The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-04-06

moIv OF gentleman tnan MT. Ntanhope.'
Nor l." said Ellen, who at that moment
entered with a basket full Of wild flowers.
Tho littlo maid-of-all-work followed close
on Der footsteps, with look Of astonish.
mont depicted on her countenance.
Tho gentleman did not sleep In his
bed, said sho, $50 II doesn't want any max.
ing"
Which gentleman :" demanded Mrs,
Ellsworth.
The one you put into the little stived
room"
"I don't believe any such thing" said An.
He didn't certainly, said the girl, 4" for
tho sheet was turned over tho counterpane
oxactiyas Miss Ellen teaohed me 10 do it,"
Ellen go and seo,' said her mother.
Whom Ellen returned, her report talliod
exactly with the girls. She did not blame
him, though she abstained from saying so !;
ncther did her littlo assistant, who said 90
hor, conhdentially, that the south bedroom
was as hot rs an oven, aud not fit for any
Christian person to sleep in.
The incident caused Mrs. Ellsworth con.
siderable puvturbation Of mind, aud she
again suggested the expediency Of having
the bed in tho little south bedroom trans
ferrered to the library an arrangement
which Anastasia ~ peremptorily opposed
as ever,
"Wo might as we'll treat him with do
ooncy," said Mrs. Ellsworth, when she aud
Anastasia were by themselves; "for In my
opinion, no would be quito good match
for Ellou."
THAT is truo, but II won't do to risk
driving cousin George away by depriving
him of an apartment intended expressly for
his accommodation"
Anastasia, as she always did in all family
arrangements, had hor own way, to which
Mrs. Ellsworth became more reconciled by
finding that Stanhope appeared perfectly
well satisfied with every body aud evory.
thing, more particularly with himself.
Friday came, the hour of five drew nigh
and MIR. Ellsworth was momentarily OK.
pectod. No one counted the minutes with
quite as much interest as tho two George
Stanhopes.
AT last, full fifteen minutes past five, tho
stage stopped opposite the cato, for Mr.
Ellsworth to alight. Ellen and Thomas met
him half way down tho grave-walk, and
Mrs. Ellsworth stood in the doorway to
welcome him. Anastasia did not leave her
seat on the sofa, till hor father reached
the parlor door. She then rose, and held
out her hand to him very gracefully. The
unwelcomo guest then advanced to meet
him.
expected | should find you hero,
said Mr.. Ellsworth, shaking him warmly by
tho hand. IL saw your sister about an
hour before | started for home, who said
that you would not probably leave till
arrived"
No, notif had been obliged to stay a
week longer. / was not aware that you
were absolt from home, till after my ar
rival Ion have not, | suppose, forgotten
that you have another nephew by tile name
Of George Stanhope2" ...
BY no means though Inever had the
| pleasure of seeing him."
A pleasure you may now enjoy" ant
cousin George came forward, aud was for
mally introduced
There ia something in all this which
don't understand" said Mrs. Ellsworth.
"Why notY' asked her husband.
Because and all tho rest of the family
have had tho impression that Mis was Lucy
Stanhope's brother" designating, as shl
spoke, the cousin who had first arrived.
"Oh no" said he, " am the backwood
cousin"
To say the least" said Mrs. Ellsworth
| 81 don't think it was right to deceive usl
al Certainly had no wish to deceive you.
But you answered all our inquiries in
way which had tendency to deceive us.
81 answered thom all truly and henestly.
! /" Did you not say your sister was wel
when you left homo, when Anastasia in
quirod for Lucy2"
said my sister was well, and 30 she
was. meant my sister Mary, and as Mist
Ellsworth did not mention any name, hat
no means of knowing that it was her cousin
Lucy she had reference to-" ..
"lf thore has been mistake made az Il
the identity of our young friends" said Mr.
| Ellsworth, " let us make the best of it. Ev
cry person received as a guest is entitled t
a proper degree of courtesy, which hope
neither ofmy friends have failed to receive
Here the two young men interfered, anC
both assured Mr.. Ellsworth that they la,
enjoyed themselves admirably.
| Anastasia, who had remained silent, ha(
never suffered more intense chagrn. Eller
was agitated by u variety of ofemotions. Sur
prise, regret and pleasure were commingle lee
regret on her sisters account, pleasure
on her own for now that she knew tina
the cousin she had admired so much wa
not a rich merchant, but the son of west
ern pioneer, hope whispered that which
one half hour previous, she dared not Il
entertain.
If Anastasia entertained any expectation
that the young merchant, after what haC
taken place, would offer his hand, she wal
doomed to be disappointed. Cousin Georg,
did not leave till moro than week afte
Mr.. Ei!sWorth's return, and then it was un
derstcod that he and Ellen were engag ed
| They were sooE afterwards married, and il
few years, .ne rise of lands, joined will
his own enterprise, placed him in point oI
wealth, on an equality with his cousin, the
city merchant.
STRANGE VERDICT. The following story o
"iwelye gentlemen Of the jury" who sat up
on the case of a man found dead in a sand
PIT, surpasses, in the stupid fatuity of jur
ors, anything we have ever heard (: 1.-The,
| first returned verdict of manslaughter
The coroner recapitulated the testimony ad
| duced, and sent them back. They re-enter
ed tho court with We find that the deceased
was still-born' For third time they wer,
dismissed, with Lord Campbell's well
known formula, Gentleman you will rotir,
! TO consider of your verdict-this man wa
found dead in sandpit.' So they avoide,
technicalities, apd came soundly TO the con
clusion q" that the said Robert Trolawney i
dead, and died of sand"
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