Tempest and Sunshine

"Dr. Lacey of New Orleans?" asked Stanton.

"The same," returned Mr. Middleton. "You look as much like him as two

peas, only you wear goggles. Connection of your'n I reckon?"

"Yes, sir," answered Stanton, "he is my cousin. I have been told that we

resemble each other."

"By Jupiter!" said Mr. Middleton, "that's just the checker. No wonder I

like you so well. And Dr. Lacey goin' to marry Sunshine, too. Your

sweetheart ought to look like Fanny. Got her picter, hey?"

Stanton handed him Nellie's daguerreotype, and he pretended to discover a

close resemblance between her and Fanny; but neither Mrs. Middleton, nor

Mr. Ashton could trace any, for which Mr. Middleton called them both

blockheads.

"I think," said Mrs. Middleton, "that she looks more like Mr. Ashton than

she does like Fanny."

"It is similarity of name which makes her resemble him," said Raymond.

"Why, is her name Ashton?" asked Middleton.

"Yes, sir," said Stanton.

"Mebbe she's your sister, Ashton. But Lord knows she don't look no more

like you than she does like old Josh."

"She cannot be my sister," said Ashton, "for I had but one, and she is

dead."

After breakfast Mr. Middleton ordered out his carriage and bade Ike drive

the gentlemen to Frankfort.

"I'd go myself," said he, "but I've got a fetched headache. Give my love

to my gals and tell them I'm comin' to see 'em shortly. You'd better go to

the Whizzakor House, till you find out whether or not Miss Crane 'll board

you."

The young men thanked him for his hospitality, and bade him good morning.

As they were leaving the yard they passed Bob, who was still limping with

the "rheumatiz." Raymond bade Ike stop, while he threw "Bobaway" some

pennies. Bob picked them up and looked at them with a rueful face.

"What's the matter, Bobaway?" asked Raymond. "Don't they suit?"

"No, sir," said Bob. "I like fopences; I don't want nothin' of these old

iron rocks."

Each of the men threw Bob a sixpence, for which they were rewarded with a

sight of his ivories and a loud "thank-ee-sar." After a ride of two hours

they reached the Weisiger House in Frankfort. Soon after arriving there,

Mr. Ashton introduced Stanton into one of the best law offices in the

town, and then repaired to his former lodgings.