The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-06-18

took up their residence in this city of ours
in the neighborhood Of Mrs Cacklen, ex
pecting to live in asquiet manner as the
had done in the former part of their lives
but they made slight miscalculation. nc
knowing their neghbors, you See Well
it happened that Clara, (I'll call tn
daughter that was in want of some littl
matter in the dry good line, so she wen
round to neighboring store, and ther
encountered Mrs. Cacklen, who, as usual
entered into conversation, somehow so,
| 4 believe don't recognize thy face
Very likely answered Clara, Il wa
never here before
Thought not; / never forget face
Thee is stranger here, amt thee?'
Something of one.'
thee is on a visit then, is thee?' asked
CackleD, pumpingly.
'Oh, no, reside now,' replied Clara.
'Oh, then, thee is the Emma Manly
who has come here lately
No, my name is Harvie.'
Emma Harvie,' said Cackleu quite a
pretty name
My first name is Clara
oh, Clara! why, what were thy pa
rents thinking of, TO give thee such fan,
cy name as that. Plain names are much
prettier; they amt so worldly
i don't doubt it., said Clara, demurely;
but had nothing to do with chosing my
name
Tut, child, l know, that; I understand;
thee is laughing at what Said-but it S
true. Thy other name is very pretty,
though. | know several Harvies. | sup
puse thy father was mt Old John Haryie' S
son, that use to keep the mill by Hollow
hill dame, was he?'
oh, no. replied Clara my father re.
sides in town and never lived in the coun-
try at ALL
And SO, contlnud Charley, that double
action suction pump emptied the unsus-
pecting Clara's heart Of all the family,
till the old lady knew quite as much as
did the young girl. Clara had scarcely
left the store before Mrs. Cackeh attacked
another customer, and holding her fast
by the shawl, continued her researches
into the Harvie family's affairs.
Does thee know this Harvie family?'
she began; who have just moved into the
neighborhood.'
4 don't indeed, her prisoner answered
well, don't either, much, but from
what little I've heard l Judge they're a
queer family said Cackler, dropping her
voice to a whisper, and nodding signif,
cantly.
'AhP calculated her hearer.
yes, | Judge So Cackler continued.
Clara Harvie was in here few moments
ago-quite ccpely young woman, but
rather free in-Ther manners, and aint
ashamed oflaything, il, scenes to me
she she told DID, T SJ had ~dns left 1%s1 nSs A'nfI h5
some man tly scandalous when
folks speak disgraces without
{ 1T 1sIndeed, SAID Aar visitor. aud has
tened away; and baffFe nighft The tGoty
was cirulated ofas whole neighbor.
hood, and the P6lir1- IRA and her good
old father were regarded with distrust by
all, yet none soild tell where the story
originated, still all seemed to believe it.
In its ground work it was true; Clara S
mother was dead, and she, poor girl, in
speaking of it, could not bear to say she
is dead, but said insted, she has left u.s.
Mr.. B. took her sister from her, truly, but
who had better right, he was her bus-
band?
This came hard on Clara, who, ttncotl-
cious Of the foul rumors ahoat concerning
her and her family, wondered at the cold
in which she was treated by those
who chanced to come in contact with her,
and thought the citizens Of our city were
a cold and naughty set of people. But
there was one exception--one young man
found particular delight in Clara's com
pany and very seldom spent an evening
out of it; and Clara took quite as much
delight in his, and so it fell out that one
day after very confused and mixed up
sort of conversation, where one idea was
very badly expressed in dozen different
ways, the young couple found they had
betrothed themselves--the consent of.
Clara's father was readily given, and the
world began to look very bright and hap
py to the lovers.
'One thing troubled them; why did the
leighbors look on the Haryie family SO
,oldly? Of course no. one spoke to Clara
,r her father Of it, nor would their delica-
" allow them to mention these rumors TO
Ter lover, when they could well see how
attached he was to her.
'Poor fellow, he was worried; well,
inowing the hospitality and kindness Of
he Baltimoreans, the lack of it in this in
stance was exceedingly annoying and
painful TO him, and he strove in vain to
solve the mystery. In the meantime Mrs.
Cacklen never let slip an opportunity of
inding out something new concerning
he Harvie family. and when she had done
10 she retailed il in substance pretty much I