The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-13

his hand to his mouth, totsec perchance ifl
hls teeth were in their place deliberately !
kissed Mrs. Nilliers, staidly, and with good
deal of smack.
Now II was at THIS very moment OF all 9th.
crS that young Fitzgerald, in agony from the
acute pain produced by sharp stone he was
knccllng upon, withdrew his support for a.
second from Nina. The latter lost her bal
anCe, and, her feet catching in the skirts of
her habit, she fell forward among the bran
ches, producing no little noise IN her fall.
The elderly lovers on the bench jumped out
of their tender embrace with wonderful alac.
rity, Mrs Nillicrs leaned against u tree with
covered face and IN great agitation, while
odd George, shaking his cane in threaten
ing manner, approached the covert.
Take carcn exclaimed Mrs. Nilicrs at THIS
iunctarc; 1T may be your friend the bear got
loose
'Old George paused. lie was not deficient
in courage, but il might be 4 wild animal, and
he had only walking-canc.
AT this moment, struck by happy thought,
his dutiful son in the bushes gave vent to a
growl SO ominous that old George stepped
back a few PAGES in alarm, while Mrs Vii
| Tiers fairly ran away down the walk, scream
ing as she went
! FITZGERALD, who had been n promising pu-
phi of professional gentleman who could
initiate all the animals OF the iarm.yard, I'm,
proved the occasion to send parting grow
after her and with such effect that ODD
George too fairly turned tai, ana "ith' as
his son remarked, small blame to him
But we must get out of this at once, Nina,
he said, for there is the governor roaring Tor
the keepers, and they will be down directly
lIark to him! The bear is loose! the bear
is loose! take care of yourselves Just what
we will do my pater.'
He scrambled out of his uncomfortable po
sition without loss of time, ard with Nina
They hurried away in the opposite direction
until they got well out of sight, when they
climed the terrace and walked unConcerned.
| " to their horses On the way they passed d
number of gardeners and keepers, armed with
scythes and pltchiorks, making toward the
bears den, and rs they cantercd by the Con
Stabulary Barracks they saw detachment OF
police getting quickly under arms for The
purpose of shooting poor Bruin. or Mrs
Villiers or old George they saw nothing
and we did not stay to inquire as to then
whereabouts
Dear aunt sad Nina, few days after
these occurrences, Il love George Fitzgerald,
'Hoity toity! is the girl mad cried Mrs
/ NillierS. Love in a cottage, indeed"
But YOU will give Us an income, aunt; Fol
you are dear, good, kind aunt SAID Mn;
coaXingly.
/, That won't, not one penny"
what, aunt. Not if tell the beIr IN ,h'
! Geological Gardens:' said Nina archly.
Mrs, NillIers changed color and left th'
room abruptly.
The same day young George was walkin!
t down Kildare street with odd George arm
in arm,
Sir said the young gentleman, i am 90
} ing to marry my cousin
The deuce you aren cried odd George,
, stopping short Not if | know it. 1ol
shall marry Mrs Mustard or no one
See here, sirn said the son decidedly, i
you don't approve of the match III complain
r TO the bear in the Geological Gardens
old George stared at the son aghast
Then he dared into his club VITA an agtlit,
, surprising for one of his years.
There were many congitations between MI
| Fitzgerald and Mrs. Nilliers after this, an'
/. much business with lawyers but it all endeC
in the marriage of the cousins, who went It
; India upon comfortable income allowed
them by odd George and Mrs. Nllliers
For these two also became one sometime at
terward, TO the amusement OF all thelrlrlcndS
and as George the younger wrote home iron
, Huggcrmugger, in the East Indies, If Urst
Major did not smile on their nuptials h
should have doneS so To which Old George
retOrtcd that he found less of the bear in hi
welded state than heeXpcCted' and is, in tac
upon the whole much indebted TO that an
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