Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1870 — How Two Uncles Made a Mistake Early in the Morning. [ARTICLE]

How Two Uncles Made a Mistake Early in the Morning.

The old adage that “mistakes will occur in the best of families,” was fully exemplified several mornings since at the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton radroad depot, in Cincinnati, on the arrival of the 6:30 Detroit train. An old gentleman, in fact two old gentlemen, were at the depot with their carriages anxiously awaiting the arrival of friends. The train, which was prompt on time, came dashing into the depot, and the nice looking old gentlemen, doubtless representatives of a large rent roli and divers bonds, as their appearance betokened, hurried to the sleeping car and promptly stepped in. The first of the twain walked briskly along until he caught sight of a very prepossessing young lady, apparently about fourteen years of age, whose eyes sparkled and whose face was radiant with smiles, and then going toward her he inquired if this was “Cousin.” The young miss, not waiting to hear the sentence finished, put a pair of lovely arms around his neck, and then the youthful lips imprinted a hasty kiss on his cheek that caused a very perceptible fluttering beneath the old gentleman’s linen vest, that indexed itself with smiling emotion on his face. “ W hy, surely, uncle, don’t you know me ?” came from between the rosy lips after the echo of the kiss had died away, and the youthful arms released him. “ Well, I thought it was you, but was not certain. But come; let’s to the carriage; breakfast is already prepared in anticipation of vour being hungry after a tedious night’s ride.” And then spring and winter, figuratively speaking, passed out, and the two stepping into the carriage, were driven a few squares to a stately stone-front mansion, bespeaking a life of ease and luxury to those who dwelt under its roof. Entering the dwelling, the young lady was shown to her apartments, with a request to come into the breakfast room as soon as she was ready. A few minutes sufficed for the washing of her hands and face, an<j the arranging of her disordered toilet, and then youthful feet came pattering down stairs and into the breakfast room. < “Why, where is aunt?” were the first words of the little beauty. “ Oh, she is not up yet,” replied the stately old gentleman, who was all eagerness to be at his chocolate and paper. “ Well, then, uncle, I will take the head of the table.” And down she sat at the head, and entered at once upon the duties of the table. Bo delighted was the old gent with her as the breakfast proceeded, that he forgot all about his paper and the war in Europe, and never once thought to glance at the stock market reports. In the midst of this pleasant state of affairs the aunt made her appearance, and was taken aback with surprise at what she saw. J . TTT, _ « *4 . j • • . e

“ Why, who have you breakfasting with you ?” exclaimed she, looking with exceeding interest at theyoungmiss. “ Why, you have not forgotten Cousin Nellie ?” says the paterfamilias. “ Cousin Nellie ?” echoed both the aunt and the astonished miss. “Why, that’s not Cousin Nellie? ” “ Why, no,” responded the little cousin ; “lam Cousin Lucy. Why, if I didn’t think you were uncle Charles,” and here Cousin Lucy broke down and a tear dropped from her eye at the sudden disappointment she had experienced. At this stage of the scene old gentleman No. 2, whom we left at the depot, entered the house, bringing with him the cousin they had expected, and after a hearty laugh on the part of the old graybeards, they all sat down to the table at the request of the aunt, and amid the most lively remarks and hearty laughter at the mistakes at the train, completed a breakfast which we will guarantee will not soon be forgotten by them. It appears that old gentleman No. 2 had fallen into a similar mistake, but before arriving at home, which was in the western part of the city, he discovered his error in conversing with the fair young occupant of the carriage, and learning the name bf the person that she had expected to meet at the depot, and whq turned out to be an acquaintance of his, he drove to the house in question just in time to add to the interest of the |

surprising denouement and give evidence, as we have stated above, that “mistakes will occur in the beet of families."