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Get married aud ssttlS so.n, ysa said,
John repeated with emphasis.
Yes
Il ear very sesr sitting dswa without
getting married while $50
sHous that q
Ne ma,ter--I don't like to tell secrets to
( al sdItST
'Basin aoasdsao., ysu know, Jobs-
Cone cut With 1T
w0s't you telli'
No
Nov, know yea will but pledge me
tia, my name shall not 60 with il, aud you
shall nave the story, aud may tell it as IN usA
as you please
We pledged eur sacred housr aad J an
threw away bis cigar Gnd commenced
Here some two or three mouths ago. 4
hsPPeaed isto Of the preitisst hllIs vii
lagos yoa ever set your eyes sPon-
What was its name
That my SOneerU, and II mana eit With.
cut ysur assistance IL Was Indeed a b auiiful
village, with pretty streets, Prsity Aousos,
pretty gardens pretty everything g-Aud.A
nong other thiRgs, Prstty women The lat
ter, you k0Os. 1 naturally take hkiak 70.
aud Of COURSE l w4a not displsAssd whca =
sort OF hfteeuth cousin, WHOM 1 called ou
during short stay thereon LuIns.s
strictly ly--iuVIted nae to make his house my
nome lsr fortnight or so, while vent ..
yer the sporting grounds in tue neishbor
hood, and killed all the beasts, BIRDS aud
witches that ran Wild thsre Hang me III
didn't thank the fellow With fu!l hsaGt,asd
| msyed my little bundle Of clothes and s;s
CT rubbish TO his house in double quick time.
w III, had been there three or four DAYS,
and had been guaning every day, withsat a.
much a. kil!iug wosdpeeker or tree toad
Whsn QUO day, IA cressing piece Of open
ground surrounded entirely VITA weeds, 1
discovered, not 9 little to ny surprise, the
prettiest giTl ever saw "a my whole life -
From her appearances, jGdSsd at ouss che
had lost her way, aud prepared myself ian
metiately TO perform Apiccs oftTus gallaut-
~ So walking straight up to her, 1 com
muniested my suspicious very politely, aud
inquired il l could reader her any ass!s.
tanca
Sue replied that she had lost her 1ay in
attempting to get through the weed by an
obscure path, aud wSuld be very much
oblidged ii led her into the main read or
pointed out to her the directioa ia whi.h il
lay. Away We started together Ga the
way We chattss about every thing We could
think OF, 'xccpt her pretty self, which was
thinking OF SOntlnuauy, for she Was as sseia-
bic a. al OLD school mate, and eyea tsld me
her name, the name Of her father, and the
names Of half n dozen brothers aad sisters
whom had never seen nor did not care 10 see
hen We got toto the road, she pointed cut
her fstheT house, which was In sight, aud
was going 20 thank me fSr my services. buI
| stopped her by saying that 1t would be We
~ little out Of tas way TO see her home and
preferred 50 90 do All the way tAcre We
ehAtted aHd laughed, aGd told stories, aud
even jokes; ana by the time We parted at
the gate Of old Dsaesu B-s larta house,
IoOuld have sworn thai NC we're cid sequsist-
anees. left her, hoping to zee her sgais
sometims, aud she !s!i ac, 'svP.as 90 ia q
Of my safe arrival ~ home
The next Sabbath 1 met her Atekusgb--
tse next Mo1dsy evening at village psL:-
aud escorted her home the next Friasy J
csllSd on Der accidentally 'v-the next Suu
day evening by permissisn in two weeks
was ia lsyo in three / bad told my isys
aud in four ! Was the next move to be the
biggest fOol that ever grew our Of natural
philosophy Three times / popped the
question, bat she Asuld NJ cay ycs or DO, or
svsa hint that she would or net seal m hap
piuess. The lsurth time she looked very
grave, hung her head, sighed, aud even, l
mistrustsd, she'd tears
'Shall AK the c0ussat II yogr father .
said 1, after va tiug half sn hour for 40 an.
sWsr 70 the qasstion on which Iung my
hopes
That would never do, shs answered With
. sigh 'he Hsuld never e0usestto ny sas Z
riass With yoa, kaoW be would sot
mistSasted from tsis that she herself
had broaohed tho snbjsot 70 tue Dcso,HAsd
had Est Aat refusal q sesseas 70 ths match
| walked boms that eyoliaE 10 such ds
tress passed rsstisss nigbt st my sogs.ns
hysse, aad ross the next morssuR With my
ksad tuii Of psus aEd dark fsrebodiBgs -
ny cousin rallied sc 90 sy dull sppesrasss
snA dstsrmised ~ 0aes - tsll bin the
secret Of my trouble, ani SIX bis Asyice
| accordingly uce0mpasisa bim 20 tis hitis
grocery aud Ntou tsete, anfsssllsd the
uAois sastieT - brotlssf
That kllss - said be. Wbsu |
had oobeiadod, - she grsatsst ssqasus 10
che country or tbe roB1. asd ! cd ySa
70 kesp. } cur lgv, Ipatters 80 yssfssn usen
you are 30 sssopsny ~ bad mistfattcd
yoa sere ~ sli tsuasf. I should hsvs iol4
yea Of this before. bnt o. it tarHs eat I 81
wise yeu sou - iet her alsno
d5i not make ans reply, but rtsiiy
NAf-H ~ - H.f..a'Nf 80 t.IHt - ~ ~"
1endsm lied sso uot sept ny oomphuJ
sHi ss.d s5ft thiugs - 30 asd biusHtd su8
efisvsa su3 sEEtt ubea ! p0tg tbF
qusstisu fJr she fsurth umsf
Tee uaEt svsai1g ! ssIlsi on E..Fs sesir.
sAs uas slgae, tui ssrted tvics - teaal
Gal "a ever F5F tbe afth tims ! of-Fsi her
my hand she ssns tsfy aesr faatics .
Hsy BAT ssali nst sasHsr as SEE Or no
what cssla she nsitsF - 90 esuSss.
tiifihltsd fhs uAsls ts ths utsUutty " tt
pesoou bsf father, sd bsiaE sore tts
hsn sfsH bstsssa love f.r hrf Ard tats frf
hin 10 viii sssrgsy ts v1sdofs5 g. tbai tt
/ fore igaubg { saKgsstsd o. hsr taas " ua
I ds4iiatb hspPy sttb BE- osatssi ss fst
perfect fizst ~ p5a.asi thsas 10
We osu,i iaEs = rias sous sseairF ssa
. I q 90 tas depot. take tae sell tfs,a q.
safF sud a see keuft 10 ass so uifs
Whsa usgia ysu eail ~ ne - "a
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vie dsllekt--ssiEEt a'siast
well. ssid sss, sftss Fsats I sai -
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