The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-09-05

"e .huss discourage Rogers visits
husband" said Mrs. Hartweli, or Lucy
will be lost"
Married, you mean, nv dear"
And would not that be the same as
lost, Mr.. ilatwelli Only think, dauyb.
ter Of ours married to shoemaker
You would turn Roger out of doors. If !,
were not for his politics."
Why, wife, | have often heard Won
praise his industry and excellent charac.
ter, and he deserves it-for he is really n
very clever. sensible young man.
$50 he Is, husband, good in his way.
ana mt h's trade but can YOU think him
Mt company for our Lucy, the only child
OF a justice Of the peacel'
Now, Squire Hartwell happened to be
IN self eIfco'nplacent moot lie was seat.
ed IN his dccP.cushioned, high backed Ell.
how-chair, (sponderous machine, contain.
ing sufficient materia! to frame a modern
fashionable cottagc,) smoking his after
noon pipe, and watching through the
window the operations Of his reapers in
the broad field Of wheat which covers
many am acre OF the gently rising ground
east of the dwelling. Here were two
sources OF satisfaction personal ease. AL
4 the contemplation Of his property. Then
lis wife had touched most agreeable
vein, his magisterial dignity. Luckily for
Fpger, she did not urge to the utmost.
Squire llartwell had held the office Of
justice OF the peace for a number of wears,
and had, only a week before the com
mencement OF my story, received the I'd
ticesiip. Like all noSe,ies, oStn this Isl last hon
o. Seemed Of far greater importance than
hA commission. Had his wife oply said
justice OF the peace AMI quorum" poor
Roger would have been lost case. But
now, after deliberately shaking the ashes
from his pipe, Squire Har:we!l sat un in
his chair with the bearing of man who
Is intending to give impartial judgment,
let the matter terminate as it may. 1870
rel" fear, wife. you are iniuIgjng too
much pride. Are YOU not every day
complaining Of arbitrary distinctions Of
rower. ani crying out against the opres-
sion of Parliament, and the insolence OF
tho Lords! And shall we now cast aside,
As OF no account, vessel which may
have been made unto honor, merely bc.
cause it has MT been fashioned in the
same pattern as oursevesl No, no, wife
such pride will never DO Tor Christians. "
Are you willing that our Lucy, Ms
god and lovely girl RS the colony ol
Connecticut can show, should marry a
sho, m tker -
=" did not say that, my dear. Surely,
/ can like Roger without wanting him for
a son.in.law; though I think Lucy might
look further ard choose worse"
She might marry Seth TrumbulI."
Probably" --.-
~ have heard you say he was pro,
missing young lawyer"
Yes, he promises well, but il is the
performance that makes the man."
:" Then DR.. Walker is dying for her
-" IL be is good Doctor, he can cure
himself"
" But only think of the difference be
tween him and Roger"
Yes, Roger is three inches the tallest.'
" How you talk, Mr.. Harwel. Ineve,
like to hear joking On serious matters.
mink DR. Walker will be n good match
for Lucy. He is gaining practice very
fast. and you know he belong, to re-
spectacle family"
. %Of tories"
There, now, politics mast be brought
in. | wish might never heas the word
tory again"
say amen TO that wish, my dear
SFese there no tories amongst us, we
Should bring Parliament IN reason. Il !.
DIR. Walker and such rs he, who strength
on the hands Of government against US,
aud encourage this constant eneroach,
ment oD our rghts"
don't know what he has done but
he has said that he didn't care about the
stamp act, II he was obliged TO purchase
stamps for be pin paper, but"
- suppose he was only joking"
But Roger would never have said
such word in any way. He is true
Wing, every inch Of him, and when the
struggle comes he win be found in the
FAINT ranks.s
gcorHear me, Nj. Hartwell; do vou
snink our people viii ever dare TO fiOhl
the British soldiers r.
Dasei Yes, indeed, il the Parlia
msut continues TO oppEess us. And Il
every man had the spirit Of Roger, we
should beat them, too" he added, in a
low tone. "A
Well, ! declare. you frighten no
But ! cannot believe such terrible time.
ever viii come; and ] think people bet.
ter attend 70 their own private affairs, aud
let ihe government alone"
= SO Dr. Walker Gays. my dsar.''
And L. is my own opinioa, my dear
sono IMoEdeT ] should esteem him.