The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-10-20

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the police station, if not TO me. For /
intend, in case you arc obstinate, to COM
plain of your disgraccful conduct to tho
guard at the first opportunity. / shall
give you into custody, sir, as sure as you
are alive. You viii be put upon your
oath, you know, and all you will dare to
say will be that kissed you, and not you
me. What 'roars of laughter there will
be in court, and how funny it will all
look in the papers y
Here the young lady began to laugh
again, as though she had already read
it there. Mr.. Beardmore's grim sense of
humor was, rs usual, accompanied by a
keen dislike Of appearing ridiculous.-
True, he hated TO be imposed; still, of
the two evils. was it not better TO pay FIVE
pounds than TO be made the laughing
stock of his bachelor friends, who arc not
the sort of people to commisserate one in
q misfortune &C this kind2
In short, Mr.. Ingot Beardmore paid
the money. Mr.. Thomas Whafies found
his guest that evening anything but talk
ative. There was q select party of the
male sex invited to meet him, by whom
the rich old drysalter was accustomed to
be regarded as an oracle; but upon this
occasion he had nothing to say the con-
sciousness of having been done opprcss-
ed him. His lips were tightly sealed !;
his cheeks were still glowing from the au-
dacious insult that had been put upon
them; his fingers clutched the pocket
book in which there was five pound
note less than there ought to be. But
when his host and himself were left alone
that night, seeing the old year out and
the new year in, his heart began to thaw
under the genial influences of friendship
and gin-punch, and he told his late ad-
venture to Tom Whaffles, not without
some enjoyment of his own mischance.
II could really almost forgive the jade,
for having taken me in 30 clcverly," said
he. ~ dare say, however, she makes
quite profession of it; and that half a
score Of old gentlemen have been coerced
before now into ransoming their good
name as did. And yet she was as mod.
est aud ladylike looking a girl as ever
you saw"
"Was she anything like this ?" in
quired Mr.. Whafiies, producing photo.
graph.
"Why, that's the very girl ~ exclaimed
the guest ala, ha I! Tom; 80 you, too
have been one of her victims, have you
Well. now, this is most extraordinary"
"Not at all, my dear fellow. know
her very we'll and her sister, and her
mother, and her brother, too. / can 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"
"A bit of fun % cried Mr.. Beardmore
"Why, she got fvc-pound note out o
me %
But she does not mean TO keep it,
am very sure. Would you like to sec
her again Come, yes or no ?"
"If che will give me back my money
Yes"
"Very we'll, returned the host; "mint
you asked for her yourself" and ht
rung the bell pretty sharply twice "Her,
she is it's your niece, Miss Julia. He
mother and sister are now staying under
this very roof"
IeSJ uuCtc, batu tue young lAu1, uc
murely. "Here's your five e-pound note
please TO give me that FIVE thousand which
you promised mamma If ever she or her
got FIVE pounds out of you =; for you are
man of your word, / know. But wha
would be better still would be to let m,
: kiss you once more, in the character o
your dutiful niece aud let US all love yo'
as we want to do. 1t was an audaciou
stratagem, l admit, but l think you vii
forgive me-come."
. "There 60 the church bells! criec
, Tom Whaffies. at is the new year, anC
. a fitting time to forget old enmities.-
Give your uncle a kiss, child"
i Uncle Ingot made no resistance thi
; time, but avowed himself fairly conquer
ed and between ourselves, although h,
made no "favorites" among his newly
reconciled relatives but treated them will
equal kindness, l think he always likec
, Niece Julia best, who had been the caus
, Of healing a quarrel which no one per
, haps had regretted more at heart thai
Uncle Ingot himself