The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-07


liberty Of acting as papa for her little
one. ! then told her must find a wife
somewhere, and begged her to allow
me to Introduce her in that capacity.
She laughed very heartily at the sug-
gestiOn, said she could comprehend my
difficulty, and consented to my proposal,
and very rOguishly warned me not to
presume upon the occurrence.
We then entered the parlOr and [ in
trOduced her as my better half. NV
uncle was very much pleased with her,
and cOmplimented me upon my good
choice in the selection of a wife. Mrs.
Kingsley. of course, ,cOlOred most
charmingly at this compliment, and
could scarcely refrain from laughing.
You have fine boy here" said my
uncle to Mrs. Kingsley, pointing to the
Excuse me. sir" said she, coloring
up again, 20 girl"
in my inquity. Would my uncle be-
lieve me after this? He looked from
me to my pretty landlady with a puz-
Zled cOuntenance.
'ftYOur husband told me it was boy"
he said, and rather suspiciOusly, too, |
thought.
"Well, l always took it for boy"
was my reply, putting on bold face,
but suppose my wife knows best"
Here Mrs. Kingsley fairly screamed
with laughter, and my uncle's stern
face assumed an ironical smile.
=" You are a nice father, amt you 2"
he said, touching me with the point of
his umbrella, !" not to know the sex Of
your own child. Why, I knew it was
a girl the moment I looked at it."
"But, Charley he said, again ad-
dressing me, "what did you do with
thu, goblet and pap-spOOn sent to the
little one ?"
"Oh, they are perfectly safe, assure
you" l replied; | have taken good care
of them.
"Yes, but where and the deuce are
theyg | would like very much to take
a look at them"
""Well, | have deposited them in
bank for e-keeping, but I can readily
produce them-that is-in the course Of
| a weeks time"
He told me to do so, as he wanted to
see them, and then | got out of the
room, for fear that he might ask me
some more perplexing questions.
A short time afterward Mrs. Kingsley
came to me, when [ was alone, in an
adjoining room, and saw Immediately
that something very humorous must
have happened, for the corners Of her
lips were breaking into smiles.
Do you know, sir, into what an aw-
full predicament you have got me ?n she
inquired as she took d seat on the lounge
by my side.
Explain yourself I said.
1 s'dW by, your uncle came to me short
time ago, and asked to see my marriage
/ IN h. I,
| money to settle upon US Immediately,
but wanted to be sure that everything
was right first.n 5# s5
did you expose me2n I inquired
anxiously. T.
"NO sir, did not, for I~never enter
into deception, Or anything else, by
halves"
| .IWas so elated that could not with
stand the temptation of embracing her.
/ This did not make her angry, for she
nestled her head costly on my shoulder
and smiled serenely. #t
What answer did you make him 2"
| then asked. #f
She hesitated for a moment, and then
said: " promised to produce the mar
riage certificates" ra
But we haven't got any" I then re-
marked. She indulged in q quiet little
laugh to herself, but said nothing.
Mrs. Kingsley-nay, dear madam
no, will call you darling-we are both
in a scrape, and there is but one way
for us to get out of it. We must go and
! get married Immediately. Will you
be my wife 2"
I shall be delighted" she answered
frankly q and seilng both, my hands,
said that she was ready for o frolic of
any kind. c...@ Fl
| We lost no time, assure YOU, ]
i don't think Mrs. Kingsley ever got into
i her Sunday clothes in such q hurry in
her life before, while / spoiled two pairs
of suspenders in my frantic endeavors
TO be on time. We quite astOnished
the parson by our haste, and at the con-
clusiOn of the ceremony Iawould have
forgotten to give him the usual " "fee' If
he had not reminded me of it.
Il We had secured the coveted marriage
Il certificate, signed and sealed, and were
\, now safely out of our difficulties, as we
Thought. We had omitted one precau.
ton, as we presented the certificate tC
uncle. It was. all right with exception
II of the modern date. -. Iagft8
"Why, how is this?" said my uncle
y gazing at the document through his
n specs; I thought you were married
MI over a year ago. '-' ~"
u e $50 We were, uncle,n I answered
NJ solemnly. ~. IF
4 .sHoW comes it, then, that the eertif.
cate is dated to-day ?" he asked, in 9
siIYoiee of thunder. .s. H..# z."'
Il We were struck specifies, both my
81 wife and /. "='r I'D
| "Come," said my uncle, Of see there
ii has been some trickery here. Own uL
4 T did own up to it, and told him tht
whole story. I expected it would make
II. him angry, but 1T did not +; for he laughed
eEi heartily, and said was clever rasca
3 and he was proud Of me, .asE..'
"But how about the gold goblet an6
:. paD-sDoon You hayTl't been drawing
1 the wool over my eyes about them, too
I'll have yOu7-eh e .a
Il I told the truth about the goblet ant
z pap-sp0on. Ill.,
Z why. yon are a regular trickster,'
y said my uncle, sfI believe you Woul(
deceive Satan himself. But [ won
{ | ret angry with you, for used to pla.
Q the same games when / was young" -.
4! In a word, we became reeonciled, ant
i nv uncle settled upon me q snt1icien
vi income to enable nae to quit my irksOm
4 iinty as q clerk. He has gone back t
Il Vermont. and I can but say in conclu
o sion, that when he pays us anothe
Il visit. I can show several little people
I that 1 call nay own, and without telling
4 a falsehoOd.
To DESTROY THE CABBAGE WoRM.-
' ''I have been entirely successful durfn
e the past season with the following
1 Diluted maekerel brine applied on an
e around the plants three or four time
: i non. 1rnnIc until Tho onl,ln COS iarira I