The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-12

fiected she had entered the partor by way
of the kitchen.
One morning, while the entomologist
and the housekeeper were engaged in
practicing at the piano, a carriage
stopped in front of the house, and soon
after the door opened, and sharp voice
was heard in the hall.
"Oh, stuff and nonsense! She Is here,
l know she is. Show me into the parlor
and send her there right away"
And the owner Of the voice pushed
into the parlor door and marched in.
She was an old lady, small, withered,
with pinched-up features and twinkling
black eyes.
~ beg your pardon, madam. Mrs.
Wentworth, presume? I learn you have
taken my niece here, and l wish to see
her. l am Mrs. Parcell." ID"
Jennie stood in an agony of mortifiea-
tion. 1t was her eccentric aunt, whom
she had not seen since child.
"Miss Gaffett resides with me,
madam" replied Mrs Wentworth, with
stateliness she could assume when re-
quired, "Is it she whom you wish to
seew
"Miss Gaffet, Ell? Ah, there she is. I'd
know her anywhere by her likeness to
my brother. Good notion it was for your
father to put Gaftett in your name. Not
that he meant anything by it-he never
meant any thing, poor man. I'm rich
why didn't you hurry to claim kin?
Well, it would be no better for you, for
! intend to leave every cent | have to
Eugene-every cent. You have more
spirit than your father had, but you're
just as proud in a different way. A
pretty chase Eve had all the way to
Medbury, and you gone. The lawyers
couldn't fud you, SO they sent the police
on your track"
"Policew exclaimed Jennie.
"Yes-polioe! That was their idea.
Not glad TO see me, are youY'
DWELL, aunt, you know 1 have never
seen you since | was a child" replied
Jennie; "and your visit now is SO unex-
pected-"
"Of course. Now I'll tell you why l
come. You were partly named after an
old neighbor named charlottesville
man! He lived and died bachelor. He
is dead-had no kin of his own to leave
his money to, and so he left it all to you.
Here's the lawyers letter; and here's my
address; come and see me. And, by the
by, | found Eugene at Medpury, looking
for you-brought him along in the CARR
age-didn't let him know you were here,
for wasn't quite sure-he's out there
now."
And off she went.
Frederick ran out after her. There
was q terrible hand shaking in the hall,
and her brother, bronzed and bearded,
was dragged rather than led into the
room.
Eugelie, after months visit, returned
to Brazil, where he married the daughter
OF rich planter, and where he contin-
ued TO reside, Jennie remained with
Mrs. Wentworth until she was married.
Aunt PARCEL was her frequent visitor.
After Ffederick's union with Jennie he
didn't so beetle-hunting SO much. The
youngsters which were ushered into the
world called for his attention.
Jennie, soon after they were married,
undertook to turn the tables on her
"worse half" by twitting him with hav-
ing taken his wife from tie kitchen. He
only laughed i'll provoking way. Mrs.
Wentworth who was sitting in the room,
looked up and said.
"Hasn't he ever told you, thenF'
''Told me what, aunty, dearf'
"Why, simply, that I wrote and
learned Ill your history, as soon after
you came as l coald, and that l took to
my parlor, not the kitchen,maid, but the
young gentle woman who was trying to
place herself in false position"
Jennie WINS astonished.
"Fred knew all about YOU all the
while, and all about your family"
"Yes," said he, "and l had made
myself acquainted with all that before
she did; for, ii you suppose that l did
not require the name and connections of
the young lady at the gate within two
hours after had first seen her, then you
don't understand human nature, my
dear-especially mans nature"
Thus it was that the promotion from
the kitchen to the parlor was rendered
an easy matter, and there was but little
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