The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-12-15

formerly when the little people wer
still less and nowadays il was a stil
ring tale to please the boys, or som
. German legend, adapted to the occa:
, ion. Last year it was the adventure
of drummor-boy and his dog at An
: tietam And now. as grandpa settle
Nell in a more comfortable positio
on his lap and gave a preparator.
"hemp the whole pa ty, old an
| young. clustered little nearer, an,
prepared to be attentive.
There was sly glance in grandpa
eyes as he-began:> - ~
, This time, children, 1 am going t.
tell you love story"
Dear me! said the aunties to eacl
other; while Hal in the window, pos
sesing himself of pretty Edith's hand
gave it a pressure which brought tn,
bright blush to her fair young cheeks.
| "Yes, a love-story. Once upon {
time-say a hundred years ago, ol
observation-disclosures was young mar
whose name was Tom, and he lived
in New York, He was rather lone
ly young man, for he had no home
and had lodgings which we're not very
nice; but he minded it less because ht
had never known what home was
and, besides, lie was very busy all the
time"
What was he busy ut " shouted
Jack, who was famous for asking ques
tions.
HE was clerk in great whole
sale warehouse" rr--
What did they sell?" r. r
'Now, Jack, you musn't keep in
terrupting," cried the other children.
"They sold machinery, Jack, and
farmers tools-plows and harrows and
such lIke-and all sorts of inventions
and patents, what are now a day known
as Yankee notions" .-..
"Why, II ats just like Clarke &
Amber cried Jack bnt somebody
hushed him up Grandpa only laugh,
ed. Clarke & Amber were the sue
cessors of the house in which all his
money had been made.
Gas / said before was very busy {;
for though business was on smaller
scale then than now, this was one of
the large houses in that line, and there
was a great deal to do {; and by work
ing hard he had laid mp some money.
and, what was better, earned the good
will and confidence of his employers
There was some ia k of his becoming
IA junior in year or two; and altogeth-
er he felt the world was going mooth-
iy within him.
He hadn't many relations, this
young man. His parents were dead,
and he had nc aunts nor uneles. There
was a first cousin Of his fathers living
in New England, but he had never
seen him or any of his family. But
just at this time his two daughter
came to town to make 4 visit to a
friend"
"What were their names grandp-
papa p asked little Nell, in her soft
voice.
"Well, pet, we'll name one Of them
Edith and the other Ellen. They al
ways called each other 'Dittie' and
Nelly" Edith was the prettiest. She
had long light hair and blue ewes and
a fair skin, and altogether was just
about The sort of girl young fellows
picture themselves falling in love with
some day. And. I assure you, the
young fellow I'm telling you about
did so the very first time he saw herr"
"And was Nelly pretty too?'' asked
the Nelly on grandpas knee.
"Well," continued grandpa, in a con-
idering tone, mot exactly. She had
brown hair and eyes. and a trim
little figure, and looked altogether
good and honest, and sweet. Still,
guess most young men would have
given her sister ten glances where they
gave her one. At all events, my youn
man did; for he looked at Dittie all
the time, and hardly saw Nelly at all.
"There were not many places of
in those days, but such as
they were seemed very brilliant to
these country girls, who had never
been in the city before And You rare
ly see a cousin SO polite as Cousin
Tom so ready to devote all Of his
spare time to taking them to this place
and that place, and hunting up shows
and entertainments for them. They
wrote home to their father how Kind
he had .been their letters were full of |
him; and in return papa wrote and
sent him his regards, and Cousin Tom |
must surely come and spend Thanks
gi ing with them in New Hamphire |
You may be sure Cousin Tom was
ready enough to accept the invitation,
for he had never seen girls SO pretty |
or nice before; and by this time had /
quite made up his mind to fall in love
with his cousin Edith. -C i
'1t was all arranged. The young
ladies went home late in October and
the day before THANKSGIVING. if nothing
Tom was to present him.
self in, the place they lived in
New Hamphire." oft /
D. "What place was it, grandpaf" per-
sisted Jack. F-a#.
"-uppo; You call it Westfeld," re-
olied grandpa, with twinkle. "As |,
i happened, this young clerks en-
doyer had some business to be trans
lcted in the town of ElginEonly i
we've miles from Westfeld-aud as /,
Tom was going so near, he decided to
ntrust it him, only, as it unluckily
this business must be at
ended to the Monday before Thanks
yiving:p aa' -, s's5-e.. a.: hoe-. /
"'But never mind that said the
lead of the firm. III give you a for
rights leave, and you had better be (
off next Thursday; that will bring =