite contented with her durance, she
took up a book and seated herself by the
open window. Her eyes soon wandered
from its pages, however, and her attention
was caught by 'metal more attractive' with
out. In the piazza, in the rear of the ho
tel which was just opposite, and divided
from the doctor's residence only by a small
yard attached to either building stood a
stranger, who was leaning forward in an
attitude of immense admiration , gazing at
Delilah through his eyeglass. He was
dressed in a top mode with long black
hair, most fastidiously combed and curled;
whiskers of a length and luxuriousness that
would have been no discredit to a Moslem
a moustache of elegant proportionsjand
what contributed to make his appearance
eminently ridiculous, his eyeglass was ap
plied over a pair of green spectacles. Al
together his air, and manner was so deci
dedly Frenchified, that there was no mis
taking his nationality.
Delilah, ever on the alert for making
sport, ran to the closet brought forth a tel- i
escpe, and resting in on the window sill, j
applied it to her eye, and brought it to j
bear upon the queer stranger. Monsieur j
no sooner perceived himself the subject of j
ner inspection, man ne ocgan making a
most extravagant display of admiration by
gesticulating violently, laying his hands ;
upon his heart, clasping them before his j
face, bending on one knee in an attitude of j
deploring admiration, and wafting on the j
tips ot his hngers, numerous and frequent
kisses.
'The impudent fool! exclaimed our lit
tle quiz, astonished, as well as amused at
the man's conduct 'but I'll punish his
impudence, and give my uncle the slip at
the same time.'
Tearing the fly leaf from the book she
had first been engaged with she scribbled
the following note:
4Oh, gentle Monsieur: I am locked up
here by a cruel uncle. Fly to rescue me
from this terrible imprisonment. There is
a ladder in the yard which you can easily
elevate to the window. Set me free anrl
you will be entitled to the eternal gratitude j
oi me unnappy prisoner.
Folding this paper with a thimble in
side, she threw it over into the hotel yard
the Frenchman darted forward, caught it
pressed it eagerly to his lips, and opened
it.
By this time several of the inmates of
the hotel, ma!e and female, and all intimate
with Delilah, the host himself being a rel
ative of her father, had crowded into the
piazza, and were interested in watching
the proceedings. The Frenchman, as soon
as he had perused the billet doax, cleared
the fence at one bound; speedily elevated
the ladder he found there, to the window,
and stood holding it firm for the gay beau
ty's descent. She had no intention of ex
posing the prettiest foot and ancle in the
village to Monsieur's gaze; but after than
king him a number of times for his gallan
try, bade him to return to the hotelwhere
she would join him to expres3" her grati
tude more fully."
I have ver much honor to obey Mad
otnoiselle! Bowing humbly he marched
ofl, turning at ever step to kiss his fingers
to her, and not neglecting in his passage
to wrench a board from the fence, thus re
moving every obstacle to Madomoiselle's
decamp,
him.
Delilah descended and followed
4 You see Monsieur, it has not taken long
for me to join you,' she said when sb had
reached the piazza.
FOLLOW,'
Oui, Mademoiselle, I have ver' large
happiness if it will be no part.
You are so modest, answered Delilah.
The Frenchmati bowed in acknowledg
ment, and Delilah's friends here united
their voices in commendation of his gal
lantry, declaring that she could do no less,
in pure gratitude, than to reward the de
liverer with her hand.
Perceiving from their merry glances the
company were ripe for fun, and.consider
ing the impudent stranger as a fair butt,
the giddy girl cjcclairaed, addressing tha
landlord
Bring a broom, cousin Jack, and let me
prove my gratitude by jumpingthe broom
slick with him.'
Jump the broomstick with Count de U
Phinstank? answered the good, humored
landlord with a wink, no, no, my little
coz we will manage it better. Here's a
young friend of mine, pointing to a trav
eller, a recent guest who stood by, 'can
play parson for once, and I'll furnish ihe
feast gratis.'
