, 1876-07-17
AUNT pRIsC1LLA'S STORY.

shc " didn't know what TO make Of Erncsttno
At timea." Naughty and perhaps cold and re-
served to the many, to tic few she WAS most
effcctionate and gent1c. l,ad known Erncstfnc
every aimee sha worc baby-clothes, and shc wns
very fond Of me- lived in tho little white
house opposite her,-lIvel alone, with Tic
exception Ut tDy nephew Jack. Jack was In love
| with ErncstInc; no one know 1t but me; l don't
think JACK uaself Ind decided about his feeling
toward her. They say there's none 30 sharp IN
iove-a1!aEs o1 an old maid; sttl1, must confcss
with his eyes. taking every opportunity to be
near her, and paying her 20 many little a,ten::
tlons, lwondered how people could bc 30 blind
! NJ not to notice 1t.
had made up my mind that jack should have
her, aud wak !ayinB my plnns about The wedding,
when something occurred which completely up
het them. The way that It happened was this:
snt Gi 9vff sqe syenss 10 e. ffsPS WIFE, f.
Ing round by tic sde.door, snw EFlesttnc nhl
some young tnan from tue city playing czoquct- |
was screened by the lflaca and eyringas, but had
good view Of them, and could observe plainly
Wutch1ng them, could not help thinking sor-
rowiuily Of Jack, us II the mere coming Of this
stranger should darken Jacks prospects Of wiu-
ping he5. slrugElng my shoulders i9pasLcntly,
mother was picking currants. From her
learned that the young man was Ernestines
CO.. cousin Aleck; hc ;s TSs 90 artist, ana hnd come
Gp "mGns our s 'o' rast ns aus5sNe.ei
n1,c yist'n nfrS TetI " IT, r,1ogc lint yoan
scarcely day went Iy without somc summer
tnerry-naking. Erncstine went u all Of them;
5 Tasfs I g o passe ato se Msst 10
! had not bccn near tho house. All the reports
GI. 1 ! YET nu i nsr M3 s91 .hn catno ne if2 oataav
sinn a1o yek H. au ~ es sac & 'o0 20 ~, nGteSa sat
toaa oi III ai 1 H. ~ - ,,nt ~,
uSa Na as h"r % me au "Ge Say ams"ng
Al . ~ sa1pG H.. 4u1c. ,,snay Mmy. .n.. .n ,.,. -
rss! AnoW. LITE MeGns .i a..sa nsI eouh!n caMe
1"vn n ~ , s.e rnsa.Eshe, dnd wan ,,a
were IN % t"o, % and ihe p pasiss and mgnopstte IS ps
na.eu ! .!e az w.a noavy peraae @ nae &C. eanlc up
.h Tf,SI S. 1n e 1Srr ~ ,s e ao,o ~ sbo sh
NJ dem ~ aS% .na w. w. ',saG' u IL 9H ~ ~ sq'1i sac
i;"% sn h,d the sfprssson 10 t p er on c ths
@ sh0 ,a sau .nEa n34 ,S, 10 ta t o9 kaev
II silence for whi,e; and then, leaning against
saskie snn. Toa hfs nEsrs, sue ni,
Au1t tllhs,!la lsl.c always ca4lea Me lnat!'
. mai n eoE @ ~, u ~ y, a SUu IT, ay s.tGa,se ou
ou. aioM you alT WV 10y " na none ~ aeao Eau @ a
t.at she put ~ nes @ arm mount ny neGk AM
WalteG l9f 1,se u Apeius. u,al;A Not cii Acr
w. siIu: oespsJ h, ~'4' @ iii onis 1o' M rutt eo1.
sa,n.,,su5 ., 35:n y, - i,pv ,l"a u t, III fu,S
{nr.
