The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-12-21

E'fIs NNh NNf 'Nf ff"'' -. ,
voice. from under tho cap tfills
e We'll, you NAY take thy umberil,
and ms basket. and there's Fafer
O. gingerbread | fetched along tor
lunch. aod bottle o root beer
Farmer jenkins wife sent me--its
dretful good for pimples, and rich
aud I've got a striped carpes-esg
some'or., with tho key tied on with
a bit o red tape-aud here's the
hra. tickets for the trunks; checks
the fellow called EN-, il remember
rightly"
at. all right, masm, ! assure
YOU said Mr. Early. "step into
the carriage; | will see that your
things are brought here directly. |
"Wbat be them tellers laughin'
at p demanded Aunt Feny, stop'
ping short, with one foot on the ear~
mage step, and glaring at Nessrs. 81
Everil, Montmnrtin & Co. through |
the green spectacle glasses. ~ guess
I'm as good as they be, II amt
dressed IN the very last agony ofthe
fashion. I've got ten dollars sewed
up IN my flannel waist, over and
above my travelin' expenses, and III
90 bail it's moro than they're got.
A suppressed laugh hore ran thro
tho little assemblage Of spectators on
tho platform. ,.,5...
"Do not let their folly annoy you,
ma'am," said Early, PLEASANTLY
"Lct mo assist you into the carriage.
st. EveriI, stand back !" he added
steruly, "if you have no reverence e,
for old age or womanhood, ! will
teach you 10 respect my right hand.
This lady is under my protection,
you will please to remember
Mr.. 1t. Everil retreated, somewhat
discomftcd, upon hia companions
toes, md the old lady climbed,
chuokllng, INTO the carriage.
"Young man." she oegan, when
the umbrella, luneh-paper, basket
and bottle were safely slowed away
, and they were rolling rapidly owe
, the city streets, "you'ye got goof
deal OF moral courage. 'faint every
city sprig would be as polite 70 a.
old creetur as you've been, with u
them noisy ielIers pokin' fun at you.
onr hero was somewhat embar
rassed at this plainly spoken com
: pliment.
81 hope, madam hc said, II ehaI
+ never be found lacking in the essen
tial qualities Of a gentleman, !
!; whatever circumstances ! may y
y placed"
if The antique dame nodded her cal
= frills, aud held silently on TO p
umbrella, without venturing az
A other remark, until they reachc
Mrs. Robert Early's mansion.
10 Josephine was waiting for the
Id on the threshold; she claspcd y
at ancient relation closely in her arm
III and there was a sort OF triumph
CO. procession up to her spartmel
which Charles was rather At . lo
to understand.
70 zone would think Josephine nev
ts had had an aunt, fresh out Of Noal
ne ark before he muttcred t. himse
'ef as he took up the newspaper, n
lp- went out TO the yine-shaded ba
~ piazza, there TO while away tie "
'ge until such period as lunch should
announced. m
"CharIiew
md LIE hadAxhansiea the paper lc
her ago, and nearly fallen into q DO
lse- but at his sisternin-law' . summon
voice, he started to bis feet and
ace tered the house.
yoa "Aunt stephanie wants TO tl'i
and you for all your kindness e her
be morning. said Josephine.
'ry- aConfou0d Aunt sterhan
thought Mr.. Early, advancing dr
my sily towards the front room, 81
mis- in a sort Of artificial twilight,
Jaw duced by satin curtains and v
ling tan blinds, lie could dimly desc
! ne figure.
Suddenly Josephine drew
the the shsdowy .draperies, and 4
vim instead Of d bent and crooked
OBJ woman, stood a lovely girl Of I
teen, with deep blue eyes and 50
sely, curls, set of by whIte n
plat. dress, with an abundance q hoa
) the blno ribbon looped and kn'
IN, about it.
"Stephanic Osborne he ejac
'vian cd, instantly recognizing bis tal
veril, chantress OF the seaside. a..
ONE "No--my Aunt Stephanle1 I
from terrupted Josephine, demnreiy,
CLOAK CIV hat mystery y tnis ash
nth a ed Early, looking With \ pu
,ane, face from one to the other.
cars, vou-"
cane. II am the veriiabls old lad
and the railroad trainp' laughed the
huge en-haircd lassie, with \ becc
brown olow of color In her cheeks.
fore not look SO astounded, Cl
tacles Jo,ephine really j. my niece,
brown as her mother, my sister, Has
d, and ricd before I was born, she I
er the ten years older than ] am
ferulc, "Yes, but why
rash aWhy do ! assume that
,nts in disguire, YOU would say? Y
try your sterling worth and