The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-08-06
THE GAME OF CHECKERS.

| t"S' uiu Joo efel uCdi otiy Oio pop t"e
! question %
'Why, certainly, my child, heard your un-
Gle Charlie pop if, as you call it."
| "Oh, yes, of COURSE" said Fanny, but one
| doesn't tell their own experience. mean did
| you ever any one elsea"
"WelI, yes" replied Aunt Molly, slowly, 81
| did happen to once"
80 please tell me all about it, cried Fanny,
81 would SO like to be little mouse in the wall
on such an occasion"
! Fanny was Just out OF fifteen, and it was We
| ry natural that she should want to be posted
| every WE'LL" said Aunt Molly, esget your
work, then, for don't Ike TO talk to an idle
| listeuer.'
Fanny established herself, and Aunt Molly
| began: ''It was about ten years after was mar
RED, and at housekeeping, that cousin Will
! Morris, Uncle Benjamin'S son, came TO live
With Us; that is he was partner in your I'm
Gle Charles store, and boarded with US. You
never saw viii, did you!"
Fanny nodded her head, and Aunt Molly
went on.
| 'IIe was whole souled, straight forward,
| substantial young man, not lacking in polish,
either: but very bashful, so much SO that | used
really 10 pity him Sometimes, when we had
| young company. Annie Evans was an old
school mate OF mine, and just after | went to
| housekeeping, her parents moved to Oxford,
and lived only a short distance from us. An
ME used frequently TO bring her work and spend
the evening with US, and uncle Charlie would
go home with her. Thosr were rare times. Fam
ny, and we enjoyed them fully. Annie was
real woman; none OF your nonSenSlcal, love sick
girls, whose heads are 50 tul OF beaux that they
won't hold any thing else"
Fanny blushed as Aunt Molly said this, but
Aunty looking very demurp, and continued
"a nd knowing her as did, felt particularly
anxious that she should be we'll settled in ifp.''
''Fbat means with good husband" replied
Fanny, roguishly.
''CerlainIy," said Aunt Molly "and alter
Will came, and became acquainted with him,
took it into my head that he and Annie would
make a capital match. But somehow, after he
came, Annie did not come so often, and viii,
who was very entertaining in his conversation
when We were alone, in her presence, was ST.
lent and awkward in his manner, as if under
restraint; and Annie took but little notice Of him
onfg - far IS politeness required, and request
ed me privately to arrange II, that uulIr Char
lie should still go home with her, that is, if he
had no objections. So the young peoples ac-
quaint ance progressed slowly. Time and habit
arrange these things beautifully, and gradually
they came to b. more familiar, so even as TO
call each other by their christian names.
helped it about though for could not bear the
tormality Of Mr.. Norris and Miss Evans. Just
as / expccted-Will became very much inter-
ested in Annie; for that matter, he bad admired
her from the first, but be was modest in his pre-
tensions, and seemed to regards s..her as beyond
his reach. At any rate he could not summon
IN fIp has
heart
"How did you know, Aunt Molly?" inquired
Fanny.
"Ob, from observation replied Aunt Molly,
sand Annie did not help The matter any, fol
though she was quite friendly and social in his
company, yet there was nothing in her man
ner that betrayed the slightest interest in him.
Well, one evening, Anaie had been spending
the afternoon with me-, and we were about talk
ed out, when Will came home from the store,
and proposed their playing game OF check
eIs. Uncle Charles had gone to political
meeting. | sat some distance off sewing, and
with one eye watching the game. They were
both good players, and for long time moved
silently, and apparently intent on the game
AT length as il conscious that her case was hope
less, Annie remarked, identifying herself with
the man she was moving, 81 see you are after
me, Will"
"lf catch you,'' spoke viii with sudden
energy, "you will leave me undisPuted posses
sion?'
Annie looked up, startled by his manner, and
seeing in his eager face the meaning he had
placed upon her words, paused, oushed deeply, |
hestated and presently replied;
"Perhape SO; if you and Mary will promise |
never TO tell any body that popped the ques-
tion ~
Will rose hastily, dropped the board-the |
checkers ran all over The floor, and taking An
ME by the hand, led her 10 me, saying;
"Cousin Mary, do you think L deserve this
haPPiness!"
"Certainly, WILL" I replied, ''and congrat- |
uate you most sincerely, and now II you VIII
come out of your happy state, and pick up
these checkers will be much obliged to you"
Will and nnie laughed heartily, and began
picking themup with alacrity, aud as W,il took
up the board to put it away he remarked
"That was the pleasantest game OF checkers
ever played in my life. ;"
Annie said nothing, but looked very rosy and
smiling. 'sAnd now," said Aunt Molly "are
you satisfied -
How TO MAKE INDIAN WnIsKEY AND GET UP
AN INDIAN WAR.-A citizen OF St. Paul tur-
nishes some pretty hard papers on his fellow
citizens who trade with the Northwestern In
dams. He SAYS barrel of the "pure Clncln-
nati.D even after il has run The gauntlet of rail-
road and lake travel, is a sufficient basis upon
which 10 manufacture one hundred barrels OF
s.good Indian liquor" He says small buck
etlul OF the Cincinnati article is poured INTO
washtub almost full of ranwater; large guam
,tv III stlop-leo'' tobacco and red pepper is then