Nevada County picayune., 1889-03-20

WalklnL ana talking, as lovers are wont to do. to cry ont in simultane Ous concert
 Aunt Penelope What is tn. matter?
 "Uncle Josh What does this mean?"
 "Matter enough, l should think ,' retorted Miss Blossom. glaring fierce " at the young man. Who is he" donating the subject by one long foresaid ..he's' handsome eyes. that he involuntarily rctreatel a step or two.
 MT. Bilberry, auntie." began the embarrassed young girl. but was cut short by her indignant relative
 "I've had enough of Bilberrys for one day :" with q whitening glance at the little men. "Come, Miss. you march home with me, And don't let me catch you meandering in the woods with any more Blberrys, or Ill know the reason why."
 "lou. sir ,' rOared the diminutive uncle, hopping about like an ani- mated frog, "march along with me . And if l catch you chasing any more Blossoms I'll disinherit you n'
 The young man whispered a hur- ried word or two to the blushing and embarrassed girl, and turning upon his heel haughtily. with the long strides, he soon left his fat little un- cle's short ones waddling on far be- hind.
 "rll cut him off without a shil- ling," he panted. if he ever goes near that Blossoms neice again! I'll nip his fun in the bud -
 He puffed stormily as he watched the long young giant disappearing with his "seven-leagued boots:' he, little Jack" strove to overtake him.
 "'The deceiyin' little iade," burst out the irate aunt. Off a-walkin' with horrid man. If ever 1 catch her with that old Bilberry's nephew again, I'll make a piled puddin' of him to go with the pot-pie ,''
 "Please, Aunt Pennie, may be the ,sassE" piped 8 blithe young voice at her back.
 "SassboX :" Aunt Penelope turned to ejaculate, but the pretty sauceboX was singing in the distances
 'Bilberries sweet, hillarrla. i,ue,
 Dear littlt huckicber>y, love yOu.'
 Miss Penelope kept sharp eye upon her charming niece after this little episode. But, alasl 'I.ove laughs at law or locksmiths !" at aun,4 and unclcs, too, there Is nc doubt; for one fine day, in spite of Aunt Pennies sharp eye, Miss Pene- lope Blossom was missing and. not strange to say, young MT. Bilberry had also disappeared.
 A little note came from neigh boring town running thus:
 DEAR ACNT RENSIH; Whereas there was hut one iiiiberrY In N al threo o'clock to-day. now there are two-concontra,ed into one. DeaI auntie, will you forgive your wayward Blossom that would be Biberrv. and longs to sign herself-if you vii --stlll your loving niece?
 PENELOPE BlLBERRY, nee BLOSSOM
 "IIave you heard the shameful news"N cried out Miss penelop, Blossom, spinstor, rushing into MT Josiah Bilberry's kitchen door ant causing that astonished and bewild cred gentleman to spill Il basin O potatoes that lie was just in the ac of setting upon the table to pare fol his frugal dinner, he having beer driven to this extremity by the sud den leaving of his housekeeper, who had left him in huff that morning
 "Goodness graciousl" he gasped what is it?" nervously beginning {, gather up the rolling "peraties, wondering the while if the chickens had made another raid upon the olc maids garden,
 "Those young fools have been get tin married - snapped the spinster wrathfully.
 What young fools!" the ol' bachelor demanded stupidly.
 "Our young fools-you fool,' sh fairly shrieked at him, boiling oye with rage. "Look at that!" thrust ing the note that she had received under his nose. "Blossomed into Bilherryl l" she added, with scathin; sarcasm,
 lie seemed to he dazed ny the sud