The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1883-05-03


she might come on here slowly a fter us. =
And then an old person in black
bonnet came feebsv In and was consid-
crably Affected when she saw Flushing
ton. ITO think. she quavered, TO
think as my dim old eyes should see the
child I've nursed on my lap growed cut
into collevo gentlemani'' And she
Rugged tiushington and wcpt on his
shoulder. till he was almost eat: leptic
with confusion
Dnt as she became calmcr she grew
more critical; she confessed 10 certain
telling Of disappointment with Flush
jnrtofl: he Lad not filed cut. she said.
Fsso fine as he'd promised 10 MI out
And when She asked If he recollecfed
how he wouldn't be washed unless they
put his little wooden horse on the wash
stand, and what bu ness il was 70
make him swallow his castor-oil. il
made Flushngton feel like fool Just
then there was another knock at the
door.
At this Flushington was perfectly
itmh with horror; he prepared himself
bsankly for another aunt with fresh
relay 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 tall. fair
haired, 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. shave you
heard-have you SEEM oh. beg par
don, didn't see. you know he added.
as be noticed the extraordinary fact that
Flushington had people up.
"sOh, let me introduce your said
Washington, with vague idea that this
was the proper thing to do. 'Mr.
Lushington, Mrs. no, dont't know
her name my aunt my cousins"
The Young man, who had just been
about to retire, bowed and started with
sudden surprise: g Do you know" he
said, slowly, to the other, 81 rather
think that's my auntr'
Tim afraid not, whispered
Washington: ..she seems quite sure
she mine.
..Well. IRE 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
awayri said Washington, feebly; Il
don't think can keep up much longer"
What are you whispering about,
Fred?' cried the aunt; sis it some
thing we are not TO know?"
HE saws ne thinks there's been a
mistake, and you're not my aunt ex-
planned Washington.
+. .'Oh, does hep she said drawing
herself up Indignantly; and what does
he know about it'll didn't catch his
name. who is he7"
Erred Washington. he said; chats
my name.'
..And who are you. if he's Fred Lush
ington?' she inquired turning upon
the unfortunate owner OF the rooms.
/ "i'm Frederick Washington" he
stammered; I'm sorry-but | can't
help it!'
/ .sThen you're not my nephew at all,
sirI' cried the aunt
"Thank you very much, !" said Flush
ington, gratefully.
E.You see," her real nephew was ex
planning to her, There isn't much
/ light out on the staircase, and you must
! have thought his name over the door
was Fl Lushing.on, so in you went,
you know The porter told me you d
been asking for me, so looked IL here
to ee whether anything had been heard
of you, and here you are
but why didn't he tell me"' she
said, for she was naturally annoyed to
find that she had been pouring out all
her pent-up affection over perfect
stranger, and she even had dim idea
that she had put herself in rather q
ridiculous position, which, of course,
made her feel very gry with Flush
ington. "Why couldn't he explain be-
fore matters had gone 50 far?''
How was / to know?' pleaded
Washington. II dare say / have aunts
in Australia, and you said you were one
o them. ! thought very likely you knew
BEST
but you asked after Uncle Samuelp'
she said, cunningly; "you must have
had some object cannot say what =
in encouraging my mistake-oh, I'm
sure of it!'
"You told me to ask after him. and
did," said the unhappy Washington;
Il thought it was all right. What else
was to do?h
The cousins were whispering and
laughing together all this me and re-
garding their new cousin with shy adj
miration, very different from the man
ner in which they had looked at poor
Washington; 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 Washington.
"Yes, yes" said Lushington, hastily,
"quite mistake on both sides; quite
sure Washington isn't the man to 60
and intercept any fellows aunt"
Il wouldn't have done it for worlds,
if had known!' he protested, very
sincerely.
"Well," she sad, little Modified,
Pm very sorry eve all disturbed you
like this. Mr.. Mr.. Flushington" (the
unlucky man said something about not
minding it 'l00)i land now, Fred, my
boy, perhaps you will show us the way
to the right rooms?"
Come along, thenp' said he /; "Pl
run down and tell them TO send up some
lunch (they did not explain that they
haa mnched alreadg). "You come,
too, Flushington, and then after lunch
you and will row the ladies up to By
rons Pool?
Eyes, ito come, Mr.. Washington. the
girls said, kindly, "just to show you
forgive us"
But Flushington wriggled out of it; to
BEGIN with lie did not consider he knew