The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-06-03
COUSIs JACKS COURTSHlP.

The trunks were all packed and corded, and
the carpet bags were piled up in the corner of
thu c'pacous old fashioned hall.
How melancholy they looked. those en-
blerns of parting and adcus. Not even the
merry laughter of tw1 or three Young girls
vino were gathered around stallwart hand
some fellow Of ab nut thirty, could entirely ban
ISL an ilnpilpable snmt thing of sadness from
the scene. Cousin Jack was going away, the
general mischief maker. tormenter and tease
OF the whole family; and Mr.. Chester sitting
by the distant window wiped his spectacles
every five minutes ami declared pettishlv that
the type ot ;he evening paper was a terrible
trial to his Old ewes.
AYE you may laugh girls!" said Jack, APP
plying hum self vigorously to the refractory
lock of a portlnanieau. Perhaps YOU NAV
one day discover il isn't such a laughing mat
ter blink of The loss the fam ly is going to
sustain in my cXco.lencv."
But you'll come back sOon Jack dear, "
cOaXcd Minnie Chester the pre- tie.t aud most
roguish of all his cousins. and the one who
KEEP: upa perfect fire of practical jokes and
girlish tricks at his expense
There she sat. on the biggest trunk of the
collection, her brown curls hanging abou' her
round face, and her eyes sparkling with Gu
rious mixture offun and t,ars
= Fin not at all certain of that Miss Minnie "
said Jack, dec>ively. If succeed iii finding
a loca ion to suit me, shall probably decide 10
settle permanently al ThOrnville. and turn
landed proprietor on my own account"
'Oulv imagine our Jack a gentleman of
property" laughed Minnie, appealing 10 her
sisters.
81 cont see any thing so very ridiculous in
the idea remarked the Young man. RI her
piqped at re amusement Of the fair relatives.
At all events. there's one incalculable adj
vantage that will rrsult from my departure"
And whit is that Mr.. 'Iacle?"
Z" The fact that VOu'ye olaveI v0Nr last frca k
on me yoi! tormcnting little MINK"
= Don't be so certain of that Cousin Jack ~
said Minnie shaking her long curls "What
VIII You venture don't brstOw Il parting trick
on YOU yet? All! | haven't set led with YOU
tor several little pieces of impertnenc. hut
pray don't imagine tney are forgotten sir!"
w diamond sleeve buttons to your coral
necklace tia; you don't impose uuon me
within The next three months, Minnie" said
Jack. gally.
Done.' said Minnie Girls Won all hear
the WAGER don't you? always coveted Jack
diamOndSi'
BIT you won't have them, Madamoiselle
How dark it is getting in this cavernous old
hall"
''Shnll ring for lights. Uncle Chester? and
by the way, have you written that letter of in
PRODUCTION to Mr.. Thorne?'
''All in good time, my boy-all in good
time" said the Old gentleman, depOsi,ing his
huge silver bound spectacles in their case
You Young people are all in such desperate
hurry. Tell Betty to carry a lamp into the Ii
brarv, girls. And. Minnie, where is my gold
Ien2 | won't be ve'y long about it, and then
we'll have nice long evening TO gossip about
Jack. prospects,"
While Mr. Chester sat in his cosy, red-cnr-
tanned library, revising the letter which he had
been writing 10 his old college friend Jabez
1horne, of Thornevlle. to the effect that his
nephew. John Lacy, was in search at an eligi-
Die piece of land, and wished to settle down as
planter in that vicinity, and requesting Mr.
Inone's aid in the selection of the samc, Min
HE open ID The door.
Papa there is some one down stairs who
ule'
Very annoying" said the old gentleman.
Ja,t "a l was finishing up this let or OF
5ack :! However l can seal it up aftcrward.
MINNIE, suppose you glance over it, and dot the
Is anu cross the Is; I'm not so much Of pen
man as used To bel"
ana oid Mr.. Chester pushed back his chair
ana roe from tn antique oak table to attend
10 the claims OF his ur GENT guest.
OHVc Chester was brushing ont the heavy
b'ai I" -. her luxuriant black hair before the
dressing mirror of her own apartment two
hours Later, when Mimic ran in. with a coup-