The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-06-06

"Ahar' said the stout man with q
nod
"Why, it's Uncle Bobr' said Am
anda,
"Oh, my brother!" said Mrs. Lang.
ley. "Why, Robert, when did you come
IMP"
"Ive been here this some time," said
Mr.. Robert Rutherford; "I've been wait.
ing for you to get your purchases settled
and recognise me. Upon my word,
Sister Matilda, you're a capital hand a,
driving bargain. l couldn't have
bought that music-box to better advan.
tage myself. Why, the shopman didn't
have the shadow of chance"
Mrs. Langley bit her lip, but she
smiled. Uncle Rutherford was a person
of too much Importance not to be allow.
ed to have his own way, even in the
matter of making disagreebe remarks.
"But it wasn't quite the fair thing OF
you, Niece Amanda" went on this ter
rible old gentleman, ito let that poor
shop-girl lose her place for your .clum.
siness, in tipping that automaton bird
over, and breaking the cover of the
showcase, was it now? Answer me hon
| estlyP
| Amanda Langley hung down hei
head.
WHAT" cried Mrs. Langley,
Il saw it all, said the old gentle
man; II know Malcolm. I've lent him
money to carry on this very business,
and shall speak to him. Don't look
so frightened, Niece Amanda. You re
not going tobc arrested, Only let ii be
lesson TO you through life, that YOU
cannot do mean action without It's be-
ing found out. Is this your carriage,
Matilda? Let me help you in.
And the next half-hom' stete-d-itte with
her mother was not particularly pleas
ant one for Miss Amanda Langley,
just As your uncle was beginning to
be a little fond of YOU, too. said the
indignant matron; land now he's
thoroughly disenchanted. Amanda,
couldn't believe this Of you. "
but, ma. whispered Amanda you
didn't tell the shopman that day when
you Knocked the cut-glass cologne bot
tie off the counter and broke it. You
said it was his business to look after his
own goods. You told me-
viii you hold your tongue, miss''
said Mrs. Langley, with sscerbity Its
strange how little Judgment girls
have!n
After due reflection she went to Nal
collins the next day, 10 enquire how
much damage she was liable for in the
matter OF her daughter carelessness,
but was told that Mr.. Rutherford had
settled all that.
Dear, dear said Mrs. Langley,
things are getting worse and worse.
Your Uncle Robert Is just enough OF
modern Don Quixote to 90 hunting
about all over London TO find the pert
shop-girl and restore her to her place.
Men are such fools where pretty girl
is concerned
Il don't think she's pretty a bit,
said Amanda, sullenly.
BE quiet, Amanda said her mother,
sharply. You've done quite mischief
enough already"
Mrs. Langley proved a true prophet
Uncle Rutherford, who had no partic-
ular business Of his own TO mind, had
an especial penchant for the minding of
other peoples affairs. He obtained
Mrs. Elson's address from Mr.. Malcolm,
and went straight to the old house in
Bloomsbury, where dealer 10 marine
stores occupied the ground floor. fam
lily Of Polish refugees worked in ivory
on the second, and the top story shell
tered Mrs Elson and her two daugh-
tiers.
My girl" he said to Ella, who sat
diseonsolately by the window, trying to
mend little Mary frock, ITS all right.
You're TO go back to Malcolm's to-mor-
row, just as If nothing at all had hap
pened II was my niece, Amanda. who
broke the bird and smashed the counter.
Good gracious mel looking around
him, you don't say that YOU live in
this little hot hole under the roof?n
And Mr.. Rutherford stared around
him, and drew prodigously long
breath.
I'VE are very glad, sir, to have so
good home as this said Mrs. ElsOn
meekly. Rents in London are high,
| and
Yes, yes said Mr.. Rutherford. ~
know. Dear me- how unequally things
are divided in this world! Now, I've got
a nice little place not far from here. on
the Crystal Palace line--a cottage with
a BIT of a garden, and an apple tree.
/ d be glad to get some responsible par
~ 10 occupy il, just To see that it don't
90 to wreck and ruin. | shan't expect
any rent-only little reasonable over
sight. Come what do you say?"
1--WE shall be so grateful" was all
that Mrs. Elson could answer. But her
eyes were most eloquent
Ella went back to the fancy emporium
in Oxford street next day Mr. NAL
coin, whoknew what Mr.. Rutherford s
favor was worth, made meek apology
to Miss Elson, and hoped she would
overlook any triling asperity with which
he might have spoken in the vexation
OF the moment. And all was serene
once more.
What Mrs. Langley cried. "My
brother has established those upstairs
rent free, in his Croydon cottage! Now
can read it all, from beginning TO
end Hc'll marry that shop-girl as sure
But he did not, Mrs. Langley was
mistaken for once.
What do | want OF n chit M a ,,i,J