St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-27
A KISS IN MISTAKE.

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run from the garden, crying:
Martini Martin Where is that precious
rascal, Martin?''
Martin was bustling, active servant in
the family, remarkable for his polite and
agreeable manners which quite atoned for
the ugliness of his yision-not actual ugli-
ness, but ugliness occasioned by black
patch over one of his eyes and another across
his nose. The family of Mr.. Barby consisted
of himself and ward, a young lady of nine
teen, to whom he had been left guardian by
an old friend and school-fellow.
He did not like the idea of being set as 4
watchdog over the inclinations of a young
! girl. but respect for his friends memory
would not admit of his refusing to take upon
himself the charge.
Seeing the host of sutors adore ssing her
and being unable to separate the wheat from
the chaff, he resolved upon discountenanc-
/ ing them all by expressing his determination
that Mile Winters should not marry at all.
''She shall have no husband at all, he
cried. "Betterlbe without husband, Mile,
than have a bad one.''
The wary old man accordingly chose for
Miles maid remarkably curious-looking
! humpbacked old woman, thinking she would
be true to his interests.
But, Mr.. Barby was mistaken, for Julie
was remarkably fond of money! IS note
would throw her into state of delirium,
during which she remained oblivious of all
that might be going on around her.
Martin responded not to his masters sum-
mons. But still the old gentleman cried
1.-The precious villain On, that my family
should be thus insulted and disgraced.
saw him press his lips to my wards cheek,
and the sound Of the kiss still sounds in my
ears"
At this moment Martin appeared and
mildly asked:
''Did you call, sir?''
Whereupon the enraged old gentlem an
rushed upon him and cried:
BOUNDS, you scoundrel what do you
| mean by kissing my wardH'
II, sir.' exclaimed Martin, with sur
prised and innocent look.
''Villain my own eyes have not de-
ceived me. I saw YOU not ten minutes ago
steal behind Miss Mile and-and-"
Sir, strip exclaimed Martin, writhing in
Barby's grasp. SIT is impossible
And thus saying, he struck his hand upon
| his forehead. As a sudden thought occurred
to him he continued:
''Sir, a thought strikes me which may JUS
tify your suspicious. There is some strange
mystery in this.''
''Mysteryl'' quoth the old gentleman, in
an enraged voice. Il think there isl
81 confess, SIR" said Martin, with tone
and look Of shame, shat did steal into the
ga rden just now and take a chaste salute
but on my honor, sir, l believed the person
tobe Miss Winters maid, the worthy Julie,
10 whom l have the honor of paying my ad.
dresses.''
''Villain :" repeated the old man, stamp
ing his foot but Martin interrupted him.
you know what bad sight have, SIR
he said. zone eye entirely gone and the
other very treacherous, as it is now proven TO
be, seeing that mistook the mistress for the
maid, and have thus insulted lady and Of
Tended a worthy gentleman, whom my incli-
nation and duty have ever prompted me to
regard with profound respect and venera-
ton"
Mr.. Barby was compelled to admit that,
owing to the defective sight Of Martin, il was
possible for such a mistake to have occurred
and the ''precious fellow'' was called care
| less fellow.
Wishing perfectly 10 retrieve his character,
he explained to his master that be and Julie
were to be married-that she had obtained
Miss Winters consent, and that he was
thinking Of asking Mr. Barby that very
morning.
The old gentleman expressed his surprise
that a spruce little dandy like Martin should
wish to unite himself with the old hump
backed Julie; but Martin clasped his hands,
aud with rapture declared her the woman of
his choice and paragon OF woman kind, and
Mr.. Barby, not wishing to wound the honest
fellows feelings, contented himself with say
ing:
''Well, there's no accounting for tastes"
In the course Of the day Mr.. Barby acct
dcuially met Julie in the garden.
well, Julel'' he exclaimed; 81 wish got
JOY in the new situation you are going into. y
La, sir, said Julie; ~ amt going into
no new situation"
''Why, yes, you are; you are going to be
married"
Married, sir" echoed Jnlie, in astonish.
ment 81 a-going to be married. La, sir.
/ wish / was"
What's the use, old woman, of your
standing there counterfeiting such surprise
know all about it''
GAN about it," soueale1 Julie, unable to
comprehend her masters meaning. "All
about it, sirl"
YES, to be sure; all about your billing
and cooling. Why, how you lookl He tolC
me so himself
Hep cried Julie. "WhO2"
"Why, Martin, to be sure"
"OhW exclaimed Julie, and hung down
Z hor ffe-
''What a fool the old woman isr' said
Barby. ''If you were a young girl there
might be some excuse for this shvness and
tomfooery. There, get along with you and
be a good wife, and, so saying the old gen.
tlemau went his way, chuckling to himself
at having discovered the little love affair be-
tween Martin aud Julie.
On the following morning Mr. Barbv vio-
lcntly rang the bell In the breakfast-room.
The servant who attended the summons
he desired would inform Julie that he had
been waiting full half an hour for her mis-
tress; 4 quarter of an hour again elapsed, and
the old gentleman again rang.
send Julie 10 me.n
Julie slowly appeared.
Julie, where is your mistressl"
''Mistress has gone out sir"
'Goue out, sirr' echoed Barby. "Gone
out so earlv!"
Eyes, sir, they've been gone this hour and
I more.
''Thevl Whose thevl'i
mistress and Martin, - said Julie meekly
mistress aud Martin :" roared the Ole
man. Fire aud FEdes. What, your in
tended husbandi''
my intended husbands La, sir, how can
you imagine anything so absurd.'
''What, didn't Won confess"
Il, SIR No sir. You only made me blush
by your observation
THAT fellow is a villain. after all
In a moment Barby summoned the whole