But .Monsieur has not signified his con
sent yet,' said Delilah with a glance at the
count.
Oh, I have so much pleasure I cannot
express.
'Very good, said Jack, 'just take your
places and let the ceremony proceed.'
The count begged a few moment's delay
for the purpose of providing himself with
a while vest, which he declared iadispen
sible. Leave being granted, he entered
the house to make the, supposed improve
ment in his toilet, and the young man who
had been called upon to officiate, followed
him to procure as he said, a dictionary or
prayer book, to read the service from.
They returned together in about ten min
utes; the mock cerempny was performed,
and they were pronounced man and wife.
iow, Madame, said the count, with a
slight authority, my coach is vait in de
street we must make the journey to my
palace in the country.'
Not so fast. Monsieur; I believe in
your country, married people very frc
quently do not live together, and as I am
now a French woman, I shall adopt French
customs.'
'Pardonniz mot. Madam, - ven de
Frenchman comes to de republique, he do
as de republicans.
We will discuss that question at anoth
er time,' said Delilah, 'for the present dear
monsieur adieu,
The count remonstrated vehemently in
bad English, and with ludicrous passionate
gesticulations. Delilah laughed merily,
adjusted her bonnet and went home flatter
ing herself that she had sufficiently pun
ished his impudence by making him the
ridiculous hero of a joke.
It was about six o'clock the same even
ing, that a servant tapped at the door of
Delilah's chamber, and delivered a mes
sage from her father, requiring her pres
ence in the library.
Shaking off her drowsiness, for she had
just been indulging in a short cap, she
hurried down to the library, where she
found her father and mother. Dr. Moore
and Aunt Marcia, assembled in solemn
conclave. There was something in the
solemn silence of the group, and the awful
gravity upon their features, that filled her
with unpleasant forebodings, as she timid
ly enquired her father's will.
Your folly, Delilah, has at length in
volved you into a serious difficulty, said
the old man, in a tone of mingled sorrow
and reproof.
You would not heed my warnings,'
added Aunt Marcia, and now you feel the
Consequences.
1 have been expecting it, -chimed in
the mother, 'I have all along been in con
tinual dread that she would bring some
punishment upon herself.'
Countess Delilah de la Phinstank!'
broke from the doctor with a sarcastic bit
terness, 'a pretty laughing stock, truly,
you have made of yourself for the rest of
your days. You have saved me the trouble
of giving you a homcipaihic dose in alo
pathic proportions, you have prepared
yourself one that cannot fail to cure.'
What in the world can be the meaning
of all this?' enquired Delibh, uncertain
whether they were speaking in sober earn
estness or tiad formed a litile plot to terri
fy her.
That foolish marriage ceremony, re
sume'd the father 'Was a very innocent
joke, interrupted the daughter. 'I hope
it may prove so,' said the father shaking
his head gravely; but at present it wears a
very serious appeearance.
Ah. father!' exclaimed Delilah throw
ing her arras around his neck, with a gay
smile, you are only trying to frighten
me,'
Her father bit his lips and knit his brow
in the effort to keep up to the slernnsss
which the caresses of the pet were fast dis
sipating, and disengaging her arms, refer
red her to her uncle.
You have carried the joke 10 far this
time, niece, I Uic docuf siV. French
VOL. 7. NO. 7.
man turned the table on you. Under th
pretence of changing his vest, it seems ha
slipped off to the Clerk's office and pro
cured a license; the man who officiated
was a regular ordained minister; ihe cere
mony although you went through it with
mock gravity, was in the form, and, as you
are of age the marriage is perfectly valid.
Your husband has already instituted legal
proceedings to compel your father to give
you up, and the case is to have a private
hearing before Squire Ftirplay to-raar
row.'
Oh uncle, you are jesting, surely,
said Delilah, the tears springing to her
eyes.
Ycu judge others by yruirself, rico&:
but I have spoke the truth seriously.
