Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-10-10
SIXTY AND SiXTEEN,

his mirror, busily engaged in the adjustment
Of his neck cloth. q - nr.f .tj& 'a""8 o..
"Confound this neckerchiefl'' he ejacula.
ted, giving it a.pull this way and a twitch
that. Jim, what's the reason my neck.
rigging won't set as trinity as yours! YOU
young chaps have a knack that | somehow
can't get the hang of about dress % IT. r.s
| am sure | can't account for it, uncle p
laughed handsome youth of about twenty.
Perhaps it's something incident to ycu,
youth, like scarlet fever, or falling in love p
THAT'S just it, Jim the fact is-now lei
me catch you laughing ify you dare, you young
rogue going to be married %
'"Going to be married, uncle p exclaimed
James Ashley, in open-eyed astonishment.-
:" never dreamed of it n'-rn -.na.a.,l ri
How should you, when you only arrived
yesterday from years absence in Europe
Fmsgoing to call on her this morning, Jim
come with me and be introduced to the sweet
est sixteen alive" '-5"' S|
.s"Only sixteen, do you say, uncle ?" ~ "i
!"Don't look SO herrified, Jin--of course
| don't expect her to be desperately in love
with an old codger like me-that would be
unreasonable. But She make me sweet
dutiful little wife, and there's no use talk.
ing, | can only say one thing-the Lord deal
with me as | shall deal with this chldw ,-
The old man lifted his hands reverently
towards Heaven as he spoke.
Josephine Glare was sitting among her flow.
crs inthe sunshine, blonde and golden. hair.
ed, with blue eyes and delicate little mouth
tinted with the softeSt crimson. One tiny
dmple cleft her round chin, and the peachy
bloom upon her cheeks was such as comes
only to sixteen No wonder General St Au.
byn lost his heart to the wonderous.y beau.
tiful child-it must have been an iron sort OF
machine if he hadn't. ~. '"'''. '.'' ..'
She rose with varying color to greet her
fine old lover as he entered. .i~.r.sf
g 10 ey," he said, cheerily, after the words
of salutation had been exchanged, 81 am not
alone to-day-lct me introduce my nephew,
James Ashley !"ga-9.a. ...1 - .' 'F't'.'
Josephine lifted her blue eyes to the stran-
gers face for the first time, with wild, terri
fled gaze-thc peach blossom red faded from
her check, and the first General St. Aubyn
knew, she tainted in bis arms = a.' .a ..''
What's the mater ~ stammered the vet
eran, in GREATNESS terror. ," Is she dead is
she dying? For Heavens sake, gSt some
cold water! Open the windows, somebody
bring burnt 1eatherS!'.- ....' '--%'..'
DO lay the poor child down, General -
exclaimed Miss Betsey Clare, josephine IS
maiden aunt, who rushed in at this junction.
Don't hold her so tight. There, now, she's
comm round all right, don't you seor' t
The General looked on admiringly--all his
military tactics seemed as nothing to the dcft-
ness with which Miss Betsey managed mat,
ters!- -a.@.g ~~@. 7aF - s, #1~.
"What could have made you faint my lover"
he asked, when she was smiling again b
" don't know" she murmurcd 'it was
the-the heat, | supposed"
. +" And where's Jim y asked tho perplexed
warrior. ,......'. ..,. '.......
If you mean that tall young shaver"
struck in Miss Betsey, he's gone home like
a feller o sense, scein' he couldn't be O DO
use here" m >sr2n~ gAl Tai s..1as". aa}I
/" General st. Aubyn, "lsaid Josephine in a
very low voice, know you will think me
a silly little goose, but please don't bling that
young man here again. -s
I" Josephine my own love why not g''.''
7 n" Bccause--because," /" faltered the girl play.
ing with bis watch-chain, and hiding he flush.
ed face against his breast, " its a whim Of
mine p ~ .'.'s1''" ''.# >''' @'" ''''7
"Well, just as you say, Josey," said the
old General, /" but | must remark, it's perfect
ly unaccountable " S.. 4, saf .t.,.g,, ......
"Women are unaccountable creatures, y
said Josephine, trying to laugh. "Ana now
tell me about your new pictures" fa3
But long after the General had gone, the
child-bride lay on the sofa, shutting on,
Heavens light from her eyes with closely
claspcd hands, and breathing out the wild
waiting means that can come only from q
broken heart Poor, sacrificed Josephine
Clare? .a fs ft.g "a ..r,
When General st. Aubyn returned to his
room at the hotel, he found James Ashley
pacing the floor with hurried steps
!" Uncle, he said looking up as the Genera
entered, have changed my mind abou,
that far-away official post in India. Will you
obtain the appointment for me ?'' =.
=" Certainly f; but James, you would be
obliged to sail Immediately" @@a a""
The sooner the better, sir. Every hou,
that remain in this country seems an age
to me-" lJ TER 231 ifa4 -" n
'sJames," SAID General St. Aubyn, regard
ing his nephew with keen, piercing gaze
"w hat does this mean? And why does 10
sephnc object to seeing you again? There
is some mystery hercg'' y y172"s isiis ,i2
=" / would to Heaven I.hadd ere I had
gone there to day,,n gasped Ashley. Ask
me no further uncle-it is best for the happi
ness of all to bury the past in eternal obliv-
ion - tag afHE. ~. - y -. -" 81
General ST. AuEyn stood moment in deep
thought, rs James hastily quilted the room
Suddenly new light seemed to break upon
him-he grew ghastly pale and clenched his
hand firmly. isi.," sisl r 9|s7t,F'5i g
az have itp' he muttered between hii
teeth, "this is the girl to whom James was
engaged before he went to Europe, and that
mcrccnary scoundrel Clare would have brok
en- both their hearts, and put me in, this false
position, to secure his own ends. 1t shall mo-
be-" = ce#it 1iiyf4 2 sssstIs3'ef -
Two long hours General st. Aubyn paeeG