Daily Republican., 1888-11-14
to sign herself-it you wlll-still your
loving niecef
!"PEEELoPE BILBERRY,
nee BLOSSOM"

nee bLOs5oAs
Have you heard the shameful
neWs2" cried out Miss Penelope Bios
som, spinster, rushing into Mr.. Josiah
Bilberry's kitchen door, and causing
that astonished and bewildered gentle.
man to spill basin of potatoes that he
was just in the act of setting upon the
table TO pare for his frugal dinner, be
having been driven 10 this extremity
by the sudden leaving OF his house.
keeper, who had left him in a huff
that morning.
Goodness graciousp he gasped,
what is it2' norvously beginning 10
gather up the rolling "peraties." won.
dering the while IL the chickens had
been making another raid upon the
old mRid's garden.
Those young fools have been get
tin married." snapped the splnster,
wrathfully.
What young fools2p the old hache-
Tor demanded stupidity.
Our young fools--yOu Gooll' she
fairly shrieked at him, boiling over
with rage. Look at thatP' thfustlnp
the note that she had received under
MS nose. "BlossOmed into Bilberrylp
she added, with scsthing sarcasm.
de seemed to DO dazed by the sud.
den and dreadful news, and kept on
hunting q Murphy or two that seemed
yet TO be missing. Miss Blossom. by
happy coincidence, bent to assist in
the good work, when, each rising to-
getber with the rescued vegetables in
hand, came heads together In sudden
collision.
"GreAt-Geuoral George Washing.
tonf' cried out Mr., Bilberry, rubbing
his badly bumped Uranium ruelully.
"Hevingsl knock my brains out
and done with III" cried Miss Bios.
som, sinking white and faint into the
nearest chair.
my dear-rve hurt you forgive
mer' he said, IN great agitation
Strip rising In stately Indignation
10 resent the tender appellaliOn.
For moment they stood looking at
each other, then both involuntarily
burst into irrepressible laughter.
II shows which head was the
hardest" Miss Blossom finally gained
breath 10 say, and pointed with grim
hulnor to swelling about as large as
good sized walnut protrudng from
poor little Bilberry's forehead.
"HumphP' he groaned. can for
That scamp's doings -wish it had been
his head" rubbing his bruised fore.
head tcnderly.
Ie might have done woEse,n re.
turned Miss Blossom in an injured
tone of voice.
so might your niece" he retorted
"GhH I thought you was" his
round blue eyes opening to their fullest
-, "Sei I only brought you the news,
that's all "
"Well. wellp' he repeated, looking
about helplessly. What can we do
about iiy They're married tight as the
rock OF Gibraltar now but It's going
% be mighty lonesome without Ned"
he added musingly.
81 shall Miss FEMME, too" half
iobbed tho melting aunt. "Yet 1 |
iWtully hate to have those young 'uns
20 get the best Of their elders. It amt
pleasin' look at il in any light"
see here, Penelope" growing radl. !
mt, and edging up 10 the tall form.
'leps turn the tables on 'em, Now |
fou have been Blossom long enough
Q change into a Bilberry. Come, dear
ennie, what do you say2"
I'm all took back, don't know
What to say" blushing like a girl of
Ixteen.
Say you'll be a Rilberryr' he cried,
md Before she was well aware OF his
Intentions, the little man had stood ON
iptoe and kissed her.
his unwonted caTess melted the ice
bout Mics Senelope's heart, and she
alteringly said ''she would"
"And We will have that pot.pie for
'ur wedding dinner" he said teas
ngly.
he young folks were willing to cry
quits when they had been ordered
Iome and learned the facts In the
ase.
"You see, my dears," Uncle Josh
aid in making his welcoming address
the young couple, I'VE concluded
hat it was the season for Blossoms TO
ct into bilberries, aud it's my opinion
hat there will be good crop this sea
on, and your good auntie and IL
oddiDg to the blushing young bride,
oncluded to go TO seed upon the same
Id husk, while the younger genera
on OF Biloerrys, God bless emf will
e budding and blossoming on t'Other,n
IAN to think, FEMME, / called YOU
nd Ned fools, an turned right round
n done the same thing myself" said
Irs. Bilberry senior, with happy con
'itiOn.
you know the adage," shyly sug.
ested the Junior bride, as she afFec-
onately kissed her aunts faded
neck,
mo fool like an old fool, 1.-THE senior
ride repeated merrily. "An' leave
TO you If it isn't as true as the
ospel"
Miss Blossom was completely van
lished, but MRS. Bilberry was per-
city happy. And our story comes
good end.
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