The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1866-04-24
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George stood aghast The lady was
middle.aged, with false teeth, and dec.
dedly snuffy looking nose. No more like
the charming little Kate than she was like
the Venus de Medici
He turned to fee just as :he stairway
was alive with people alarmed by the cries
of the woman. They tried to stop hun,
but he would not be stayed. He took the
stairs at leap, and landed somewhere
near the bottom among the wreck of three
chambermaids, and as many white apron
ed walters.
And before any one could seize him he
was rushing down over the front steps -
A lady and gentleman were slowly ascend.
ing them, aud George in his mad haste,
ran against the lady and broke the rim OF
her bonnet.
You rascal - cried the gentleman
with her, what do you mean by treating
a lady in this manner? 2" and he seized
our hero by the collar.
Then for the first time, George looked
at the couple before him.
"'Tis Katie Oh, Katie :" cried he
for this time there was no mistake it
was Katie and her uncle Charles. "Oh,
my wife nv wife !"
He tried to take her in his arms, but
she fed from him in terror.
Take tha: dreadful man away" she
cried. IL am sure he is insane or drunk.
Only see his boots and bis awful hat!"
81 tell you am your own George =
Oh, Katie, where have you been 2" ex-
claimed he.
Katie looked at him now, and recog-
nizing him began 20 cry.
"Oh, dear! that | should have ever
lived to see this day My George that |
thought SO pure aud good, faithless and
intoxicated Oh, uncle Charles, what
will become of meI'
"My dear niece, be patient" said hel
uncle. 81 think tLis is George, aud VT
will bear what he has to say before con
denuing him. Mr.. Jameson, l met youI
wife in the cars yesterday and she inform
ed me that you had deserted her at the
Windham depot. OF course could nc
believe that your absence was intentional
and | persuaded her to remain here whil
telegraphed to the principle station
along the road for informetion of you
Why did / receive no answer =
because the telegraph does not ruI
J into old Mr. Stark's huckleberry swamp
! where | bad the honor of spending las
night" said George losing bis temper.
"But this extraordinary disguise p
"My clothes were muddy, and hav
!, got on Mr.. Stark's" said George Au'
though the explanation was not particular
ly lucid to those wh0 heard it, they wer
satisfied
! "My dearest George" cried Katie
, rushing into his arms, "and so you di
, not desert me, aud | shaut have to be d
E vorced ?"
"Never, my darling! aud well neve
] be separated again for a moment."
: "No, not for all the baggage in tn
world! Oh, George, you don't kno'
a how | have suffered"
The crowd could be kept ignorant n
D longer, for scores had asssmped round tn
e hotel, drawn thither By the disturbance
e Matters were explained, aud cheers lon
, and loud rent the air.
E TIE landlord got up an imprompt
wedding dinner, at which Katie presided
t and George, looking very sheepish in NJ
Stark's swallow tail, did the honors.
: They proceeded on their tour next day
e and soon afterward Mr.. and Mrs. Star
e were delighted to receive a box by ez
: press, containing the lost suit of the oil
gentleman and the wherewithaI to pur
4 chase him another, beside the most hand
t some drawn silk bonnet for Mrs. Star
r that the old lady had ever seen.
There, old men," said she, turuin
from the glass at which she had been sur
: veyiDg herself in the uew bonnet, "I al
lers tod you that huck leberry swamp woul
5 turn to something if it was only to rails
frogs in. Guess | hit 1t sometimes"