The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-06-24
having experienced no further trouble
with the valiant Stingwcll.


of Uncle benjamin Topbam. Here We
find that Emma has recovered from her
sickness and is doing we'll, aud she is be-
ginning to enjoy herself in running about
the farm, feeding chickens, and watching
Aunt Betsy as she managed her house
hold affairs. Mary, being older, has felt
more deeply the loss of her mother, but
is becoming more cheerful under the faith
erly and mothcrly care of the good peo-
pie who had furnished her with home.
Aunt Betsy, Mary and Emma were sit.
ting at one end Of the ancient, spacious
kitchen, variously engaged, when sudden
ly Uncle Ben rushed in at the door, squar-
ed round, facingth occupants of the room,
struck up a lively air through small ap.
erture between his lips, and advanced a.
cross the floor at gait something between
an old fashioned double shuttle and the
modern polka, to the utter astonishm
of his wife, which feeling might have be-
come tinctured with jealousy, as he
brought up in front of Mary and gallant
ly plucked from her sweet little lips
hearty kiss.
"What Oh airth ails you now 7" cried
the poor lady, who began to entertain
fears that her spouse was laboring under
mental alteration.
Uncle Ben replied with kind Of chuc-
kle, and little Emma submitted to the or
deal of kiss.
"For PHYS sake, father, what has got
inter yerl' again demanded Aunt Betsy.
"Matter enough p he at length exclai-
med. Good news-good news, mother!
I've just got letter from Squire Ames,
sayin that he has got back from New
Orleans. He's sarved that Stingwell
trick that he'll remember for one while
ha, ba, ha-jest two think ont The
Squire kinder fingered round out thar as
a sugar buyer and got old Stingwell tew
sell him heap O sugar and merlasses,
and when he gifts it all safe in sum body's
hands, in New Orleans, he meets Sting
we'll at an app'inted place aud ups and
pays him with his notes. Ohio! ha, ha
o, my old sides! | would have gin a
dollar tew hev seen the old sinner when
be opened them papers. The Squire says
be cussed and swore like blazes, but did mt
make nothin' at that, and then he took
tew intimedatin', or tryin' tew, but the
Squire is pluck and he telled him to jest
come on, if he wanted to try his hand at
shootin'; he'd got pair of barkers as be
could use tew. And the best ont is,
though he did mt git all the old scamp
owed, he put the little sum O. twelve thou
sand dollars and risin' in bis pantaloons
pocket when be cum hum, and he is scom-
in to see his wards as he calls Mary and
Emmy; and that was another cunnin' 90
.gittin' him to be guardian for the gals
He is comm here, say. in a day or
tew; so you must fix up little for him,
mother. Tew be sure, he's been here
once, but we'll try to sarve him trife
better this time"
The JOY of the orphan sisters can be
easily imagined; and the position in which
Mary felt that she had been placed by
kind Providence, was pleasant indeed
Now she need not feel that by charity "a
lone, or by drudgery, must she and En-
ma be supported. Aunt Betsy did up a
very respectable amount of crying on the
occasion, which testified her JOY to be as
as that of her spouse.
Squire Ames" came according to
promise. and was welcomed by the two
listers in most thankful manner; while
Unclc Ben and his wife declared to his
face that "ef a man desarved so be Pres
dent of the United States it was him"
At the solicitation of the girls, Mr.. a.
mes continued to retain the office of guar
dian-fnding the more inducemcut in the
soft blue eyes of Mary, to tell the truth,
than in all other circumstances combined
and we have no reason to doubt that
bis carriage was often seen approaching
the house of Uncle Ben for the purpose
Of allowing him to study those eyes, and
when alone with their owner. to train
some golden rnglets which rebelliously
covered cheek WHICH the pure air of
heaven had by this time painted in rich
colors.
These suspicious circumstances coDtin
ucd for nearly three years, during which
time Mary and Emma both received in
struction in various branches OF eduction.
Mary's brilliant intellect readily grasped
every subject to which she applied herself;
and at the age of nineteen, We find her a
beautiful and highly accomplished wo.
man. In the meantime, rumor said that
the Williams sisters had been adopted by
Uncle Ben Topham, and that Mary was
to become Mrs. 4. G. Ames. The latter
report was corroborated by the marriage
which DID take place between the parties
at the Topham mansion, on which oeca-
zion Uncle Ben laughed. while he danced
1t the wedding, and dropped tear as he
ook the little gloved hand of Mary, be-
ore she entered the carriage which was
% take her to the home of her husband,
and he whispered:
"God bless you, my child! Don't for
lit US now that you are goin' to leave,
out bless our old hearts with the sunshine
If your happy face as often as possible"
Emma still remains with her adopted