Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-04-20
man after all, Geofrey, and I can't pro-
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man after all, Geofrey, and can't pro-
pose to him p
Harry Grant was at his uncle's
studying hard and trying that hopeless
task to forget the past.
One evening at supper he was chat
ting with his aunt about his two cous-
ins, Fannie and Grace
q have written to my friend, Mr.
Hart, to find me governess for them,
said Mr.. Grant, "and he has recon-
mended a young lady who has, he says,
all the necessary qualifications, though
she is very young. She has been
highly educated, and has lost suddenly
through some heavy bank failures,
quite a handsome fortune, l forget her
name but she Is coming tomorrow.
am very glad you were SO soon
suited" And the conversation stopped.
The next evening Harry came in
late. The parlor was not very brill
iantly lighted, but he saw near the fire
three little figures, and supposing his
little cousins had visitor went in and
lay down on the sofa. The voices
murmured on very low, until the SER
want came in to summon the chill
dren to bed. Then one of the three,
standing erect, gave a most unmistaka-
ble yaWn. Harry saw her face and in
another instant was OH his feet by her
side trembling, great, strong man that
he was, from head to foot.
Miss Haynesm
"Eh? What! Mr.. Grant!''
s'I-I did not expect to see you here,
Miss Haynes
ooh, yes, Sir; I am Mr.. Grants
governess.
s'You?"
"Yes-wl1y not? I've lost all my
money you know"
She took it easy at all events.
''But are you so young, so delicately
nurtured. Oh, Miss Haynes, if I
might hope
Clara turned away to hide bright
smile. Harry was fairly startled, and
he poured forth the earnest love he had
boarded for months into ears that
drank in every word as sweet music.
"But why have you not told me this
before?
"Because I dared not. I an poor,
you were very rich, and I feared my
proposals would be misunderstood"
" Then-then if [ were still rich,
Il should have been still SILENT"
"But you can't now. You cannot
take it back" And Clara came close
to him. 1T was all tib, Harry
Gooffrey told me, and-lo1e me; Har-
ry love me-for-I-love-you, and /
believe you, if an an heiress."
And SO, in spite Of his pride, Harry
married an heiress.
a NIGGERs GREAT HUNT.-Julius-
Sam, | went shootin yesterday in de
woods and I neber seed such woods in
all my life. De trees was eight hun
dred feet high-an SO berry tick too, so
tick [ tink dey wer'nt four feet apart
de trees wcr'nt.
Sam-De shootin must bin good, Jul
ius.
JuIius-Yes, Sam, dat it war, dc
deer was berry plenty, too, berry fat,
and dey had such monstrous horns
dey was, let me see, | should sed at
least sebentcen foot long. Yes, I
should say dat.
Sam-Looly hea, you old niger, do
you bIeve dat I swaller dat lie whole !?
Sebenteen foot!
Julius-Ies, Sam, | stick to dat
De horns was at least sebenteen foot!
Sam-Ya! va! you old poplus lyin
nigger. How de debble da GETS thro
de woods when de trees SO tick?
Julius (nonplussed) Well Sam, I was
gwine to sed dat I called at de nabers
to ak dem fur somethin to drink.
Sam-Neber min dat. I ak you
bout de horns and de woods. Answer
dat question Of circum!ution.
Julius-(scratching his wooD Did 1
sed dat be trees war four foot and de
horns sebenteen?
Sam Yes, / ak you wunce more
how de deer run troo de woods under
sich circumstance?
Julius-Why, you see Sam, dat
dat de deer-when dey come to de
woods-Gey pull IN dor ho1usi
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4 TIPsT Fellows ExCUsE.-John
Robinson is the cleverest Of fellows,