Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-06-13

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being almost always iu state of apparent
coma. The widow was 10 the seventh hea
ven of bliss, and al went merry AS mar
riage hell, until one evening. as the betroth
ed pair sat bgiore the fire in the polisheJ
CRATE, there came ring at the bell. ano
the girl who answered it soon looked into the
| parlor to announce the fact that litls CIR
III the hall 1could come in.
"Oh, let her in said Mira Huntr, ''Tm
So fond of the dear children in the neighbor
hood. Its oae of them I presume But
while shs was speaking very small but
wy old looking little gil in short frock
with tanbourine in her hand, bounced IN.
10 the room, and throwing herself into the
Professors arms, with strong French &C
CO ut, screamed
Darling papa, have then found you
how clad mama will be ! We thought yeu
| dead" 9W &
Il am net your papa said the French
man, turning pale. ''Are you then crazy
my poor lit lie girl. .
No. no, TO you are my papa" erie}.
do not deny your He. Dos she net
know you An. mv heart, if ell me true.
Dear mama aud have almost starved, but
she has never pawasd her wedding ring
She plays the organ, the tanboueiae. =
We have suffered, but row papl will return
to US. All. Heaven =
my gracious! the morals of furriners
He'd have married Missus - cried the girl
at the door.
She tells me one black lie. Never be,
fore have seen her: belief me. Ma lame y
screamed tee poor Frenchmaa. "Ah mon
lieu. SUI | dreaming p
"Ob, Alpbouae = cried the wdow -
''But there, I will be ffm. My best friends
warned me of you. Take your hat-go.
Meier enter 10y presence again. Go with
your unfortunate child your poqr half
starved little GIL. Go home to your de-
serted wife Cor
'-Ah, Madame zcse ia dem les cried
tie unfortunate F.eucbman. lnsing bis Eng
sh in bis EXCITEMENT "'B lief"
'Out of my houst!" cried the widow
Peggy, open TIE door. G., Whit az .es.
cape have had -
The professor departed. Mrs Hunter
threw herself upon the so "a in tears. The
maiden aunt, who had not heard a word, de-
manded an esplapa ion. Bddy howl d it
through her eaE-srumpet in these words:
THE blsthern scounthrel has iver so
many wifes and families already, rlayin'
tumbs rines fer their bread God help 'em
The rascal And in the midst the door Il
rang, and Mr. Bultiug walked in, with
polite bow.
Biddy and the aunt slipped out Of the
room. Mr.. Bunting approached the widow
II ca lied to apologize be said Il was
hasty yesterday. Had known the gentle
man vas dear to you, should have restrain
ed my speech. I wish you happiness. L
"Dou't please = cried the widow. Hes
worse than you painted him. I've found
him cut hate him. As for ne never
ean be happy again"
mot with your own Bunting p cried the
bachelor, sitting down beside her.
I'm afraid not, said the widow.
'Are you sure?' asked Mr.. Bunting
"No-pot quite" said Mrs. Hunter.
s'Then marry me to morrow, and try it.
Do, oh do p
Mrs Hunter sobted and consented AZ
tar hav ng bad a white corded silk made up
and trimmed with real face, at fifteen dol
lara. 5srl. it was too bad not to figure as
b;dv after all She married bachelor
Bunting, and was very happy.
1t is well perhaps that she had not the
fairy gift of the invisible cap, and did not
put it on and follow Mr. Bunting to the
mysterious recesses in the rear Of theatre,
width L be took bis way after parting from
the widow on the night Of his engagement.
There he met Little gill, small but cid
looking, the same indeed who had claimed
the professor as her lost papa, and this is
what he saij t, her:
Here is ths money promised you, my
child, and you acted the thing exeelltnly
we'll know that by the effect you PRO
dueed. She believes that he's msrried
man. and he can't prove to the con'rary.-
| knew you'd be able to act it out, when |
sa" you play the deserted child il that 'rag
edy"
Then twenty five dollars we're counted
into the little brown hands. and Bachelor
Bunting walked off triumphant. To this
day bis wife does not know the truth, but
sllujes to poor innocent Professor La Fou-
tame as that wicked Feencnman.