The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-05-29
THE GAME OF CHECKERS,
AND POPPING the question.

did you ever hear any one pop the cues
uon,'
"Why, certainly, my child, heard your
uncle Charlie, pop it, Ms you call it,
Oh yes. of course, said Fanny, but one
doesn't ai,en tell their own experience.
mean did YOU ever hear any ons else
Wei. yes replied aunt Molly, slowly
IL did happen to once,
80 please tell me nll about it, cried
fanne. ." would go like to be n ',,c mouse
N the WALL on such an occasion
Fanny was Just turned o! fifteen, end u
was very natural that she should want TO be
posted.
"Nery well, said Aunt Molly, get your
work then Tor don't ike 10 .alh TO an idle
listener
Fanny established herself, aud Auut Mol
J, tecan: "it WA. abou, ten years after
was married, and house keeping. that cousin
VIII Mo,rs, uncle Beui lmiu's sou came to
I'VE with us. that Is he WAS n partner 10
your uncle Chalhe's store, aud boarded
with "a. You never saw WI did YOU p
Fanny nodded her head and Apnt Molly
went on.
"le was whole suuled. 1tinigst foe
ward. substantial young man no, lacking
10 rolish either; hut very bashiul, so much
:, tina, | used reslly to pity him sometimes
when we had young company. Annie
Evan. was an old schoolmate OF mine and
after wen, to housed keeping her parents
,soved to Oxford, aud lived only short
distance fromus Aunieused frequently TO
bring her work ana spend the evening with
me. aud uncle Charlie world 70 home with
her. Those were rare times Fanny, aud
we euioycd them freely. Annie was It real
woman none OF youf nonsous'cal love SICK
..,Is whose heads are so full OF henus that
th,y won't hold anything else,
Fanny blushcd, AS 'nnt Molly aaid this.
but Annt locked very demure. and aoutin~
ned AID knowing her aud loving her as
| did. ! icif nstiiculatly snaioGs that sbe
,honld be well settle lr We"
THAT means, With = GOOD husband, rcs
marked Fanny, rogu,hly.
"Ceriainly" said Aunt Molly and al
Ter W.n csG,e, and became acquainted
with him. tooa il into my head that he and
tnui. would make a capital match But
somehow after he came, ANNIE dId not
come So often aud VIII WAS very enter
,aning in his conservation. when We we're
alone, in her presence was silent and a"k'
ward in bi. manner, ~. u rh'ef restraint =
,no Annie took but little notice OF 'nt, only
As lar MS poiiteness required aud 'oqHeSted
me pt,ystel, TO afrsoge It, that uuc,e Charlie
should still 90 lome with her, that ~ II he
had no objections. SO the ,onnH ptopiT :
ACQUAINTANCE progressed slowly me
and habit arrange theos things 6ehutlnlil,
and Gradual, they became to be more Ia
,r,l,.r 40 ns even 20 call each other by tielf
Christian nsmes helped =, about though,
for could not bear the tormellly OF VI.
Nord. and Miss Evans. Jest ~ eyPec>
led w III became yer, much inter s'ed !"
Annie; cor that matter he had admired her
from the first. but he was modest ~ his pre-
tensions. aud seemed 20 regard her as be-
vnnd hrs reach At any rate. he could not
summon courage 10 speak ON the SUBJECT
dearest his heart
How dad you know that, Auui dolly
inquired Fanny.
"Oh. from observation" replied Aunt
MoVy, hnu ANN" vi" ""' "''F NV
any. Tor though she was quite ir'endi' a"o
social in his company, yet there was nothing
N her manner that betrayed the slightest
intere., in him. Well, Que evening Annie
had been spending the afternoon with me-
and were shout talked out. whe@ Nili came
HON. from the store. and proposed their
plnyine nusme Of checkers. Uncle Charlie
had gone to political meeting. | sat some
distance of, sewing aud with one eye
watching the game They were both good
plsyer,, aud for n long time moved siientl,,
and apparently intent on the game At
length ~ If conscious that her case WAS
hopeless, Annie remarked, Identifying her'
self with the man she Was moving, see
you are after me WILL
"lflc catch you." spoke viii with snd>
den energy, will you leave me IN 'nd''puted
possession
Annie looked up. startled by his man
ncr, and seeing in his eager face the mean
ing he had placed upon her words paused
blnshed deeply. hc.i,ated and presently re-
Piled
Perhaps so; II you and Mary will
promise never to tell any body that popped
The question
Nill rose hastily. dropped The board the
checkers run all over the floor. and taking
Annie By the hand, 'ed her 10 me saying
Cousin Mary do you think ! deserve this
happlae.r -
"Ce,,ainly, VIII" replied. "ana con>
graduate you most sincerely, and now u
you will come ON. Of your happy state, ana
pick ~ these checker, I will DO much
obliged to you"
Will aud Annie laughed heartily. and he'
gan picking them up with slscri,y. and aa
VIII took up the board 10 pu. !. away he
remarked
THAT was tho pIensante,t game of
checkers | ever played in my life
Annie ssid nothing but looked very rosy.
and smiling. "And now said Aunt Mol
", are you satisfied I"
OPENING OF CANAL NAvIeArioN,-Ih The
St. Lawrence canals were to he ready Tor