Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-11-12
a MISTAKE.
AND
WHAT CAME OFT.

The day was bitter cold-the track
covered with snow, and the eastward
bound train, of course, behind time.
The waiting male passengers stamped
out their impatience upon the cheer
less, wind-swept platform, and fe-
males huddled around the stove or
endeavored to peep around the dirty
depot windows.
Conspicuous among these might
have been seen the pretty face of June
! Tracy. She was young, anxious and
lunaccustomed to travelling alone;
| but having received an invitation
! from an old bachelor uncle and maid
en- aunt who lived in luxurious sci
| iishness alone, had after much urging
upon the part of her mother (who
had already had VISIONS of June be-
ing heir to their vast wealth consent
ed to make the visit. The letter Civ
ing the invitation contained minute
directions how she WAS to reach the
city, and informed her that n carriage
would be waiting at the New York
side of the ferry upon a specified even
ing, unless they were notified to the
contrary.
June had early aud always i'm
/ pressed upon her the primness and
! propriety of Aunt Prudence Girls
wald, who was fifty and unmarried,
and the vast wealth and parsimony
of Uncle Nathan, and sat with many
! fOrcbodings of discomfort watching
for the train, and was half-tempted
to let it go on without her, when it at
last dashed up to the platform. But
the cry of aboard decided the mat
ter, and she followed the rushing
throng, found herself hustled into a
seat with scarcely any volition on her
! part, and was whirled rapidly away
! towards her unknown and dreaded
relations.
y long and weary ride brought her
to the depot, and as she was preparing
to leave the car, motherly old lady
advised her to muiile up her ears on
she would certainly freezethem in
that little, senseless hat.n Shes smiled
in reply, but wound n soft, white
wool cloud about her head SO as t.
leave nothing visible but pair OF
bright eyes, the tip of pretty nose,
and red, ripe lips, and followed with
Il palpitating heart through the noise
and confusion, and Stunned the vul.
gar gaze of the men, glad indeed
when the stormy river was passed.
" \ young lady there for the Girls.
wald carriage? ?' shouted a man sc
near her ears a. to almost deafen her
"Nes; j am the onc,n she faltered
in reply, feeling rs ri she had sudden
ly found n friendamidst the Bedlam OF
Ijostling, fighting and importuning
This way, il you please, Miss"
In n moment she was led through
the crowd, seated upon the soft cush-
ions of an elegant carriage, and was
being driven rapidly through the bril-
liantly lighted streets, half-dazzled
by the unaccustomed glitter and
splendor.
At length it stopped before q brown
stone front; the door was opened, a
servant assisted her to alight, she
walked up the steps and instantly
was clasped in the arms of IA gentle
man, who rained warm kisses upon
her lips-gave her II thousand well
comes; called her pet names, impetu-
ously lifted her i'm his strong arm,
carried her into the cosy reception
room, placed her in an armchair be-
| fore II blazing anthracite fire, and be-
gan to relieve her OF the cum bersome
| wrappings. Man-tashion, he tore of
/ the cloud, bringing with it the little
/ velvet jocky, and dloOsening the fasten-
/ ing of her hair, caused it 10 fall i'm Il
mass of lovely golden ripples over
! her shoulders.
"What the devil w he exclaimed,
starting back and crushing the jaunty
/ little hat in his hands-then gazing
] lnn,,I lnSS at thn hnnnt;r,,l al ,,,lg,
sat completely stupilied 10y the un-
expected warmth of her reception,
and wondering where We're her cur
mudgeon of an uncle and prim aunt
she had expected TO see-wondering
| if it could not possibly be he, and she
ventured to call him Uncle Nathan
and asked for Aunt Prudence.
Uncle Nathan? Aunt Pru-the
! deuce! There is some mistake here.
/ | know of no such person rs you
name.n
"Not know them? Is this not
their house," she asked, looking
anNiou-ly around.
at is certainly not Until | so
rndely removed your wrappings-ior
which ! beg pardon-l thought it
was my sister Eva whom | am eN-
pectiug home from boarding school.
Tho mistake is natural under the cir
Cumstance.n
:" Is not this the house Of Nathan
{ri,wald?" she asked again rising
trcmblingly and with face blanched
even to the lips,
No Miss. My name Is Buswell,
and am master here
+ 1t flashed upon her in an instant
that the somewhat similarity of
names had caused her 10 make the
mistake, and glanclng up at the dark
and handsome face of him whose kis-