The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-08
waiting for MY Aunt,

dnving NE hie>s n IN. that ! po~-s.sed from
fashicnslie magazines and ,UoA p.p~ -corusd
novels a. ccald he easly ebeained bv mai
had ~ aunt in New Is,k. who sor~ti-...
yisiea Ms IN VAIN seasons or when N. widow
few. Arestened loudly from The Duaruiirs
s~ vas in ansver 70 ber invitai,oa that
seprea 'nto u. Rsilvsy SATIN tcok an sas>
------,s isavs q nv 1ArentS-cfying h.ueri."
Ghv 0 the family vsul, v-a' tTavelllae 70
-and gave ny~eli NJ e destiny and I,e
~ Sr,sl1 co ns1t nstghAnr, ~tc hal under
eNk~r Ia ~ NE szs cr hnArd the siesm& Al
rrc~idsnca vhiol 80 &c - ne end O rs eva
Sourpsy -.
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81 -, hurylsd q a as.i--s long 'erA a |
r-rae esthe-tns a sreea-then elatteS. A-eN |
r,-N an ava, The Vtrv t7si shrek .. the |
srhtusls friShtsrei NJ half q dcs'A AMI svett |
i--erulS, sAcsior a he a, S7cashi my boar |
su.o NJ. ncutA.
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si-eaA.g tisi me va ~rnnaof n.
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AsrcN NJ. : yler hurT7ei ne % A~0', save
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81, AAArnar ,SeAi ~ AL nevei. uaset Any
S,nsSs-,ta,. ts 81 aoa-e thar few shilling,
h N. ra-sA issa srs5s o0s sAezld snatch u iFon
NJ hAaA uaa-NsN ,.,,-.,
NA.i VITA lie cr-..at,c- ~ A., THIS sNema |
ssv,-. hsrA- Sc boz nv breath AL lccs % .
~ tsslsv ,Sz-zsye-s A. p May or<Ands IenS /,
s,sSs-, - tSai So rs fNclz hef what /
Ntvs- Asv.aS ever ~ec1 ne "a be'ors ~, /
,-s--, Ia - a,zrAs-e g YAH about bat al /
zN,- ~, L. the sAlNcs AL day. ieelins very /
a "A & sAteS a. Nnd uueomi1 ftAhle enough |
q. Ncz-ss a. aoi ',ef' wick the nitat He.
isrs e. boue So ~ tNc sieeIleS mtus /
a-a . iay Of inceSsNnt 80 sickness, my ntsi !
s.A., % the vcvAce Il lie "a, rather dl-oarAg- |
ias, ans uhor We rpAchSi New York Nict dMk
ani n 4 thick ~, more i'rlcrn. weary efca-
tar could 20; vel ~ irA.,ned.
t. ks nv lionel noss and discomfort moe |
psrfsc' Mf. $ yles caution about my trunk IN /
whica VA most Of the morey my KIDD prcnu |
hsi given me, and MY purse. which held no m |
considerable amount. came sharply TO my MIND. |
Amid The making Of lis, the distant rattle |
q hacks and 'Arts, | was carried on with the |
rush Of >. ,ssngers along the town, where after
a breAibleSs search found my trunk standing
oct from heap OF luggage, around which
crowd OF lilsrs we're svarming like bess, aud st
down upon il too completely worn out for much
fear or any ETY..
My aun, hal been informed Of my coming
ard WA 10 send q servatt TO meet me. | knew
nothiu,, vtaiev,r OF the city and had nothing
to do but 81. SIN and wait. No one came, all
WI, s'raEge. | sat drcarily wa'chirg thou
sands pass sorg the dock gazing hstlsssly on
the lights heke ing through the tx and wait
ing, waiting, waiting.
Amongst this crowd. all al once woman ap'
peared. ! could not help Locking Al her, though
could rot tell why and she, apparently
could not h,ln looking AZ me, TOT abe turned hof
head several times, and observed me attentive.
ly-Awsys glAncing away in another direction,
however, # her eyes encountered mlns. She
WAS q short tout, elderly person, metnly dress
cd, and had q droop IN one eyelid, which lent
an unfayorablo cunning look 10 her face, as
though she we're winkin!.
Shs camo round by the back Of ths pile o.!
tfui k1, ard crUs, oil over TO where was sitting.
