The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1864-12-02

"you can send those slippers to your un-
cle--it will be such an excellent oppor-
tunity."
"There is no hurry about them" said
Violet lsteessly.
"My darling! heard you say only
yesterday that you wished they were dis
patched. Bring them down Immediately
why, what can you be thinking oi!'
Violet went-languidly enough; and
Mr.. Pellet broke out into a perspiration
of satisfaction as he wrote down Mrs. A
maziah Corney's direction.
1t was nearly fifteen minutes before
she returned--and then, deep within the
brown paper cerements which wrapped
the worked slippers, she had slid tiny
note written on lilac paper and sealed
with carrier dove, in lilac wax. and
this is what it said:
"Mr DARLING AUNT DoLLY:--These slippers
will be presented to you by the most disagreea-
BILE old bachelor alive; wish he had gone, to
the bottom of the Caribbean Sea before he ever
came here tormenting poor little harmless mel
He's going to propose-~1 know he is---and papa
will make me say yes, Just because the wretch
owns bank stock and mortgages. Oh, aunty II
only had your ready wit and quick resolution.
what shall do9 hide in the cellar when he
comes here, or invite him to tea and put strych-
nine in the cup2 It's no matter, Aunt Dolly
want your kind shoulder to cry my eyes out
on, for mama is on the enemy's side. One thing
is certain, shall be wretched for life if he does
marry me. pray think up some remedy for your
VIOLET
And Mr.. Elijah Pellet took the express
train for the station whence daily stage
crawled over the hills to Steele's Mills.
with this rather uncomplimeutary note
lurking in one Of the toes of Uncle Anna
Eiah Corney's new slippers.
A splendid old farm house, with its
slopihg caves all hidden in snowy clouds
of cherry blossoms, and oderous branch
es Of southernwood on each side of the
garden gate--velvet fields streaching a.
way to blue, tranquil stream. and gnarl
ed apple orchards whose knotty boughs
were just beginning to blush with pink
clustering buds-Mr. Pellet came sui
denly. upon its rural beauty as he turned
the sweep in the road, and he almost en-
wed the quiet life OF Amaziah Corney.
"Walk in, Squire: walk in" said Un
Gle Amazlah. beamingall over with hear
ty hospitality. "my wi(e'll be powerful
glad t see ye. Dolly! here's a gentle.
man that knows your brother Hiram's
folks in York. and he's brought me apair
O. slippers that our little Violet worked
for her old uncle, Dolly, say-Dol-
ly"
And Mrs Corney came tripping in
a rosy matron of about forty-fve, with
sunny brown hair under the neatest of
lace caps, and complexion like her own
apple blossoms. She held out her plump
palm with welcome no whit lless cor
dial than her husbands. 4
"Welll' calculated Uncle Amaziah,
lost in admiration of the slippers he was
turning round and round on his ponder
Gus hand, "if these ere lalocks and pinks
aint jest as material as life, ant no----
HalloW
The little purple note dropped to the
floor. Uncle Amaziah stared as if a full
grown fairy had futtered out of his slip
pers.
"It's for you Dolly" he said to his
wife. carefully picking it up, "a letter
from Violet, I calculate. Sit down
Squire, sit down-tea'll be ready pres
emily, and you must be clean beat ost,
travelling all the way from York
Meanwhile Aunt Dolly. leaning against
tne kitchen dresser, read Violet's note
twice over, slowly and thoughtfully the
second time. Then she set her lips close
together and winked her hazel eyes very
very hard.
Il have IT," said Aunt Dolly.
Aunt Dolly knew what she was about,
too, when she uttered those three magic
monosyllables. She was q woman from
the crown OF her head to the soles Of he r
trim feet--a real genuine. contriving.
man@uvr ng, warm hearted won'an and
Aunt Dolly was mistress of her situation.
$50 you're thinking of matrimony. Mr.
Pellet?" said Aunt Dolly, as she extend
ed fragrant cup of tea to the smiling
bachelor.
"Dear me! How did you become a.
ware Of it ?" simpered Mr. Pellet.