Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1883-05-31

upon his crimson countenance; he
longcd to be able TO slide down under
the table and cvadc them, but of course
he was obliged to remain above.
''He's got dear Carolino's nosc!" the
aunt went on triumphantly; and tn,
cousins agreed that he certainly hat
Caroline's nose, which made Flushing
ton feel vaguely that he ought at least
offer TO return it.
Presently one of the girls whispered
to her mother, who laughed indul
gently; 'What do you think this silly
child wants me to ask you, Fred?' she
said. "Shc says she would like to sec
what you look like with your college
cap and gown on! Will you put them
on just to please hcr?n
So Flushington had to put then! on
and walk slowly up and down the room
in them, feeling all the time what dis.
NAL spectacle he was making of him.
self, while the girls were PLAIN y disap.
pointed, and remarked that somehow
they thought the academical costume
more becoming
The cousins were whispering together
and laughing over little private Jokes,
and he, after the manner of sensitive
men, Of course imagined they were
laughing at him, and perhaps he was
not very far wrong on this occasion.
So he was growing hotter and hotter
every second, inwardly cursing his
whole race and wishing that his father
had been founding, when there came
n tap at the door,
AT this Flushington was perfectly
dumb with horror; he prepared himself
blankIy for another outlay of female
cousins, or more old family servants
who had washed him in his infancy,
and he sat there covering.
But when the door opened a tall, fair
he'red, good-looking young fellow,
who, from his costume, had evidently
just come up from the tennis court,
came bursting in impulsively.
"Oh, say!' he began, "have you
heard-have you seen? Oh, beg par
don, didn't see, you know!" he addc,
as he noted the extraordinary fact that
Washington had people up.
''Oh, let mo introduce you," said
Flushington, with a vague idea that
this was the proper thing to do. "Nlr
Lushington, Mrs. -; no, | don't
know hernamc-my aunt, my cousins. ="
The young man who had just been
about TO retire bowed and started with
q sudden surprise, Do you know" he
said slowly TO the other, 81 rather think
that's my auntr'
"I'm-Im afraid not" whispered
Flushington, "she seems quito sure
she's mine"
"Wcll, I've got an aunt and cousins
I've never seen before coming up to-
day. said the newcomer, land yours
is uncommonly like the portrait of
mine"
"If they belong to you, do take them
away" said Flushington feebly.
don't think can keep up much longer.
WHAT are you whispering about,
Fred?" cried the aunt; "is it something
we are not TO krow?n
ale says he thinks there's been Il
mistake, and you're not my aunt" en-
claimed Flushington.
"Oh, does hep" she said, drawing
herself up Indignantly; "and what does
he know about it-I didn't catch his
name; who is hc?"
Erred Lushington,' he said, "thats
my name"
And who are you, if he's Fred Lush
ington?" she inquired, turning upon
the unfortunate owner of the rooms.
"1'm Frederick Flushington?n he
stammercd, "Im sorry, but | cant
help itr
Then you are not my nephew at
all, sir?" cried the aunt.
"Thankyou very much,' said Flush
ington, gratefully.
You sce," her real nephew was cx.
planning to her, ''thcro isn't much light
out on the staircase, and you must
have thought his name was #. Lush
ington, so in you went you know. The
porter told me you'd been asking after
me, so looked in here to see whether
anything had been heard of YOU, and
here you are"
But why didn't you tell me?n she
said, for she was naturally annoyed to
find she had been pouring out all her
pent-up affections over u perfect
stranger, and she even had dim idea
that she had put herself in rather ri
diculous position, which, of course,
made her feel very angry with Flush
ington.
"Why couldn't he explain before
matters had gone so far?n
"HUw was to knowP" pleaded
Flushington; II darcsay have aunts
in Australia, and you said you were
one of them; l thought worry likely you
knew best"
"But you asked after Uncle Samuel"
she said accusingly; "you must have
had some Object cannot say what
in encouraging my object; oh, I'm sure
of it,"
You told me to ask after him, and
| did" said the unhappy Flushington;
81 thought it. was all right; what else
was | to do?"
The cousins were whispering and
laughing together all this ime and re-
garding their new cousin with shy adj
miration, very different from the man.
ner in which they had looked at poor
Flushington; and the old nurse, too,
was overjoyed at the exchange, and
declared that she felt sure from the first
that her master Frederick had not
turned out so understood as him, mean
ing Flushington.
"Yes, yes, said LushinGton, hastily,
"quite mistake on both sides; quite
sure Flushington isn't the man TO 20
and intercept any fellows aunt"
81 wouldn't have done it for worlds
if l had known!" he protested very
sincerely.
"Well," she said, little Modified,
'l'm very sorry we've all disturbed
you like this, Mr. Mr.. Flushingtonn
(thc unlucky man said something about
not minding it now; "and now, Fred,
my boy, perhaps you will show us the
way to the right roomsP"
"Come along, thenr" said he; "I'l
run down and tell them to send up some
lunch" Qhey didnot explain that they
had lunched' already. "You come, |
too, Flushington, and then after lunch |
you and will row the ladies up to
Byron's PoolP"
Eyes, do come, Mr.. Flushington,"
the girls said, kindly, "just to show |
you forgive us''
But Flushington wriggled out of it;
tc begin with, he did not consider he |