Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-12-24


a But in consequence of this littI
d accident itawas5two 0,elgekIbefol
4 we got down in Plymouth. As v
swarmedy put upon the platform,
y noticed a very pale young man, nc
I. hnlikemyseIf finappesranee, emerg
! from the Foremost cat-liis Goa
sleeve torn out, and a violent bruis
on his forehead.
q "If that sho'd be the lover SmitI
noWp said1 to- myself, I Iswliat Z
. plight he is inF' lssetof oaa
He,seemedl very much out ofhu
! NOR, and beckoned angiily to
hqckWspgjgmpipg into a carriage
and desiring to be taken to the bes
q hotel, After that I'saW severa
other PERSONS mDrey or. lessdisor
dered and bruised by the railroad
accident! D91l s-1oi~h9
4 7 was leaving the depot, when !
! colored Coachman bowed before
me. ,E9no9A eJBJ1 / g3A
beg pardon, sir-=Mrs Smith T.
! Yes" h'jas1
Carriage iyp waiting Step this
way, ,tsils ii yQuplease, sTPr @ -
/ | followed him, wondering if in
deed my uncle had sent up a car
iage3h IL used to be my aunts pet
hObby-a bafodche with the old
English coat -of-arins, which had,
indeed, belonged to US, but had been
in disuse since the impoverishmeht
of Raleigh Smith, Of England, l
wasn't quite sure what they were,
but beheveai6 was d sword and a
helmet upon q piece of parchment;
butit tptoved to be'ai pen and sword
against palette, which was very
appropriate, oas there had been
scholars, artists and military men
algep epgZopr 6 ,ancestors. 4Eraoew
"All weI4I1}gT ! asked good lqp9F-' Or,
edly. '-'D ~ IN, ,,l'l ,d' ~ 'S'
"All well, '%answeredSam With
a grin, shutting the door Then
he looked back to say with anothorI
grin: '''l~i
Ladies Very gayathfs ihiornin' ;"
If my stately, aunt and cousin
were gay, it was certainly worthire-I
marKtng;;8iso Ilspghsd 4 little, and1|
Sambo chuckl6dlaga jumped P.
up on his seat. % = ~ SsA
Z Weirattle9 through 1.-THE streets |
under an arch, ahdUp an avenue. q
ThingsB68ah to- look strange.
"Where are we?7 hasked, as Sam
Do opened the carriage door. "Do
hey live,Kefo?" OsiCTE
[HYesIllsir4 Hcrc's MI Dunbar
sir"
At the same moment an elderly !.
,edtlemanFdshed odtfn the terrace
% meet me. egrgr
Tst,WAy, Smith, you arc wonderful
y late" he exclaimed, shaking
ldndsrwith me.llflll gEh ThUI,
l@The cars ran off the track, ans
vered I ;,,and before T could say any
hing else bGled me into the house.
"Eyerything ready. Hurry with
,9uE toilet ando come doYnq Pity 1
,ou Trimmed your whfskers SO
lose,5 it alters your appearance
cry much. Robert, help Mr.,
'mith dress. Right inhere, Smith.
Iurryunow, the ladies are waiting"
l found myself III ID 4A&Grious
ressing room, auCls q mulatto was
sspectfdlly IN attendance. T SIT
own and looked at him. rnao {
"What is your Iame'?" t
"Robert, sir. viii you be SO |
ind as to hurry, sir2a They are '
aiting." I
IgaSe him the key folmy. port b
and resigned myself to my =
tie, whatsoever it might,be, 7 But v
lings were very strange.
Where is my UNCLE Z" asked !, as :.
obert dextereusly arranged my J:
lrhet sleeve-buttOns. sf.Juf u3E n
"Your 2dncle?9 Oh, h,eiyes, sir" :
it'll bad attempt at not smiling, .
le'sawith the ladies sir" II II
"HoW long have, they lived u
rDen'tknoE, sin. FYeonly been j
re i day or two. There, sirS do !"
"a want anything mere2p RT .,
No; l. was arrayed ip my best c,
,paratus, and looked welly though -
y whiskcrs, ,instead.of being trim. =,
ed, were OF early growth, and had i
'ver been of any length. Hl j,
i was met at the foot Of the stairs H.
: the irrepressible Mr.. Dunbar. ~
"Its all iXed," said Ehe. f"You
ll'be married at once. ! had diff OF
rent arrangements made; was go OF
9 to give you and Rose q chance q
get a little acquainted but that be
ilroad delay spoiled thar. The in
,verend Mr.. Lawson is here ar
me right along. "a stiff upper in
/, now" 0j1h.l 'n " Oh
Heled me into a long reception dc
ON. Some ladies shook hands to
th me, A tiny, golden haired he
sataFe was put att my side The to
rgyman married us. Then there
s a chattering Of congratuh- rl
ms. ra 5..a =.
One woman with a horrible scar An
head dress, put her hand ON my 10
n and drew me aside. car
What arrangements have you or
de for the trip?" asked She Sin
None" l answered trdthfully. fa-
But you are going to New York sir
a week or two ?" s,t. Al
thought New York as good a \ i
ce to 60 as any, if I was expect
to go somewhere, and answered