Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1870-06-08
rURBANA OHIO, wednesday,. June s. 187O.



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ever forget him. How kind and nobl,
in him TO think of us in his own sor.
row. a.l a9sr.s. ...-..
.7yoTHte next informing before dawn ou
ttrBveltrs were aroused by the coming Of
an Omnibus, 4rhich. in great bnstle con-
Isibyed them to the cars, which were tC
take them TO- a small fafway station,
about sixty miles distant.
2 From that place, the conductor had in
formed them, their route was over a
country road, about five miles, to Pen
way the place III which her aunt resid-
ed. On landing at the place first named,
they found Indifferent accommodations
ia a large rOHgh looking log tavern
such place asothis little settlement,
with its bare desoIated look, in the dead
yDfTVinteEphad never entered into Flora s
itasghiation Indeed she had never
( seen a deep SHOW in her life and the life
Seemed to freeze within her as she en-
tered the black dingy hotel. Katrine
had with her usual forethought provld-
/ everything necessary for comfort in the
,sstS OF sBa8ts lfuts &C., but unused to
-sttch a climate, they gladly sought the
/ large fire Of back logs in the room into
Which. they were scarcely invited by u
sullen, over worked looking landlady.
They were scarcely seated when Flora
returned the Woman's unmeaning stare
with the query. Can get a carriage
here to take me to Penway. I want to
go instantly. viii pay almost any
price for one q III .....-.' ...-
-. I'd say answered the woman with
stare. 4 guess you'll pay for what you
won't git Ia this burg, Carriages don't
gtoW1i ON trees out here. Who do you
Knew in PenWay -
'' '''No one, am going to see my Aunt
Mrs. -Rettibeneu-
"pd say ~ and an almost expressive
look came dHto the womanis unnlsaning
eountenance. You be Miss, Miss Petit
bones niece ! Well that's heavy /"
Floria and .Katrine- exchanged gIanc-
es.
1'Do you know my Aunt?D said Flora.
Al guess every body for miles round
knows old Kitty Pettibone, she's an old
settler In these parts. She's a curiosity
she is?
'In whatfespsot,r asked Flora. What
do you mean, madam
''Lank! I don't know what mean.
Haint you never seed her! Well wait
till you see. She's too queer to be noted
of by me. But If you wants to git thar,
jist drop line with pen and ink and
T guess they 'IIsend Reel for you. - who
is ReeL' asked Flora,
''Reel Pettibone! He's her son, and
and he's another Ioony! Well that gifts
me Miss PettibOne's niece, pd say" |
The note was soon written and de-
spatched to Penway,- by the post boy
who was just starting out on horseback.
The horse sped drearily on. Katrine
busted herself with looking about the
premises and Flora sat by the window,
the heavy snow flakes and the
almost lifsless looking homes scattered
here and there. The wind sighed and
moaned in accordance with her heart,
which was yet-sore from continued ach-
ing. Vague doubts too as to the pru-
lence of her sudden resolve, and conse-
lHant departure from her unole's well
Al 1,S,r,t,,. 90 -, q 1r-,,,. I, 81. ,,4,,I
And Katrine too, thought she, ''Per-
laps this trip will be too much for one
If her age My poor aunt! She must
,e both an object of charity and pity
combined! ], I am sure with all this !
money which Providence seems to have !
for an especial purpose, I can
elieve1 her wants and make her home I
comfortable for this winter at least. She
s nay fathers sister I must lot forget ,
hat, no1fnatter what she may be IF
is tooibady Lean only return AS she |
hus unused she saw light spring Wag- !
II, approaching. Itwas drawn by two e
ken and a boy very singular dressed Y
7as driving them, vigorously applying L
heavy whip. He wore q coat Of i'm I
lense size for one of his age, and be- a
ides being very thin and ragged, it d
eenied to be relic of the last century. g
N his head was a tall white hat, with y
road. brin, battered and old. In her d
liserable spirit, she bad believed that v
Othing could cali smile to her face, .
ut this new. conner looked so droll, she '
ould scarcely refrain her risible facul- G.
es. Before she had her heartso severe h
2 tried.sueh picture as the one before 4
er would have called forth an immod- Il
,ate fit of laughter, as hers was a ma p
Ire keenfy alive to the ridiculous, AS b
le vehicle approached nearer she MOTTO ?
that the boy was not bad looking p
oeks Of curling Auburn hair, made W
BOD setting for a frank open counte- b
ance and pair Of rogqisb black eyes f.
oked inquiringly into her face, as he m
owe directly under the window. hi
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