The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-10-19

"Why, Chazlesv cried. mother, for
once little fretted At thi, el.riug e.
h'oiioo Of bis obliviousness; "one
would think you might remember which |
~a' tho hall door in your own house."
P'ps came out, looking comic.lly
ruefol over tho bump and the bluuder
but miogling With his objurgations Of
his beeetting sin the spologetic state
ment, ''1t is an idiotic room, any way,
with doors enough to bevilder moro
.whole:vitted man than l."
"Why Charles, there are only four,
and tho room Is quite large, I am sure"
No" it was mamma's turn to harpoon us. !
"You know at home, in our little 1i-
ning-room, there were actually seven !
doors-you remember, Fanny!'
'Were there, Bertha ?" faltered that |
iong-suderiug darling.
why Of course there we're. There
were the parlor, study, kitchen, and
ball doom, beside the chiua-closet, the
pamphlet closet, aud the cloak-cubby.
Now you reminder, don't you ?"
think she did.
DT. Hooper, Aunt Fanny, and N.Y.
selt al lifted our glasses simultaneously,
ss If to drink to the health Of Grand-
papa Diapers doors, and al str.ogled
in the act. Then we knew that he had
heard. /
When father had made final exit
through the legitimate outlet, mama's
perturbed spirit soothed itself by in
creased attention to her guest.
"Take bit of cake, DR.. Hooper,
Mr.. Winthrop lauded the mullins, but
gentlemen honestly care more for cake,
believe. This is fruit cake. I be-
lieve. Ny sister gave it the name of
the Theologue's Special years ago,
and always insists upon making
it whom We expect olergJmen to
visit u.s."
~ never eat fruit-cake, madam, un-
der any circumstances" cried Doctor
Hooper, With such pronounced vche.
menoe that even mamma realized that
'danges were sbroad' to which she had
no clue, and deity shifted the conver-
sation to tho safe ground Of common
acquaintance.
All things have an end, and 60 had
that awful meal
Aunt Fanny, pale and grim, vent up
to her room, ss mammals bidding, to
prepare for the inquistorial torture of
her sete.a.tete drive with the majestic
Doctor.
Could Aunt Fanny slam door !? I
am inclined to think the accusing angel
would have pleaded e1tenaating cir.
cumstances in her behalf, even had the
jar Of double door-shutting been her
fault, aud not that Of the breezy closet
which had SO per6diously betrayed
her confidence.
However caused, the effects reached
even out to the piazza, whittier I'VE
others had adjourned, and the olangor
was most grateful to my ears till l de-
tected an appreciative twinkle in that
tiresome Doctors eye, which spoiled it
all.
Immediately after Aunt Fanny left
u, a messenger came from Mrs. Howe
urging mammals ,nstan, return, so that
was left alone to entertain our guest,
and very we'll did it, I am con-
vinced by my own rec lection, aided
by subsequent contributions from his.
In Voice which I was conscious was
ludicrously strained above Its natural
pitch, but which I could not at all con-
troll, I chsttered on about I know not
what, giving him no opportunity for re-
ply.
Among other notable items, I am
assured that l told Dr.. Hooper,
apropos Of nothing, that "Iograt,tude
!. tho b.iest Of human vices," and also
that, in my opinion, the Mil
lennium would not come until the
cslibaey If the clergy became a fixed
faot and from this latter position I am
not inclined to- reeede.
At last the pony WAS driven around
to tho door, and I eagerly volunteered
to summon the lingering victim bu.
father, with ill-timed consideration,
said "No, no, child +; you are tired
enough, after Jour foolish walk, to sit
still. I can cell her from here perfect
ly we'll !; she generally has the do,rs
open through into tho Blue-room in
warm weather, hasn't she p
This was his Parthiau shot, which
left NE speechless, and brought Aunt
Fanny down, looking paler, primmer,
and grinmer than I could have be-
l;eved possible to her calm, sweet ma
ture. o..
Dr.. Hooper solemnly handed her into
the ph.eton, seated himself BY her side,
and As they rode out Of the gate togeth.
Or, I went of into . fs Of hysterical
laughter which lasted almost unrespited
through the evening.
Ny curiosity to SEQ in what mood
and manner this Darby and Joan would
come homo overoams al my fatigue
and early.to-bed intentions. But elev-
On o'clock came before they did, and
my 6rst glimpse Of Aunt Faony's face
I-its pink bloom moro than restored-
satiated my curiosity in such an un-
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