South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-04-28

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morning on board the Hamburg; and if
remember right, aunt has tea about this
time, and her larder is not framed fol
emergencies. Let's go to the Wellington
and have jolly good dinner; I'll stand
the sum, for I'm flush to degree"
We went to the Wellington, and Chubb
took great pains in ordering the dinner,
think we drank good deal of wine, but
1 couldn't taste it, nor had it any percepti-
bic effect upon me-
Chubb was full of his adventures. He
had sailed for America from Southampton
on the day of his disappearance; he had
posted letters to US all, explaining the
cause of his exodus; We afterward found
the letters in the breast pocket of the old
coat hanging up in his atelier. He had
found out at New York some relations of
his own, who, it turned out, were people
of influence in America, some of them be-
ing high in Office His desire being to
serve in the war of secession then going
I on, his friends procured him commission
in a fighting regiment, and Chubb had
seen good service. "Ask anybody who
knows if there's anything said about the
Forty-second Pennsylvanians and English
Jackson" said Chubb, with a flush of
pride in his face. He'd written home
several times he said vaguely, but postal
communications were irregular, and Chubb
wrote such a shocking scrawl, that l
wasn't surprised his letters never came to
hand. nFFs4. .rt---- --...ss ~
Wouldn't his aunt, all being explained,
really go down on her knees and worship
the young hero? Her own nephew one of
the braves in the great wari And Letitia
too; he'd gone through all this for her, to
!, Ia,-
How happy they'd all be! Only /,
miserable pale-faced lawyers clerk-only
in the way fTHE.f Eu
"Come, Chubb, let's go" said hoarsely.
Let's have a chGSSe cafe and a smoke
before we go, Ned"
mo, no come now, come now"
If didn't get it over soon l should
break down.
:" But I've something to tell you, Ned.
Come along" n
1 gave way. really thirsted for re-
prieye. We sat in the smoking room;
before my untasted coffee, rolling my unlit
cigar in my damp fingers; he with his
leg comfortably twisted round the arm of
the chair, lolling back and blowing great
.wreaths of smoke from his fat Jolly
cheeks.
"Ned, do you think Letitia was very
fond of me?"
devoted to you, Chubb. She mourned
you as widow might mourn her dead
husband" 1f fI--.
! Chubb looked rather queer. .
'"Do you know that's deyilish awk-
ward ?" 50 sa-..r
"Wb do you mean?"
"Why, 1 mean-in fact, I'm married to
an American. sent her on to Paris whilst
l ran over to see you"
/ Jumped up, upsetting the table be-
tween us, and grasped Chubb by both
hands.
aChubb, my dear old friend, my dear
old friend; indeed we'll kill the fatted
calf for you tonight / am going to marry
Lititia tomorrow"
What an agitating night that wasl /
shall never forget Lititia's look of horror
when told her Chubb Jackson had come
back; and then how she flung her arms
round my neck, and cried to me that
must hold her fast against her aunt and
Chubb and all the world how exploded
then into passion of love and Joy, and
quite frightened poor Lefty. She was a
little disappointed, though, when she found
we were not called upon to do defiance to
all the world; rather vexed with Chubb,
too, for having forgotten her so easily.
As for aunt Chubb, she laughed and
cried and laughed again. Yes, it was very
nice to see the faithful old aunt and her
young scapegrace of nephew so happy.
4 We were married next day, Lefty andI;
and Chubb gave her away.
o. Mrs. Chubb started for Paris next day
to see her niece, Mrs. Chubb Jackson and
we presently Joined them all there, and
were introduced to the fair Americaine,
her father and brothers. She was charm
ing little body, and l was delighted with
her; but Letitia didn't get on with her
quite so well. -....f
Chubb has gone back to America,
where, IN conjunction with his father-in-
law, he carries on dry-goods warehouse,
a monster hotel, and line of steamboats,,
besides conducting an illustrated paper.
Reports say they are making piles of dol
lars
Letitia and are very happy.-LondOn
BelOrd1id.