The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-08-04

poor man! was terribly alarmed lest sh'
should suspect him Of spreading the report
and in his CONSERVATION he exclaimed: .
81 didn't do it Mary would not, fo
worlds, have said such Thing !" .
-"I fully believe you sir !" and Mary
seemed 10 have dded two or three feet lc
her height, for she supposed this particular
ly intended 10 discourage any hopes tha
she might have formed, '' | fully believe
you, aud shall leave this house ,o.mor
row." T
Her words fell upon him like thunder
bolts and hastily seizing his hat, he com.
menced pacing the piazza in a state oI
desperation. He did not possess The powel
Of saying precisely the right Thing at the
right moment. and he did not dare 10 look
iowa,ds The parlor, or he might hive seen
Mary OH her knees beside The table, sob
bing as though her heart would break
"Well, Squire !" exclaimed Silas Over
ing as he mounted the steps completely
oui of breath, '.I've come 10 offer my con
gra,ulslions." ...
81 don't know what for" replied lht
+" Squire, "more shortly than was al
wont "uness il is for The ridiculous mis-
take Of SILLY old woman, who has made
me feel more unhappy than l ever did be
FORE"
$50 it's mistake, is i,l" said Silas
while his conn,enancc visibly fell, "wha
awful stories that old woman does tell =
But | don't see, ellher," he continued re-
flecively, Z" why 1t ISIS very ridiculous,
after all-it would seen very NATAL for you
aud Mary TO ge, married. Wha, is there Sc
ridiculous in ~ ............. ....
Because" was the detected reply, il
is ridiculous 10 think Of Mary's fancying
me-"
swell, now, I don',,hink so, said SilaS
in mal'er.of,iact way. Ct che aiu't very
young nor you neither-she amt got nc
money, aud you've got plenty-she's kind
OF stuck up like, aud you're kind OF easy
guess you're nigh enough mairhed.''
The Squire shook his head quite un.
convinced; bu, Silas, who seemed deter
mined 10 sick 10 The subject, nexlinquired J
Has she ever told you she couldn't Tan
cy you" 49,.
II never gave her reason 10 do So" re-
piled the "Squire.n .4 ....... .,.
"Well, now, look here ~ continued
Slas, struck with bright idea, amy ad'
vice is jeslio 60 and give her reason a
once, aud I'll bel anylhin' that she won'I
say no,hin' of The sorl /, seems so kina
OF foolish like 10 have peo .ole believing
;hings that ain, lrue."
Sllas appeared 10 consider this snfiicien
reason for immediate eXeI,iOn, but he nOw
wisely left The " Squire" 10 himself; ant
after few more turns OH the piazza, durin:
which he had fully persuaded himself iha
he was doing nothing wrong, and that Mary
conld, at The worst but say no." Ejwar.
Trainford entered The parlor. ...
Mary averled her head TO be sure, ant
was angry lha, he should see her crying
and with more confidence than he had eve
supposed himself possessed of, the Squire
sealed himself near her, and began ih'
longest speech that he had ever made ii
his life. .'.
Having sci before her all The why's an,
whersfores, and because, he began to ihinl
that Silas Overing possessed more sens,
Than he had ever given him credit for
Mary smiled, at last, through her tears, ant
then did Edward Trainlord learn how lona
and funGly he had been loved. Mary ant
he sa, there in The paror long time ,ha
night; and he thought with sigh, thai, a:
Aun, Higbee said, they nigh, just as wei
have married years ago. ....a. ~
The wedding cake was put in circulation
and the donor had one o, the most honored
seats at The nup'ial feast. But this, il mus
be mentioned, was entirely Edwards work,
who expressed so much gratitude to aun
Higbee for her most fortunate oficiousness
that the old lady went home from the we'd
ding feast considerably pulled up with self
complacency. .. !.
The summer parlor AT the "Squire's v
presents quite an altered appearance fol
as soon as Mary felt free TO make the slight
est allusion TO improvements. pictures
bronzes, and books sprouled up as il by
magic. Mary laughingIy declares iha
there is an Aladin's lamp somewhere among
the kitchen rubbish, which the esquire
rubsin secret; bu, he rs positively asserts
lha, The only wichcraii about the place il
that lodged in Mary's keeping. r....-
Aunt Higbee aud Si;as have not 10 ihi;
day settled The quarrel between them as Il
who was the rela,or Of that disputed piece
OF news, but keep up perpetual chorus o
"Kaiy did" and Katy didn't"