The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-02-12

90 tnoubH the TWO isstHeIS rs lney us
cussed the affair. rs8 rs
Mr.. Lancaster had always had lurk
ling ambition about him which promised
to be gratifed in the career of his daugh
ter. To have her SO beautiful as she
promised to be, and the wife OF an earl
and with abundance of wealth at heI
command, was prospect which kindled
| his pride and love in this @
"sole daughter of his house and heart"
He resolved that she should be most care.
fully trained in every eltgant accomplish.
nent; while he could not regret that the
first years of her life had been spent amid
influences which had given her such
lovely traits ofcharacter.
May escaped from the company OF the
tormentng Clara by going to visit her
grandfather in the spring. True. howey-
er, to the project which they had on foot,
the Earl and Mr.. Lancaster visited at one
house during college vacation, that the
boy and girl, SO unconsciously to them
selves singled out as future man and wife,
should have an opportunity of renewing
their former pleasant acquaintance. =
May enjoyed heaself muchmore in the
summer, out in the country, free to rove
the beautiful parks and lawns, and with
pony to ride, than she had done in Lon
don. a
She had promised the Potters to write
them an occasional letter; and the one or
two she wrote that season were full of ac-
counts Of how much she was enjoying,
and how kind all her new friends were,
except her Cousin Clara; and a great deal
about what a fine boy Arthur Beverly
was, and what races they had on their
ponies-how she could ride as fast and
make her horse jump as high bar as he,
and how he made her laugh twenty times
a day, and was little wild sometimes,
but SO kind and good at heart
These letters, after being read and re-
read by Mr.. and Mrs. Potter, were treas
ured up for "the boys" to peruse when
they came home at the expiration of their
first year at school. s#@ 80
"Our little wildwood flower, born in
that very old cabin that now stands down
to the end % the lot, will be a great lady
and make great match when she grows
up.
Peter Potter would say ,nousingiy hold
ing the letters IN his hand ..Wife, do
you mind the time thather mother came
riding up out o the perrairie like beau
iiful spirit, and you came to the door to
help make out whot she mis- ght be? Well,
l tell ye, there aint another woman in
this world like Miss Lancaster; and little
May will be as much like her as two
peas /"
"Mind the time, husband I guess /
shall verforget it never begrud ged
all the trouble she made me with her
sickness. The very looks of her face was
thanks enough. Lawful sakes but it
was queer though, wasn't it now? To
think of their being real lords and ladies.
and all that happened to 'em afterwards
It's mighty like story p
"Thir never was better Demycrat in
principle in this country than Miss Lam
caster, eff she was born in England. Her
husband was pratty tolerable teo, though
occasionally he'd geta little highfalutin;
s'pose it was bred in him. But that
cabin shall stand till it rots down. No
body shall pull that to pieces while I'm
alive. Our own children were not born
in it; but, eff pretty May ever comes back
to visit this country, she'll like to look at
the blessed old shanty in which her bright
eyes saw the light
Dear me, Peter! do you know I've
sometimes thought that, if they had a
sway GU III LDlo COuuIlVs oHC duu 1Aulos
would a got married when she was grown
up? The boys. sot wonderful store by
her specially Amos; he was dreadful
down at the mouth when she went away
STUFF, Melssy! stuff! Still must say
she might go great ways and not find g
better husband than Amos, eff l do say i
myself. That boys smart enough fol
two; and that's not the best of it-he's
honorable and My minded as the day i:
long There's nothing mean about him.
"I'm proud of both our boys. Daniep'
steady, and good as anybody can ask
and smart, husband Still, he haint tha
itching to know everything and never b,
satisfied with learn in that Amos has,
Daniels good looking. too.''
"So's Amos But what the use @
speaking about what can't be helped p
They'll find 'em good wives among th,
girls around here. And May Lancaste
will grow up and marry an carl, ant
p'r'aps forget that ever she saw q log cab
4 in."
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