The Washington critic., 1886-04-03
BY ACCIDENT.

"Come, Tilsie, sit down and tell me
all about the folks at home," said Aunt
Becky to her sprightly niece who had
come to visit her.
"Thcy are all WE'LL but can't stop
minute. I must go and find Uncle
John"
And away she ran, while Aunt Becky
called after her in vain.
"Dear, dearl What highly she
Isl / wanted to tell her that Peter
Stradsprakcr was stopping with us;
but, lal she could not wait to hear, and
jest as like as not she'll not see him,
and"
Aunt Becky didn't finish this sen.
tence, but went about her housework,
while Tilsie went romping through
the orchard in search of goodnatured
Uncle John. Presently she curbs her
steps somewhat, for she espies Uncle
John, as she thinks, sitting against
large apple tree, enjoying the green
meadows and the bright sky above
him. Tilsie creeps cautiously up be.
hind him and suddenly thrusts her
| roguish face into his, at the same time
ha1looing "boo =, She cave ono scream
and made GOOD her stems for the house.
| while tbe gentleman. who was none
| other than Peter Stradspraker. was
| somewhat nuzzled Mt such nm uneynect.
ed Introduction. and ere he could re.
| cover from his astonishment Tilsie was
out of sight.
Tilsie Teocbod the house nearlv ont
of breath
ooh Amt Rocky, wont to find
| 1rncle John and yyben T tbouobt had
| found him I stoio mn hehind him IN sav
,Roo,, IN surnrise him and dear me- +
tbrnst NV hand into n stronger,s--nnd
n mans Too INV
Amt Rocky cou,d do no,b;nc but
sSrils;e chi,d I ca,lod aftor vou but
Won would not Give heed wanted to
iell Won that Peter Stradsnraker' n
voung LAWYER was VISITING us' );
"Wbat an awful sounding name.
petor Strodsnrakeri 7 would like To
COO Tho woman who wou,d bo willing To
odont IN ot name Harki 7 hear some
one. I know that is Uncle John'" And
away TiIsie ran without stonninc 10
tb;nI for a mnmont and IN onotbcr in,
stant sta tbro1v horsoIf In thn arms of
tbn vomng @ LAWYER who did not seem
;nc,inod % rcIcosa bor and whom Incl
Inhn ,nodo his onnoaronce and Tilsi|
% Vent nmt % ~ tai iei, HIN Of the nrocoodin~
Uncle Jobn iougbed hoortilv
Tilsio was on nnaasv gir} and coulf
not Zoo Leon "n nniet M ionr therefnre % th,
roodor noodd NOT ho siortlad at tindins
bor in the harm the next dav after bei
orr;vo, iooIinr for hens, errs Sb,
uru, mn,,ntcd bn tbn Iaader 70 % the hoysloft hs ant
haron ber search but heinz ynused r.
the nlacr she aid not heed nm oneninf
In tho Hoor and ere she wos aware
sho M hod % sI;nnod 1i throrah S III and m"' wos nm
ohio ~ nyiricate hcrsoif hos;des oh,
uos inst above Tho borso,s boad IN,
What If he should fool inclined to tost
of hor foot Gov oho nod hoord ITncl
John sneoI Of his h;ting nronensities ]
Tiis;o wos In quito q nnondrv when IN
stahio % Jonr oIonod ] and or.in 70 ha,
% chogrin " and mortificafion Pete
Stradsnro,or ontered As Tilsie ex
nected bc came directly toward tb,
ho, GO and began untvinS the halter
nrenorotory fo tol,ing n ride Pete
aasnind the foot ond Instantly nsconde,
tbp scofrold and re,oased bny from be,
mnnleoeomt situation With monv In
nniries ne to whether she was iniured
which Tilsie answered No we'll rs he
shame would let her Peter tbourh
,hon Se nover sow holm more hcou
tifni than Tilsin
"WnIi Amt Rocky if potor Strod
snrolser doesn't love me il isn,t m,
fanIt y eyclnimed Tilsie on reocbin
thc house
1Wbv, what now deor9 What Inv,
Won doney,' asked The good old iadv
noer;n~ over bcr snectocles at III
rsneaicr
II have done enough. In novels tn
heroine foints and fails into the arm
Of her future husband. or he saves he
from death or somethinc else ver
wonderful while I have thrust m
head into that of Mr.. Stradsnraker nm
boIloed hoo threw mvself into hi
arms ondMand-Aupt Beclxv. To finis
the whole showed him NV foot throur
" % hole T In the scatfold iioor WhS
will It be next wonder. / hate m,
self and evervbodv else
, lnc ncAt o'enihS iisio, ioIhS oN
hausteu from inc uay eAeICisc, wa
about TO retire carrier than the usui