The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-05-31


met with a similar loss; and as faiir,. ex-
change was no robbery. she would keep
his, since she had found it, if he would
be satisfied with hers in return. So
they thought it settled matter, and
next day, after working hours, Nathan
"spruced up" and strolled over 10 Un.-.
Gle Joshua's to ask consent. The old
man sat smoking his pipe in the porch.
His evening opera had just begun the
sun was setting, and there was soft,
benign expression about the old gentle
mans mouth which Nathan thought
BODIED well for his mission. He was a
manly, straightforward young-fellow,
and after shaking Uncle Joshua's hand,
he sat down by his side, and said gent
ly: 'Afo
"Uncle Joshua ?' @ 8 tHti
swell, Nathan ?'' Q iia aifiS". 'a5' =
Fanny "a pause, which Uncle
Joshua filled with two long whiffs at
his pipe. : 10 n1m 9hl ana .s3.4i3'
Fanny and love each other, Un-
cle.r 77sHnoo sidJ iBf- .lea1s9 y.oaH o.
h"Tbe deuce you do.' a7 sd 'Aaras
"She referred me to you sir-have
you any objections ?'' 2-oh boz sn"i'
"And objections to her referring you
to me? Of course / haven't, why
should ?" 1oHaiao r9l f'r9as va
yr"Any objections to our getting mar
ried, Uncle Joshua?'' fa- aaia7
"Getting married, eh? Well, what
would you do with wife ?"
p "Love and cherish her." '-ii l"i.
"Does that mean support her?" s
"Why, of course, sir.' naH Ha'3.
"And what have you to support her
with 90 .f-aai n.- -sli'e' 9'i-
"Two stout arms and stouter heart,
sir.'' fia19 ti ei1a efaf
"Well, they won't do for my Fanny,
Nathan, no how. Fanny hasn't been
educated and accomplished and made
a lady of, just to throw herself away
upon some young country chap, who
toae of these days, will be just such q
stolid old farmer as her father Now
I've seen you kinder hangin' round
here a good deal, but never dreamed
it was Fanny you was after. 1 dom
believe in cousins marrying, anyhow
for the Bible expressly forbids it."
at forbids only the marrying of SEQ
ond cousins, sir.''
"Well, whoever wrote that law
didn't suppose first cousins would eve
be such fools as to wish to marry.'
81 believe / could make her happy
Uncle Joshua"
"May be you could: but my grand
children would all be idiots"
"Oh, Uncle !"
"We!l, Nathan, faint no use talking
Fanny don't know her own mind yet
This thing, however, is settled-yol
and she cannot marry each other; ant
as long as you imagine she ought to b.
your wife, and she thinks you ought t,
be her husband, why, the less you Sc
of each other the. better. Just kee]
away from here. after this, and whel
Fanny gets over this nonsense and i
!, married to some one else, you can b
cousins again till then, you must b
to each other nothing"
;. ave shall be all the world to cac'
other, always" 'o-
GIVE no doubt you think so, Nathan
| replied Uncle Joshua, rising and knock
ing the ashes out of his pipe, ''but min
| you must come here no more, and don
: let me hear of your enticing Fanny II
to any clandestine meetings; if you dc
\ it will be the worse for you. Go HON
now, like a good lad, and get rid of. tn
!. matter of moonshine at once.
don't want to fall out with You, my ow
Y sisters son, but il. you persist in th
: matter at all, then / shall declare war.
o Uncle Joshua held out his hand, br
v Nathan didn't see it, his eyes were $
!. full Of visions Of future dissolution an
n loneliness. @ i'..'
i "Uncle Joshua, let me see Fam,
Just to bid her goodbye"
q Nathan had been blind when UncI
$ Joshua held out his hand-Uncle JosI
ua was deaf now, when Nathan mad
/ his request. He passed into the hou.
o and closed the door behind him, shu
!, ting Nathan out with an air of utt,
d unconsciousness-and led Fanny bac
5, into the house just as she was comm
q through the hall to join them.
d Fanny said Uncle Joshua draw
It ing a letter from his pocket, "you ha,
e, heard me often speak of Simeon jacob
y havn't you! We'll, here is letter fro
e, him, stating that his sons health is n
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