The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-03-19
BOARDING THE MINISTER.
BIT sYLvANUs COBB, JR.

sf nLVANUs COBB, JR.
"Bu. you don't mean to say that you're
going to board himf'
"I have told him that we would"
Blu, il mustn't be. What, have a minister
in the house all the timer
-"And why notY'
because it'll just keep US in starch and
buckrsm forever! You shsn't do i'll"
al have given my word.'
"Then I'll make this house too hot TO hold
him! Mark my words!'
This conversation occurred between Mr..
Thomas Proctor, u master carpenter, and his
daughter Kate. Kate Proctor was a light-heurt-
ed. joyous. laughter loving girl, Of eighteen or
nineteen. plump and rosy; her bright face all
smiles and dimples, and her heart as pure and
t.nder as could be. Ever since she could re-
member, she had sat in her fathers pew every
Sunday, aud listened to the dark and gloomy
remember how he had frowned upon her from
tha, high pulpit, when she was little girl, IN |
how he had chided her in her own house for
being rude. The only thought she had OF
the minister" was OF q white neck hsndker-
chief, very starch and prim-a face long and
stern, and q frown always ready for smile.
like as a. cloud sweeps over the sunny land
scape.
"Shsn't come = she repeated, and her sunny
eurls shook again. as she brought her head ba OK
with determination. "Eet him find . place
somewhere else. There are the Moregood
family, they are Just the ones to board him
They can be a. gloomy as he can. How |
should love to see them at the table together.-
Tbs old lady would draw down her face-so "
and Kate gave an intimstion of the imaginary
facial elongation. And then the minister
would out draw them both; and by the By
somebody's jaw would become d;scola,ed.'
And hereupon Kate burs, into fit of laugh
ter. Her father shook his head, and with some
light remark turned away.
A few evenings after this, Kate had an invita-
tiOn to spend the evening with Mr.. Dunklee.
friend Of the family. She went with her father
and mother. Quick little company was pres.
snt, and the evening promised 10 pass pleasant.
ly. Among the visitors was a young man who
was introduced as Mr.. Charles Lindsay. He
was somewhere about ur-and-,wenty, and moi
only man of superior intellectual appearance
but also Of much personal beauty. He seemed
10 take quite a. fancy for Kate, sud ere long the
feeling was reciprocated. The light hearted girl
had never before met with one who so complete.
ly pleased her. Staid and over modest people
she did not like, nor did she like such wild and
reckless men ss she had often seen. An igno
rant man she could not endure and man whc
assumed airs on the strength of his knowledge
she dominated.
But Charles Lindsay was not like any Of these
He displayed deep knowledge without seeming
10 know it; and he was as gay and happy q
could be. without the least coarseness les
dignity. The fact was just here he engaged
her heart, and ct the same time kept firm hol,
upon her respect. There was peculiar air o
educated refinement which at once manifesto,
iisslfto to her, and she admired it, because she dis
covered il without his trying to showi An
then she had found such fund Of wit and hu
NOR in him. which. while it csptiva,ed her wit
its brilliancy. did no, fail to entertain her wi,
its point and sound sense.
Kate was chess player. and at length sh
discovered that Mr.. Lindsay understood tn
game. She proposed trial to which he glsdl
seceded. The first game she won. The mex
he won; and the third was draw game.
Al nine o'clock Mr. Proctor and his wife ha
90 70 home. but Kate could not think oflesvin
90 early.
ave will see her safely home,' said the hos
Mt. Dunkles; and thereupcn her parents weI
without her.
"only think" cried Kate, after laugh ha
passed upon some joke Of her own, Pa sa,
he is going 10 take the minister TO board. Di
You ever hear Of such thingi'
5"Oh, / have heard OF worse things than sha
Eeturned Lindsay, smiling.
"Suppose your father should take tiger in
the house for instance7"
"Ho--you can chain tiger" the girl returne
"but you can't do that to = minister. He wi
cary his long face just where he pleases, and "
can't h.lpi.. Blu, won't have il, and to
Pa so. Why Oaly think; q miRister in 4
house all the tImsF
"You don't mean what you say, Miss Pro
ior." said the young man half smiling, HI
earnestly. "Why il you hold such f,slin