The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-15

for Uncle Ingot slippers aud book-mark:
for his birth day, and sent to him tbeil
best wishes at Christmas in Rimmel';
highly scented envelopes 10 vain Jack
sent him a pound of the most excellent
suuff that Buc0n'S emporium could fur.
nish, at the beginning Of every term. Hf
always wrote back civil letter of thanks
in clear and clerkly letter, but there
was never any enclosure. When Mrs
Isaac asked him to dinner, he declined in
caustic manner,-avowing that he did
not feel himself comfortable at the aristo-
cratic tables of the West Eud, and sent
her a pine, apple for the desert, of his own
growing lie had really no ill-feeliDg
towards his relatives, although be kept
himself so eStranged from them; but |
think this sort of conduct tickled the old
gentleman's grim sense Of humor If be
could have found some legitimate excuse
for "making up" with his sisterin law,
within the first year or two Of their fall
out, perhaps he would have been glad to
/ do so but time had now so widened the
I breach, that it was not to be easily re
paired. What be had Satirically written
when he declined herinvitation had grown
/ to be true; he rarely went into society,
and almost never into the company of la
dies, the elder portion Of whom he con-
sidered frivolous and vexatious, aud the
younger positively dangerous. He had a
a few old bachelor friends, however, with
whom be kept up a cordial intercourse and
spent with them various festivals Of the
year as regularly as they came round.
Ou the 3Ist Of December, for instance,
he never omitted to 20 down to Reading,
and "seo the old year out aud the new
year in, in company of Tom Waatles,
with whom he had worn the yellow stock.
ings in these school days that had passed
away more than half century ago Tom
and Isaac had been even greater cr0nies
as boys than Tom aud IDgot-the latter
did not like Tom the less upon that ac-
count; secretly, l think he esteemed him
the more highly as link between him
self and that luckless family whose very
existence he yet chose to ignore. Mr..
/ Whatfles had intimate relations with them
still; they came down to stay with him
whenever his sister paid him a visit, and
could act as their hostess but this never
happened in the last week of the year
Tom was never to speak of them 10 his
Cd friend,-that was not only tacitly uu-
derstood, but had even been LAID down in
writing, as the basis of their Intimacy.
/ Ga the 3lst Of December last, Mr.. In
got Beardmore found himself, as usual. at
the PaddIngton Station, looking for an
empty partment, for his own company
had got to be very pleasing to him Hav-
ing attaiOed bis object, and rolled him
self up 10 the corner Of the carriage in
several greatcoats, with his feet upon a
hot tin. and bis hands clothed in thick
mitteDs, aud looking altogether like a
polar bear who liked to make himself
comfortabe,-When everything WIS ar
ranged, | say,to the old gentleman's com-
plete satisfaction, who should invade his
privacy, just as the train was about to
start, and the whistle had sounded, but
oae of the most bewitching young ladies
you ever set eyes on !
Madam, this carriage is engaged, .
grogled he, pointing 10 the umbrella,
carpet. bag, aud books, which be had dis
tributed upon all thescats in order to give
it that appearance.
( Only engaged to you, think, SIR
replied the charmer, hippantly. Happy
oorr;o,.. : ,risL 7 ras TzDf+ .L - ,-o..-T T5'
Mr.. Beardmore had never had anything
half so shocking said to him in all his life
and if the train had not been already set
in motion, he would have called upon the
guard for help and left the carriage forth,
with. As it was, he could only look at
this sham oless young person with an ex-
preston Of the severest reprobatIon. At
the same time, his heart sank within him
at the reflection. that the train was not to
stop till be reached his destination, =
Reading. What indignities might he
not suffer before he could obtain protec-
tion She was a modest-Iooking young
lady, too, very simply dressed, and her
voice was particularly sweet and prepos-
sessing, notwithstanding the very dread
full remarks in which she had INDUCED.
Perhaps she was out of her mind, and
at this idea, Mr.. Ingot Beardmore broke
ont. Notwithstanding the low tempora-
ture, into a profuse Perspiration.
"N0w, what will you give me for kiss
you oId-you old polar bear 2" asked the
fair stranger as they few By Ealing.
"Nothing, madam, nothing; l am as
touished at you, answered Mr.Beardmore
looking anziously around the carriage 10
the desperate hope Of finding one Of those
newly patented Inventions for afording
communication with the guard.
"Well, then, I'll take one, and leave it
to your honor" continued the young lady
with peal of silver laughter; and with