Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-07-14

it's sale, andls snthis wife driven forth /
in old age, from the home which shelter
ed them for So many years.
"It is strange" said Uncle Timpdns, {
uiusing, "that father left no more money. i
There was little besides stock, and every
body was surprised at it. He was always
SO saving and had plenty ofcash."
II was "A delightful evening, and Lulu,
accorapsniad by her kitten, had gone to
the old garret whose mysterious nook-
She loved to explore aud there She could
have q romp with kitty, in the fall enjoy
inent Of being beyond The reach Of Aunt
Alolie's reprimand.
Uncle Samuel had been very grave Of
late; and half anticipating something
dreadful, She scarcely knew what, Lulu /
leaned against the rough beams, and
watched The gambols Of The Maltese kit
ten, which seemed challenging hes to par
ticipato in the fun.
The kitten was making a terrible
scratching against the boards, and Lulu
endeavored to call her off, She really
believed that She had discovered mouse
/ lit would be horrible to see her XIII it
aud eat it, like other cats She should not
J love her bit after that-aul Lulu tried
=, 70 pull Der away. Bat kitty was very
? busy scratching something out of some
% thing from under Uomd and, having
put in one velvet paw, fho succeeded in
3i.lo!oinga dark coIorcd roll tlat Ger
. tainly was not a mouse, nor orytbiuecl-
, alive. Lulu examined it with trembling
D., fingers, and found bank bili, % the
. amount ot five thousand dollars. With
! glowing checks, spartliue with excite
meut, .he rushed into the room where
her uncle at buried in bis gloomy
IF thoaghts and paying no attention 70 her
4 auurs exclamation OF Lulu Timpkins,
:, go back This instant and shut the door !!
NJ you impudcnt little scape-g'occ - She
placed the souod and ctumpcd notes in
. his listless hands.
" "Whorc did you get these ?' said he,
Il. so calmly that Lulu feared lie cared very
~, little about them.
~ Bu; when her story was told, Lulu and
- her pet wme both lifted in Uncle Samu
- els arni !, and Lis tears rained down up
~ on tho bright curls, a- be whispered;
! "Lulu, you don't know That you and
~ kitty have saved your old uncle from be-
4 ing turned upon The world? Mol.ie,''
- said he, locking reproacbu'ly at h.wi.e.
twas foreign 20 Aunt Nolla's f@imc,
but She gave way for once, and folded
DE Lulu in the first embrace lAaL She c'el
~ had bestowed upon her.
''- - wish that Epllaim Dooitoe wa.
here" said Uncle Timpains. "IIad II
ne not Leon for his somewhat unwccom,
'' present, th. money would -tiIl have been
e' idle. should really like to see HIM"
e.. Cant ycu wait ti.l Tomorrow morn
,ta sng ?" said Aunt Mollic, SO drly that :.
-, eXtorted from her husband the first hearty
~, laugh he had INDUCED in tora long while
q The house, OF course, was not sold
+, and the very singular manner in whiyl
~. it had bcen preserved Travelled about
Q like wiIdlre, AID Lulu and hcr kitten be
came Objects Of the greatest curiosity
y Ephraim now began coming od.aner,o
''' the strength Of lis gift ana il he ho'
~ taken up his residence there altogether
''' Uncle Timpki4s would doubtless hay
~ made him welcome.
=" Time sped ON, the kitten had grow
.. into Il cat, and Lulu had become IA youn
" lady. Her cousins mughingly declare
chat she had entirely superseded them i
n' the elections of their parents; and
70 stranger would certainly have suppose
'"' that she was the pet daughter Of th
DeI house.
o"' One day an advertisement to thu Col
oA- lowing effect appeared in a paper pul
:" lishcd in tie city.
~, ", ''Lost, on Thursday evening, the Il
y ult., Maltese cat, with blue nLbo
around lis neck On returning it to y,
'"R = Camp street, the indar will be suita
o"' bly rewarded"
i've The following day The paper conta.ne
the following answer:
"The finder Of the Maltese cat, advc
tsod in yesterdays paper, is eNtrcmcl
az anxious to retain it, What would Il
''"' owner consider a sufficient ntuducement {,
' parting with ho cat?"
N,' Lulu was perfectly indignant both
| '''" the insult and at being cparntcd from h
, ,''0o pet, SO She wrote again: "If,he Fin,
~ er or the Maltese cat does not restore b.
~" to her righttul owner, he or she will
searched out and exposed before the con
o0 munily.'
~ When the paper contaiaing this thre
" appeared, It brought reply from thee,
~" prt in person. Aunt Mollie was lool.ii
= ~ forth from the ,ittiug-room windo
~ '. " when she suddenly exclaimed:
''''' . rWhat ON earth is That Eandsor
ms stranger coming here for? l declare
ana she CONTINUED, "if be hasn't got Foltu
en- in his arms :" This was the name t
'F'y kitten had drcccyed on that memorial
2e's' day when il saved Uncle Timphh
JusI house.
umP "Run, Lulu" continued Aunt Mol
F" " "and take hun into the paror"
'H.e- Luis opened the door with a heighter
us, color, and a somewhat elevated hei
IL at for the offer Of buying her fayorte v
cup still fresh in her mind. The visitor,
ION u handsome man Of thirty, with an air
C.''. ca'.' foreign travel, dotIed his hat with ]
niue obeisanee to the beautiful appaution
was fore him, and, perhaps he too fot e,
pres scioos.o his misdeuaonor far ba wa,