The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-05
THE DAILY STAR
A STORY OF MISTAKES.

warn you. SAID Famlly story Ieileri
looking around upon the family circle
the next evening. that this is a story of
mistakes. 1t will I've hard story to- fol-
low, and unless you pay close attention,
you will forget which is Evelyn and
which is the other girl, and why it was
that Mrs. Stimpcett thought her boy
Moses had broken his leg. l mean, OF
course, Mrs. Stimpcett of the village OF
Gilead.
Mrs. Stimpcetts summer boarder, Mr..
st. Clair, was forgetfM. He liked well
to gaze at a brook, pond, the clouds,
the blue sky the fowery fields, and often
he forgot doing SO. and kept on gazing
when it was meal-time, or bedtime or
some other time.
Mrs. Stimpcett took also another sum
mer boarder. a rich lady of the name of
Odell. Mrs. Odell was tall, and slim, and
pale, and in her cap, just above her fore
head, was set row of three pink mus
lin roses. Mrs. Odell was silly enough
to be proud of being rich, and stingy
enough to save her own money at other
peoples expense. m
Mrs. Odell had six year-old niece
named Evelyn, a pale, delicate little
girl, who lived in the city, and this
Evelyn was coming to Gilead to visit
her aunt Odell. She was coming in the
ears to Mill Village in care OF the con-
ductor and her aunt Odell was to send a
d. carriage to the station to fetch her to
Gilead. If the carriage was not there
when the cars arrived, she was to stay
with the station-man till it should arrive.
trust my story is plain thus far.
1t happened that Mr.. Stimpcett was
going to Mill Village that same day to
get some corn ground, and Mrs Odell
though it took him very far out of his
way, asked him to go around to the sta,
tion and get Evelyn. This would save
hiring carriage.
Now Mr.. st. Clair thought it would be
pleasant thing to go to mill, and asked
if he might go in the place of Mr. Stimp.
cett. Mr.. Stimpcett said: "Oh yes, il
you will be sure to bring back the meal.
So Mr.. St. Clair went to mill, and Nose:
Stimpcett, boy about nine years old
went with him, for the sake of the ride,
and to see his aunt Debby, who lived
not far from the mill.
They set off soon after the hour of
noon. Moses wore Zouave cap, and his
second-best summer clothes, and Mr.. st.
Clair wore black alpaca coat, a blue
neck-tie tied in bow, a broad d-brimmed
straw hat, white vest, and white trous
ers. Moses drove the horse, and they
reached the mill without accident.
While the miller was taking in the corn,
Moses bought roll of lozenges at a store
near by, and as he came out with them
man passed that way, leading small
but valuable dog. Said this man tc
Moses: 81 wish you would hold my dog
while | step into the MILL" and Nose
took the string.
Mr. St. Clair hitched his horse littl'
wa from the mill, then said to Moses
"When the man takes his dog, you car
20 TO your aunt Debby's. Twill call fol
you there, after | have been to the sta
ton and got the little girl" Mr.. St
Clair then walked up the bank of the
stream to see the waters flow.
Moses led the dog along to the mill
and leaned against the building awhile
then sat down ON barrel. Soon the
barrel began to move. The reason of thi
was that it stood on an elevator. Nose
had not noticed that the barrel stood OF
the elevator. First he wondered villa
the matter was, and second, he though
be would jump; but by this time tn
barrel was quite way off the ground
and, besides, he was troubled by holdin
the string of the dog, and the lozenges
The barrel rose higher and higher, ant
when the little dog found himself swing
ing in the air, he kicked and yelped, ant
jerked the string so that Moses was OF
liged to let it 90, and also 10 drop tn
= lozenges, for he had grasped the barre
with both hands The dog fell and brok
one of his legs. Please remember that
was the dog, and not Moses. Moses an
the barrel were taken in at the thir
story. A traveller passing through tn
place heard Of the elevator accident, an
told of it that afternoon at house i
Gilead. But this person understood tha
it was the boy who broke his leg"
Stimpcett boy" he said in telling tn
news. Mrs. Stimpcett heard of it 500
after milking-time; but this will
spoken Of farther in the story.
Mr.. St. Clair walked far up the ban
of the stream, and when he came bacl
the miller told him that his bag of me.
had been put into his cart. He went ou
and seeing cart with bag of me-
lying at the bottom, he stepped in, an
drove around to the station.
Now this cart that Mr.. St. Clair tool
belonged to man who came from Che
ry Valley. Here, you see, was mistak
But Mr.. St. Clair. not only took th
wrong cart, he took the wrong little cir
as will now be told. He drove in hast
to the station, knowing he staid too lon
walking up the bank of the stream. O
the platform sat a rolly-polly, chubb,
checked little girl, with carpet bag an
a heavy bundle, He asked her, ga
you waiting for some one to come fl
your eyes, sir" she answered. "A
right said Mr.. St. Clair; and he helpe