The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-11-25
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AUNT sALLY's MUFF.

| Aunt Sally, az the Villagers usual
called her. had received the bulk Of b.,
property from a decreased aubt, whici
her shrewd business qualities had en
ab'ed her to Invest SO advautsgeousl,
that she increased In wealth as she die
in years, and like many other rich peo
pie we'll advanced in life, had scores o
affectionste young relatives. Her cold
gray eyes were TOO shrewd not to sef
through their eager attentions to the
very seifishuess q. their source.
Que neph.w, however. aid uo' belong
to this class Of scbemers On the cou
trsry, the old lady was very often the
victim of his jokes, aud he would dis.
pute with ber jus' for the fun of havi, e
hot argument, Y.t, for any real set
vice, she weuld apply to hin. OF e,er ih u
TO any rus else She had even loabcd "a
sum sufficient TO stock e. store, Ius
still this Frederic So often arnoy,d and
vexed her. thai pubic opinion was pretty
equally divided as TO whether he would
be the tavorite heir or be cut off will, =,
shil ing.
One evening upon the mt eiiug of the
parish sewing circle at the house of the
clergyman. this nephew perpetrated d
joke upon bis aunt, the result of which
she never forgot. She, unlike most
maiden ladies, considered these gather
ings a sort of fasbiona BILE nuisance, but
usually was present in order to engage
in her sarcastic remarks Hor nephew
was there este, sibly TO wait upon his
aunt, but the fair Lucy. daughter of the
worthy practitioner, DR.. Blood, particu-
larly ailured him with her charms
The evening passed off pleasant,
aud when th,. party broke up. as Feed
erick was taking lsave of his frt..d>.
with his aunt upon ore ann aud Lucy
upon the other, the cid lady suddenly
remembered that she had left her muff
oh. never mind. aunt, said the young
man, L will get it ard send it up to
you in the morning
But 1 do mind. Fred Strong. for it
is not my way TO leave things sbPui in
this manner. But where can it be? i
certainly left il with my bonnet aud
cloak
Starch was Immediate y III adj lal d
after willie it wac found s,uffes: intesu
deacon, hat - al, ti.aei-g -
Or, fie u,'"n u aust, Such l,ips,
aud the deacon oniy. eceDt wido~tri'
exclaimed her laughiug nephew -
Aunt Sally seized her muff. but b
hat adhered most sffectionately to it -
By an angry wrench it WIS liberated,
aud the unoffendbg hat q W across the
entry. projected by the incensed maiden.
When II arrived u, the terminus of it's
short journey, it had assumed most
questionable shape, aud its coudition
night certainly have beer termed shook
a,g bad
i will ply you FOR this, y u"g man.
Don't trouble yours-if, dear aunt
10 far as L a4u concerned, you are en-
irely welcome
You will perhsi tell nut that You
ad Do hand ia his matt er 2 .zza
No. | will tell you 30 falsehood about
j; bu, l offended il as n joke upon our
.lff deacon, rs much, or more 1t an
ourself' -eiz7l
e..At best it is but aD i'll trick you
ave played upon me, and now mark my
ords: You shall have reason 10 re-
ember this m,ff to the last day of l
bur existence F11tt s44< II
AS you please, aunt, since you take q
so seriously but l didn't think silly q
Ike would have thus offended you q
Time passed on, aud young Strong f
'ospered famously in his business. He 8
I'd amassed sufficient means to be en- t
'led to repay his aunt the sum she had !
aped him, but she declined receiving a
alleging that she preferred to have