, 1870-12-25
HOB TUNCLIFFs WEDDING,

\ Iecn,inisccncc or New England.
By dEoRCx ruYz
Fo< The chteG:ao Ttibunx
''Yx=. th.t's cid Bah TuncIiG," sail tho old
man, as he drew contemplative dsaught on
his pire. and locked, in his shrcwd way, ou.
the window.
member when lie WAS about the sprncest young
chsp round this place. uo marri Widow
Hoekina' d.rtcr, Fannic-.1ida't nover tell
yuu: Euu on, you know. They lived down il
that old white houee, on Cu1a'tor street-gone
TO rack n ruin now, but in thoee days mighty
fine l.lsce. Itcll you. and lots o comp,ny they
did l.vc down there. ! remember enc sum,
lner tila when their tack yard wss as full o
~.mnez's clothes as . laudrE. Well, gosh
whn'd thought that bob Tuuclit1 would
ever turred ont such an ole soaks Our.
: ''i' tee, Bob Has young ly-yer then
poorer ratslane; but proud, was Bob,
aud gritty. Now lie did used 10 como ont on
deba:in' niGlts, down at the 'Cademy. and
low Etlle Fauuie's black eyes did spaslIs
uhen Ae shiuried up to see her home.
Ave called Ler little Fan Hoski1s them
1:ys. snd she va. jast the sassyest, wildcat
sal that ever SWING hoos At county dance,
folks kind O thought that Bob was aftez
her money; fo- Widow IIo$kins had mighty
Lice property : zee, and Bob. ho was one O.
your far-s;shttd cbars-kindo' o hoidiu' himself
in ike .nore the gals, till they wcro all Wild
after hi1d, And Fan Hoskins, she VIA iust dead
stuck in luvc. Tho widow pull'd back in tue
traces some. Folks did not eay that ole man
Ecskins died 1ast TO get shet o her: = kuoE
how people will talk. Bat any rate she hxd
seSn spstt1; crit, in RI t'e sa'' and they wera at
The widow l,.o her oye on = Boston chap.
. .rt Fob xaeon the ground y'rce, and tie
wA> 1,a. girl Gid filler him rcnn1! Law.
Wly. rio Just used to f1 herse.f in meet
i'll. ss shs cot.tl REQ him all over, and she'd
COX &, Lin I'LL you'd thought her tis evee
-wurla tur1 ed Lis llcr4t. Ho1soevet, D5b La
jr-t ie: her play. r'ses, these gals that sre "a
liel;s h,t n lose. sby when they get the
gaze; ind Bob he kuow'l it wouldn't do to
:. ow nj, till be could lana her sure, so he
s;ooa "taisil-EEe. IT in to ring IN tho uiloE-
!ceiin his nns see. aud ready to pop, aod
tato il ali tyer Tore you could SAY JACK
Robson, 1hen the old woman gave her COG
sent
But tho widow Was too spry for him, and
the conscience Was, Dob waa told by their
n,1n servant that scacity WAS hs beet holt
1ound tEat hou.e.
"Bat Bob still held tha trump cards. and he
wac pineky one. no mistake. fraps hs didn't
mind what the widow thought, anyway, for
Fan, would 4 just dried up aud blow d nHay.
Fan was her msinstay. like. y'see-
"Wel. one Eight, after singin' school w4s
over, Fan AID Bob they hnst1ed on awful
sl1y, We thought. Tor the boys and gals kind 4
tung 'r.nnd gin >r1liy after school To- havo !
little talk and set good varm. md cieely
corta1ned mischief. knots. aud, sure 'puf.
the atst shire old Harm PerEn faid-she was
lie pok:est cid woman ever knew; and our
next door nsiGhbcr. E'eee; knew moran 70
did about cur business and ve1ybody elso's-
IT at Hoskfns' gal has run of with Bob Tun-
c1iH; she hollered over the fence; put On
mans clothes, the oz1zen c1ister, and gone
clean OF 10 BEayton 10 Git mat1ld." And 80
il turned out; and few days after, back thsy
coEse. happE .. two clims In high water, and
put up at tic hotel, and went TO call on tho
Thorp esit1:
"Wl.t happened up there at tho big house
20 one knows to this day: but the wldder hid
to own up boat, and 60 ehe did; and the turtle
dove they went home to take care o things-
Wen, after that, times vese high mp thsTe,
AID the Way the ycung ones made tho old
1ads'a money ay VIA caution. Parties, and
1ldee, ind ciaua-ha1es, md eich goin'a on!
All the York people that came along wsnt
to the white house. till Pop BiIes, the land
lord OF The tGinerM Jackson TAvern,' swar to
goodnera be would quit the town.
Bet Bob, he was navet the man be was
aster that; tight ano loose won't do for IT,
gers grip, y'tee. aud Bob hs got into easy
WAYS Nert intn the LegislAur' once, bleyt.
tul kind o settled down to IoifIu' and taskin'
poli6ce-
They amt As rich nov " they were. Tho
old lady. abe died let's zee, in -, IL nina
right. They have 4 whole construed lot Of
brats around now, and they do say that Fan
makes the old man dance Ike her mother ba-
fcre Fer. Huh!
But they're Eroxin' lot, That vzs little
San Tuncltn that made ouch q hne speech at
Harvard the other day, about Form relAtlona,
and nll that.
'Ard 60 that's old Bob gene to seed soma.
You mind h,rn now. swanny If hs has'nt
got old man Mlest and Ahere they "a. Apple
brand,'s their drink, rou bet! Wen. wsll,
viii.
Happy Thought,
Tn mn ynnr.1 SH1Iava sTkrhsn v~T1s