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

geutlemauly instincts TO pay any heed
to the waggish hiuts Of his compau
ions. He stepped forward, chival-
rously.
"Allow the to carry your basket for
you, Ds'a ~ said Charles. III am
the brother in law of your niece,
Mrs Early"
"0a you be, oh p croakcd roeblc
voice. from uuder the cap frills.--
We'd, you may take my umberil, aud
my baikot, aud here's paper o'giu
ger bread fetched along for lunch,
aud > bottle Of root beer Farmer
JeukiSs wife sent me--it's dretful
good lot pimples, aud sieh-snd I've
got q stripid bag, some'ers, with the
key tied on with a biz O red tape
aud here's the brass tickets for the
trunfi I, checks the fellow called 'sm,
il l rcmemberrightly
"lfs all right, ms'sm, | assure
yuu.2 sSid Mr. EARLY. "Step into
the cartiagei l will see that your
things are brought. here directly"
"Mhat be them felsrs lsughin
at2" demanded Aunt Fony, stopping
short, With one foot on the carriage
step, aud glsring at Messrs. 81. Ev-
eril, Montmartin 4 Co. through the
green spectacle glasses, al guess I'm
as good as they be, if | aint dressed
in the very last agony Of the fashion.
I've got ten dollars sewed up in my
flannel waist, over aud above my
truyelin' expenses, aud I'll 60 bail
IFS more than they We got T.
A suppressed laugh here ran lhro'
the little asremb age oI spectators on
the piSilUrm,
"DO.not lot their folly nnnoy you
ma'am said Early, pleasantly -
Let me assist you into the carnage.
ST. Eseril, stand back p he added,
sternIy, III you have no reverence for
age or Nomsnhuud, | will teach you
to respect wy right hand. This lady
is under my protection, you will
please to remember"
Mr.. st. Eyeril retreated, somewhat
discounted, upon his companion 8
toes, and the old lady climbed chuck
ling iuto the carriage.
"Yodog man. she began, wheu
the umbrella, lunch paper, basket and
bOttle we're safely slowed away, aud
they we're rolling rapidly over the
city streets, ''yOu We got good deal
OF moral courage. 'Taiut every city
sprg would be as polite to old
creetur as you've been, with all them
noisy tcllers pokiu' fun at you"
Our hero VAS somewhat embarass-
ed at this plainly spoken compli-
ment.
IL hope, madrm,' be said, IL shall
never be found lacking in the ess
tial qualities Oi enueman, in what.
ever circumstances may be placed
The antique dame nodded her cap,
frills, aud held silently on to her UNI
bre.la, without venturing any other
remark, until they reached Mrs,
hoDcIl EaIlJ mansion,
Josephine was waiting for them
on the threshold she clasped her
ancient relation closely in her arms
aud there was a sort Of triumpha
procession up TO her apartment, which
Charles was rather At loss to un-
derstand.
"Oue would think Josephine never
had had an aunt, fresh out of Noah =
ark before" he muttered to himself
as he took up the newspaper, and
weut out to the vine shaded ba-k
piazza, there to while away the time
until such period AS lunch should BE-
announced.
Charlie l'
lie had exhausted the paper long
ago, aud nearly fallen into a dose
but st his sisler.in laws summoning
voice, he started to his feet and en-,
tered the house.
aunt Stephanie wants to thank
you for All your Kindness to her this
morning" said Josephine.
"Confound Aunt Stephanie," tho't
Mr.. Early advancing droWsily to-
wards the front room, where, in q
sort of artificial trlIight, produced
by satin curtains aud Venetian blinds
he could dimly desiry figure.
Suddenly Josephine drew back the
shadowy druperles, and there, in'
stead of a bent aud crooked old
woman, stood lovely girl of eigh-
teen, with deep blue eyes and golden
cur.s, rot off by a white muslin dress
with an abundance Of floating blue
IibbOn looped and knotted about il.
"Stephiule Osborne r. he ejacu-
lated, instantly recognizing his fail
enchantress OF the seaside.
"No-my Aunt Stephanie /" inter
rupted Josephine, demurely.
"What mystery is this p demand
ed Early, looking with puzzled face
from Que to the other. "Are you
IL am the veritable old lady of th,
railroad train /" laughed the golden
haired lassie, with a becoming GLOW
of color in her cheeks. ado not loVL
50 astounded, Charles Josephin,
really is my niece, only as her mother
my sister, was married before | wai
born, she is just Ten years older thar
| am
"Yes, but why"
"Why did l assume that odioui
disguise, you would say just t,
try your sterling worth aud Galiv'
chivalry, Charles. somehow fan
cled that the young man who wui
polite aud attentive 60 beut ole
woman. would have in him the stui
for a good aud noble husband
and
"And may be your husband
Stephanle r. demanded Mr.. Charlie
promptly deducing favorable infer
ence. $3.50
"I-I'll think of itP said Ste
phanie, laughing and blushipg. "a
MI evants Charlia | like vou fei