Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1860-07-18
COUNTY, WEDNESDAY, IS,
No, ma'am," said Grace?

"a child of wrath, ma'am."
Deserving punishment
"Yes, ma am"
"What did promise when stood you
sponsor at the Baptismal font?"
THAT should rcnounce the devil an
all his works" responded Grace demurely
"Yes, that was my promise. Now tn
circus is the devils presence chamber;
is decked off to make it alluring; it is
very wicked, a shOckingly sinful place
Do you know that, Grace?"
George Morris asked me to 60, ma'am,
replied Grace. "He never told me in wa
a SIM
George Morris!-good heavensr ejacu
lated both ladies. Who is George Nor
ris? Speak out girl-nO hcsitating."
Hes the butchers boy, ma'am.'
1.-The butchers boy!" said Miss Lucin
da, ironically. Truly aristOcratic. 1 d,
think Really, girl, have no patience
with you. Where on earth did you makC
SO low an acquaintance"
"He brings the meat to the door, ma an
said poor Grace, turning scarlet.
"And what if he does bring the meat t.
the door?-that is the very reason you
should not have spoken to him. Better
never eat meat than have such dreadful
affair under our very roof
Il have promised to marry him, ma am,
murmured Grace, gaining courage.
"Marry him!" exclaimed both ladies'
"My dear Lucinda" said Miss PROXY,
clutching her sisters arm, chow awful!'
Miserable depravityl' moan d out Miss
Lucinda, clutching Grace's arm, and sha-
king her violently. "You awful bad girl,
what do you mean by saying such thing?
you wicked child-Only seventeen, too.
Speak gently to her, Lucinda" said
Miss PROXY, in an altered tone. I'VE
must win back the erring gently. Come
here, Grace" SIZE said mildly. Miss Prov
idencc was evidently bent en- trying moral
suasiOn on the youthful love of the butcher
boy.
do you not know that it is very wick
ed to wish to get married? Arc you not
aware, teo, 1--WE have told you so repeated
ly,) that men are very bad people ? This
young butcher inherits bad nature from
his father, who inherited it from kis faith
er, and so OF"
al am really ashamed of you, Grace,
out Lucinda.
Now said PROXY, again resorting to
moral suasiOn,' see how happy Lucinda
and l are. We never got married-wc
lbhOr the very thought. See how much
VIC are!-sce how independent VIC
are?
Free, free as air, calculated Miss Lu-
linda, fourishing about her arms.
"'Yes,' continued Miss PROXY, 'we do
Is We please-we go where VIC please-we
Ire indebted to no man for any of our pleas
1rcs or privileges. Why, girl, you are
'illy young thing to desire matrimony-
Now you belong to yourself; when you mar
y you are the slave of man. Come, this
will not do. Don't let me hear another
word about this wicked butcher boy
Hes not wicked ma am sobbed out
,oor Grace
"'But he is wickcdr said Miss Lucinda;
he can't help himself 1t is his very na-
ure, against which he neither prays nor
and you are very sinful girl to
ry and screen him in his wickedness.-
.et me hear no more about him. Go to
he kitchen Immediately. and read on your
noes, the psalter through. Tell Martha
0 lock carefully the door and the gate
."Grace dried her tears and walked cut
nth stern look of defiance. Outside the
oOr, in the entry, stood the offending
utchcr boy. Grace quietly walked into
he street with the youthful swain, went
nd got married to him, then made her ap-
carance as bride, at the circus.
The next morning, when the ladies
ere at breakfast she opened the door and
-alkcd in. 1 have called. ma'am, she
nilingly said. for my things l am a
ride. l got married last night l.
Married! screamed the ladies. Lucin-
a, always prompt to act arose and cluch-
her severely by the arm. Walk she
aid in tones of awful majesty, closing the
loOr upon the delinquent. The butchers
ride vanished as speedily as she had ap-
cared, and Miss Lucinda, sitting down,
ale with horror, gasped out: What an
wful thing to happen in our house, !
"Oh! men, men, groaned Provy.
Gone morning. fatal morning. gen. +,
eman called at the house of the Misses
harpe and was ushered in. Lucinda pos
lively refused to 60 down to see any man;
, Providence smoOthcd her braid, locked
herself in the glass, and tripped oblig-
Igly down to receive the gentleman. He 1
as just then in the city, and had veutured :
call on the ladies for the sake of auld {
ng syne He remembered them well as
tier girls, he would not say how long I
yo-the least said about that the better;
ut he would say Providence was very
-etty. He remembered well her rosy !
lecks, and soft brown hair. All! was he !
,t addressing Providence now? He knew !
n by that same soft brown hair &
s'But he thnucht her urettv Her imaoe 1