The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-08-13
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THE DISGUISED DAMSEL.


"Charles Charles you won t for
get to meet my Aunt Stephauie at
the depot, at twelve precisely"
Mrs, Early had followed her tall
brother -in-law to the front door
steps, with tho fresh wind blowing
her bright hair about her face, aud
scarlet shetland shawl drawn pictu-
resquely around her delicate shOul-
ders-a pretty woman with something
of matronly dignity subduiug the
arch mischief that sparkl d in her
merry eyes.
MIR. Charles Early WAS a stalwart,
handsome young mau, with blue eyes
aud brown hair shadoWing fair,
open forehead, 1t was pleasant
face TO look Into, with nothing Of ir-
resolution or cilemiuacy about it, aud
consequently Charles Early had many
friends,-aye, and loyal ones, too.
lie turned around at the sound of
his sister ia laws voice. Josephine
was one Of his most useful and con
slant allies.
"No, I'll not forget, Josephine,
but I'm sorry her godiathers aud
godmothers in baptism gave her The
name of Steppanio."
Why ?"
"Becau.e l know Stepharie the
prettiost fairy you ever saw | 1t was
when We were all ut Woolgroye
Beech, last month-aud-if you'll
promise not to tell my sober brother
Bob, I'll cooAio ~ you'a momentous
secret, Josephine. Have l your
pledge of secrecy p
81 promise"
"Well, then, lost my heart to
that beautiful little Stephanie, with
| er aossy yellow curls, aud her rose
mouth with its toy pearls OF teeth,
and her pink aud white complexion,
just like your great oleander in the
druwing-rOom." l."
"Did you propose to her, Charlie?"
questioned his sister in law, with all
the eager earnestness OF womau's
curiosity.
mot just then, but--auother Sc
cret, Josephine-I proposed by let
ter, day before yesterday ?"
"And you have received no an
swer yetY"
mot yet; suppose it is too soon;
but I'm ou thorns aud nettles until
one does reach me. Josephine, if
she dou't have me, III drown my
self ~
No, Charles, you wOn'tI What
absurd nonsense.
"Then I'll do worse III subside
into cross grained, fdgety old
bachelor, grumbling necessarily ut
everything and everybody, for all the
rest of my natural life just see if |
don't"
Charles, you're a goose 2"
so are all young men who have
the misfortune to be in love It's
their normal condition. What time
do you say the train arrives -
Twelye2 l shall have to a get car.
risge, | suppose, to transfer the
rheumatic old lady here, without any
breakage Of bones. Does she walk
with gold. headed cene2"
"Yes, and she wears a wig and
spectaeles, and talks through her
nose aud takes snuff from y tortoise
shell box I"
"Augels and ministers of grace
defend US Josephine, how did you
ever come to have such an aunt and
how did her name happen to be Ste
phanle, instead of Dorcas, or Try
phosa ?"
ave used to call her Aunt Feny
Tor short, SAID Mrs. Early, mischIev
ously, aud her brother in-law strode
down the street, whistliDg (but not
for lack OF thought) as he went.
81 wish Aunt Feny was in the Red
Sea- he thought, little ndictively
but suppose | must oblige Jose
phine."
SO, at twelve o'clock, precisely
Mr.. Charles Early stood on the plat
form, at the II. Depot, watching the
long train, as it slowly glided in, like
a 6re-throated serpent.
"Tbere comes your antediluvian old
hag, Charlie" said Guy st. Everil,
with laugh, as brisk, but some
what bent figure, wrapped from head
to foot in voluminous CLOAK ofsnuff
colored bombazine, with a huge cir
cular cape of the same, stepped out
of one Of the last cars, by the aid OF
an iron-headed eApe Her bounet
curiously hent aud crUmpled, barely
covering huge irilied cap she wore
u bright brown wig, ret little awry
over her forehead ,.aud massive green
spectacles set astride Of her nose,
while brown cotton gloves adorned
her hands, aud green umbrella
carried under the arm, threa tened
with its brass ferule, The eyes OF
whosoever was rash enough TO crowd
her movements 10 the rear.
! "Aunt Feny's self, as | live and