The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-01-19

anitln Il she lees unnrrinr in he
iu5gmcu, than the hrrse.hair wig AZ,
gown of OLD, " the mcdsrn bro dlclolh o.
the present Juliciaryl have never yet
seen IL in siUgls instance. Gu; We d.
.rcss.
"By the way, dear Julia. IN. hc writ.
ton about coming home TO youl" sa'd
Eila, with heightened color upon hcr
checks.
"Nu." said Julia.
"Noil, hc has 80 nc got n letter las
nigh'. twas wr,ttcn last Thursday, aud
he said he would b, here certain on g..
morroW, IL has leave vi abscne, for q
long time, and, did you see me running
around great deal TO diyl" "Y rs. -
."Ncll was arrangiug plc.uic tor Chir.
lir's benefit All The boys aud girls are
goirg. III. TO b. in SyIysu's wood, un
the bank OF The fsh pond, that nice green
place; DOM you kuuwl"
julia nodded. "Wcu," continued
Ei,a,'I was just going ovrr 10 s,e yvu
about twhcu | saw you coming, awhile
az. om not going To say a word to
Charlie about this report, for Of cuursc
he htsSccn it-aud don't you, either,
and see whether u, wont, xplaiu il bin.
self ! am sJso ho Will" Ju il assent
cltj this arrangement, aud returned
home with a more cheerful ,Nprcssiou OF
cuuntonaucc from her conversation with
I'll Ia aud admiration Tor her friends
,a.th 10 hcr brother.
On rrach'ng home she found l.tt, r
| from Charlie aNsuug her. The post
mark showed that IL lad been DELAYED a
. day or two. She opened aud read IT, It
was sturt---simp'y announcing his return
i hom, and wJunI up us l1llows' "Pell
all the folks will be home, certain, Oh
that day, und they must look cut ior tn
] |CaItlju.". Il WAS this news that caused
tie remark OF th1 little sister Jennie and
the troubled looks OF the lumiy thcrit,
lut they aprrchcpdcd a sgrroWlul day
Instead uf o loylUl one, IL what they had
read iu the papers proved true. Aud,
isamchOw, Us Is oltJn the case, everyone,
in spite ot Charles former conduct,
-vcntd 10 acccpt i Hs true.
Wei, tomorrow came, and with II
lcamo Chatl.U--thc Clptiil, rather
/ bookings a little pale AID worm prrhsps
from sickness or fatigue, but the sam,
Charlie as Of old; Tor, uotw thsUudug
his having grown taller and heavier, uu,
his having biz mustachc, and all tAst
The kissed Julia bui.tCrously. huguc'
JENNIE conyulsiyely, and shook his luIhel
aud mother heartily by the hand. i
there was any GOODNESS IN his greeting
from the family, he was too ovcIl0ygd OF
his return to note It, aud after telling
somo most improbable stories ot the wGI
that made them all smile in spite of tht
secret they possessed, he stopped short
aud asked where his dog was, aud wheth'
or he was oliyc yet 1t was p ain he hac
Intended 90 say nothing of the dismissal
j which all expected aud yet dreaded /,
! hear confirmed ur denied.
Jnlia, to hide her grief from him, toll
him OF the prci 'cted pic-ric planned b.
! Ella.
: "Dd Ella plan il for mel" cxclaime
] the soldier. "Thc dear lttlc girl!
havut seen her yet. lllgo straight nm
kiss h dozen times or thut." An
withou. more ado he was making of.
"Why, supper is ready, Charlie SAT-
his molhrr.
Cant help that I'll be back in time
you needn't wait, - was his reply as h
disappeared on u stake aud rider fence
aud ran across u ploughod Il III as th
n ar st cut O. thi farmhouse over tn
|ftll. Julia watched him from The duo.
as now hali la,ling and then up uglll
upon his strong limbs hu reached th,
3 other fence, aud was over in a twink
; ling.
= Sac saw Ella standing at the gate, bu
when that demurc Miss saw him comm
I vt such speed her courage tailed he
i and she Aed, with the haoty fellow in h
d pursuit. Nj,
r Thcy both di,appeorl2d around u
- house, and the Patton family ate the
+. supper alone.
u Ii il supposed that Charlie took supp
u at the other farm. house, MS hc d NJ
,, return until ten O'clock la the cvenln
d +
/. The next d,y--thc day oflhs pie n
II .-camc in with II rosy morning aud
i cloudlcss sky overhead. Before o'e!uC
g various vehicles deposited iha l"ads
ID piggling girls aud more substantial cat
ID blcs, and What, with fishing, playin
ID swinging, Grd hooting at their dispus'
At the day prum.s ID to be u happy Il
, delightful ono.
sr Captain Charlie was there in all I
no plury Of his regimon,als and new thnl
i der straps; and Elll Stanton was The
sr III, sweetest ard lovclirst girl of all.
IN various times she heard whispers II
4 remarks about Charles putting on sly
M with clothes he was not eutltltd 10, a
= other remarks, to which sha made
Z. Ircply. After the meul had been ia
10 spread, eaten, ard groit deal wast5
- aud return to play and enjoyment W.
ID announced, Captain Charlie came 10 h
ID with very Ioug, aud solemn fec, al
r. requested her to take Il little walk ".
As him.
L, 81 have something TO ask you, Ella
sr he said. "which has puzzled and wurri
ID me oil day long" So arm in arm Tn
~ strollcJ awav from the crowd aud scat
u. themselves upon a fallen tree.
is "Now, Mr.. Charlie" said Ella, SEQ
lc fcss yourselG.'
" at is THE, Ella" he said sobrrly,
~ expected a joyous greeting from {
IL friends here when returned, bnt ha
&c not met with II, or else | am very sells
ld When got or the cars yestcrjay mor
- ing, | met james Graham, the first m
iaid eyes upon, and, rushing to hi
IN offered my hand, lie took it, but il "
d. the coldest shake | ever had, and flu
es il aside in anger. II was so, dear II
Ia with every one until | met you. y,
pc indeed, were not changed, but why
ou the 9th srsl-I fipcied that even my %
- family received me coldy, but to be ST
MS that was but fancy, Do you know
as reason Ellal Can il be possible that
have been mistakenl'
aid Ella, ys girls will on such occasion
is was crying most heartily at his pitt
lm story, aud 10 truth il was affecting ey
- 10 tears. Just then murmur OF surpr
he and aGflghl wus heard proceeding III
OF the rest of the party whom they had