Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-09-14
"Allow me, madame"--tbe moustach.

Wv hhldllt --lnt UlOusLHCti
ed stranger was up, pocket-book in hand
let me arrange this matter tor yot
until we reach Philadelphia. Your hus
1and can settle with me afterwards" he
said, giving me his card, with a smile.
1T | hadn't been married, shoul1
have fallen in love with that delightful
man on the spot As it was. / only mur
INJURED some unintelligible thanks, aud
slipped his card into my pocket as "A me
mento OF a modern knight.
we we've to have stopped all night in
Philadelphia. As the train neared the
city, new pcrplcxity seized upon me-
Where could go? Ii it were daylight
might remain in the ladies' waiting
room; but Fred would not arrive until
nearly ten at right had no money to
pay backman, go to hotel, or even
get my supper
"A sudden thought flashed into my
mlnd-Auht Tabitha lived in Philadei.
pllia | had directed letter to her only
Il lew weeks before, announc ng my ap-
preaching marriage. True, the reply
was rather discourIging-being dismallv
prophetic OF oil sorts OF evils that await
ed me, and darkly suggestive of snares
and pitfalls in that broad road that leads
to matrlmony and destl uction.
But Aunt Tabby took vinegary view
OF everything. She had never felt the
mtllowlng Influence of honeymoon.
We arrived at the depot; nv moas.
tached friend had left the car sometime
before, 50 was unprotected again. An
army OF hacknen besieged the door of
the depot, and l immedia ely became the
subject of struggle. Oaths and whips
resoundcd about my ears, until was fl
nally seized upon and carried off bv the
most energetic of the party.
Having secured me in a verv dirty ve-
hlcle, he regarded me with a triumphant
grin.
"lf You will get my trunk now, please,
suggested.
"Your trunk, is it? Where's the bit
Of tin for it 2"
"The- what?" 1 asked in perplexitv.
"The tin-the bit of tin, to be sure.
How am to get it without the tin ?"
My check! | had forgot that Fred
had my checks also. Alas, for the pow
erlessness OF woman! | saw nv new
Saratoga. filled with the daintiest of
trosseaus, bundled off with a lot of ho-
tel baggage, and couldn't raise finger
to claim 1t. 1t was the last straw on the
cAmePs back, and | drove in tears to
Aunt Tabrha's using my tissue veil as
Il pocket-handkerchief, and thereby tat
tooing my face with slreaks OF blue.
Even Aunt Tabby's monumental rigid
iiy was overcome by my appearance,
wheL she met me at her own immaculate
doorstep.
"Lett you and only married three
days! Pay that hackinan, Mary Jane,
aud send him off before he sees any more
OF this family disgrace! Only three
days! The Lord have mercy or us
That should have lived to see brother
llenry's child brought to this. Taken
all your money and clothes, too! Well,
well! It's nothing more or less than |
eyp' cted. Only an accident? Don't
talk to me of accidents! If you ever lay
your eyes on that man again, my name
is not Tabitl.a Tinslici! The mean-spir-
tied scoundrel, to leave you without a
rag to your back! You poor, dcluded
Put on the kettle, Mary Jane
aud hurry up the tea; this poor child is
trembling like leaf, and well she may"
l was too dispirited and miserable to
attempt to stem the torrent of Aunt
Tabby's Indignation. let her talk on.
"Oh, and ain't it dreadful, mum 2" /
heard the sympathetic Mary Jane muir
mur, aside, to her mistress; "Such
sweet young creeter as she be And
only look at her face expect he's been
Of her."
Aunt Tabby pursed up her mouth and
shook her head eXpressively.
"Let this be warning to you, Mary
jane"
"oh, I'm sure it will, num-" was the
feeling reply.
"She'll never lay eyes on him again."
Aunt Tabby, solemnly; "never
Lord bless my soul. Who's that ?"
There was a knock at the door that
fairly shook lhe prim little house.
''ls my wife here - asked a quick,
anxious voice, and the next moment
Fred's wife was there, clasped in the
strong, brave arms-crying aud laughing
together on his broad, loving breast.
GLOW did you get here so soon How
did yon find me? Oh, Fred ! Fred! |
have been so frightened and miserable -
Fred's answer was a shower of kisses.
"lIow did come? In a coal car
there was a trair Of them just behind.
1t wasn't the pleasantest ride in the
world, but it brought me quickest to
little, frightened birdie ~
And as | met the glance of those low
ing eyes, l nestled closer TO his heart,
aud felt, in spite Of Aunt Tabby's ex-
l was at home again.
TEA.-A good deal of misdirected eff.
furl has been eXncnden In endeavnrinn