The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-05-31

frowD, as you are doing now, in
manner that is enough TO brighten one
You have, ofcourse, a perfect right to
your own opinion, but il you suppose
the police will agroe with you
you will find yourself much mistaken
The idea Of anybody wanting to kis.
you will reasonably enough appear tc
them preposterous."
"Wlat is it you require Of me, you
wicked creature ?" cried the OLD
bachelor in an agony o: shame and
rage
Il want payment for my kiss. Tc
agenticman OF your time Of life, who
scarcely could expect TO be so favored
surely 1t is worth.-what shall say
five pounds What, not so much p
Well, then, here's another for you,
other cheek" Like fla b of light
Mug, she suited the acti IN TO hen
words. There, then, FIVE pounds for
the two, and | wont take a shilling
less. You will have TO give it to the
poor's box at the police station, if not
TO me. For intend, in case you are
obstinate, to complain Of your disgrace.
ful conduct to the guard, at the first
opportunity. l shall give you into
custody, sir, as sure as you are alive
You will be put upon your oath, you
know, and all that you will dare tc
say will BIZ that kissed you, and no,
you me. What 'roars of laughter
there will be in the court. and how
funny it will all look in the papers,
Here the Young lady began to laugh
again, as though she had already read
! it there. Mr. Beardmore's grim sense
OF humor was, as usual, accompanied
BY Il keen dislike of appearing ridicu
lous. True, he hated to be imposed
upon; still, OF the two evils, was it not
better to pay five pounds, than to be
made the laughing stock of his bache
lor friends. who are not the sort o
people to commsrrate one in mis-
fortune of this kind?
In short, Mr.. Ingot Beardmorc paid
the money Mr.. Thomas Whafile:
found bis guest that evening anything
but talkative. There was select par
ty of the male sex invited 10 meet him
by whomtherich oil drysaltcr was ac-
customed to be regarded as an oracle
but upon this occasion he had nothing
to say; the consciousness of having
been ''lone" oppressed him. His lip,
were tightly sealed; his checks were
still glowing from the audacious IN
suit that had been put upon them; hi,
fingers. clutched the pocket book il
which there was FIVE pound note les,
than there ought to be But when hi,
host and himself were lett alone tha
night, seeing the old year out. ant
the new year in," his heart began It
thaw under the genial influences o
friendship and gin.punch, aud he tolc
his late adventure to Tom Whhffics
not without some enjoyment of his owl
mischance.
Il could really almost forgive The
Iiade," said he, 'ior having taken mt
ia so cleverly. l dare say, however
she made quite profession of il; anC
that half II score of gentlemen have
been coclced before now into ransom
ing their good name us | did. AnC
yet she was as modest and lady. lik,
looking gIrl as ever you saw"
WAS she anything like MiS?" in
quired Mr.. Whaties, producing pho
togaph
why. thst'stho very girl" exclaim
ed the guest. "Ha, ha! Tom; so 20,
too, have been one OF her victims, hav,
you? Well, now, this is most extraor
binary"
"Not at all, my dear fellow. know
her very well; and her sister. and he
mother, and her brother too. l ean in
troduce you to her if you like. There
not the least harm in her; bless you
she only kissed you for bit of fun"
IA bit OF tLn!" cried Mr.. Beard
more. why she got II five pound notC
out of mel
But she does not mean to keep it,
am very sure. Would you like TO sc,
her aguin? Come, Yes, or Mol
IF she will give me back my money
Yes y"
Very well, returned the host; mind
you asked for her yourself" and h,
rang the bell pretty sharply twice
Here she is; it's your niece, Mis-
Julia Her mother and sister are nov
staying under this very roof"
"Yes, uncle, said the young lady
dcmurely. "J'ere is tho five poun;
pound note; please TO give me that fiv'
thousand which you promised mamm,
ii erer she or hers got fue pounds out 0
you; for you are a man Of your rord,
know. But what would be better still
would be to let me kiss you once NOR
in tho character Of your dutiiul niece
and lot US all love you US we want Il
do 1t was an audacious stratagom,
admit. but | think you will forgive m,
:. come.
There go the church bells p crieC
; Tom Whafiies. "Iti tho now year
anda fitting to forgive old enmities
Give your uncle u kiss, child"
Uncle Ingot made no resistance thi
time, but he avowed himself fairly con
4 quered; and between ourselves, altho
he made no "favorites" among hi
newly reconeiled relatives, but treai
ed Them with equal kindness. thinl
he liked Niece julia best, who had beel
1.-THE cause of healing a quarrel, whiel
no one perhaps had regretted more q
heart than Uncle Ingot himself.