San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-10-09
SIXTY ANN slxTERN.

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= nUen. st. Aubyn was standing be-
fore his mirror busily engaged in the
adjustment Of his neck-cloth. .i
sConfound these neckerchiefsl" he
exclaimed, giving il q pull this way
and twitch that Jim, what's the
reason my neck rigging won't set as
yoursf You young folks have o
lmack that I somehow can't get the
hang Of, about dress, ll- 2
4 am sure l can't account for il,
uncle, hughed q handsome youth
Of about twenty. Perhaps its some
thing incident to youth, like scarlet
fever; or falling in love! eall a' t
mi That's just il, Jiml The fact is
now let me catch you laughing II you
dare, you young rogue-I am going
Ito be married! 9A ef9 ,i 1at
'Going to be married, uncle!" ex-
claimed James Ashley, in open-eyed
astonishment. ~ never dreamed OF
It'll 3t+lAi b-A9h rgl'.4 9if % z
How should you when you only
arrived yesterday from years alb
scence in Europe? I'm going to call
on her this morning, Jim-come with
me, and be introduced to the sweet
est sixteen alive. sas a0 2
"Only sixteen do you say, unclef"
Don't look 80 Mortified, Jim-of
course I don't expect her to be des-
perately in love with an old codger
| like me-that would be unreasonable
But she'll make me q sweet dutiful
little wife, and I-theres no use OF
talking-I can easily say one thing:
the Lord deal with me as I deal with
this child UA .nHtj 10 l
The old man lifted his hands rev.
erntly towards Heaven as he spoke
Josephine Glare was sitting among
her flowers in sunshine, blonde and
golden-haired with blue eyes, and o
delicate little mouth, tinted with the
softest crimson. One tiny dimple
cleft her round chin, and the peachy
bloom upon her chesks was such as
comes only to sixteen. No wonder
Gen. st. Aubyn lost his heart to the
wonderously beautiful child-it must
have been an iron sort Of machine If
he hadn't.
She rose with varying color to
meet her fine old lover as he entered.
"Josey," he said cheerily, after the
words OF salutation had been ex-
changed, II am not alone to-day; let
me introduce my nephew, James
Ashley a3d h's9F Z.
Josephine lifted her blue eyes to
the strangers face for the first time
with wild, ter. fled gaze-the peach
blossom red faded from her cheek
and the first Gen. st. Aubyn knew
she tainted in his arms!
"What's the matter?" stammered
the veteran in breathless terror
'Is she dead ? is she dying? For heav.
ems sake get some cold water.
Open the windows somebody-bring
burnt feathers 9a 4a r
DO lay the poor child down, Cen
eral, exclaimed Miss Betsey Glare,
Josephine's maiden aunt, who rushed
/ in at this juncture. Don't hold her
so tight There now, she's comm
round all right, don't you see9'
The General looked on admiringly
all his military tactics seemed
nothing to the deftness with which
Miss Betsey managed matters.
on'What could have made you faint,
my love?' he asked, when she was
smiling again. 5J9 uog
4 don't know, she murmured; it
was the-heat I suppose !' n3.
L'And where's Jimi asked the per-
picked warrior. f i 1r
'sIf you mean that tall young sliav-
en-" struck in Miss Betsey 'hes gone
home like o Teller O sense seein he
couldn't be O no use here.
io General st. Aubyn," said jose
phine, in o very low voice, i know
you will think me silly little goose,
but please don't bring that young
man here again. i @ Goa
Josephine, my own love, whynotf
Observation-Disclosures, faltered
the girl, playing with his watch-chain,
and hiding her flushed face against
his breast, SITS only q whim OF
mine. =
"Well, Just as you say, Josey, said
the old General, ''but / must re-
mark, it's perfectly unaccountable.
O. "Women are unaccountable crea-
tues" said Josephine, trying to
laugh. sAnd now tell me about
your new pictures.
But long after the General had
gone, the childbride lay ON the sofa,
shutting out heavens light from her
eyes with closely clasped hands, and
breathing out the wild, wailing
moans that can come only from a
broken heart. Poor, sacrificed Jose
phine Care.
When General. St Aubyn returned
to his room at the hotel, he found
James Ashley pacing the floor with
hurried steps.
Uncle he said; looking up as the
General entered. 4 have changed my
mind about that far-1wsy Official post
in India VIII you obtain the ap-
p1intment for mer
Certainly; but. james, you would
be obliged to sail Immediately.
The sooner the better, SIR. Every
hour that / remain IN this country