Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-04-21
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNA,
OLD SERIES, VOL. 26, NO. %.

! George stood aghast. The lady was
middeaged, with false teeth, and deci-
dedly snuffy looking nose. No more like
the charming little Katie than she was like
the Venus de Mcdci!
lie turned to flee just as the stairway was
alive with people alarmed by the cries OF
the woman. They tried to stop him, but
would not be stayed. He took the stairs at
leap, and landed somewhere near the bot
tom, among the wreck of three chamber
maids, and as many white aproned walters.
And before any one could seize him he
was rushing over the front steps. A lady
and gentleman were slowly ascending them,
and 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 manner9" 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 my
wife %
lie tried to take her in his arms, but she
fled from him in terror.
"Take that dreadful man away" she
cried. II am sure he is insane or drunk !
Only see his boots and his awful hat"
81 tell you am your own George! Oh,
Katie, where have you been9' exclaimed
he.
Kate looked at him now, and recognizing
him, began to cry.
ooh, dear that should have ever lived
to see this day My George that thought
so pure and good, fnithless and intoxicated
Oh, uncle Charles, what will become of
mei"
"My dear niece, bc patient" said her
uncle. 81 think this is George, and we will
near what he has to say before condemning
him. Mr.. jameson, met your wife in the
cars yesterday, and she informed me
that you had deserted her at the
Windham depot. OF course / could not be-
leve that your absence was intentional, and
pursuaded her to remain here while tele
graphed to the principle stations along the
road for information of you. Why did
receive no answer2'
because the telegraph docs not run into
old Mr.. Starks huckleberry swamp, where
had the honor of spending last night" sale
George, losing his temper.
"But this extraordinary disguised"
"My clothes were muddy, and have go
on Mr.. Starks," said George. And though
the explanation was not particularly lucit
) to those who heard it, they were satisfied
J my dearest Georgc!" cred Katie, rush
ing into his arms, "and so you did no
desert me, and l shan't have to be di
vorce0."
"Never, my darling and we'll never
separated again for moment"
mo, not for all the baggage in tn
world Oh, George, you don't known hoy
l have suffered"
The crowd could be kept ignorant n
longer, for scores had assembled round tn
! hotel, drawn thither by the disturbance
Matters were explained, and cheers loni
and loud rent the air.
The landlord got up an impromptu wed
ding dinner, at which Katie presided; an,
George, looking very sheepish in Mr.. Stark
swallowtail did the honors.
, They proceeded on their tour next day
| and soon aftcrward Mr.. and Mrs. Stark wer
4; delighted to receive a box by express, cor
e tanning the lost suit of the old gentleman
and the wherewithal to purchase him anothe
: beside the most handsome drawn silk Dor
c net for Mrs. Stark that the old lady ha
ever seen.
J There, old man." said she, turning fror
. the glass at which she had been surveyin
? herself in the new bonnet, II alters told 20
n that huckleberry swamp would turn t
= something if 1t was only to raise frogs in
J., Guess | hit il sometimes"