North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-05-16

! was awaiting Tor her husband room ZZl
right hand, second flight.
George flew up stairs, burst open the
door of 22l, and entered without ceremo
ny She was sitting by the window look
ing for him, with her back to the door,
He sprang forward, and holding her in
his arms, rained kisses upon her face.
MY Katie my darling my darling
have found you at last p
She turned her face and looked at him
before she spoke. and then she set up such
a scream as made the very hair stand on
Georges head.
You are not my james, she cried,
ooh, heaven! Help! Help! Somebody
come quickly? Help! Help! murder !
thieves
George stood aghast. The lady was
middle-aged, with false teeth, and decid-
edly snutfy looking nose. No more like
the charming little Katie than she was
| like the Venus de Medici
He turned to flee just as tie stairway
was alive with people alarmed with the
cries of the woman. They tried to stop
him, but he would not be stayed. He
took the stairs a, leap, and landed some
where near the bottom, among the wreck
Of three chamber maids, aud as many
white a roned walters.
And before any one could seize him he
was rushing down over the front steps,
A lady and gentleman were slowly ascend
inc them, and George in his bad haste,
ran against the lady and broke the rim OF
her bonnet.
"You rascal !" cried the gentleman
with her. "what do yon mean by treating
lady in this manner?" and he seized our
hero bv the collar.
Then, for the first time, George looked
al the couple before him.
"'Tis Katie! Oh, Katie - cried he, for
this time there was no mistake; 1t was
Katie and her uncle Charles. "Oh, my
wife . my wife,"
He tried to take her in his aims, but
she fed from him in terror.
Take that dreadful man away" she
cried. Il am sure he is insane or drunk
Only see his boots and his awful hat y
Il tell you am your George Oh,
Katie, where have you been Z" exclaimed
he.
Katie looked at him now, and recogniz-
ing him, began to cry.
"Oh, dear, that should have ever liv-
ed to see this day! My George that |
thought so pure ID good, faithless and
intoxicated. Oh, uncle Charles, what will
become of me
MY dear neice, be patient" said her
uncle. Il think this is George, and we
will hear what he has to say b:tore con-
demning him. Mr.. Jameson, met your
wife in the cars yesterday, and she inform
ed me that yeu deserted her at the Wind
ham depot. OF course | could not believe
that vonr absence was intentional and |
pprsuaded her to remain here while tele-
graphed to the princi pie stations along the
road for information of You. Why did |
receive no answer p
"Because the telegraph does not run in
to old Mr.. Stark's huckleberry swamp,
where had the honor of spending last
night" aid George, losing his temper.
"But this extraordinary disguise" 2"
MY clothes were muddy, aud have
cot on Mr.. Stark's," said George. And
though the explanation was not particu-
arly lucid to those who heard it, they
were satisfied.
"My dearest George cried Katie,
rushing into his arms, "and so you did not
desert me, and | shan't have to be divorc-
ed?
Never, my darling and well never be
separated again for a moment"
No, not for all the baggage in the
world Oh, George, you don't know how
have suffered"
Tie crowd could be kept ignorant no
hotel, drawn thither by the disturbance
Matters were explained, and cheers long
and loud rent the air,
The landlord got up an impromptu
wedding dinner, at which Katie presided;
and George, looking very sheeplsh in Mr..
Stark swallow-tail, did the honors.
They proceeded on their tour next day,
ann soon atterward Mr.. and Mrs. Stark
were delighted to receive a box by ex-
press containing the lost suit of the old
gentleman. and the wherewithal to pur-
chase bin another, besi.e the most hand
some drawn silk bonnet for Mrs. Stark
that the old lady had ever seen.
There, old man, said she, turning
from the glass at which she had been sur
veying herself in the new bonnet, 81 al
lers told you that huckleberry swamp
would turn to something if it was only to
raise frogs in. Guess hit it sometimes"
Ga An IIish girl was ordered to hang
the wash clothes on the horse IN the kitch-
en- to dry, Her mistress shortly after
found very gentle family horse standing
in the kitchen completely covered with the