The daily gazette., 1878-01-28
A viii that had its Way.
HY ANaELrNA's AUNT,


pulse after this. "No, can't" said L;
.sand If brother Homer has an unruIy
daughter let him manage her. Mine are
all married and settled, and there's peace
/ at last, nd i have every reason to be
thankful. Why should | upset every
thing for brother Homer's grip" And l
sat down and answered him and said it
was impossible. But, before l sent my
letter TO the box, read his over again;
and really,I felt that might have spoken
more kindly. "Ahgelina had no mother"
he said. s.lf poor Amanda had lived
she would have watched the girl better
.han have been able TO do. Sister Kitty
you always had tender heart. am
sure you'll be mother 10 my girl"
eyes, that is what he had written, and
there was !, giving him selfish, un-
feeling No.
Why shouldn't do as Homer asked
me TO do, after all? and In an unlucky
moment, tore up my first letter and
sent Yes, instead of No.
"Let Angelina come," l said, "and I'll
do my best. As for the young man who
Is making love to her--both my girls had
ridiculous attachment before they set
tied In life, and were angry enough at
their poor widowed mother for interfering
but Anna, as you know is married to the
president OF bank, aud Elvira to most
respectable Wall street broker, neither
Of them under fifty, so think you need
not trouble yourself about Angeliha's
silly fancy. Absence Is the best cure in
the world for love, though some absurd
poet or other has said that it ''makes the
heart grow fonder."
And, that very Saturday, carriage
stopped at the door, and ou. stepped
Homer and Angelina, and her trunk was
brought into the hall, my troubles had
begun.
Brother Homer held out both hands
to me and kissed me, but Angelina stood
stiff as poker, with her lips shut tight
and her arms folded. a
"Why do you not kiss your dear aunt,
, Angelina" said her father.
And upon my word, the girl only
looked at me out Of the corners Of her
eyes and said, cOntemptuously.
"Prisoners do not usually kiss their
jailers."
Homer did not stay long. He was gone
by nine O'Clock, and when bedtime came
|, Angelina and / were alone together.
: .'Angy, my child" said |, as opened
. her door for her, ''you are doing very
: wrong. why don't you make friend
Of me. What is the reason brother OBJ.
= jccts to this young manp Who is he
! What is he ?'' ll.
"You ask what Orlando Boggs is ?'
n said Angelina "Auntie, he 10 the most
|. perfect Of human beings. If you were to
see him, you would admit IL. Oh
Auntie, you always were good to me
I Let me send for Orlando. He is cler
in his uncle's drug store. He is one-and-
Twenty, and has such a beautiful nous.
! tache. He adores me. Papa don't like
him, because papa has heart Of stone
and Orlando has only five dollars I
week. But oh l cannot sell myself Il
d mammOn, auntie said she. "Can'
Orlando come and see me 2"
"On no account" said /. T've pro
h, missed your papa TO take care Of you, ant
!, 1 will. You'll be very glad / did Il
.e some day. Now don't look at me tina
way. I've said nothing against Mr.
Bogg's. may be he will be better OF
y some day, and papa may relent. No
= = body knows what may happen in thi
world"
y "May l write to him ?" interrupted
g Angelina.
II promised papa you should not" said
"You mean old wretch p' said Ange
lima.
She shut the door In my face as / lcf,
the room, and, for a week, fancy Bed
, lam would have been pleasanter place.
But, at the end Of that time she cams
Y down to breakfast with smiles on he
face, kissed me and declared that sh,
was going to be good.
Q. "And to prove it," said she, "here !
letter that tosk from the postman
I'D and though opened 1t, woul dn't rea'
1t until you had seen It,"
took the letter, thinking, of course
1t was from ''her orlando" But, to m,
surprise, 1t was nothing of the sort.
was from one Mrs. Pinch, an old COVER
ny ness, who had heard that Angelina wa
living In the city, and would do hersel
the pleasure Of calling upon her mex
day.
"You see, she married and left me,
"a said Angelina, 'sand now she's q widow
She may come, mayn't she, auntie ?"
. "Oh, certainly, my dear" said
"Only, of course, your pa insists on m
seeing any one who call to sec you.
md 81 should hope SO, auntie, In you
own house," said Angelina. And sh
.E was quite angelic, until at two, next da,
!. the bell rang, and card, with sMrs
. Rutherford Pinch" upon 1t, was sent u
q stairs, and we went down together.
n Some one in widows dress, wit
very long black vail just put asid
. from her face, sat in the armchair. SE
kissed Angelina and bowed to rle, an
IS really seemed a most genteal persoI
And when she asked me If L, with m
niece, her old pupil, would accompan
- her the next afternoon 10 see SON
IL wax-works which were on exhibition
accepted the invitation, and AngeliI
was so pleased and so good, really
. seemed az though my troubles wei
do over.
"a The next morning 1 went down
> 10 breakfast as happy as lark. The teap
was on the table, but the tea was tC
oob strong tor me. mentioned the fact, al
OCh Angelina instantly volunteered to go Fl
the hot water. She brought it in boilin
and as held olt my cup her hand sli
ped, and down came the hot show
'P- upon my fingers. was dreadful
laoalled and A noalina reDrOached herst