Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-03-02

band, the less you see Of each other the
better. just keep away from here after
this, and when Fanny gets over this non
sense and is married to some one else
you can be cousins till then you must be
to each other nothing. So go home now,
like good lad. and get rid of the "matter
Of moonshine" at once. don't want to
fall out with you, my own sisters son, but
if you persist in this matter at ALL then
declare war;
Uncle Joshua passed into the house and
closed the door, shutting Nathan out. and
led Fanny back into the house jus' as she
was coming through the hail to join them
Fanny" said Uncle Joshua, drawing a
letter from his pocket, "yon have heard
me often speak OF Simon Jacobs, have Mt
you? Well, here is a letter from dim
stating that his sons health is not very
excellent, and he is anxious to find for
him some quite country home, where he
can recrui; his health Now, Fanny. .his
young man is we'll educated, is rich. is the
son OF an old friend of mine, aud more.
over he is moral young mau. have
written for him to come here ut onee.
saw him you know, when | was down to
New York this fall Well, Fanny, I've
brought you mp fit to be the wife OF any
! gentleman who was good enough for you,
and that thing is scarce. And if you can
set your cap for Young Jacobs. and win
him, you'll be lucky. You re far enough
ahead Of any city girl he knows.'
But, father. the idea of his caring for
me! True, you have sent me 10 school.
! and have been very kind to me, but think
now my tastes for climbing cherry trees
and hunting hens eggs would shock a city
bred young mau'
But you will dispense with all that
while he is here hope"
"Oh. never could entertain him. faith &.
er. should be frightened to death 1t is
an easy matter to talk 20 cousin Nathan
and these country beaux; but these city
people, who think one COW gives skim
milk and another cream, and that we kse p
one expressly to give butterWilk such
eopIe are not congenial. could Lot risk
myself before him wish you'd sead me
away somewhere until his stay is ended
Send YOU away, indeed when il is you
he is coming to see; that is'-he quickly
corrected himselt-"hc is con;ns for his
health. But then know his father w0'd
rather have him marry SON. AealIhy and
sensible country girl, than any city lady
in the land
Blu. then cousin Nathan, father, falter
ed Fanty.
Cousin Nathan can 90 to grass" curtly
said Uncle .Ioshup.
I o. -. ia
with rrgurish smile.
"Icu and Nathan cant marry, Tannv
- Ia agin i, the Bibles a4in it. and the
tatcs ar ncin it Hes promised 10 see
you 90 more unti, you are the wife Of
some one else He has given vnu up
slick and clean. and hope yoa W. got too
much alunk 10 BE- hanHr:los lor blm after
that
Fannv's cheek flushed very hotly, then
grew white agaln She swallowed Q quick
sob and said
Very well il, after all he said to ne
last night, he can give me up in this way,
I'm sure don't care
Uncle Joshua thought by the way the
b'se>h shade settled around Fanny s
mouth that she did d'care a vast deal more
than he imagined she could
"W hen will Mr.. Jacobs he here, father p
IT" morrow afternoon in time for teu
Never had Fanny felt such dread Of
"to.morrow afternoon in all her lite. 1t
came at last. and she knew the expected
guest had arrived, because Uncle Joshua
WAS in The parlor down stairs. talking with
somebody, she felt sure was J-i!,ry Jacobs
"Ill run ont aud get the eggs out o..
the specked hens nest thought Fanny,
:" before | put or my Dress
Fanny considered the gathering of the
eggs her sole prerogatlve, and had any
one el-s touched the hen $ nests, there
probably would not have been another egg
laid in tncIe Joshua's barn, SO well was i.
understood amsnc the ttslhered tribe thai,
Fanny never shooe1 them of the nes,
to get the fresh egg, or picked the shell 70
| hurry out the little chickens not yet ready
10 be patched.
Fanny hal scarcely reached the hay
NOV, when she heard Uncle Joshua enter
the s'able below and commenced to des.
cant upon the fins points O. that L" off OK y
to his young guest
IL would jus, ike to get a peep at that
young man. thought Fanny, and stealing
to the edge Of the NOW, she ventured to
look down into the stable below. Alas for
Fanny! The board on which she stood
tripped with her weight, and in cloud of
dust, down she went. alighlins squarely
on the back of that off OK.
Had witch on her broomstick fallen
before him., Mr.. Jacobs could not have
| looked more Naslonished. Fanny could
have cried with yeyaiion ana shame, but
Uncle Joshua took her like little baby
whence she could escape into this house.
and went Oh talking Of his of OK as If
nothing had happened.
! At ten Mr.. Jacobs wondered II that
graceful little figure presiding at the table
was the same that came down Upon him
with such q perfect rush, as he termed it,
| GU, ia the barn. Unfortunately for Fanny.
! she had a face which once seen, Is never
| forgotten; and though she had combed
hsr hair differently and changed her dress,
| Mr.. Jacobs made up his mind that it was
the same head which he had seen decked
in dust and hay seed little while before.
"Neyer mind,' thought Fanny, "I'll
disguise myself in new dress Tomorrow.
| III finish that new silk which father
brought me from New York, and then
he'll be sure I'm not that dusty little
wretch be saw out in the barn"
With heightened color she talked to
Mr.. Jacobs, and the evening slipped away
90 delightfully."- that the young man retired
with firm conviction that country air
was already doing him much good
The next forenoon, when the home was
qniet and Fanny imagined tha. Mr.. ia
ccbs was out in the fields with her father
she took out her blue silk dress and com,