Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-11-23

all the badness out OF 'em. Dye you
hear ?"
Whereupon Diekie looked indignant,
and small Amy set up shrill shrek OF
terror, which caused her to be instantly
conveyed out Of sight and hearing.
Before the close of that day, we had
learned good many OF Aunt Rachel 5
Irregularities" which had never been
mentioned to us 10y mamma.
She would sleep in no room which had
not southern exposure, in consequence
Of which Bessie and had 70 vacate our
apartment to her use. She must have II
particular kind OF Cruel at supper, which
necossitated mamma going into the
kitchen and sweltering over the stove in
preparing it with her own hands.
She could not go to bed without a
glass of toddy and dry toast, nor sleep
unless the bed had peculiar slope to-
ward tho foot, and were set with the
head toward the north. But the chief OF
all her siugularites was the Indispensable
use of an umbrella.
This implement was always near her.
She poked her bed with it, reached smal.
articles with the crooked handle, shaded
her eyes with it from the sunlight, aud
aourished it as she walked or talked.
She was in fact, at a loss without her
umbrella; and Bob confidently expressed
to Us his belief that she had been born
with an umbrella in her hand.
1t was 81 great reliet to us when she st
iongth retired to her room, and, after
searching under the bed and in the ward
robe for "a man" whom she seemed
confidently 20 expect some time to find
there, donncd shmt, red flannel gown,
and black silk night cap, and haally went
to bed.
Bob, who had glimpse of her in these
picturesque habiiments, declared that
with her hooked nose ard bright, sharl
eyes, she bore striking likeness to :
macaw, whereupon the children giggl
and poor mamma gravely reproved us all
and begged that we would speak more
respectfully ofaunt Rachel.
"She is really very good Mt bottom, -
said sho; "and sometimes very Kind
and generous 1t is only opportunities
which makes hor appear SO singular"
Next day we got on very well with
aunt Rachel until evening, | bad not
seen Hurry, but had written to him, and
now dressed myself carefully for the
eyeRing, knowing that he would pass in
sight Of the front piazza, whore we could
exchange signals, as agreed upon. AS
pissed aunt Raehel's room, tho door was
open, auG she called me in.
"Cathorne"-sh she would persist in call
ing me by that name-"l want you tc
crimp fill for me. Why, how fine you
are, with your hair all frizzled md frow
lied And your dress is made up Of
odds aud end, OF ribbons and lawn"
She poked me with her umbrella, pull
cd me to her with the same, and exam
ned the material Of my dress, | with
drew beyond her reach, and Gem
monced oumping the fill, which | soon
finished.
"Very we'll done, indeed. | should
like 10 haye you about me sometimes-
you're so handy. That brother OF yours
Muster Robert, told me something just
now which convuces me that you're q
sensible girl. He says YOU forbade q
young man coming to the house who wa,
paying you some ridiculous attention. -
Is it true ?n
telt myself blush guilty, at the same
time that | suppressed n smile.
"Yos, aunt Rachel, ] did forbid did
request the gentleman not to come"
"Right-quite right. There is nothing
SO sialloning az seeing the way that young
people will run after each othor. There
was a couple on the cnr yesterday -evi-
IDENTIFY engaged and land the way they
looked at each other was-Pah give ms
my scent bottle; cau'tstand The though
Of it I"
How wise mamma had been in insist
ing upon Harry going away while thii
horrible aunt Rachel was mere
Just before tea, we were sitting on th'
piazza-aunt Rachel, Bessie, Bob and
Papa hadn't come home, aud mamma
wa, looking after aunt Rachel's Cruel.
"Catheiiue," said aant Rachel, sudden
ly, "who is that man ~
locked up and saw Harry passing
slowly on the opposite side Of the street
BlundeTing fellow he had become i'm
patient for the promised signal, and had
approached too near.
III don't know. It's nobody"
answered confusedly, turning away my
head from Harry.
"I'ye noticed him for ten minutes
past, hanging around in very suspicious
manner. | observed him yesterday also,
about dusk, apparently making signals
to some one. So you don't know who be
IS? In my opinion, he's a suspicious
character perhaps burglar"
heard little choking sound in Bob's
throat. Then he straugled and cough
ed
"If your papa was here" pursued
aunt Rachel, "I'd advise him y speak %
the young man. As it is will dose my
SELL and Gn out what he means"
She seized her umbrella, and marched
down the walk to the front gate, while |,
dropping behind, made frantic signals
with my fan.
In obedience to the latter, Harry Jeat
hasty retreat from the Old lady's APP
proach, to the confirmation Of her sus-
picions.
That night she recommended The doors
being double locked, and was more than
usually particular in examining under