Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-07-27

penge. Darlington had been blatant upon
the theme of its victory; and the main
cause of Chetwypds being now my visitor
was the fact Of my having desired to secure
his assistance-he had been a"'Vafsity y
bat and bowler--in the second struggle.
! And now deep despair seized my, soul,
when reflected that this sudden escapade
of my friends would probably be the cause
OF our second defeat, by dapriVing us the
j aid of the famous Charley Cambridge, such
was iChetwynd's nom de gaerre in the crick-
citing world.
But Fortune, who Is said to delight in
overthrowing the proud, seemed about to
i prove herself consistent goddess by her
behavior to those eonceited Battingtonians,
| To do this no doubt she so managed matters
\ that Charley, within twenty-four hours
from the despatch of his letter., received
! reply which, to use his own expression, de-
rived from "Reminiscences Of one of poor
Leech's pictures, chung board round his
neck and tickled him thus disabled, with
the straw of perverse mislortunep, irs..
,It But be did not make this discovery until
arriving at the end of the letter, of which,
IN his ecstacy during the first perusal, he
favoredime with extracts. plU' vff.J
! (" 1t is like the strangeness OF dream"
quoted Charley; so short has been our ac-
quaintance, so sudden the growth of love
1 between us ('of love between u.s." repeated
my friend delightedly, and hurrying on),
l Itear, like Juliet lestyou should consider
me too easily won, if consent to an elopet
ment. ("Bravow cried Chetwynd, jumps
ing up from his chair.) am like Lydia
Languish--I long tor the excitement of d
| runaway marriage, and hate the idea of the
ordinary formal and ceremonious one.
should prefer abandoning my home by
means OF a rope-ladder. ("SoJyou shall,
and prettlly your sylph's ankle will trip
down it," put in Chetwynd) My niece
knows that you have writtelito me (''niece,
niece!" said my friend, pausing; ''she means
aunt-she's agitated, poor thing?O She
thinks we ought TO see. each other-best in
some public place-to arrange matters.
| ("CJhite like a mother to her." remarked
Che6wynd; romantic In her youth, no doubt,
she looked, or rather smirked it) II send
you a kiss" (my-friend raised the letter
rapturously to his lips), sand sign myself
by the name which yeur dear lips have so
playfully conferred on me-, .Jl r. ..a.r
| "MAUD's AUNT.
"P.S S. You never would think we were
in that relationship, would you?"i moi
do not know which of us, my friend or
myself, underwent, at the close of this letter,
the most violent change OF countenance
from the respective causes of amazcment
and amusement. .'l''
"Why," gasped Charley, 'they re the same
name, and the aunt's got my letter. Butits
absurd. Why, dwelt throughout it upon
her engagement to Gumbleton." .
articulated an answer with some diff
Guilty: "lt. is the eldest who is engaged to
| Gumbleton." '.... .,.
"What?" said Charley, scarcely compre-
hending me; and then he added, ''Well, that
| a., all Dat I hn, iufin
| you said it was the niece who was engaged
to him-I recollect your words-"Gumble-
ton, .fancee and her aunt" One of your
confodnded pieces to chaff, l suppose, or a
slip of the tongue, as you'll say. | see now
whoit was you were always laughing at in
that unreasonable fashion,"
"Do'you?" answered. But Charley was
by this time reperusing the letter with dis
gust equal to his former delight" ..t
,H.t Short acquaintance sudden love-" he
commented. Scarcely spoke a word to
her; was MISUNDERSTANDING even catch the
name; handed her chicken at supper, or
part of one. Easily won'-should rather
think SO. 'Elopement'--not if know it,
thirty if she's day-dare say forty. Rope
LADDER That's the best thing yet-fancy
me waiting at the bottom of a rope-ladder
for woman of sixteen stone! Have in
formed my niece of your letter." That's
the unkindest cut of all. think see the
fun in Maude's large eyes. What an utter.
fool shemust think mel ....-- .... /
| ,"Well,'' he ended, breaking off, 81 see
nothing for me but to run away from this
Falstatfian female. Il can't possibly have
1 the face to meet her, especially as it's my
mistake, and there is" observed my friend
rising and complacehtly looking at him
self In theimirror over the mantlepiece-
"There'ssome excuse for her proceedings"
ID. SNOW, Jack. III tell you what-I'll write
an aneXplanatory letter to the real Maude; and
youill atonement foryour sins, mustmanage
to deliver it-can't trustth post; for don't
see how to prevent the letter falling into
the hands of the other. Meantime, for the
present, I'll make myself scarce"
''On one condition I'll help you," was the
reply. "You must play with us to-day
4 against Darlington; it's five miles away,
and you can get farther Oft tO-mOrrow;i it'll
do you good, itoo-distract your mind, Its
nearly time to start now" .......
| "Well, you must do your best for me,
them" returned my friend. "Five miles is
far enoughI suppose. Gumbleton's future
aunt doesn't play cricket should think,
and there's no danger Of my meeting her."
| 1H'"No,,"t 4 said; "but Gumbleton does
4 satisfactionyo of blowing at him." t.,.rr n,
! '.That would have decided 1t an hour
ago. said Charley. "But, however, will
: gon)Gni od 'erYuoi 9iliiH3Dou p'vy
ii He went, and at the moment of his set
i ting foot upon the darlington cricket-field,
Charles Chetwynd, the lover in difficulties,
! vanished from our sight, and cricketing
Charley Cambridge took his place. b Bat
tington went in tirst-the match was d. one