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

wish Mr.. Jacobs would 60 away, for can
not bear himl
What, and you would no. marry him
Fanny, if he should ask you to?'
Me? No, never, never ~
Well, s pose that young scamp, Ns
than, has something to do with tha,?"
L" Don't call him young scamp, father y
Mustn't, eh? Oh, spose y.u think
he'll make me one of the best sons in law
and would not be carrying you off rom the
old home as some Of them chaps do, and
that he'd work the farm a. grew old, and
all ihat?'
" Indeed, indeed, yes! l know he
would = eagerly exclaimed Fanny.
" Well,' said Uncle Joshua, dryly, 81
don't intend to let him try yet awhile -
Run aud get me a glass of cold water,
that's good child
Fanny cast an anxious look towards the
lounge. and LETT the room. The instant
she vanished, Mr. jacobs threw up the
curtain and stepped in though the window
Mr. Gray he said, in a low voice, 81
! come to bid you adieu. After knowing
Miss Tannys feeling towards me, as !
learned them this afternoon. can no lon
ger stay. could have loved your daughter
/ sir, ard would have been glad to have lent
my wealth towards embeIlishing this fine
I'D place, but Miss Fanny has wilIel it
otherwise, and I've nothing more to say
! All right, said Uncle Joshua, bluntIy
as for the place, it's ct along SO far
with my means, aud do not want any
one else $ money to keep it up for the rest
of my days. As for Fanny, she's girl Of
good Judgment, and if she don't like you.
! 5 pose she has reasons for it
No doubt she has, Mr.. Jacobs said
! quietly. very much nettied, "and if you
lift up the lid Of the lounge wonder, pre-.
sumo YOU will fnd about six feet Of her
reasons in there
Uncle Joshua smelt rat a: once but
pretending not TO notice Mr. Jacobs re.
mark, he hade him good bye.
! When Fanny re'entered the room her
father was lying qui4y on the lounge
" Bring me pillow, Fanny, believe
III take nap
Hadn't you better 20 into the other
room, father, it's cooler ,hsre"
No, child, l Il stay here, believe. and
s'pose yoa sit down and keep the flies Off
IN while snooze.'
Poor Fanny there was no alternative
but the psrspiration poured from her
face in sympathy with poor Nathan, who
she really believed would melt in that close
box. The minutes slipped by--her !s,her
still slept and with tears Oh her cheeks
she again put her lips to the lounge and
Sal can you breathe ?'
What's that child 2 sad Uncle Josh.
ua instantly opening bis eyes, did YOU
ask if could breathe 1reamt You did
It's dauced hot here-but can breathe
Oh yes "
The mex, minute he WAS snoring again,
and Fanny, in despair. SAT flaming away
the flies. not daring to ask Nathan anoth
er question, bat suddenly she heard him
say so'riy,
Fanny
Fanny" said Uncle Joshua, quickly,
without opening his eyes, "some one is
calling yon-run, dear, it may be your
aunt: and Fanny. Kiss me. Good night,
child. it's your bed time and you must 60
at once; YOU need not come back"
In tev minutes Nathan heard Uncle
Joshua Snoring again, aud he made up
his mind that there was no use Of trying
to endure this any longer His clothes
were saturated with perspiration, his brain
was throbbing, and a steam bath was
nothing to this horrid incarceration. He
was getting nervous, toe, the dimensions
of his box We're so like coffin He shud
dered, and the perspiraton poured out
faster than ever. So suddenly drawing
up his knees. and pushing with the palms
of his hands, he tried to lift the lid of the
box. He succeeded in raising it about
an inch.
Hello cried Uncle Joshua. "helIo
within there, what to pay? Is anybody
in a tight box?
Nathan suppressed groan
" Halo say. are there any spirits in
this lounge as would ike to communicate
with me ? If so. let them rap
! Nathan gave three very emphatic raps.
| The hope suddenly entered his heart that
he could frighten his tormentor of
Are you dead reation?'
Almost" groaned Nathan, in his most
sepulehral tones.
! Uncle Joshua chuckled. " Think know
your voice, spirit he said, 4" it sounds to
me wonderfully like my nephew Nathan 8,
/ who used to he hanging round here utter
my Fanny haint seen him for some
| time--he's ) an honest fellow, and kept a
promise he made me not to come here any
more--he's an honorable chap and sticks
to wha, he says. Well, spirit of Nathan.
what do YOU want?'
"Oh. Uncle Joshua, groaned Nathan,
/ in utter despair, don't fool with me, let
me out and forgive me"
But owe you grudge for trying to
! tilt me Of Of ths lounge "A minute ago
Before let you cut, tel mo how you got
! in.
Z" | came 70 see Fanny, and hid from
YOU said the voice Of poor Nathan rem.
dered sspulchrAl in spite Of him
And You and fanny have agreed to
give each other up, | spose p
No. sir, we have agreed never to give
each other up I've iutend to love on ill
We die:
Indeed! Well wha. if | give You
Fanny; viii you live here with me, and
promise to give up chewing tobacco, work
the farm, and 80 to meeting every Sun
day =?
with all my heart"
"Upon your heuor?'
"Yes Oh, for heavens sake let me
ou, "
"very we'll Shade of Nathan, come
forth
Uncle Joshua lifted up the lid Of the
lounge, and poor Nathan crawled out
looking more like par-boilel beet, than a
spruce young farmer.
Uncle Joshua put his hsnd on his sides
and surveyed him. You We had a warm
season, reckon" said he, but there's