Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-23

the srss sirns they met after the mistake
was Uncovered.
Asstha ar1hai a little, bat not very
c-i uson, sysd man 41ea 20 70 throogg
be part Of he program n zay that
made all parties fesi As II they had found
a happy and cOugcrial friend. worth
knowing and loving. tbooah she was not
their cousin.
MIR. Charles Brown mentioned 10 hIs
family. IN the course Of the evening. fhss
be had learned from reliable parties that
the Young lady, a. be had conjectured,
belonged 30 one of the most respectable
families IN Rochester.
A good and worthy girl. he added.
"a whose si-it ws must u.ske a. pleasant
as possible
Aud 70 the carrying cat Of this pro-
cram the whole family addressed item
subsequently, Frank.
OF the mistake that brought the young
lady 80 their house nothing was said 20
friends who ezroe in Miss Ogden was
simply introduced as young friend from
Rochester who Was paying them q visit;
and all joined with them IN saying hos
very sorry they we're that her visit would
terminate 20 sooE-
whether the eousiniy kiss with which
Frank Brown and Agatha Ogden greeted
each other, when first meeting. vas re-
peate Al parting. has never been known,
uniess 10 the young people themselves.
/ But for some reason tbs acquaintance
/ begun in that odd way did not end IN
/ that visit.
| Oh thinking over the whole matter,
on her way kouls. Agatha came 20 the
1 CONCLUSION thAt Is would not be best 20
| tell any one except he. father and mother
tbs story Of her couzinly adventure, nor
did she tell quite the whole story even
to them.
a letter for VOC, Agatha, and from
Chiczgo,H w.s Mr.. Dgien's fsrnal Z
! while distributing the mail matter the
ppssntgn brought in, one morning, fez
dsys after his daughter return. From
your cousins, perhaps.
Have We any cousins in Chicagof
asked al older sister.
I'VE had. some time ago., was tia
erasive answer which Agatha. xith sis
bat impIoriRg look, prompted her faihel
to give.
Who Is your letter from, Ag!" asked
her sister. I" I saw the address, gen
ilemaz's writing"
Please don't bother me nox, re
piled Agatha, placing the letter IN hei
pocket without reading.
just the way" said the sister, tha
young ladies treat the first letters theI
receive from their beans"
AFTER they have received AZ many al
You have" retorted Agatha, with Just
yery little spite in her tone, suppos'
they give the frs; reading TO any one
who is willing to perform a service o.
tia; sort"
a lore letter, as sure rs live" ex
| clsimed the sister.
IL Is scarcely pecessary to say that ths
letter was from Frank Brown, who man
| aged the correspondence SO cleyerly thai
at the end Of two mouths he was wei
come cues. at the residence Of Mr.. Og
den aud the accepted lover Of Agatha
his daughter.
| A few young friends, that sister amonI
them, were mischieyons enough TO say
on the DAY of the Wedding. that Agatha
--"Ag.- as they persisted in calling bel
most Of the time-knes very well, wheI
she called ON Mr. Brown, that thos<
people were in no way related 10 her
bat Just went on ioye-making ad
venture.
A Islander, of course, and they knew it
No young lady ever MADE a more honest
blunder or a more lucky one: for thu
young man whose first introduction was
that earnes. and asIccsionate kiss proved
to be worthy and faithful husband
Agatha coald not have found one who
would have suited her better If she hac
looked the whole continent over.