The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-07-28

"Hes, maam, / said mceklY, step !
ping easily as ! could a little further
from Janet.
"Look, father and mother quick, now
the moon is out, and see Jason's new
coat and hiatt" called Fan. from the
window, her merry voice trembling with |
suppression and laughter lent that
coat a splendid one. father2--just look
at the length Of it's tails / "
"Just give me my glasses, wife, said
The doctor. els it a new one, Jasont
eyes, sir, rather new" I said, giving
an eager look in the direction Of the
lane
"Well," drawlod the doctor, eyoing
me slyly, "that coat is handsome "
"And his hat, father" " called the
wicked Fan.
'I declare exclaimed the doc
tor. "Wifo, wife just look here, and
see Jasons coat aud hat
What should r do--stand there til
morning before that incessant FIRE of
words2 should I run2-should I sneak
off slowly, as Janet was doing? What,
oh what should I do?
"Dont they look nice, mother2' ask
ed the doctor, putting one broad brown
hand over his mouth, and doubling his
grey head almost down to his knees
"He-haw, he-haw, hi-he-haw mother
-he-haw don't they look nice, roar
ed the doctor
I couldn't stand it any longer The
| IooFc,.'g 1,vrIt,r moo , gs,-r,1. - moo
echoed from all parts Of the house
Fan cackled from the chamber window;
Sam shouted from the barn; Mrs Stod-
dard oho.ho-ho'd !" from the kitchen;
while Charley threw himself down in
the doorway and screamed like a wild
Indian 7 turned around; gave q lear
across the garden. Every Stoddard call
ed after me. am wrong; every Stod
dard but Janet; she remained silent
= One told me to come back for the bread
{ and cheese; another that 7 had forgotten
my bundle and bride; another bade me
{ wait for black Motley and the new bug
gy; Fan bade me hold my coat tails. o.
I should get them dragglcd I didn'
r heed any Of these requests; I went di
J rectly for home. I reached home, feel
S ing sheepish-no, shcepish is a veal
g word for it--I can't express to YOU hoy
F. / folt. I had great idea Of hangin,
myself; I thought I had better be dea,
! than alive; that 1 had made an idiot of
! myself 1t was all plain; Fan had be
e trayed us vowed vengeance upon he
e until broad DAYLIGHT, then sncakcd ON
I to the barn and hid myself in the hay
!, stack I stayed there until Charh
Stoddard brought home my father
: horse.
o The old gentleman was frightened
e wanted to know how he came by th
d horse. He was told to ask me. and
d made a clean breast of it. I didn'
D promise him not to repeat the offeuce;-
y there was no need Of it; but 7 am sur
q Of this, I did not look at a girl for sew
}, en- years--no, not for seven years.
y When the eighth year came round,
= remembered my old VOW against Fam
h Stoddard Well to make a long stor
u short, I married Fanny. Janet becam
o a parsons wife.
o And here let me tell you in conf
denee, reader that I really think littI
IS Fanny Stoddard had a very deep motiy
d in her head when she betrayed Jant
e and me- though she was but n child
p She liked me, even then, I believe
Well, at any rate she declares ever
2 time that the affair is mentioned, that
d have had my revenge upon her Bic
l. her faithful heart, it has been indeed
sweet one