Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-06-30
"Jeptha, Judge in Israel,
Had a daughter passing fair"

Fanny, the daughter, was one of the pref
tiest girls in Tennessee, and, therefore, one Of
the prettiest in the world for we here digress
in order to lay down, as ipSe DIRT, that Ten
nessee women, in point of beauty, are match
less. The sweetheart of Fanny was young
farmer, residing in the neghborhood whom we
shall designate by the name Of Bob.
1t happened that one day, before harvest, the
young man was detained in the village, and
found himself, as usual, at the hotel, seated be-
tween the major and his daughter. After a
desultory conversation between the two gentle
.l-. state Of the weather, tho prosp
of the approaching harvest, and such important
staples of conversation, the major asked Rob-
ert how his wheat crop promised to yield. In
reply, he was told that the young farmer ex-
pected to make at least one hundred bushels.
The major appeared to study for a moment,
then abruptly proposed game of old sledge,
or "seven up," the stakes to be his daughter
Fanny, against the crop of wheat. This of
course, the young man Indignantly refused be-
cause he could not bear the idea that the hand
of her he loved should be made the subject of
bet, or, that he should win wife by gambling
for her; and, perhaps he knew the old man was
'hard to beat" and there was a strong proba-
bity of his losing both wheat and wife.
1t was not until the major, with his usual
obstlnacy, had sworn that unless he won her he
should never have her, that the young man was
forced reluctantly to consent to play
The table was placed, the candle lit the cards
produced, and the players took their seats, with
Miss Fanny between them, to watch the prog
ress of the game. The cards were regularly
shuffied and cut, and it fell to the majors lot
to deal. The first hand was played, and Rob-
ert made gift to his opponents high, low, game.
Robert then dealt; the major begged; it was
given, and the major again made two to his
opponents one.
six 10 two," said Fanny with sigh.
The major, as he dealt the cards, winked
knowingly and said
"Pm good for the wheat, master Bob"
The old man turned up trump-it was a
spade. Fanny glanced at her fathers hand
her heart sank he held the three, eight spot
and the king! She then looked at Roberts
hand, and 10! he had the ace, queen, duce, and
jack or knave. She whispered to Robert to
beg-he did so.
"Take it, said the major.
Robert led his duce. which the major took
with his three spot and followed by playing the
king. Robert put his queen upon it. The
major, supposing it was the young mans last
trump, leaned over the table, and, tapping his
last trick with his finger, said
"That's good as wheat"
sis it ?" asked Robert, as he displayed to the
astonished Major the ace and jack, yet in his
hands.
High, low, jaOh, sifs a,.J s--..," si.v-,si
Robert.
"Outw calculated Fanny
"Good as wheat" added Robert, as he flung
his arms around her neck and kissed her.
In due time they were married, and evei
after that, when anything occurred of plea.
sing nature to the happy couple, they would ex-
press their appreciation of it, by the phrase
"good as wheat"