Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-19

/ enjoyed yourself since l saw you lastT'
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 go through her
| part of the programme in a way that
made all parties feel as ifthey had found
happy and congenial friend, worth
knowing and loving, even though she
was not their cousin.
Mr.. Charles Brown mentioned to his
| family, in the course of the evening, that
he had learned from reliable parties
that the young lady, as he had conjec-
tured, belonged to one of the most re-
spectacle families in Rochester.
"a good and worthy girl" he added;
! "whose visit we must make as pleasant
as possible"
And to the carrying out of that pro-
gramme the whole family addressed
themselves-espeeially Frank.
OF the mistake that brought the
young lady to their house, nothing was
said to friends who came in. Miss Og-
den was simply introduced as young
friend from Rochester, who was paying
them visit; and all Joined with them
in saying how very sorry they were that
her visit would terminate so soon.
Whether the cousinly kiss 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 for some reason the
acquaintance begun in that random way
did not end with that visit.
On thinking over the whole matter,
on her way home, Agatha came to the
conclusion that it would not be best to
tell any one, except her father and
mother, the story of her cousinly adj
venture; nor did she tell quite the
whole story even to them.
"a letter for you, Agatha, and from
Chicago" was Mr.. Ogden's remark.
while distributing the Matchmaker the
postman had brought in, one morning q
few days after his daughter had re.
turned. "From your cousins, perhaps
"Have we any cousins in Chicago?"
asked an older sister.
eve had some time ago." was the
evasive answer which Agatha, with sly
but imploring look, prompted her IA
Their to give.
"Who is your letter from, Ag?" asked
her sister. 81 saw the address, 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 as
you have" retorted Agatha, with just a
very little spite in her tone; II suppose
they give the first reading to any one
who is willing to perform service of
that sortw
ga love letter, as sure as 1 live!' ex-
claimed the sister.
1t is scarcely necessary to say that the
letter was from Frank Brown, who man |
aged the correspondence SO cleverly
that, at the end of two months, he was a
welcome guest at the residence of Mr..
Ralph Ogden, and the accepted lover of |
his daughter Agatha.
A few young friends, chat sister among
them, were mischieyous enough to say,
on the day of the wedding, that Agatha |
-"Ag," as they persisted in calling her |
most of the time-knew very we'll, when |
she called on Mr.. Brown, that those peo-
pie were in no way related to her, but |
Just went on loye-making adven-
ture.
A SANDER, ofcourse, and they knew it.
No young lady ever made more honest
blunder. or more lucky one; for the |
young man, whose first introduction was
that earnest and affectionate kiss, proved |
to be a worthy and faithful husband.
Agatha could not have found one who
would have suited her better if she had
looked the whole continent over.