Are YOU waitin' for any0Idy OF look,n'
for any ,hinF, my dear ; Size sand, peering into
Thank you, 1 said, coltly, 81 am oSpcc
somebody 60.
'M.vo,. " ,he repliot, hJl ing her heal a lit
Tic GA nro Idle, you arc wat.ih Tor mo
In. keq upIA aTOai 'imeut, and msie NJ an
"Ycu',,a trauser, Amt yoi, ny door ;'
Iicpli,d IN ,ho affirmative.
"And YOUR .u,-~hat may that be -
"l.yaia Dt,Fr.'
.NNr,. that j =, right, then 900 ,hs e~ air
cd. "Iy'c boon here ever 10 long looking out
you and ID almost given you up
"uow 2 | sAid, half risins and sitting do'
again. " Are-uo You ia, person who was
ITO be sure sm, she replied, promptly
'lm M-s. Jones'
| repeated tao rAino vaguely after her.
iudthuable something IN her yoice AID oy
troubled ne, a!d uI-rus.cd Der | could n
tell vtcI, fore
'And no, thon, sal Mira Jl.el. rib5i'
her taScs togo hsr IN mtuGer meant 10
cheerful, "Nol u4ttcf hv ~ soon as pos.
bic, aud you can 'til me me noN' as Nc
along Il IT,, al tbs baggage you 70 got vi
you
AID sho -'crped DOWN. cvamuei the libl
Ant U''l tlo N'l Ut a. ny trunA,
"les, / replied, ",h,t rs al, but had
not bot ~ a few minutes LONGER
"Wsit " echoed NJ b. Jones, SHARPLY. WE
fol2"
"Te-io see if anybody else is coninS' a
sWerod, timidls.
"who else should come bu, me 7 nktd VI
Jones turning rcd "Do YOU expect any DO
else
"RoMy" aid, hesitatins'y, 81 DOT
"Have Won many friends in Nov York. :"
&"None. bat my aunt will 10 expects
me-" replied. ala it far tom where
"Oh yos, a ioug way, Gear up town. wv
so home with me for tonight, AZ ali evelis, a
then YOU know you can 20 tomorrow ~ '
please. NV place slut lar from hcrs.
might almo,t walk there, il 1t wasn't for
trunk. AZ al events you wont mind payi
for a cArriago. Como along I'll call one, a
we shall b. there in nj ute o, two, qu
safs."
did not wish TO 90 with her would ha
given the world thai anything had occurred
that moment TO give me an excuse for going
hotel insteldi but could devise no OK pedie
and in smother instant II was too late. She q
nailed to carriage, my trunk was lifted in,
mutteted roma address 70 the driver which v
inaudibls TO me, took her seat by my side
away ~e went through the crowded streets,
blazing with lights and alive with pA5sengc
mine very poor tort Of place, my d.
for = young lady Ike You, SAID Mrs. Jouos,
wo went along; "bul It's none the worse
that; and though We are poor, wore honest;
you don't soen as If you'd be bard to plea
either
'Indood am not, | said fatally. GLOW
you know l WAS coming
"fes-yss,' replied Mrs. Jones, looking
VI the window, ana speak ng somewhat HASH
"And-and, please, who are youi II '
don't live with aunt. Does she know you 2'
Mn. Jones ok, d out Of the window a ain
oil lived with her once, my dear ~ she
piled, after momentary pause "but that V
a long time ago. I'm n married woman n
and my husbands nAmo is William snes wh
his trade is an engine driver on the Riilw
D.d you never hear none OF them speak Of NJ
Jones =
| shock my head, and my companion bee 4
all at once silent and absorbed Then the
riAge turned aside from the grea' thorough
into labyrinth Of datk streets where there "
hardly any lamps and but few pa@elg'
Hors fell into a half unconscious state,
have no remembrance Of anything farther,
a, length the carriage stopped and Ms. 10
got oSt.
'llere w aye, my dear, said she. You
GOT TO pay the man. -Four sLillings is his IA
but he's sure to want six. Have you got
shillings handy
~ really don't know, | aid taking OUT
purse. ~ don't yet understand Now ork 81
inzs. Is this right
en- htre-s'poss You 5iye me your pl
suo lea mo psy him, while you get ou,, Lc
how dishonest folks migNt rob y's!
Ana b.. Jou.s OK il from my hard, opfS
a.. s..,.r 10 Hfv l.,.. y.ttl "A latch kew Nbl