Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-10-12


the eastern hills, and saw the earth glori-
| fed with fresh baptism of loveliness.
Yes, the Judge and Maule got along
amazingly we'll together, and cousin Jennie
smiled to herself as she saw it !; but as a
prudent woman as she was, she kept her
i own counsel and said nothing. But the
sensibilities OF our hero were destined to
receive a rude shock. One morning he
entered the library in search of some book
he wished to consult, and discovered
Maude engaged in the perusal of some
thing very Interesting. evidently, for bis
entrance failed to attract her attention.
He watched her a moment in silence, and
then said: -s 5va1 gc
May / ask what has the honor of, ab-
sorbing your thoughts 50 completely this
morning, Miss Maude p .-' 90 ~ 7=D"
|ai She started slightly, and laughed, as she
answered. aEa 59I3lg-Gi aaasE
.'Oh, Seward's last speech !. It's grand,
isn't it? r =
Imagine bis feelings, especially when it
is taken into consideration that the judge
was Democrat Of the most ardent STAMP,
and in consequence entertained about the
same affection fer Seward and his speech
es that rabid dog might be supposed to
have for stream Of water. He made up
a wry face in spite of himself and Maude,
looking up. caught him nthe act. alo7
-aI"Why, Judge said she smiling, ''you
are not Democrat, I hopen p ..rr
. am happy to say am replied he,
rather stlfiy. ~. s- '' ' -.'- '...s
81 am sorry for you my friend, I must
say, - said Maude, while her eyes danced
with nirth to see now shocked the Judge
looked. r.. s..- ....r.-. r.-.-.e- ?.
Tf"A Republican, and Of the blackest dye
to be sure, returned she. sd Iz 3D.
5g''Wen every one to their taste, and
Maude was alone again. son 10 s.-rfz
What Judge Compton's mcditations
were it would be difficult to say. but that
night he dreamed that Maude was Presi-
dent of the United States, ard in the act
of giving her hand to Seward, who was a
big negro with intensified woody hair and
thick lips, and Henry Ward Beecher was
performing the marriage ceremony. He
was rather shy of Maude for day or two
gradually affairs returned to their old chan
mel. r-f arfs z-.se7 .srHeT
One quiet afternoon Jennie and Naude
were alone together, the gentlemen being
absent on some business or other They
were seated on!the piazza with their sewing,
conversing on various femenine topics. or
pausing to admire the quiet beauty of the
blue sky cleaning through the heavy foli-
age of the trees, or Of, the golden bars of
sunlight that lay upon the thick, green
grass At length NIaude made some re-
mark that had tinge of her political
opinion in it, and Jennie laughingly. said,
Now, Maude, what's the use of talking
in that style? You'll marry a Democrat
some day, and then what Will become Of
yor politics p l@ e.. .a-s
''But l shan't though said Maude,
energetically, Il wouldn't marry St. Paul
himself, if I knew he were Democrat ~
.fg"Why, Maude,3o said Jenny, her black
oyoe, enlarging themselves considerably,
you really look as. if you were in earnest?
| What are your reasons may ask ?'',..r
Because should fear that a man
whose principles would allow him to sup
port such a system of fraud. oppression and
wrong, would make poor husband. . '5
Nevertheless, III wager my pet cameo
pin against. your new. riding hat, that you
will not only receive an offer from Demo-
erat, within two weeks, but will accept
him. "aafF-r aarzsgs- a0... mid ..--.r .r.a
81 accept the bet and refuse the man in
advance" " said Maude, bending over her
work, that her companion might not see
the bushes that burned on her check and
brow $50 consider your cameo as mine.
eve shall see," answered Jenny gaily,
as she turned to welcome her husband, who
entered just them se
Judge Compton was to leave Maple Glen
in few days, and the final catastrophe
came at last 1t happened in this wise
The purple gloom of the dying twilight
was just melted away in the silver beams of
the rising moon, that threw dancing shad
ows of tree and flower on the yelvety lawn,
when Maude and the Judge returned from
a ride and sat down on the vine-Wreathed
piazza. gMaude's eyes had a sober, dreamy
look in their clear depths ard perhaps the
mystic beauty of the night had cast its
spell over them, for both were silent. At
length she looked up, but for an instant
for her companion s eyes were fixed upon
her face with anintense gaze, as if he would
read her very soul, and she looked dcwn
as quickly, while faint flush crept over
her white brow Gao 81 s 9TE
z.sMaude. love you! Will you be my
| wife?" s.agasa aaa ,HaaT#uar d.
1t was noble, this earnest, manly. decla-
ration, and Maude felt it, after all the un-
meaning fattery to which she had so long
listened. For moment she hesitated,
then something of her old saucincss came
back, as she recalled the conversation with
cousin Jennie, aud glaneing ups she said
demurely :
"Ny dear Judge know Of but one OBJ
lection. - -....rT
Name it. he exclaimed eagerly
ssOnly this; made solemn promise,
long since, never to marry a person Of your
peculiar political belief . FL. -r-r
'sNaude, tkis is no time for trifing! It
may be nothing to you, but It is more than
life or death to me: am serious in this
matter.
$50 am t M
And this is all fer which you reject
me?'' ''-.'.. =. 80. 2s. 8.
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