Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-28

ress Of the new and beautiful mansion that
he Squire had Just erected
Jenny is but foolish child, she said has.
lily, and knows no more what is for her
interest han babyl After | have talked
With her, she will view your proposal 10 q
very different light.
What this conversation would have led
TO, it is impossible to say, for just at this
Mrs. Allen, happening to glance
Dut of The window, uttered an ejaculation
)f surprise and auger
Sqire Jones, following the direction of
her eyes, looked out too, but discovered
nothing very alarming, merely young and
very handsome looking couple coming slow.
Iy up the garden walk 1t was Frederick
aud Jenny.
What sssurancel exclaimed his compan.
ion, the very bows npon her cap assuming
a defiant air.
Squire Jones, seeing Mrs. Allen look so
indignant, did so, too, though he hardly
knew what for.
] have forbidden him to come 10 the
honsel said the widow, rising from her sect
with a solemn air.
An indeedl returned the Squire, quite
mistIted, but shaking his head, and assum.
ing very wise aud grave look.
As the reader will readily conclude, they
did not extend very warm welcome to the
young mau as he entered the door. But
seemingly unconscious of this, he bowed
offahly to Mrs. Allen, aud addressed the
Squire with polite
Good evening, sir.
| trust that am not intruding he added
with amschievOus twinkle in his eye, Il
the widow made no reply, but stood re
gardng him with no very amiable as
pect.
As observed you, while walking up the
lane, judged you to be having some very
interesting conversation.
Indeed, but you are, then, retorted the
Widow Allen, indignant at " hat she inward.
ly termed his impudence, as you very well
know.
Didn't you receive a letter from me yester-
day.
Certainly, madam, and l assure you that
have lost no time in Obeylng your com.
nand.
don't know what you mean, sir, said
Mrs. Allen, still more angriIy but if you
call this joke, let me tell you that it is a
very poor one. DIDN'T l, in that letter, re-
quest you TO abstain from visiting at my
hobse Answer me that
| believe that there was something Of
the sort in the fore part of the letter, and
if you still insist upon it, l will never call
here again But l had hoped, as your s1n,
;R-Law, to have met with kinder recep-
tion.
My son-in.law almost screamed the widow.
You don't mean TO say that you've gone
and married my daughter
/ mean to say, madam, replied Frei
quietly, that have done as you requested
me to do in that letter, which amounts to
The same thug.
l said nothing in my letter about your
marrying Jenny, quoIh Mrs. Allen, in
amazemeut, II did, l will
You will forgive us, dear mamma, said
Jenny, softly, drawing nearer, aud her
fearful eyes turned 10 her mothers face.
/ shall, of course, have nothing to for
give, said her mother, little more calmly.
DuI huOH ludG hIOtS uOtulnS VI tue
sort.
This is the letter, believe, said Fred
taking il out Of his pocket, and handing it
to her.
The widow took it, and read over care.
fully. Yes, she said, this is my letter,
certainly. But be good enough to point
out where give either command or con
sent to your marriage with my daugh'
ter.
Fred. laid his fore-fnger upon the con-
cluding line.
Now Mrs Aliens name was Mary. Mary
Jane Allen, aud she had inadvertently, in
sigung the letter, written the first name
with tl0O RS which the reader will perceive
gives IT quite another meaning.
The good lady looked at it for moment
and then colored, and bit her lips with
veX!ation. Very good she stammered, but
you must have known, yon cOnld not but
see that it was a mistake at that.
Tue widow looked slightly Modified at
this repely but bow the battle would have
turned is doubtful, had not Squire Jones
moved with p,y by the evident distress upon
Jenuy's cOuntenauce, stepped forward and
SAID:
You must not be TOO hard with the
young folks, Mrs. Allenj especially as what
is done can't be undOue. We were once
young ourselves, you know. Aud not so
old now, but what
Here be added something in an under,
tone, so low as 20 be inaudlble 10 the rest
of the parry. What it was we are unable
TO say, but it coud, not have been anything
very dlspleasIug, for the widow blushed and
looked very smlllug.
Then turning to the young couple, SHE
said, vainly endeuvorng 10 assume gravity
betting the occasion
Well, as Squire Jones is so good as tC
iutercede Tor you, which is far more thai
you deserve, will suy nothing more abou
il. Though | must consider il to be
unlooked.for and singular proceeding.
However that might be, quite as sngna
a one occurred not many weeks after, AM
qui'e as agreeble 10 the parties concerned
which resulted 10 the widows (now wIdoN
no louger) abdicating Ashburn Cottag
in favor of her sou IN law, and bein
duly installed mistress Of the Squire's ne
house.
RUSSIA.