Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-08-16

some nOufs passeu ny WITHOUT ner uOlnR
so, the matter appeared to Inc all the
graver. '"
Accordingly, at night, when she was
assisting me in my room, broacbed the
subject myself: lng
'sAnnie," said ], 81 was very much
surprised to see you come home from
church this morning accompanied by a
stranger. How did that happen?"
"Well, madam, it was very wet" re-
turned she-with simplicity that
would have disarmed me, even if had
entertained any indignation against her,
which did not; l only felt angry with
the man--'and as / had no umbrella,
the gentleman, who was at church him
self, kindly offered to see me home"
"Annie," / said, solemnly, "dO not inn
agine that men--especially gentlemen
only go to church as you do, TO say their
prayers. once heard great preacher,
MIR. Sturgeon, divide church-goers into
a number of classes, some of which were
of very unsatisfactory sort. Among
others there was the umbrella chris
tian," as he termed 1.-THE man who
goes into a church merely to save his
nat, or get out of the rain"
''But please ma'am, this gentleman
had an umbrella" observed Annabel.
thought it rather pert, and very un-
like herself, that she should argue with
me on this matter, but still was deter
mined not to lose my temper.
''ln this particular case that may have
been So" said l; "but he might have
gone to church with a strong motive for
all that. To my eyes, he did not look
like suitable person for young wo-
man in your position to be walking
with. He left you at the front door,
and he may have been mistaken as to
your condition in life. Did you inform
him of it,"
"No, ma am"
Annabel Brown was certainly too
Quakerish; any other girl would have
seen with hall an eye that was really
solicitous-for her sake--to know what
the man had said to her; yet all that
could get out of Annie was:
"No, ma, am"
1t was not treating me, L thought,
with the confidence that my conduct to-
wards her had merited. She might
have been more open-like that silk UNI
brella. - t
Next Sunday was very fine one, and
yet, if you will believe me, Annie came
home again escorted by that very man!
| had gone to church myself, and re-
. turned, as usual, some minutes after her;
but cook informed me--with rather a
malicious grin, | thought-that such had
q, really been the case. had not put the
e question; / had merely asked her wheth-
I er Annie had come in, feeling pretty
F; sure, however, that she had, and was
e gone up stairs to take off her things,
, which was the case.
r sob yes, ma'am, she ave come in. l
only wonder her friend didn't come in
t with her; her seemed SO very much at
a tached."
: "What friend?" asked /, with assumed
$ indiffe ence.
:, 90 pray, ma'am, don't ask me; Han
nibal, know, is such pattern. Other
: wise, should have said as how she has u
> follower"
''And what sort of man was he,
= cook?" sr.l r.
; ''Oh quite the gentleman, to look at;
fine feathers make fine birds to them as
can see no further;" and cook looked as
if she could see good deal further, and
;, amongst other things the house robbed
VI and her mistress throat cut in no dis
I tant prospective.
), y But did not fear anything excep
E upon Annie's account, and resolved a
! once to give her a good talking to.
8 Snow, my good girl,' said |, having
=, summoned her into the drawing-room
'this matter must be put a stop to al
once. | will not have that man come t.
;; this house again. Don't say 'what
u MANI" because you know who meal
y perfectly well. mean the umbreil;
y man"
y 'Please ma'am, he had no umbrella
= to-day
III "Umbrella or not, he shall not com
.o here A man without name-and wit
!. much too good an address-it is perfect
:. - ly soandalous. :" f~3au
81 "Please, ma'am, his name is Trevel
- - yam"
a 'Then that is much too good for you
- You have nice manner and appearance
:, of your own, and they have evidentl
r deceived him; and no good can come
\ such misunderstanding to either q
y, you. Do you understand mey' ~
~ "Mr. Treyelyan knows, ma'am, that
- am but a servant" observed Annabo
- gently, with little blush. ia
o. "Then the more shame for him, sal
u ~ l, sharply. 'Mind, from this moment
- you never walk with him again, or yo
af leave my service"
~ ~ Annabel Brown lowered her head
~ respectful assent; she would have sal
~ ''yes ma a'am," if she could, but the teal
n. were falling fast down her pretty cheek
n ! was very sorry for her, but felt tn;
ar / was doing my duty by her, and d
Tb not relent, .--..,... ....,s-,s
81 The next Sunday she came hon
ha alone. She had been very depresse
nn ao throughout the week, but going
81 church seemed TO have done her goo,
VI for shelooked much more cheerful. M
;aJ impression was that she had seen hin
~ and got rid of him; and in doing
,ar n had discovered the wisdom OF such
,er proceeding. He had shown his hand
~, nn with the false cards in nit-and she kne
~ him for cheat and a deceiyer, and wi
'ar ay glad to have escaped tolerably hear
M whole. ,sstsnds Ni4