It would be impossible to describe tha
violence of the girls grief, when convinced
of the reality of the doctor's statement.
Her parents participated in her distress,
but made no effort to console, her, nor held,
out hope of her escaping from ihe doora
she had so inconsiderately bro-Jght upou
herself. Their seeming Iackof sympathy
shocked her even ir.'jre than the dirSculty
itself. She refused to believe that the law
could force her to live with a man whom
bhe was sure she could never regard with
other feelings than dislike and -contempt.
She relied, too upon the strength of Wal
ter Lakes affection snd felt confident that
his arm, if not.e oiher, would be foan'J
ready and all powerful to rescue her from
so melanchully a file. Anxiously, and
with streaming eyes the watched for his
coming, but when the hours waned and he
came not as usual, fears sr:d douhta began
to gather in a sickening throng. about her
heart. She retired to her cliaml er at length
to weep away one pari of ihe night, audio
pass the other iu slumber disturbed by
Creadfui visions.
The hour for the hearing of the casa
before the magistrate arrives next morning'
and Delilah in tears, accompanied by her
uncle and father entered a coachand drove
to Squire Fairplay's. The Count's coun
sel, wiih a few witnesses, were waiting
their arrival. There was one thing, how
ever that struck Delilah as strange; that
while the Frenchman's cause wasenuust
ed in the hands-of a lawyer, she wa
compelled to appear in person, ar.ri her
friends neglected to procure legal aid. She
expressed her mind to her tincle and in
sisted that Walter Lake should be imme
diately sent for.
It is useless my dear, returned the Dr.
he has become exasperated by your relent
less trifling, and the affair of yesterday de
termined, his resentment.'
Ah ashen palor overspread the agitated
girl's face, but wss quickfy followed by a
flash of indignation, and murmuring, 'he's
cold hearted and false!' She turnjd to the
magistrate with assumed calmness, and
signified that she was ready for ilie pro
ceedings. The case was speedily des
patched. The license was ex.ib;teJ, th
testimony examined, and the rnarri.ige in
contestibly proved to be valid. The m3g
istrate without hesitation, declared that
the person of the wife must be delivered
to the lawful husband. He t!.e:v :uldress:vi
a few words of mild admonitlor, to the de
fendant, and coneluJfd by recommending
resignation to her lot aud expressing a
hope that the severe tri'l
mi::; result
ultimately
i n her own happitisss and
r j
good.
The provoking coolness and iudinercnow
to her feelings, which she thought v.'aa
displayed in the whole proceedings by
even the nearest and dearest relatives a
roused to the full Delilah s pride, which
enabled her to conceal for the time her
harrowed emotion
The Count's counsel now stated thai
fetling of delicacy, and regard for the la-
rWc fpelincr. hsd restrampd bis rlient from
, e-,
: . . :.. i i. ..
appearing iu iwuu mi jcuii, uui iijji it
coach was waiting to convey her, imder
his charge to her future home, lie also
expressed a desire lhat one of the lady's
relatives 6hould. ;;ccoinpnny htr. The
Doctor volunteered. Delilah took a con
strained leave of her father; walked. with
a firm step" to the carriage, and entered it
with a dignified step of a martyr. But as
the vehicle rolled off, and the feeling came
over her that she was leiving her early
home kindred ;ud fronds, ro share the
fortunes of stranger whom she could nol
help regarding as a madman and a brute,
her p.HVctt d composure forsook hei andi
dropping her he .d on her uncle's shoulder
her agony broke forth in tears and sobs..
The Doctor strove to soothe her by biing-i
ing to v jew the bright side of the picture.
All ihit he said was meiiecMal sc gj:V;
tinned inconsolable.. ' -.,
The coach finally reached the place of
destination, a beautiful country sp.a, some
six or eight mtk-s from the villnge, and
Delilah in a state of listless despair, suf
fered herself to be conducted into an ele
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