The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-08-07

gy, ard stood in the storm with his hat
over is eyes, and his cloak across lis
face, waiting for admiss on.
A servant girl who had been in the
f'mly three years, aTltared. and stand.
ing in the half op' med door. eyed Angus
tus curiouly. WI lie in gruf voice he
inquired for Mrs. R,wl'ngs.
Which Mr.. Rawlings p inquired TIE
girl
ms Augustus Rawlings ''
oh. she's not in
IN not in?' cried Augustus. Her
moher-in law. then--is she in -
Before the girl could reply, thin, ei
derly lady came TO the door. Augustus
r, cognized his morhtr and step.ed
ruptly in Tie entry way.
Mrs. Rawlings lock-, at him in aston
ishm. and the girl i'll leld tie door
open while the storm drove in. aimo>'
exhaus,ing the lamp she carried in Ter
hand, AS If it were her ie'trmin ,tion tC
rem in in that position unit The strange
m lad fakrn his dtparlnre
This is a rough storm said Angus
tus shaking thc snow from his hat. but
coll night. bes. suits ! c,li welc ,ne. -
.Augus,us!' .xclaimpd the widow
.Moherl cried Al5lstus.
TIE el,ak dropped from his houl !ers.
as, his mpther 81 into his arms. gag
[ Mr.. Rawlings ! ejsculated the girl.
openinJ h.r eyes nd shutting the door
Simultaneously
Who wouli have known you with
that b ard or p cried the astonished and
del, i,hted old lady. and with so mucl,
color. 100. HnA have you been :? | am
SO glad have got back. SO untx
pected too
+! But where is B BIrbara -
Sit down BY the fire I'll tell you Il
about her, nv son; it will be sc sur
prise to her. How odd yo,, lock. Gu sy
Pull off your boots''
But where is Barbara p @a' %.
Shell b, so delighted Your going
away almost killed her Gus<y But she
is in good spirits now--a little too gay
perhaps You have come in jus in time
my SON
| But where say - ~ '--'-''.
j 'Oh. sh went out this evening u 9
ball. '=''@'4
} "A ball i echoed Augustus.
Don't look disple sed, pursued ii,
mother. taking lis dressing gown nf
) slippers frcm the closet where they had
hung for a year. there is no harm II
going to ball occasionally. I am sure
5 You would not have er shut herself M
like nun during your AIS nc, wnul
you? The poor chil pinei wo.ully f.,
three or four weeks after vou went aw u
! Three or four weeks! How long!
: repeated Augustus, in a rather bitte
tone.
But It was all folly. Everybody t"l
d her so; since you persisted in lravin
her, sle ought to make the best % it in
s stead of dying Of g,i-f p-op'e sail. 8
s she recovered her spirits. All this WIN
IS ter she has been quite cheerful AMI gay
e But she hasn't been to balls and partir
n very often. after all.' - 90 a
How often . s- @aA 42
1t Let me see. She has been to-si
y balls. and don't know how MANY pal
= ties. Bat von are n Z goin to >e iealor
is now. tiussy? Don't look an2rv.' a'5
r II seems to me- she for ,ets me We,
g soon, and that she has regretted my al
le sence rather h.ss than most true he ,rt.
e, wives would regret the absence IF th.
s. husbands under simifnr circumstances
at well. she may have been iitt'e Il
20 gay. bat who could blame her? Air
~ you going TO put on your lippers'
II No exclaimed An ustus :; I am &
)" ing out i@t- .Da--i'a Elid el-@ 70 +
Going ont?
Ir Yes, mother Where's the ball =
% "A! the F snk9in House. But reaI
I woulTn' hink Of ~ eaA +
tn The remains Ger of the sentence was
IT on the Y nng mans ear. He stro
ny across the floor. making prodisions
in with his great heavy boots
beg of you.' begar his other.
he Tell me candidiy. interrupted Aug,
oi tus. has not Barbara fiirted more II
r., you have thought ri-ht and proper t
Ter winter 41m9tf
why. sometimes thought she wa
little careless and ! have warned
pg- against being too free with the men--
Augustus burst ont of the house i
IN Jealous pbfensy; and wearing the So
lat. outlandisb coat and hat he took his v
of down the street amid the storm.
Here the reader may say Mr.. r,
ned lings was acting very foolishly. But
nt!' man who has been in similar si,uat
- to his that night will readily xcuse
be for his being trifc-nay. a good
! jealous. During his long and weary
!, sence he had Sc, n no female seciefy
~ r.. t..e