The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-11-21
Sixty and Sixteen,

the sdJustmNpt Of HE neck clo'h.
! 'Confonfd this neckerchieIl' b.
calculated, giving itu pull this wa,
and twitch that. Jim, what
the reason my neck rigging won
set as trinity ae yours9 You yonni
chsps have a knack that | somehov "
can't get the hang Of, about you
Idrest!'
Il am sure | can't account for II
upcle!' laughed q handsome you'll
OF about twenty. Perhaps ii
something incident to. our youth
ike scarlet fever, or falling in love.
That's just 1t, Jim. The fact is
now let me catch you laughing !
you dare, you young rogue, I'm 20
ing to be married.
Going to be married, unclei' ex
claimed James Ashley, in open eyec
astonishment. Il never dreamed o
Iitl'
How should you, when you only
arrived yesterday from a years ab.
scence in Eoropea I'm going tc
call on her this morning, Jim
come with me, and be introduced tc
the sweet sixteen aliv, y
Only sixteen, do You say, uncle?
do not look 30 Mortified, jun
OF course do not expect her to be
desperately in love with an old cod
ger like me--that wonld be unreas
enable. But she will make me u
'weet, dutiiul little wife, and l.
there is no use in talking. can on
y say one thing--the Lord deal
with me as 7 shall deal with this
child
The oil man lfted his hand rev.
erently towards Heaven rs he spoke.
Josephine Ola-e ~so Sitting : Ia
her flowers, in tie sunshine, blonde
and golden-haired, with blue eyes
aud delicate little mouth. tinted
with the solrest crimson. One tiny
pimple cleft her round chin, and
peachly bloom upon her cheeks was
such as comes only to sixteen. No
wonder General St. Aubyn lost his
heart to the wonderously beautiful
child-it must have been an iron sort
OF machine il he hadn't.
She rose, with varying color, to
greet her 6ne old lover rs he enter
ed.
'Josey,' he said, cheerfully, after
the word, oi so!utaton had bosn ex
changed, IL am not alone to day
let me introduce my nephew, James
Ashley!'
josephine lifted hor blue eyes to
the strangers face for the first time
with wild, terrified g,ze-the
peach blossom red faded from her
cheek, and The first General St. Au
hyn knew, che tainted in his arint!
Whats the matter2' stammered
ihe veteran. in breath!ess terror -
US she dead? Is she dyingl For
Heavens sake get some cold water
Open the windows. somebody; bring
burnt feathers!'
DO lay tho poor child down.
General exclaimed Miss Betsy
Glare, Josephine's maiden aunt.
who rnehed in at this junc,ure.-
Don't hold her go tight. There:
now, she's comm round all right,
: o,'t you set2'
The General looked on admiring.
ly--all his military tactics seemed
Ms nothing to the deitness with which
Miss Betsey managed matters.
Whist could have made yon faint.
my lov,Y he asked, when she wac
smiling again.
i don't know she murmured; 1T
was the-hest, suppos,!'
And where's JimF asked the per
picked warrior.
If you mean that tall yonng
struck in Miss Betsey, hes
gone home, like feller o'sense, see.
in he couldn't he O. no use. here
General st. Aubyn,' said Joseph.
inc, in very low voice, i know
You will think me a silly little goose,
but please don't bring that young
man here agaiu!'
'Josephinc--my own love, why
noi2'
Because BECAUSE faltered the
girl, playing with his watch.chain,
aud hiding her flushed face against
his breast, 'it's whim OF miner
We'll, just as you say, Josey,'
said the old General, but | must re-.
mark, it is perfectly unacco untable. ,
Women are unaccountable cres.
tures, said Josephine, trying to
laugh. And now tell me about your
new pictures.
But long litter the General had
gone, the child bride lay on her sofa,
shutting out Heaven's light from
her eyes with closely clasped hands,
and breathing out the wild, wailing
moans, that can only come from q
broken heart! Poor, sacrificed 10.
sephine Glare!
When General st. Aubyn return.
ed to his room at the hotel, he found
James Ashley pacing the floor with
hurried steps.
"Uncle" he said looking up as the
General entered, ~ have chsuged
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