The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-05-30


given each part of his wardrobe a few
extra touches he ordered a cab to set him
down at his door. Then, after giving
himself few more touches and scruiin-
izing glanccs on entering the hall. the
young man marched boldly in, and hav-
ing been duly announced, said
81 am delighted to meet YOU, cous-
in.n
At the same-for the whole story may
as we'll be told-he took her fondly and
aflectionately by the hand, and placing
his left arm gently around her, waited
a second ortwo until he saw her fair
blue eyes looking firmly, affectionately,
as he thought, invitingly, right into his
own, and then gave her cousnly kiss,
not roughly or hastily, but in very be-
coming and orderly way. He said,
again;
81 am delighted to meet you, Cousin
Agatha
To which the young lady responded;
And ampleased to meet you, Cous-
in Frank"
The young man remained at home
that day an hour longer than usual-in
fact, did not return to the store until
one OF the clerks came for him, and
then remained only long enough to an
swer question or two. A little bus
mess at the hotel required his attention.
Cousin Agatha's trunk, the check for
which he had received from her, must
be sent over TO the house. Miss Ogden
would be their guest while she remain
ed in the city, and she had already very
kindly consented to prolong her visit
some two or three days.
''Well, my dear" said the elder Mr.
Brown. on hearing the whole story from
his wife, Immediately after he came
home, this is comical adventure
one, however, that does not seem
likely to damage any us. The young
lady is certainly not my cousin, nor in
any manner related to me. There was,
however, another Charles Brown, who
left here year ago, whom knew very
well, for he was also in the hardware
business, and he has, as he told me, an
uncle by the name of Ralph Ogden, in
Rochester We were talking one day in
regard to our respective families, when
he incidentally mentioned that fact, and
spoke, aS | remember in very high
terms of that uncle. The young lady
is, of course, the daughter Of that gen.
tleman. She is now, as you say, down
in the city with your sister,
Yes; they went out together an hour
ago, to do little shopping, and will
soon return"
well, we must correct the mistake
ss geally as possible, and make the
young laly's visit none the less pleasant
to her. / will 70 to the store now. and
while ] am gone You WILL of course, cX-
plain the mistake to your visitor. Mean
time, will set Frank all right inregard
TO the matter, and prepare him to be
little less demonStratiyc.
The mistake was first explained to
Miss Williams by her sister, and then
both ladies united in making the revela-
ton to their guests, and all were soon
laughing heartily at what seemed to
them n very enjoyable joke.
As for Frank, his feelings were mixed
and peculiar; and our heroine also ex-
perenccd a sensation that seemed like
gentle confusion, when she thought Of
the earnest and atfcctionate kiss she had
already received from the young gem
tlcman, to whom she was in no way re-
lated.
"Well, Cousin Agatha, how have YOU
enjoyed yourself since saw YOU laSt?n
was the greeting Frank gave their
guest the first time they met after the
mistake was discovered.
Agatha flushed little, but not very
crimson, and managed to 90 through
her part OF the programme in way
that made all parties feel as If they had
found a happy and congenial friend
worth knowing and loving, even though
she was not their cousin.
Whether the corlsinly kiss with which
Frank Brown and Agatha Ogden greet
ed each other, when first meeting, was
repeated at parting, has never been
known unless to the young people
themselves. But the acquaintance he
gun in that random way did not end
with that visit.
On thinking over the whole matter on
her way home, Agatha came to the con-
clusion that il would be best not TO tell
any one, except father and mother, the
story Of her cousinly adventure; nor did
she tell quite the whole story, even to
them
"A letter for you, Agatha, and from
Chicago was Mr.. Ogdcn's remark,
while distributing the mail matter the
postman had brought in, one morning,
a few days after his daughter had re-
turned. From your cousin, perhaps"
"llave we any cousin in Chicago''
asked an older sister.
1--WE had some time ago." was the
eyasiyc answer which Agatha, with a sly
but impIoring look, prompted her faith
er to give.
WHO Is your letter from, Ag?" asked
her sister Il saw the address "a gen
tleman's writing"
please don't bother me now" re-
piled Agatha, placing the letter in her
pocket without reading.
"Just the way" said the sister, "that
young ladies treat the first letter they
receive from their beaux."
after they have received as many Us
you have, retorted Agatha, with Just q
very little spite in her tone, II suppose
they give the first reading to any one
who is willing to perform service Of
that Sort
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