Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1870-05-25

ers, with the air of one who has story
of mysterious Importance to relate.
''T ken but little about the lass, but
all ken We shall know 4 bonnie lass
she was, left in her brothers. care, and
he puts her in fine school To get Iarn-
ing, and what does she do, but gang off
wild low sneaking fellow, what teached
her a great iumptn' science. ken no
sich big names, but doubt not, We have
larned the samething jumping from bars
and poles ami swinging. Gymnastics 7
questioner Flora, with smile.
''Aye that's the word and uncanny
word it is. And she writes toher broth
er and asks for forgiveness after a year
or 50, telling how poor she was OFF in
some wild country, and her poor mon
wild q fever in his bones; but AureIius
would mae forgive, and wrote to her
never to show the face of her to him
again
"What became Of her Katriue >"
81 dinna ken. ! ken this, that he
sent her money every month in the year
till he died. Master Charles was but a
sma' boy then, when she took her Iang
leap, and I doubt not he hac never put
it to miud muckIe. / believe he thinks
she is dead, but that is nae certain.
"What was she like Katrine -
"A doll of beauty people say; never
saw her and twas lang years agone, be-
fore my Iady's people kenned the st,
Johns. She must be an auld crone
now if living" &.
Katrine feel badly about this, some
things tells me that my fathers sister is
not dead. IL could only find her and
relieve her wants. l forget that I have
nothing to give her."
'fDinna grieve about her, for ! ken
she's ganged to heaven by this. Think
of ony thing else my BARN." @
u was just thinking Katrine What
change it was tous when we came here
from our beautiful home. How cold
and Indifferent Aunt ArabeIIa was to
my deep grief. wish she had been
warm hearted then. I can never forget
her want Of sympathy. but am still sor-
ry cannot love her; sometimes 7 fe;T
nanny that J. will really some time
hate her.
"She is nae worth y thought of your
guide heart, but dinnal her weak ways
put bad spirit in We. The good Book
says ye must return good for evil. For
the Captains sake Fve kept my wrath
this many year Our GeOrgy, tOU she
Gamma help it, Gamma forget how she
come TO us wi her poor wee Kindness
when We wept on my old breast, and
said She was yulw ain sister in love and
would always bc SO. For her sake, ye
mamna mind the ways of madam
"Nothing could induce me Katrine, to
cause sweet Ge0rgy moments pain L
never knew as angelic a nature as hers
and its hard to believe she is Aunt Ara
bells ohil,ls but suppose there is no
doubt Of that"
"Nae doubt of It, indeed, and being. 50,
the thorn in the side maW be borne,
withauta mumur, Now my bairn ye
are ganging out in the big warld, to balls
and theatres and this and that, but din
na jump at this first chance to marry,
if ye heart nae gangs with it. Ye would
nae we'd for gould and siIler after all my
teaching ye.'
"a wad nae be a ST. john If did" said
Flora with an arch smile, then drawing
herself up proudly.
o "Mammy the manI marry must be a /
hero, or q perfect Adonis, or something
OF course he will have a
little money; as to that, a man Of worth |
can always make a living, unless he is
very unfortunate. Wen have a cosy
cottage aud IF need be I can sweep the |
parlor, while you sweep the Kitchen
Then you can rest for while the honey
moon lasts, we WON'T want anything, to
eat except candy and ice cream |
a very purity picture, my baiFn, but
III find plenty to do; Pm not ane to
fold nay hands, and to see We happy wad |
be rest to me- 4
a"OhJ you old sweet mammy. You
spoil ME too much. And the young girl
-hrew her arm careasingly around the
'taunch old form and pressed a warm,
Kiss Oh the furrowed brow o.
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