Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-02-08
Sntsrettann.
MY DAUGHTER MINNIE.

A few years ago-well it is not less
than forty-my little home flock was led
in the matter of years by my daughter
Minnie-a pretty name always thought.
Minnie was good child, and being the
first born, was half maternal in her man
agemeut of the later corners, even down
to little ''Pigeon,' the latest and tiniest
of all.
The picture Of Minnie is just as fresh
in my memory as though the forty years
which have simmered and eyaporated
since, had been weeks intead. But it is
fathers eye which looks OVER
these years at Minnie, and the beauty
may be half fancy-a sort Of affection
| to alusion. Those we love are trans
parent you know-we who imagine it
is surtace-tint and surface light of which
we ale thinking.
This much 1 know, Minnie was the
best, most afectionate, aid widest of
daughters-one of those spirited but in
dustrlous little creatures upon whose en-
terprlse and tact the greatest and strong
est of Us will involuntarily lean.
"Minnie, shall I want five or six
breadths in this skirt?" her mother
would say.
Looking up with just little knitting
of the forehead, after moments s
thought, Minnie would answer.
Il think five will do, mother" and
FIVE it was.
I can hear, even uow, the voice of
Minnie's mother-she has been gohe
twenty years, dear heart!-calling from
the head of the stair: ...
" Minnie! say-Minnie?"
"What, mother?'
'sWhat shall we have for dinner to-
day?"
"Y gu are tired, mother; let's have a
little ham and some eggs, with some
peas from the garden, and bread" y
That settled the bill of fare.
And so it was through the livelone
day; for in all the domestic policy Min
ME, though only prime minister, pos
sessed regal power.
At this time, this forty years ago, l
was, Of course, in prime OF life, and full
of the cares and responsibilities which
cluster and cling to ones manhood.
l was largely engaged in an active
business; received some light evidence
of public confidence; saw large family
coming up about me-from all of which
my natural positiveness and force OF
character more or less strengthened.
One night, when the last candle had
been extinguished and all had been
hushed, my wife said, with some anx.
iety Of tone
"Husband, feel very uneasy about
our Minnie
"Minnie? Why, what is the matter
is she sick?''
"No, she isn't sick, but
} "But, what, wife?"
"Why, Minnie isl mean, she seem.
to be-well, [ am afraid she likes Jenny
Brun."
"Jemmy Brun! She'd better not
And l leaped to the floor, and walked
to the window
Jenny Brun. and our Minnie
pretty match!'
II was afraid you would be disturbed
but don take 1t so much to heart, hus
, band, l dare say we can put stop to it.
And motherly sob came from tn
!, pillow.
"Put stop to it! I guess I will
Jenny Brun and our Minnie!-I CUES
[ tctU put stop to it"
And who was Jenny Brun?
young man Of some two years residenc
in the neighborhood, of good habits, s.
far as [ knew, but altogether and dia
metrically opposed to my taste, to N.
ideal of manliness. I had always wor
}, shipped business tact and enterprise.
1t had ken me, wen a penniless boy
and brought me up through numberles
difficulties to the position of influence
3 That which was found in my nature
when young, was thus nourished an
rooted all my after years of struggle, ri
y pening into triumph.