The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-10-31
QNiscellaneous.
An UntiAneEy ! tSit.

1n UntiMeGy JtSit.
Half century ago two brothers, barefoot and
sometimes ragged, were growing up to big boy
hood among clans, cells and boats in poor
little fisherman's hamlet on the shores of Cape
Coo.
The eldest, whom hs sentimental mother had
named Clarence Ethebert, full of enter
prise and ambition. His brother, whom the
solemn father had named Gideon, was an ami
able, kind fellow, content to do any body's bid
ding as long as he had enough to eat and no.
body to scold him.
Tho first went into a ship chandler's store, in
Boston, having walked ninety mIles to reach
that city, aud found place. The other re-
maned at home, perfectly satisfied, digging
quohange, spearing eels, and carting seaweed.
Whom they reached middle life the eldest
was living in an elegant mansion near Central
Park, in New York, with his fashionable fami-
ly. keeping span of horses, and retinue of
servants; and Gideon married to a we'll mean
ing but coarse and iliterate woman, was in
the poor cottage home Of his father, so shy that
he was almost afraid OF his kind brother who
came yearly to visit and aid him.
E. C. Bakerly, the rich ship chandler, was no
snob. He acknowledged his poor relatives, and
helped them, and had often invited his brother
and sister in law to visit them. Gideon want
ed to 20 to New York, but couldn't get up
courage He had heard of assassins coming up
behind peaceable citizens and stabbing them
in the street, and about hackmen driving
strangers to dungeons and then robbing them
so he thought, in his innocent heart, that his
brother was almost the only good mar in the
great city.
But the time came when the ambitious Betsy
resolved to 60 to New York and see for herself.
So she lold her brother-in in law, while on his an
nual visit that "she had decided, at last, to buy
herself a new black alpacy and dress cap, SOS
his family wouldn't be ashamed of her, and go
on in real New York style about the first of No
vember. The folks there may stare at me, or
laugh at me, but they won't eat me, that's sar-
| tim she added.
| When the gentleman announced this at home, |
the daughters laughed, and resolved to make
her visit as agreeable as possible, sending her
black silk, to replace "that abominable alpaca
the court dress of Yankee women"
| The last week in October, when the house
was in the hands of cs.asan and decorator, |
the following astounding letter was received Dy {
| the lady
"CLAM HARBoR, Oct. "a.
"DEAR SISTER CARLINE.-Gdeon and me, has |
changed our mines about the time of goin' TO
New York. We have got ready sooner than we |
expected, OWN to Miss Capin Dilkins turnin'
| and helping of Desire Holmes with my gouns |
| She bound all the ruffles and fumiddles, and |
| SO forth. So we can come tomorrow just as
we'll as not. Gideon is impashient to get home
| agin on account of killing the hogs, 80 less
providence forbids, you'll see US tomorrow to
| tea.
"Excuse me writing with pencil, as Miss
| Cap'in Dilkens has borrowed our pen and ink
10 write to the Capin. He's to Smyrny now.
$50 no moro at present.
"From your affectionate Sister,
BETsEY.
| "P. S.-Desire had to bind the founces on my
new silk with magenty braid as there was no
| ribbon here"
The girls scolded, and the sensible mother
| appeased them by saying that their father
| would meet their uncle and aunt at the cars
and keep them at hotel till the party was over.
But the cars came in ten minutes before their
| time, and when Mr.. Bakerly reached the depot
the passengers had disappeared. He rushed
home, hoping to meet them before they entered
the house. But they had not appeared; and
| the conclusion was that they had missed the
train, and would not srrivc in the city till the
next day. In this, however, the family we're
| mistaken. In few moments there came |
loud ring Of the door bell, and then their ears
were assailed by the sharp notes of an angry |
| voice aimed at hackman.
~ never heard such swindle! Don't pay |
him dollar and half, Gideon, for fetchin' us
half mile. We could a walked just IS we'll
and the men-folks could "a ugged up the trunk |
it amt a mite heavy! I'll have you took up |
for robbery sir, if you do keep carriage and |
| two horses!'
AS children and butcher boys were collecting |
on the sidewalk, the lady of the house slipped |
down stairs, put the money in the hackman's |
hand and smuggled her friends up stairs.
| As there were men at work in the kitchen, |
their supper was given them quietly in little |
side room, and the tired travellers were sent |
early to bed, without any remonstrance on their
| part.
| The pair were put into attic room which |
was rarely slept in. This was done not from |
disrespect, but because the usual sleeping rooms
for visitors must be used by the ladies who |
| were among the guests of the evening. Gideon |
and his wife, however, were glad of any resting |
place. They complained to each other that
| ait was dreadful hot for the last of October" |
| 6le0 out the slight, and were soon lost to
| their new situation, but not until Aunt Betsy |
| had exclaimed in dreamy drawl:
"New York's the nastiest smellin' town ever |
was in, and l wish l was to home"
The guests had gathered and there was hum |
| of merriment below, which was suddenly hush
ed by the appearance of two strange appari-
tions on the stairs.
"Tabeaux, tableaux!" cried an innocent |
youth, and in moment every body was making |
for the hall and laughing and exclaiming, /
"Darby and Joan," "John Anderson, my Jo,
john" and like interpretations of the scene.
The gentleman of the house elbowod his way |
through the crowd Just in time to see his half
clad brother escape from the gaze OF guests.-
But Aunt Betsey stood her ground bravely,
looking like fury just risen from her grave,
with disheveiled locks, white robes and kerr
chief bound around her head.
"Go up to your room. Pm ashamed of you,"
said her brother-in-law, in low tone.
'You haint no need to be ashamed of us, nor
ybody else, of your own folks"-here the poor
woman was seized with terrific ft of coughing |
and strangling; but regaining her breath, she
continued "We're your own flesh and blood,
if we haintr rich and some of the richest saloon
keepers and fish dealers in this town or Boston,
either, has sprung from Cape"-coughing again
silenced her angry boasts.
! "What ails you?" asked the agitated brother,