, 1875-02-21


Tho reader will understand my aentimentt
when inform him tbat the lady refer to Is mt
nire's aunt, and that thb eesaem with which We
both regard her is founded on her possession
ot considerable sum in railway shares Ind coz
soils, and comfortable and yearIy increaainl
balance at her bankers.
At the present moment no entertain toward
her feelings OF peculiar tendnrness Tor it IL bu1
only the other day that Ne had nearly lost her.
No. she had not been ILL .We Ind no fear thai
ene was going to de- We could have borne
that 1t Il the lot Of al, and resignation il
such case ia duty. Thu danger which sht
has Itat escaped Is OF = different nature.
tren1ble, even nov, to think how Imminent It a1
ono time appeared. But, thank Heaven! it il
passed and the teats which blot this page arr
tears Of gratitude and happiness.
1ha,s N ottiee in tho city. DO ! little ii
nina and cigars on commission, md occasionally
travel in ten
I am a married nhn NTH small family. ,My
income, I regret to say, il also smaN. The
former, OF late years.. has been increasing; rhe
lattet has not. My Emily ID An excellent man.
advantage the limited amount that am able to
allow for our household expenditure But We
are exceedingly piuched 81 times. Tho nature
OF my buaiuess obliges ne to reside in genteel
nei&hboEhood; and re are frequently forced ID
~ -;,.'s nt 1,vas IN fha cnnntfy M .ha IL
,o13 ~ aaor,rt ~ vis;t rs ~ ~ t,reo tinss
6nI1no tha sourne Of the wear. md spend Teek
OF two with us.
On these occasions, I need not say that We Dc
all in our power to mako her comfortable. Thit
TiEe n1.nr s1derfv maiden ladies' in easy Iitcurn:
atancaa nA ~. noasezsas nscni;ar t.1ent fm max
;ng othar naonie uneagy. The rsmmks wLich
an fred1entiv feels herself called unoh 10 make
concaTn1nE orr domestIo atfanEolnonts are gen.
afa,I3 mora dlktiuroiahed for freedom than 10
1i;enasa And tho,gh tIie spirit 81 piaty Which
nrononts the ntterance NAV be uudonbted, il &
mt rleasnht for 4 man to be told that he IL " 4
heatben." and that be Is pleading his family ii
tha hrond pa.h of destruction" qtnis, too, when
ny conscisnss acquita mo Of any such 'dapropei
Rnt va muss bear with her Iltlo weak
pesses." enia ny wife. "You Know, Samuel,
she does not possess tho blessings which ne do,
nes aAb tr1, trns" rsturp. 1.-The old eirl ral cut
mn Teit % one me- Of these days no doubt; and in
bose. Dos Tha: Is What yoa mean to saJ, my dear y
ri mean 10 eay nothing Of the kind, sir; and
von ouebt to be- ashamed Of youraeK'
I vas sitting ii home one evening, IL ;
rather melancholy naoc1-for hid Just
% bean reading = letter from "our" ann,
"A T4,;rh ma announced her intention Of
coming Ia reb us in dsv or two, and making
a 0long. long y,sit, when thers cana loud
rin, at Ihe tt,eet-door bell.
rt.rted mn.
,.Thaf ca,t be her, surely ?" said to my wife.
s11h nd ti,ak fl not Aunt James mug" H.
nl;ad Eno;lv i Re,,des I did not hear anY car
rr.G. rn.o t7r;vs nm to The doors
1s f,ll cnrnforted. It could NOT Wy. well be
Amt Jane. No. the idea was absurd. But, you
~ Sstt rarror,s ang eas11v startfgd.
4eio prasanti1 onr itts maid If a1nork camo uo-
n1,a 3,,s},r,nad M HAT fI,ara VA q penfIe-
,,aa., ha1o.v Tho wished 70 sea "a.
'DI 1want p doWn ind ssv y man standing in the
haIl. Be VIA tall, stout, elderly man, with i
olspla'gu t S;a Huac c1n,Ees - fft.d h1ia bsT3 IA
searned se i,kc = man Who had been got up to louk
Ike a renl1emnn, but the attempt had failed
.oI,Ah,11 -. -. ..,..:
He advanced towards me, holding out hia
A4'f.I :! i "a voI7 ssro frot&rcv ar lie said.
s.Mn nanoa ID Samuel Courcy. n replfed. draw
;,n,o h.cis
Far di.liked the tone of familiarity in which
bn addressed ms.
.. Than tn r,s vuur fipper, my. boI. Why,
1;o,d 1--we "a aon't you Know your Old Urcie
H. ~. >, 10'o ~
looked At him. bit I did not recognize hin.
Tb;E w not e1traordmaiy, as had never neen
him seforr. However. had heard thai had IN
nncla Ice ar The Autipodes Bomewhere-Thom,
hy tic Lg. I had always thought Of ~ Uncle
s;1oseph." But it yss all right.
F. a t;nnsd In II hiin III nv WI fiipper It once.
took him upstairs ind introduced hiha % tnt
wife. Tnat dear creature, whose impressipus Of
. nsOpe - X SIe:;1v deiiehted gIth nv relation,
Snd ~ nnst confess that. after tha en- thuaiabm OF
nuu tTs ti,sr grestin1 had nebsided-and cold ia
deed must be- the heart Of him nho is not
rnoved WREN ha Prasps the hand OF w-fonnd
nnc,erI mos4 nvse;f was disposed to receive him
snrnsvbat i;stsnti7. His language was coarse !;
and The man's manner exhibited pecaliar mix
,,rs tnse eeaassii59 q ssiiiass'A ~''1 "''N '
p4fGt'1e' Rnt as he warmed into conhdenee, Ind
Is he related to Us the aimp1e gtory Of
bis lIfo and bis vandorings, opr fearts turned
-, knl esk faI4 },nW hHSa