Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-04-18

june COuAu ucAI Cue1r VOlCeS-LuC SlS-
ter playfully scolded because she had
been so long waiting in that horrid de-
pot, until she was almost frozen, and
then had to ride in numbering old
hack, and close by standing on tiptoe
and giving him sisterly kiss.
June could see through the half open
door, and felt like guilty usurper, as
the little lady continued to pour forth
her complaints. !: =.
why, Fred, you amt a bit glad to
see mt. I expected to be kissed and
hugged out of breath as usual, and I
meet with a reception as formal as if
you were my grandfather-or hus-
band!" And her laugh rang out clear
as the notes of o silver bell.
But it was suddenly cut short. She
had followed her brother into the re-
ception room, and started back in as
tonishment at the beautiful stranger
who sat here with streaming eyes and
disordered hair. The timid, shrinking
manner increased the loveliness of June
and the impulsive Eva stood for a
moment in mute admiration, and then
gasped ont:
"Who is she, Fred?"
This is Miss -" he began.
Tracy" suggested June.
Miss Tracy, who, by stupid blum
der of the coachman. was brought here
in your place that is why, you were
kept waiting at that horrid depot
'Well am glad she happened to
fail into the hands of gentleman" re.
piled Eva, looking proudly at her broth
er.
She welcomed her unexpected guest
most cordially-made her feel instant
ly at home-declared that she would
keep her until morning that until then
nothing should be done to ascertain
where Mr.. Griswold lived, and in the
end triumphed, and took her to her
own bright room to arrange her hair.
In the company of the spirituelle
Eva, June soon forgot her vexation, and
the late dinner and the evening passed
pleasantly-had almost forgotten her
singular entrance into the family. But
now and then smile would curl the
dark moustache of Fred Buswell, as
he thought of his mistake, and how
agreeably it had turned ont; and the
tell-tale bl"sh deepened on June's
cheeks, as she caught the expression of
his eyes, and revealed that she had not
forgotten his over-warm manner of
greeting
To one acquainted with the city and
it's directories, the finding of the
uncle's house was not difficult task,
and, after breakfast, Eva and her
brother escorted her hither, promised
to call soon, and then separated, mu
tually pleased. Uncle Nathan received
her kindly, but in different way from
Fred Buswell. He was tall, gaunt,
grim wore old-fashioned clothes, and
huge, pointed shirt collar that con.
stantly threatened to amputate his
ears. With few words he handed her
over to the care of his sister, who fit-
ted the name of Prudence perfectly,
and was an exact counterpart of HIM
self, clothed in petticoats.
my dear child, che exclaimed,
holding up her hands in holy horror,
"what terrible risk You ran in taking
the wrong carriage. The gentleman
who called upon us this morning ex-
planned the matter, and I never was SO
much shocked in my life.'
"Mr. Buswell is gentleman" re.
turned June, seeing that some reply
was expected.
"Well-hem!- yes, 1 suppose SO.
But come up stairs now and take of
your things. To think of your being
alone with o strange young man! I
know I should have tainted"
June blessed her stars that her aunt
knew nothing of what really transpir-
ed-nothing, save that mistake had
been made,-nething of the warm EN-.
brace and kisses; and mentally thanked
Fred Buswell for his reticence.
This is your room, my dear.
When you have arranged your toilet.
your uncle and I will be happy to see
you in the sitting room."
Everything bore marks of wealth,
but as as antiquated as it's mistress.
The heavy, tall posts, old fashioned
iron bedstead, with its quaint canopy
and curtains, must have belonged to
the great. grandfather of Miss Pru-
dence. It contracted grimly with the
pretty little French one she had occn-
pied with Eva Buswel so in fact did
everything. But the room was large
and pleasant; everything was neat and
arranged for comfort, and June soon
became at ease and happy. At least
she would have been if Aunt Prudence
had not so frozen the Buswell's when
they called, and there was little dam
ger of their attempting to repeat it.
The truth was, the old maid distrust.
ed the good-looking Fred. She could
not but own that he was gentleman in
every respect, but. as she had conclud-
ed to adopt June, she was not going to
have any borrid man around to per-
suade her into foolishly getting mar
r1ei, when she intended her to be the
comfort and nurse of her declining
years. Henceforth, June, with all her
life, and youth, and loveliness, was to
be sort of prisoner-never going out
save to ride in the old barouche of the
Griswolds when the weather was pleas
ant with the stern, yellow face of Miss
Prudence, looking older and more ug-
ly by contrast with the bright, dove
eyed, golden-haired g1rl who accom-
panied her. Occasionally they met
Eva Buswell and her brother, dashing
along in their neat ph@ton, surround
ed by party of friends, and June
turned away 81 Ching, and with difficult
ly keeping back tears. But she dared
not give expires sion to her thoughts.
"The Buswells are nothing to you.
my child, and never can be, }" said Aunt
Prudence, when they Glanced to he dis
coursing one day upon the manner oi
her coming. "They did only what
was proper under the circumstances
just what your Uncle Nathan and
would have done ; but they are frivol.
GUS, fashionable people, and the sooner
you cease even to recognize them, the
better"
!. June thought, with smile, how Un
Gle Nathan would look and feel, hug
ging and kissing a blooming girl lik,
herself. But she only gave an3the
; sigh. thought what might have been
, and answered:
"They were very kind, aunt"
Yes, l know, and your uncle and
) wrote them formal letter of thanks
That balanced the heobligation."
It was the last time the subjec
was mentioned between them, IN,
/ at length they passed each other rs al
1 most strangers. Not that Eva and he
brother did so until they found i. i'm
r possible to keep up the acquaintance
: They reasoned correctly that such
= state of affairs was not according to tn
, wishes of June, to whom they ha
a taken a great fancy, especially Fred.
v "The devil take the old ogress of q
aunt, he uttered, as he saw June pass
o ing, looking even more lovely than o
% the first meeting. 81 wish thnt some
q thing might happen 80 that conl'
y gain the entree of the house,"