The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-01-16

t4tAa4fotH anu a-ah"a ~ Era'lAF XII III
Hartford. - that when John cane
lu, went and sat down Dv him in a
cosy corner. and i-Ir Aunt Katherine
. ip entertain Nj DeyrTahN-a plan
which I thought a. first s-riu-d -
work al around.
But after little time ! saw John
casting uneasy glance, toward tar
plarr where Mr. h-vcTauy. looking ,u-
perblY handsome. AT talking with my
aunt
"IOu needn't ye jealous oi h.m.
john ! said, ines Ouly my teacher"
john started and l-au-i hrr! .s s.
chair without SayiE. .n-l.
Neither Of the gentlemen STAYED
very late. JOHN going away directly AT
cr Sir. DryerauN. and ! went 10 ny
room elat-d with my prosperity. 81.
rather the prosperity of my plans.
] did nOE need assistance ia my
Studies before Nr. DeyerauN caIne
again. and after q short time ii came
20 BE- a regular thing for him 10 spend
au evening once or twice 4 week with
us. With us ] say brcauSr ] could SEE
that, though hr admired my aunt
Katherine very much, he had too good
taste 10 lnOnopoiize her company ell
tirely, to the exclusion 81 Iline. ! ell
jOyed these evenings very much. II
seemed to me that Mr. DegerauX grew
remarkably agreeable very fast.
Sometimes John would come in, hut
John seemed 10 have grown strange
and moody 0T late. ! thought il was
because Mr.. DeyrrduN was at our
house 50 much, and eEleayOred 10
. please HIM by extra attention when
he did spend an evening with us: but
il didn't seem to be Of much uSr. re
seuted his silence and InattentiOn to
( me one night, and after that he did
! not come near us for nearly month
but We seemed TO get along just as
well without him: Al least / did.
( though aunt Katherine asked me q
number Of times about the cause of
( his absence.
He is suiky, suppose Don't fret
about me, aunt Katherine: il don't
trouble ne At all" / said.
\ few evenings after, John made his
appearance. and entered the pIrlOr
where Mr.. DeYfrauX and 1 sat playing
chess. while my aunt WAS writing I
( letter at a side table. ! thought il
would be rather awkward for him at
rirst, but he came forward easily, and
after speaking 10 Mr. DtyerauX aSd
myself, crossed tine room and seated I
himself by ny aunt. Pleased with
this arrangement. devoted myself To I
my game, and did not look around for 4
some half hour afIeTward, when my
attention WAS attracted by the sound !
Of John Aubrey's voice. which though ,
low, was remarkably earnest and EN- 4
phatic. turned my head and gaZed /
in wonder. Ny aUnt's cheeks were /
flushed crimson. and Johns face. rs
seen by me for an instant, WAS pale /
and agitated. turned 10 Mr.. Dever-
aux III astOniShment, but he only
smiled slightly, made Il move, and then
waited for me To do the same. But
could not play from excitement caused
10y the scene had witnessed a moment
before, and lost the game through m-
attention.
shall We play AGAIN." said Dey-
erauX.
| shook my head, and lac replaced
the pieces in box, and then took up a
book. The next moment John arose.
and INV aunt went with him TO the
door. She did not come back for some
time, and when she did. Slr. DeyerauX
was preparing TO go.
He looked up quickly on her ell
trance, and then asked her laughingly
If 1t was amicably settled. and if he
might congratulate her? She blushed,
and said:
Yes, at some other time" and bade
him good night. | had stood by in
wonder and bewilderment
When the door closed OH him. nv
aunt looked steadily at me a moment,
and then laughed and finally burst in
fn hNref fGar-- I |
She put her arms about me.
'Addie, are you sure YOU didn't like
JOhn:7 she asked.
Il believe / did little last winter,
but | don't at all now"
Are you sure2"
Quite sure" Ireplied. lie is 50 81
What do You mean. aunt Kath-
erine?"
Il am John Aubrey's betrothed wife. ;
Addle. and she laughed and then -;
;ried again.
! stood mutely staring al her.
At last ] found words TO say:
was I who'll Joni iGt7h &R'ag In IdhG" Witni
She shook her head. /
in love with YOU" u
you must ask him about That, she !
said, smiling Through her tears.
And | did ask him the next evening
while we stood by an open window,
and my aunt Katherine sat by John
Aubrey in the cosy corner where
used to sit with him.
as it possible you have been court
ing aunt Katherine all this time. Mr.. ,
DeveTauX? L said.
How he laughed?
is it possible that you don't know
that l have been counting YOU all this
time"
"Mr. DeyerauN," | exclaimed.
But he wasn't jesting-and neither
was !. when promised year later
to "loye honor and obey him" through {
life
John Aubrey and my amt kathr-
rine were married at the same time,
which INV aunt declared WIS Il great
saving nf trouble and wr,lding-cake