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

joy inoxpressiblol-the waving Of a
white handkerchief in the moonlight
told me that everything was right, that
in a few moments I should clasp Janet
to my breast, mine, foreverl All how |
happy I wasl-so happy, indeed, that
stood still there in the moonlight, with
my two hands pressed firmly to my left
side, for fear my overloaded heart would
burst away from me entirely. What a
figure / must have cut then What an
Apollo I must have looked, with my
fine proportions, wrapped in my we'd
ding suit ] was slender; I was tall;
I was gaunt; I am sure I was ugly-look-
ing at that moment.
What possessed me L cannot tell, but |
from an old chest I had taken q blue
broadcloth swallow tailed coat, that had |
belonged to my grandfather in the time
Of the wars, and in the pride of my
youth had got into it. The tails came
nearly to my heels, while the waist was /
nearly up to my arm pits. The sleeves
reached down TO the tips Of my fingers,
hiding entirely from view the luxuriant
pair Of white silk gloves, which I had
allowed myself for the important occa-
sion Above this uncouth pile of broad
cloth was perched a hat Oh, ye stars
and moon that looked upon it, testify
with me that it was a hat Ia hat and
not a stove pipe, q hat and not boot
leg That hatl-looking back at it
through the mists of twenty-five years,
it seems to have arisen to the stature of
two full feet while its brim appears lit
tie wider than my thumb nail My eye
sight isn't quite as perfect now as it
used to be and so 7 may not see quite
rightly Make all due allowance, dear
reader
I say that must have looked ugly at
that moment BE that as it may, I
thought I was looking splendidly; I
thought the figure I cut, was an honor
TO the name Of Brown, and was proud
Of it; proud as I stalked up to Janets
window, and placed carefully there the
ladder that was to bear her to my side.
Everything was silent about the house.
Fate was surely with us; Fanny had
been bribed into service As l stood
there, I could sec her light, 1.-the little
figure fit noiselessly to and fro by the
window, and how I blessed her-blessod
her from the very bottom Of my heart,
for her kindness
At last Janet commenced descending
the ladder, and as she did so, the moon
crowded in out of sight under a huge
black cloud The very heavens favored
us, and our success might be looked
upon as fixed, Three steps more upon
the ladders rounds, and Janet's dainty
little feet would stand upon terra frno
beside my own The steps were taken
and she held for a moment fondly by
the sleeves of my blue broadcloth, be,
fore we looked up to the window, botf
with unpraised hands to catch small
bundle of clothing that Fanny was to
, throw down to us, and which we had no
other means of carrying with us
''Be quiet, Fan, whispered Janet, al
! her sister appeared at the window anC
poised the bundle above our heads. "Bt
quiet, Fan, for heavens sake, and droI
- it quickly
7 But Fanny still stood there, swinging
! backward and forward, backward ant
: forward, the huge bundle, without heed
| ing Janet's earnest entreaty
Q "DO, do throw it, Fanny dear ID
{ have some mercy on mel What if fathe
}, should know of this2 What if he shoul,
] be awakened -."
t "La, give it to her, Fan; don't plogu
q your sister, she's in a hurry" called
{ voice at that moment from the close
e blinds Of the parlor windows, which be
y longed to none other than DR. StoddarC
p "Give her the things, and tell the boy
t to carry out bag Of corn, cheese
} some wheat, and some butter, to tn
cart. Janet must have a setting on
G Only be still about IT, Fan"
IS For a moment we were pertifed upO
d the spot; I thought I should fall to tn
ground What should we do-rul
b. faint, die, evaporate, or go mad2 Viii
g we stood undecided, two huge mattress
d es fell at our feet from the window, 70
a lowed at once by sheet pillow case
quilts, table-cloths, and sundry 9TH
a articles, necessary to the setting up {
1t a respectable housekeeping establis
y ment.
y "Mother, mother, don't one Of the
10 new feather beds belong to Janet
N called Charlie Stoddard, from one pa
ID Of the house
d, eyes, yes, and a bolster, and q pa
3e Of nice pillows, too. Carry 'em rig
g. out Of the front door, was the answC
ID "Whose horse have you, Jason2" as
w ed the doctor, pushing up the bin
g, "Your fathor's?"
n, "Y-e-e-s, sir"
to "Humph didn tyou know better th
't that? That old gray isn't worth a bl
i ton 20 60 Why didn't you come up
ne my barn and get my black mare? Sa
49, Sam, hurry away straight to the ba
Id and harness black Molly for Jason.
nm You will believe IT, he was going to st
as off with his fathers old horse
he quick. Sam-work lively--theyre
Of a hurry--its time they were Off
he "Have you anything with you, Jan
ro- to eat on the road2' put in Mrs. So,
- dard poking her head out Of the W
irs dow.
he ono ma'am, faltered Janet, moyi
he a step or two from me.
we "Woll that's good forethought A
D. as live, there isn't a bic Of cake oo
et, ed IN the house, either Can you mt
it, somo white bread aud bacon, and SO
nv brovn braad and eheege do JasOnY