wh1's, uw % di,lsrs,lsy e,'s,l'i hnye spoken 1t
na oec' aS saSk ' iS'ead o. nsr IT,, sousa , .no
sne % stsysd ,,i on,y h hnoF1 tnc ama, when ne ,hs
gate etekcu oen,El ns,, "atk eastne out qh LIT the
| hefo,-7'ack never was ohe ot tIe
moaning, Froanlig sort,-bnt could
sGa G IN t'e n.sm a. !sIs ~, hi, nnM %t.s ,ina
nls lace @ Tas, a ann now a.e p't als up 70 keSp
said, quite slowly nn.l stsa,lily; "1m going
out little While, Aunt lfte; don't sit up lof
ne; inay not ~. ~ ~! Ill., ulons ees
Jaek Ii'th i'i sl!c nent uioluahE. He appeared
0,p ,ut ~ ~ III n. W. sues, "s "ns t ny .u M t
tnnt ~ nau 4ec!neu ~ sPc4un llinatH " 80 ~
his uncle's, n Wessheld, ! wasn't Gst sur
h... !. 49, us, .;a ~ ha % "nn
tu1HHat a1, y w. @ ae Gess a tn.'E ne ieuu ; no. lawn,
some inaesu u IL naa not peeh los ,EfIestsnei
+a aca a1s.res hant, ~ M na ~. ."cn sc , atu I w
sketches DacE 70 Inc aay, anu Fly Fly Was her ulI
cI t,sI avoraby and We s.iu
siInsho .! nuu;
Elnesune' IL Acenss to ne1 was nos Vcry pas
onn ~ ~, n n a, a m w. Ms s.
n so ", a frre i e'us ;,sS " r 1 ~ s ill.,
wren nsf !.lenus tcasca Her apout UNI,
sho ~ uos npneaI,, pnsa,, , " sa.e " m'nu
II u 9il; aAl sue ncrscll woalu srsaH q nun m
unc cr1r,, sas VIZ as s. ~ T T., ., @ uc
t ths wi Wne~ sSs Wen si her S ro.he! treW ettei
rso on ~ AeSk iresn Hn ner .a sne .4~ @ w n
rcaM tnc Glleetson oSef oncs Ut 'Micc ana Put ~
Ill Ill, Ut sNs. i, s.a - ~ ~.
was tas Way y! ~ g11is eSngasea 10 S masneat
tlc thlnklng u mgt be lnsre , basl1ness ,1a q,
as Esnes.!ne,s en @ pars' saia OonI in'no me- my
aears IGau your lctte.' a.. 1..r,. 1.,,
IN acitct % ca' Mas nun1 r;rH hsse. ea, ae.i
ou 10 Wn obnn, to ,,,nt rlsr, enS @
anen, GuoLa.ons aouat a.e anon or sons o.ne1
equally remote t ahu l1ttefesa,hg ann3set; aa
then ~ Iooat 1a ~ nss,ws'eu @ 10 occasaoma a
ey n hoefa5lc pqe OF oGn tnt oi 11e ,n M11 M !or1"
you kho%l usea ;. ~ tnh9 u wonlu ne enarin
ny 70 eofrespoaa a. Wit LI. necAi oat Ns ee'''ng
m1notonous, Aunt FITS ,,.., >.
lax,og tese an!gs a mo eons!letat'on,
G0esitt seesa u IL sAo WIZ oeTv aucA III low,
doss ~ ,u,
heard ron JaeK every nov ana tnen ne dia
not mention Er',estns, and wrote Of ,'ns,. s,.
drum home mattsrs only IN sfitelnucr, AlecK
can,s up from nc ei!y. fronl @ l som9 sauss.
colaness Nad ftacsl nttMccn 11sn anu ElnG6tlne:
liz, LIZ siy,. .na,., nas,i,ss a. ats' ot ,s
i ..s ust1 III, H. Is = Mts,.ssi" M ""s
WY MtoLo i,, ~ "aeH ~ i ~ i, - w.
GhEaseens M!. nua @ epals!. y ~ y ~ pthcn VI e'o
aoGs '9a mourn M % oyer ~ " ~ out sIys sse 10
really Ty Elau y nas happened ~ ~ Mas; ANA now,
JhCkt jluullt you uCtltE C1lllH uDEAEt''