The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-05-09

at last, and now the poor iellOW hon'
estly believed himself an alien from
domestic happiness.
Singular as it may appear, Cousin
Mark was the embodiment Of good
health and good nature; fifty, per-
haps, though he didn't look it, and as
rotund and fresh in his way as the lit
tie dressmaker was in hers. AS l look
ed at him, defied anybody to see one
and not be Immediately reminded Of
the other. True, be had more of the
polish which comes from travel and
adaptation to different classes of IN
dividuals, but he was not whit more
intelligent by nature than was the
bright little woman whom Jennie had
determined he should marry.
"I was surprised you should think
necessary to caution me about that,
Cousin Mark" coOed the plotter, as
she stood by his side looking out of
the window. "The idea of me being
SO ridiculousl" and in thesame breath,
with wink at me: "Come, let US 60
to my sitting.room. We are at work
there, but it won't make any differ
ence to you, will it?"
"Of course Cousin Mark answered
NO." promptly, as innocent as q dove
about the trap being laid for him.
"This is my Cousin-Mr. Lansing,
Miss Kent" and Mr.. Lansing bowed
politely, and Miss Kent arose, drop
ped her scissors, blushed and sat down
again. Cousin Mark picked up the
refractory implements, and then Mrs
Jennie proceeded, with rare caution
and tact, to her labor of love. Cousin
! ! Mark, at her request, read aloud
drawing Miss Kent into the discussion
as deftly as was ever fly drawn into
: the web of the spider. :.
"Who was that lady, Jennie Z
Cousin Mark inquired that evening.
!, "Do you mean Mss Kent2" saic
Jennie, looking up from her paper
"Oh, she is a lady l have known for
long time She is making some dress
. es for me now. Why ?"
"She seemed uncommonly well post
cd for a woman"
Under other circumstances Mrs
Carlisle would have resented this, bu
nov she only querisd: "Do yo
u think SO :" and that ended it.
Two or three Invitations to the sew
J ing-room were quite sufficient to max
4 Cousin Mark perfectly at home there
and after week he became as fam
- liar as this:
" "If you are not too busy, / shoul
= like to read you this article" )" an
II this is what Miss Kent would say:
ooh, am never too busy to be res
70 70 to. Sit down by the window in tn
. comfortable chair and let's hear it"
10 ~ After couple weeks, when the ge
tleman came in, hoarse with a suddt
~ cold, Miss Kent hustled about, h
" voice full of sympathy, and brewe
him q dose which he declared he sbou
10. never forget to his dying day but Of
~ dose cured him. After this, Mi
". Kent was really wonderful woma
- Ay, Jennie was an arch plotter. S
ut let them skirmish about, but not on
sh did she give them a chance to be alo
ay together--her plans were not to be d.
troyed by premature conhdences-u
ip, til the very evening preceding Cou;
ce. Marks departure for California. Tn
re, Miss Kent was very demurely ask
We to remain and keep an eye on MI
re- ter Carlisle, whom the fond mott
ON did not like to leave alone with
let nurse.
rry 1--WE are compelled to be gone
by couple of hours but Cousin Mark "
read to you, won't you, Cousin Z"
Certainly, if Miss Keut would j
; it." replied the gentleman.
md The infant Carlisle, thanks to GO
fg- management, was never awake in
rn- evening, so the victims of this ma
monial speculation would have plel
of time. The back parlor was !,
.or. room most in use during the event
and out of this room was large cl
mt at with large blind ventilator, 9
out of this closet door leading to
mi. back stoop and garden. Imagine
,rse surprise when | was informed that
Won Carlisle was going to lodge, and t
ing, we, after profuse warnings ABOUT
baby, and promises not to he gone
But long, we're to proceed to this cl'
lies overlooking the back pallor VtG
Lher back gate and garden. In vain l
ONE tested.
"Why, you goose" laughed Jen
Jen. "there'll be fun enough to last
time. John wanted TO come awfu
but knew he'd make noise
d a spoil everything, so l wouldn't
him." The willy schemer had ia
tand the prscaution to lock the closet
from the outside, so there was no
yhen of detection. On high bench