Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-02-10

he broke down utterly and wept
ike child.
Poor little Agnes II was heavy
blow to her, woman like, she tried
TO look cheerful and speak hopeful
ly. Through the influence of some
friends, Mp. StilltOn had an offer of
a clei kship in -; and acting upon
Agnes advice, he at once accepted
il, and with brave, but sad hearts,
they left their home, now no longer
theirs, and began their new life in
"Agnes," said Mr.. Sunton. the
first evening after his return from
the Office OF Rose, Hartnell & Son,
his present employers, 81 really have
something very remarkable to tell
you, my dear"
well, papa, what is it?''
"Do you remember, about two
years ago, one winter evening, a
! young man coming to the dear old
home and asking a nights shelter?''
Certainly, papa, l remember it
perfectly"
@Well, my dear, that young, man
is the younger Mr.. HartneH. You
see, when l went into the Office this
morning, the very first person l saw
sitting there was nay old Sfriend,
John Hartnell. We went to college
] together, and Xere ehums always;
but / had not Seen him for twenty
years, nor he me; and strange to say,
/ never associated the Hartnell of
the firm with my old friend; as soon
as we met this morning, we knew
each other, and clasped hands Just
as warmly as though it had only
been a college vacation, not almOsta
/ life time, that had separated us.
Then he called his son Harry to in
/ trOduce him, aud who should he
| prove to be but our stranger guest
! of two years ago. Why, my dear,
never enjoyed anything so much in
| all my life. After the young man
/ went out his father told me how he
/ Mapped to be East the time we saw
/ him. You sect Harry then was
young, and he had taken q violent
fancy to some young lady, by name
Miss Fannie Bolton, whom he had
met at some watering place, the
Summer before; and as she was not
at all the kind of person Mr.. Hart
nell wished his son to marry, he con-
cluded to send him off travelling for
| the firm; and that is how he appear
! gu III OuI Vi lDC MOIAAs >
| it seems, hal heard many stories of
Yankee curiosity, and, being of a
! somewhat inquiring turn of mind,
/ he determined to test their truth by
/ going to some house and requesting
TO stay there all night, without Civ
| ing any clue to himself or business.
By chance he came to our house;
and, my dear, he told his father that
we had been greatly belied, for we
were the most hospitable people he
! had ever met in his life. In fact he
entertained such high opinion of
the people of our town (thOugh, l
believe, my dear, he left there the
! morning he went from our house)
that his father says the difficulty
ever since has been to keep him
from going there again, and the
strangest part of it is that he came
home quite cured of his fancy for
| Miss Fanny-whom he declared,
looked well enough when full dress
ed in a ball room. But after all, she
was not the sort of woman for
wife; and when he married he want
ed some little homebody, with
brown hair and blue eyes, who look
ed pretty in her every day-dress,
and knew how to pour out tea.
Why bless my heart, Agnes, child,
how red your cheeks are! L am
afraid you are already pining for the
country air, my dear" And for
some reason, Agnes could not find
voice to contradict him.
| don't know who brought it
about, but after this the two faml-
lies became quite intimate, and Har-
fff i4RrtuelI getIerIliIy Ia pEJcffcd n
two or three evenings each week to
take tea with the Stilltons. "For,"
he used to say, "they don't know
how to make tea at home-in fact,
we never have tea-it is always din
ner and then coffee"
Mr.. Stillton, who liked his even
ing cup of tea himself, saw nothing
unnatural in the young mans doing
the same; and am quite sure that
he was much more surprised than
YOU are, when one evening Harry
confessed to him that it was Agnes,
not the tea, which was the attrac-
ton. In fact his surprise was so
| great that it was some moments be-
fore he could recover his speech to
give his consent TO the young mans
| earnest request to make little Agnes
his wife. Hartnell, who had never
quite overcome his fear that Harry
would return to his old love-Fanny
whom he heartily disliked, was
| well pleased at his sons choice, and
! Mrs. Hartnell, who had never had a
daughter of her own, took Agnes,
figuratively and literally, to her
warm, motherly heart.
1--WE have room enough for ALL"
declared the good lady, when the
young people talked of housekeep-
ing: and so il was finally decided
that, st least sfor the present, they
should all betty included) make
one family under one roof, and as
there was no sensible reason for
delaying the wedding, Harry and
Agnes were married the following
month.
The winter promised to be hap
DIV one: Mr.. Stillton, through the
good advice and assistance of his
old friend, was enabled, in q meas
ure, to retrieve his fortunes, and he
only remained in the Office of Ross,
Hartnell g. Son from preference.
But, as the months passed on, little
Agnes grew pale, and her round
cheeks lost some of their roundness.
Z $50 YOU wonder she's sick, do
+ vou?" growled the Doctor, when he
was called in. "Well, / don't; my
only wonder is that anybody is alive
that lives as you do. Breakfast at
( nine; luncheon at two; dinner at six,
: and then coffee. 1t takes an ostrich,
! or New Yorker to be able to eat at
, such hours. Give the girl fresh air,
: exercise, and proper food at proper
. times, and my word for it, she will
! be well in a month"
.Where shall we take her, moth
er?" asked Harry, thoughtfully, as
: the Doctor left the room.
wherever she wishes to CO."
, said Mrs. Hartnell, looking kindly
at Agnes white face. "Where shall
. it be, my ehild?"
And Agnes answered wistfully, 81
. should like TO see my old home once
! more"
sBIess you, dear, so you shall,
/ said the old lady; and after that
there was a long consultation be-
tween Mrs. Hartnell and Harry, but
= what il was about was a mystery to
: Agnes.
: y week or two later, Agnes, ac-
; companied by her husband, started
} off on their trip to her native town.
We viii take it easy" said Har-
~; and so, accordingly, they took
nearly a week at a Journey which
! could have been made in two days.
> 1t was evening when they arrived
: at Somerset.
; "How natural erything looks :"
said Agnes as they approached the
old house. ''See the lamp is lit in
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