Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-23

jess as big as night.
| And big boo eyes
Vat look mighty bright,
| Ny nanny say
! Never did see
Any ozzer baby
| Half as sweet as me.
Grandma comes often,
Aunt Sarah, too;
| Baby loves zem,
Baby loves oe.
Baby sends pooty kiss
| To his uncles all, Pa
E4f Aunties and cousins.
= - Big folk and small,
Can't no more,
SO goodbye,
Bully old uncle
Wiza glass eye.
Grannycarrig Cap Box
My wife's cousin was slender, old
fashioned looking girl, with quiet, re-
firing manners, and ahabit Of gliding
about with almost noiseless movements.
I used TO call her the little gray ghost.
Itseenied to me, when my wife first
broached the subject, a Quixotie, but
Nelly's heart is so large and so loving.
aust think of the poor child alone in
that wildcrness!" she said, with pity
ing eyes; "aHd we have plenty and to
spare"
$50 has Aunt Cheyney."
"Yes, but she lives in the backwoods,
as solitary place as can be found. The
poor chile has had no. mother for years;
her father has been an invalid ever
since she was ten years old, and now
that he is gone, it does seem hard she
should be condemned to solitude and
old Aunt Cheyney. At least, let us in
vite her to come for season; let us
give her a few months of pleasure, poor
child! She will be so delighted, so as
tonished with this bewildering New
York"
1 consented, Of course, as good hus-
bands are in duty bound to do, and ON
a certain October afternoon, drove to
the station for my wife's cousin. l
knew her the moment she had made
her appearance, though 1 had never
seen her before. The little creature ap-
pealed to my sympathy at once by her
indescribably forlorn appearance. So
small, so white, SO timid; her her lus-
trous gray eyes, her only beauty, row.
ing around, startled to unwonted lustre.
''Is this Susy Myriam 20 asked.
eyes, was beginning to feel little
frightened at the confusion," she said;
"yOu are cousin Nelly's husband"
1 led her away from the crowd, and
she was silent and strange the whole
way home, utterly preoccupied with the
sight to be seen at all hours in our great
metropolis. - Hist
From that time Susie was one of US
L mean in all that pertains to the man.
ners and customs of the household, and
yet l never could feel any nearer de-
gree of friendship than that with which
L welcomed her the first day to our
pleasant home.
"She is handy said my wife. "You
don't know how many little things she
does, and yet can't prevail upon her
to take a single present from me-"
"She don't care for little vanities," /
said.
"Don't she? she's as fond of nice
things as anybody, I've found that out;
but she has an absurd notion that I'M
less she earns costly jewels, she won't
wear them; won't be dependent even
on me for the most trifiing ornaments.
She admired the little old-fashioned
pearl brooch that you always liked so
well, and 1 offered it to her. Ne, insist
as l might, Iscould not prevail on her
to accept it. 1 have tried again and
again to tempt her, for really l have so
many useless things that don't wear
at all. but it is no matter of use. She
is the most obstinate little creature
ever saw"
Time passed, and became accustom-
ed to the slight gray figure sitting be-
side my wife, or fitting about like
contented ghost. Wife had found
companion for her solitary hours and 1
was glad. Together they haunted the
picture galleries, the art saloons; to-
gether they shopped, drove in the park
or lunched.
| sWhom do you think we met to-day 2"
wife asked me one day when we were
alone together. "Of all men in the
world, Harry Lonsdale, whom Ihave
not seen since lie returned from Eu-
rope, and lie has picture at Lozier's
that everybody is going wild over. 1t
is beautiful thing know never
talk art jargon, but it satisfied me as
pictures seldom do. When 1 saw him
he seemed quite as much absorbed in
studying Susie as she was in stuying his
picture. You don't know how pretty
she looked. You needn't smile, John,
for her eyes would redeem any face.
Suddenly Harry saw me and came up
straight to where 1 stood. 1 told him
how glad 1 was to know he was getting
famous, but he only nodded, and said
eagerly: -s4-.
"That young lady seems to be rather
interested-I am flattered."
"Yes, that is my cousin, SUSIE" re-
piled.
"Your cousin! pray introduce me,
and-John, as sure as you live, that will
be match"
"Nensense,'' was my rejoiner. l
knew Harry Lonsdale, and Susie was
not by any means his ideal. Harry
liked dashing, handsome girls, viva
scious, magnetic; girls of the Trasylian
Ilstyle, with oval faces, anguishing eyes
land naughty lips. He had sketched
Esuch to me by the hour, and l knew
Esome Of the young ladies with whom
Ehe was. on very intimate terms. The
idea OF his fancying this cold gray lit
tile creature, with no figure to boast of.
Iand manner so quiet that she was
llseldom noticed at all, was preposterous.
/ st fiattered him to see her abso rbed