Connecticut western news., 1872-06-14

snapeQ Wrlnkle between your DrOWS, laughed the young merchant. "Well, and what has been the topic of your med itations, Uncle Joe 2''
 "Why, was thinking what would be- come of us if Mrs. Hawkhurst were to take it into her head to leave us.''
 Harry opened wide his merry hazel eyes at the idea.
 "What made you think of such thing, sir ?" he asked.
 "Oh, I don't know. Sho has good place here; but one couldn't expect her to be contented with a housekeeper's situ- ation always, Harry ?"
 "No, to be sure not"
 "She has been very essential to ou1 domestic happiness, Harry" went on Mr. Avenel.
 "Yes-I grant you that, Uncle Joe."
 "And really don't know how we could manage to exist without her."
 "Raise her salary, uncle," suggested Harry.
 "No, I hardly think that would answer my purpose; but, Harry"
 "Well, uncle 2"
 MT. Avenel looked slightly sheepish.
 "Can't you imagine any other way ot keeping her here?" he asked.
 Harry stared at his uncle. Mir. Avene] felt disposed to give him hearty shake for his stupidity.
 "Ohp p' cried the young man, with a sudden dawning of lucidity over the dark ness of his brain. |" You don't mean matrimoney, uncle ?"
 "Yes, do !" quoth MT. Avenel, stoutly "Wou'd you object, Harry?"
 CT, uncle 2"
 "Because you are the only person inter- ested besides myself-and her. "My greatest interest, uncle, is to see you happy" the young man answered, wringing the elders hand. "And-if I, too, should conclude to marry at no very distant day" "Why, then," cried MT. Avcnel gaily "we can all live together, just as we do now, and be the happiest family in the world p
 And he went into the house, whistling, as he went "John Anderson, My Jo, : John,' as blithely as a boy of sixteen. Juliet Hawkhurst was standing by the little side garden gate that evening, : thoughtfully watching over her right shoulder, of course, the slender silver cres- cent of the new moou. Juliet had cer- tainly blossomed into perfect little rose of maiden, during the years she had been an inmate of Avenel place. She was fair haired and rosy, with long eyelashcs, deep blue eyes full of shadowd purple gleams, and a complexion like rose-colored satin and, moreover, there was in her every movement, selfrpossessed grace and dig nity of mein, that was inexpressbIy charming. Juliet Hawkhurst had been born for lady, but untoward fate had made housekeeper's daughter of her. As she stood there, leaning over the iron rail of the gate, footstep sounded behind her.
 } "Juliet?"
 She turned with little rose blush and s smile she fain would have concealed, and : Harry Avenel came up and stood close beside her.
 "Little elf, you thought you had hidder away from Ne, but you see l have con , trivcd to find you out, even here What makes you blush, and get so confused ? "Do I?'' And Juliet fixed her gaze very :, steadfastly on the green turf at her feet !, where single yellow dandelion was clos ing it's eye of downy gold for the night. :, "Listen p cried Harry trimphaptly
 "Pve got piece of news for you." . "What is it 2" "What should you think of astepfather
 eh, little one P
 ;, Juliet looked up, this time, in real ant a genuine astonishment. "A stepfather, Harry 2"
 "My uncle has confded to me tbi
 evening that he thinks of marrying, Juliet
 and, from all I can gather, the bride i 5 none other that your mother. So, whe1 7. we are married, there will be nice Tttl family circle of us, eh ?' And the audacious young man belte |. her slender waist with his arm, and ven : tured to draw her little closer to him. n "Oh, but Harry, you are all wrong,'
 cried Juliet, crlmsoning and smiling like j. June flower. "I-l meant to tell you ( y it, but somehow the words would not com
 to my lips. Your uncle told me also tha
 he had concluded to marry again, and
 he asked me to be his wiGe.' 1T 'The-mischief he did p cried Harry :e starting back as if some one had struc 10 him blow. "You! Why, Juliet, yo :" are young enough to be his daughter p c. "Perhaps am," said Juliet, meekly. J: "And what did you tell him2 You ae of cepted him, of course He is rich and Id am poor, and all the girls like gold" G. "Harry p'
 y ".Tell me quickly, Juliet" he erie, 'u almost passionately. "Don't keep 10 E longer Tn suspense" "a ''I told him." Juliet answered icnt I'd I'd gently, "that had already promised 'e marry you" I'd "My little dove P and Harry Avenel
 dark face frightened into sunshine ont y' again. "And you were right, for Ma e. and November never yet were happil as mated. My uncle is an old fool and y T. I can't blame him, Juliet, when I look ne your sweet face"
 The countenance of MT. Avenel W: y, slightly confused when he met his nephe
 at the breakfast table the next mornin
 but, further than that, there were no sigl 4- of the discontinue he had undergone. H no gave Juliet an exquisite set of weddir :, pearls when she was married, and col eo graduated Harry after very cordial fasl ion. But he never proposed to Mrs. Hawl 's hurst, and as she had never expected an, thing of the sort no harm was done.
 And everything goes on at Avenel pla
 precisely as it ought to do. Mir. Aven y keeps his housekeeper, and Harry h :, gained wife.
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 CRUEL JoKE.-Two practical jokers ct Virginia town were left in charge fit numerous babies, on Q social occasio