The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-06-20

Need say more. Mrs. Pottle.
walking about the room, heard some
of these remarks aud gave me,
thought q look Of malicious tri-
umph.
"Be merciful to a fellow for once I"
| said desperately, "Snd keep the af.
fair secret till / give you leave to
split"
"when will that bc9" asked Har.
ry Dawson.
"Givo me month, Harry"
"Aud you'll let us know in a
month how il goes on?"
"Yes, Il | know myself"
"Haley hasn't cheek enough to car.
ry on courting," said Dawson. "He
hardly knows what's what, or who's
who, or when's when. think, my
boy, you'd better come to mo to drin
in the art, I've had plenty Of prac-
tice, and am up to nice little thing
or two. l should advise you to get
the other foot, and have a pair of
them"
you're dreadful nuisance, Daw.
son, said Frank Jones. "Let the
poor fellow rest in peace now, and
come away home; it is getting late" "
But | had no rest that night; for
continually that little slipper walked
round my bed, aud over my chest,
and on my forehead, aud round my
bed again. r~ rLgF
Next day l thought Mrs Potlle
looked at her spoons and furniture
suspiciously and appeared i'll at case;
the day after that / found her hunt.
ing behind my sofa when / came in
to breakfast, and | ventured to say,
Are you looking for anything, Mrs
Pottle2"
"Woll, no, sir, thank you, sir" she
said, hesitatingly, and immediately
went dcwn stairs for tho coffee pot.
When returned home in the eve
1,ng, there was a young LADY in the
passage talking to Mrs. Pottlc, but |
passed upwithout close investigation.
just as | turned the staircase
heard these words in apleasant voice,
| could fad it; it is such a ridiculous
thing to lose. l am almost sure
must have left it in the parlor when
l brought it down to show to grand.
mother, and forgot to carry it away.
L am sorry to have troubled you a.
gain, Mrs. Pottle, and it is of no very
great consequence" :"
"Shall | ask Mr.. Haley2"
80 no. OF course, if he had seen
it he would have given it to you. H.
wasn't his" Aud she laughed a
girlish, silvery, merry laugh.
/ softly opened my room door and
went in. Would she think mo a
thief, thenp Who was she2 The
front door closed after "Good eye-
ming, Mrs. Pottle," and 1 looked out
of my window, aud watched her; then
taking my hat again ran down stairs,
obeying a sudden impulse, aud fol-
lowed her. It.
Soon she turned into u wide street
then another, aud then calling a cab,
she stepped into it-but 1 heard the
IL, Victoria Terrace
So | called another and followed her.
On we went till the terrace was reach
ed, and | stepped out, dismissed the
cabmaD, and waited for Cinderella to
alight. A curious accident occurred
here; the horse took fright as the dri-
yer ascended to open the door, the
poor man fell on the pavement, and
the young lady, whose foot was on
the step, fell into my arms; but l
could not avoid her receiving a bad
sprain, though she acted bravely,
like a true heroine, aud did not faint.
"You are hurt | fear" said, care
fully lifting her upin my arms, and
ascending the steps, just then the
door of No. Ii opened-an old lady
and gentleman, and one or two servants
appeared. The old gentleman began
to cry. He was evidently childish.
"Look to the poor cab driver" | said
to the servants as l passed. "Mad-
am, where shall l carry this young
lady2"
"In here, sir, if you please. I am
so very much obliged to you;it would
have been the death of us both if any
thing ever happened to Katie"
The old lady led the way to a
handsomely furnished dining room;
and | laid Kntie ON the sofa, She
opened two very mischievous brown
eyes, aud looked in my face.
"I'm very much obliged to you,
sir; I'm afraid I'm very heavy
Where is that poor cabman? Will
you see to him for meP and don't let
him want f,r anything"
I promised to do 50, and to come
back at once and report to- her, and l
down. The driver was ly-
ing in his own cab, to which another
horse was being haruessed, whilst his
own, rather badly wounded, was led
off to the stables, as he requested the
bystanders it should be. Igot in be.
side the poor fellow, and accompan-
led him to the hospital.
~ should like to see my wife," he
said.
"of course you would" 1 replied.
II will go for her at once; where does
she lIve2"
He gave me her address, and l set
of, feeling 1 was fulfilling Cinderel-
las wishes. l told my tale to the cab
rams wifo, was naturally thrown into
much distress.
"YOu say can go to him at once,
sir2"
"Yes surely you can"
Sand stay the night with him?"
81 really don't know about that;
you must ask the matron. The
young lady wished mo to say that she
hopes you will allow her to help you
in every way she can" l then put
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