The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-06-07


J to admire, that he sometimes asked him.
self if he had not better lay aside his
preiudices and take the true, loving heart
to gladden. his life and home. But To-
ing the lisp was impossible. All his no.
tons of taste were opposed to it, and he
sometimes thought he could never stand
the ordeal of having his wife entertain
him on Sundays with accounts of the
"Thsbbath theryith, thought Of Thion,
thermon preached to thaint and thinner,
dithclo,hing the extheeding thinfulneth
of thin,' and he very much feared he
might lose His good temper when the
bride of a year asked him for "thilver to
thupply tie thervant with thoap, sthugar,
'hand, thait. thoia, thyrup," and other
provisions cursed with an S.
lie lshed the alphabet contained on
ly twentysi letters. concluded the an
clients made great blunder when they
gave that kissing sound "a local habta-
ton and name," and, as last resort,
tried 10 make himself believe tha: a lisp
was not SO bad, after all. No use!
One day, in answer to one of his ques
lions, she replied:
"Oui, Till vous plait.''
80 ye gods and little ishes!" he ex-
claimed with groan "she !sps when
she speaks French, tool and picking up
his hat, he marched home in fit of des
paration.
Then he entreatcd medical friend to
see her, and see if there was no remedy,
but the M. D. returned answer, that none
of the organs of speech were defective
This gave the lawyer new hope, and
thinking il might be bad habit, he pro-
ceeded forthwi h to cure Miss Agnes OF
her bad habit. He commenced with that
very important word. yes; and after call
ing it "yeth," several hundred times,
she arriculated eyes, very distinctly.
"Oh, there is hope, Agnes!' he ex-
claimed cheerfully. If 1 were always
with you, would soon teach you to talk
like C hrstian.'
Agnes blushed amazingly at the tho't
Of always living with lawyer Grant, bu'
nairely replied:
| cat the rate have been progre,hing
for the latht week, 1 would be nigh unto
hundred yearth old before wath cured
OF lithping.'
After long time, just as Agnes was
about returning to her home. Alexander
concluded he lad better lay his hand and
fortune at her feet, and try to tolerate
the lisp; for if she did possess the most
lingual defect anybody was cursed with,
she also possessed more virtues and Iowa
bic qualities than any other lady OF his
acquaintance was blessed with
He did hope she would answer, Yes.
But no; in the excitement of the moment
her old habit turned and she lisped
''Yeth." But Lawyer Grant did not
ship himself to Botany Bay or Au,tralia
either did he drown himself, and leave
Captain Dutton and Captain Dutton' 5
cousin to mourn for him. Au conrasr'
he sat down and wrote a letter TO his col
lege friend, Philip Pierson, informing him
of his engagement. He did not say
Agnes lisped; for, if the truth be told, he
dreaded his knowing it; for had not Phil
ip heard him declare, score Of times
that ne could never tolerate a lisping wo
man? And though he priced Agnes We.
~ highly, wha, would the fastdious Phil.
ip think?
For this reason, Lawyer Grant was ale
most sorry when he met his friend, few
days after, who exclaimed:
'sAnd SO, Aleck, you've gone and
done it, have you, old friend? l came
down on purpose to see what kind of a
piece Of furniture would choose such q
good soul as you; and as i happened te
stop at the Lake House, Twas introd uced
to her, as pretty wohan as ever turned
the heads of wiser men than you and
l."
"Yes, proudly answered the lawyer
land she is as good as she is lovely; clev
er, good natureu, sympathizing-eyery
thing that such a man as | wanted te
make ME happy. She has only oae
fault, which you noticed, of COURSE
"Ot course did not," replied Philip
Pierson. at amazes me to hear yol
acknowledge she possesses one fault
! Out with it, man! You eau trust me-
: I am your friend. Docs she flirt? L
: She jealous? a gossip? a Tartar? Which
: Of the thousand faults woman is heir Il
does she posses?"
Then you did not hear her speaA?'
. inquired Lawyer Grant.
q Hear or speak? Yes, l d'd!' thun