Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-02-20

OIA AauieS Sdlu Sic was 100 fIOTWaTQ. aOlC
men said she laughed on Sunday, and
even in the meeting house. and young
men said she was crazy they could mo-
get within twenty feet of her-all very
serious objections.
II ehanced that Mr.. Marsh, the young
minister. boarded opposite the Majors
cottage; and though it was lSunday-and
though Margaret would laugh. the young
divine not unfrequently found himseI
walking home from church by the side o
Mrs and Marg't Wainwright. Itihad beer
noticed thathe left his pulpit with unseen.
ly haste after the benediction. and that hs
walked very rapidly till he overlook the
parties mentioned. II. was still furthe,
noticed that be generally placed himself
by the side Of Margaret, in preference tc
her mother. All these astonishing facts
were duly commented upon in the sewing
circle. f gaa. S r,S
But news in regard to Mr.. Marsh and
Margaret was a scarce article. Theyliyed
SO near together and were SO circumspecl
that The precise relation between them
could not be defined. 1t was supposed
and very many believed, that the minis,
ter was courting Margaret Wainwright
Yet the evidence was not complete, and
the forty three young unmarried ladies,
who had " set their caps' for Marsh, did
not relax one jot or title their efforts to
catch him.
Vague stories had been whispered
through Freelawn. Thirteen of the for.
ty-three were discouraged when they
heard the whisper that something was
about to happen. Soon after, Tom Wise
announced The astounding fact we have
set forth in the first part. of this chapter
Tom looked mischievously at his sister
Sophia. and Mrs. Wise looked pityingly
at her daughter Sophia. Mr.. Marsh was
going TO be married to Margaret Vain
wright. Tom kept silent as long as he
could, but the mischief in his composition
was too tremendous to be kept down.
" You have lost him. Sophia said lie,
chuckiug him under the chin.
g Lost him ! Pooh II sncered Sophia
Perhaps the bride elect will make
you one OF her bridesmaids"
g Humpl I will have nothing to dc
with her T.
:" I suppose not, What has she doue?'
Ct didn't say she had done anything"
'' Stole Mr.. Marsh from you ?" laughed
Tom.
Dent say that. Tom If it we're true
would not CARE
That was the very reason why she did
care.
q Isn'tit true. sis 2"
q Indeed, it isn't"
Didn't you join the church our pur.
pose to catch Mr.. Marsh go
Indeed did not"
81 am afraid that you will bIackslide
now that he is going to marry Margaret
Wainside.''
How absurd you are; Tom Asifl
ever cared a straw for Mr.. Marsh, or fol
Margaret Wainwright either, for thai
matter l used to think he was a good
preacher"
But you do not think so now ?"
do not"
Unfortunate admission ~
$50 he is really going to marry Mar.
garet Wainwright % added Mrs. Wise,
as much as to prevent Tom from vexing
his sister, as to vent little private feel
ing of her own.
Yes. he is; the Major told me him.
self that they were to be married next
Thursday"
1T will be a strange match. She is a
wild crazy girl"
A perfect hoyden. mother" remark.
ed Sophia. meekly.
No more fit to be minister's wife
than the Major himself would be, added
Mrs Wise.
Now, always thought she was a
very good girl" said Tom.
There is no more dignity about her
than there is about kitten month old" /"
:" am sure she is not fit for minis
ter's wife, added Sophia, who, as the
reader suspects. was one of the forty
three aspirants for Mr.. Marsl's bed and
board.
DO you think you would make a
good minister's wife ?"
g. Be still. Tom. 1 never had the least
idea Of Mr.. Marsh. 1 wouldn't accept
him. if he should go down on his knees
to me this moment"
Perhaps Tom doubted it.
~ don't know what we are coming
to " sighed Mrs. Wise. The ministers
wife is rather an important person in Free
lawn and we are to have wild. crazy
hoyden. ! hope Mr.. Marsh will take hel
out of the place. yacate his pulpit. and
Make way for young. unmarried
man. SO that Sophy can have another
chance r. added Tom, wickedly. :" It il
too bad that she has Joined The church
and put on that long face all for moth
ing"
e Get out. Tom. If you say anothe,
word about it will leave the room. pout
ed Sophia. yexed and annoyed beyond
control.
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