The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-06-07

but Pm on thorns and nettles until one
does reach me. Josephine, if she don't
have me. IL drown myself"
"No, Charles, you won'I! What absurd
nonsenseT
Then I'll do worse; I'll subside into
n cross.grained, fidgety old bachelor,
grunbling incessantly at everything and
every body for all the rest of my natural
days; just see if l don't"
"Charles. you're goose"
so are all young men who have the
misfortune to fall in love. It's their
normal condition. What time do you
say the train arrives2 TwelveH 1 shall
have to get carriage, l suppose, to
transfer the rheumaticy old lady here
without any breakage of bones. Does
she walk with gold-heNded cane?"
Yes, and she wears wig and spec
iacles, aud talks through her nose, and
takes snuff from II tortoise-shell box"
"'Angels aud ministers of grace de
fend usl Josephine, how did you evei
come to have such an aun'? and how die
her name happen to be Stepsanie, insteat
nj Dorcas or TryphosaH'
I'VE used to call her Aunt Feny,' fo
short" said Mrs. Elrly, mischit vously
aud her brother-ln-lRR strobe down ib'
street, wListling, but not for the lack o
thought, as he went.
Il wish Aunt Feny WAS in the Ret
Sea" he thought, II lttle YindictivtlS
but l suppose l must oblige Jose
phine."
S. at IL o'clock precisely Mr. Charlie
Etlly stood on the platform at th
IL depot watching the long train "A
it slowly glided in like II tire-throatec
serpent
There comes your antediluvian OLE
bag, Charlie" said Guy st. Everil. Will
a laugh, Ms brisk bu' somewhat ben
fl cure. wrapped from head to foot in
voluminous cloak of SNUFF colored bonn
zine, with huge circular cape of tn
same, stepped out of Que of the last car
by the AID of au iron-headed cane. He
bounet, curiously bent aud crumpled
barely covered huge. frilled cap. Sh
wore bright brown wig, stta little awr
over her forehead. and massive gree
spectacles sat Rstrido Of her nose, Will
brown cotton gloves adorned Der hands
and green umbrella, carried under th
arm, Threatened, with its brass ierule, th
eyes OF whoever was rash enough to cTO ~
her movements in the rear.
"Aunt Feuy's self Rs l live an
: breath,T' echoed Bruce MontmarIil
"ULarlle, II were you I'd run Tor it!'
} Drop her III the gutter and make oi
: With yourself" suggested another youn
: exquisite. superclllously stroking dow
his mustaehe.
But Charles Early had too many gel
! tlemanly Instincts TO pay any heed
> the waggish hints OF bis companions
He stepped forward, chivalrously.
"AllOw me to carry your basket fc
you. maam2" he said. II am III
{ broiher.iu-law of your niece, Mr.
Early"
"Oh, you be. eLI" croaked a feebl
Q voice, from under the cap frill. "Wel
S you may take my umbril and my baske
d and here's a paper OF gingerbread
I fetched along for lunch and a bottle
9 root beer Farmer jenkins wife sent II
}. its dretful good for pimples aud sic
aud I've got a striped carPet-bs
some'rs, with the key tied on with b
/, Of red and here's the brass ticke
r tor the truuks; checks, the fellow callt
b em. Ii rvmtmber rightly"
II "Ir's nll right, ma'aw, assure you
= said Mr. Early. "Step Into the carriag
= [ will sse that your things are broug
here directly
"Wh.tare them fellows laughin' Al
y demanded Aunt Feny, stopping shol
=. with one foot on the carrlags step, nj
i. glariug at NJ ssrs ST. Eyeril. Moutml
~ tin & Co. through the grern speeta'
glasses Il gurss I'm as good as ,b
be. i'll an't dressed in the very L
n; agony Of the fashion. I've got ten d