The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-11-07
OUR STORY TELLER.
ARCHIBALD'S AUNT.
BY VIvIENNE.

BY VIvIENNE.
He was vexed. There could be no
doubt of that, and yet all the cause of
his chagrin was tiny perfumed sheet
of paper, which he held in his firm, sun
Drowned hands, and ever and anon re-
garded with a frown. There he sat,
deep in thought, staring at his meer-
schaum refectively, until a new idea ap-
peared to suggest itself TO his troubled
thoughts, and then he rose from his
chair, strolled to the open window, and
looked up and down the long, dusty
road, as if impatiently watching for
somebody who was slow in coming.
"Well, if j Dlust do it, i must?" he
exclaimed; "snd the sooner the better
How could know when | told my
pretty Oriental aunt to be sure and let
me know when she came to England,
that she would pop up in the very
height of the season, and want to drag
me from jolly busy London to some hole
in Kent, that surely no civilized being
ever heard of before? All, such is life,
and precious hard life, toop ejacu-
lated the young mar as he strolled about
the untidy room in search of sheet OF
note paper wherewith to answer his
Oriental aunt's letter."
AT last it was done, the envelope
securely fastened, and sealed with an
imposing scarlet helmet; but now a new
difficulty arose, which forced deeper
groan than ever from our hero. A
stampl
Hang it alp muttered the young
man irrelevantly, as he idlv moved
toward the half opened door; but the
cloud on his face vanished like magic
when a CHEEKY voice hailed him from
the staircase with Cup yet, old fellowT'
and still brighter became his ceunten-
ence as n tall, handsome young man, the
proprietor of the voice, entered.
Hail fellow well metw exclaimed
our impatient acquaintance, giving 9
hearty shake of the hand to his visitor
who returned it with equal zeal, ex
claiming at the same time, however, 81
say, Archie, how grumpy you were
before came in! I looked up at thu
window as / came down the street, anC
there we're you, looking as black as /,
thunder cloud. What was the matter p
" If you only knew what a donkey
am, Harry, you would have littl,
compassion. Read that" said Archie
abruptly pushing his aunt's letter acros
the table towards his companion, ant
he sat moodily in his easy-chair, watch
ing Harry as he read:
"DEAR ARcHIE-At length the happ,
time has come which sets my foot one
more on the shores OF merry England, an
true to an old exacted promise of mine,
write this note to inform you of that fact
also that shall expect you to come dow
TO stay for long, long time with you
auntie, who IS alone, unless you call tw
mites Of children company. Now, Archi,
write soon, and tell me when may expeC
to see your bright. smiling face again.
"With love, etc., your fond auRtie,
"GgACE ARLINGTON"
A long whistle manifested that Harr
had finished the perusal of the not,
which he held out in his hand, CRITICAL
examining the pretty, neat caligraph,
and finally commenced, Archie;" br
that gentleman nipped his remark i
the bud by interrupting, in an aggravi
ted tone, as he held up a slip of pape
Now, Harry, this is the address
SnowWreath Cottage, Oakvale, Kent
Did any one ever hear of such a place
expect it is some tumble-down countr
village, with about half-a-dozen mise
able huts, and pervading smell
cows. You needn't laugh, Harry; it
a very serious thing to me-"
Archie" returned the other, vel
irrelevantly, "didn't you tell me on,
that your aunt was pretty?
YES" returned that gentleman
that was when she was only nineteel
and how can you expect beauty of al
one who is twenty-seven
Coua old faiIow that 6ooan,f q.
much for my good looks, was the laug
reason. You have not seen her for mo
than eight years, and dare say tn
you will find that she has grown mo
lovely still, for some people grow
beauty as they grow in yea
packed your portmanteau, we may il
as we'll walk to Clearinghouse togeth,
What say your
Agreed" responded Archie, ratf
more cheerfully, and arm-in-arm
two friends departed, Lieutenant Har
Clyde TO bid farewell to his friend, a
Captain Archibald Arlington to und
take the first stage of his journey,
result Of which was destined to pre-
so eventful.
pOOu-Dye, hICHltJ De sure
write," shouted Lieutenant Clyde,
the train which bore his friend steam
slowly out of the great terminus, a
became less and less, until. the last v
tige disappeared, when Harry was f
TO sally out once more into the b'
streets, while Archie, losing sight
the station altogether, dropped resi-
edly ints cushioned seat, resolving
enjoy the journey as best he could
further which end he produced. bt
from his pocket, lit cigar, and relap
into perfect silence until reused by
stentorian voice of the guard shout
"Oakvalep
Hastily snatchiDg up his portmant.
he alighted, and inquired of the o
official of whom the station boasted,
vicinity Of Snow Wreath Cotts
Having been told by the porter that
cottage stood on a hill, and that
could not fail to perceive it, he sal