Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-07-13
EITHER ONE OF THEM.
DY yRANois LIE.

Madeline and Margaret Mlttnex had more
than fair proportion OF the attention ard seek
eTe-ater, witch ordinarily falls TO the lot Of
girls. ut that was not unaccountable; they
were handsome and gay OF Themselves besides
being the dsu ,hters of old Michael M4ttheW,
abo, everybody knew, Was tie richest man in
thr Hollow.
There was no pleasanteF place to spend an
evening, as any OF the boys could have todSou,
THAI Udcle NJ chAel's long, low pa,llr, WIN a
beam ruDuibg across the middle OF the ceiling,
prohibiting an aspiring youth from getting maj
inches above six feet on peIil OF bumpluP bis
head. Toe widows we're pus In a1As back in
tne time oi Kug George the Tblrd, when there
was duty ou glass, and accordingly the most
vas made Of little The paper hausings had
come on cAn's tell you how long before, but it
was cons OF your nioe-penny paper in its day, ,
and whoever bought It got The worth of his
money in aAuntipg tulips and gaudy roses, lar.
ger than life and more highly colored
Father would as soon think OF cutting of bis
hair ard wearing wig as oil ohans Ing this paper !
said Margaret, laughing, as though that we're
Ihe best joke 10 ths world. Aod because she
pus is 81 and looked so bright and winsome
beside it, sue lived down lts deiormities, and
made the room delightful in spite of it.
l oub buC 6ulo WNEO wv WioC w Tuet tQUrely W
their faces fJr attraction. They knew very
we'll that since Adam was ten pied by an apple,
his descendants have alWays taken kindly 70
BaldWins and Greetings. And they didn't droL
the beguilement at one kind as Eve did, From
the time of curr8nts to cFanberries, and 30 or
4 90 entrants again, there was no lack of variety
of fruits and nuts, for U1cle Michael's treel
never bore Btiutinglyi and then everything
was profered with HEARTY old-fHshionei hoe
pitality that wonderfully improved the favor
/ so it vas that every new conner to the Hollow
was taken down to see the Matthew girls, al
naturally as one goes to see the famous cloch
at strasbug, or st. Peters church at Rome.
There was Sometimes an episode which start
| led strangers on q frat call, however. Ooca
sonally on moonlight midsummer evening, a
the girls stood in the Alckering shadow Of tb
cherry trees before the door, talking merrill
with their departing visitors, cotton cap Woul
oblrude itself from the window above, aud o full
broRue sxclaim, 'Aud now don't ye be ate
staying out In the damp night air till ye oatc
POUR death O. colds, ehilders.'
This was the voice ol their mother, for Mich
ael Matthew, wish Mary, his wife, came LON
yeaIs before from the old country. Thereupo
! q little peculiarly Of accent, which had shove
10 the chiders before only asa grace and
charm, resolved itself into the slightest possbl
approximation 70 the mother tongue, to the on
lighteoed understanding of the deceived youn
bumpkln, Who feelings proper resentment, re
solves forthwith he will never be caught agsi
inside that Celtic manaion. But By motnip
\ this Indignation has tubsided, and discover
shat it is really genteel to call at Uncle Mich
ael's, and done by the best families. aided b
she remembrance OF some early plums whic
would ripen 10 q few days, induce him to ia
in with the customs of the plt o., and visit III
Matthew girls as faithfully 90 the beet.
0oe sumner the quiet monotony Of the Ho
low was broken BY the ingress OF several entel
! pTisipg young men 10 search OF ship timber.-
!; This addition OF male population caused sens
BILE increase in the sale of ribbons and -arli6oi
roses at Miss Mixers millinery store, for eve
Cupid would be at q disadvantage without b
pIumage; and naturally no girl wishes 10
outdone BY her nelghbo besides, there is SOM
thing inspiring In new taces, ons gets so tire
Of flirting with the came old beaux.
A head and shoulders above his fellow
speaking fguratively, stood Maurice Milto
the director OF the timber speculation, and Their
fore the full artillery OF ribbons and roses VI
directed pre- eminently toward him. He accep
ed invitations 90 tea parties, went home froi
meetings with the girls, made trades with the
! fathers, and felled forest trets, indiscrimil
|, ately, as each came in his wayj thinking a
{ the time, the hypocrlte, Of pretty, blue.eye
Mary Motril, who thought Of him in return, 81
who had never been within hundred miles
!, the Hollow. .a..-t; ;-
9 Come In, Mr.. Milton, and try a glass of n
. sweet fern beer said the widow Dubois
5 the door Of Moss Cottage, as she called b
: home. p n.A a2p- 1.g
Il was provoking that the widow Dubu
!. ehould insist on taking the lions share eve
j. time there was chance at filtration. s
. ought to have considered that other peoI
N have preferences and privileges; but under /
ID cover Of an often expressed Intention to fema
2 forever the unconsoled relict Of the deceaeI
!. y Dubois, she appropriated vast amounsof
teu,ion which the bellies Of the Hollow thong
at might have been distributed. Batihe soft sbad
y OF gray and violet the bereaved widlw alWn
~ - wore, after leavingo the severe aud repusi
.. black which forbade gaiety and frolic, ~
8. found quite reassuring TO masculine iears q
o. timidiy, say ing gently 10 behalf OF the wear,
Don't tear me; etill remember what hind,
my desiring to eDsnate youi it 10 only irien'
IN sociabiIity that Geek Itsga20
81 So you tee u was entirely safe tn pract
Iove.mukiug Witn widow Dubois, besides bel
sr. yery pleasant. Sill, it would teem The need
" monopohxe The most eligible men every Ga
- ss she alway. h4ppened to 10. sssa vuig5n h
DI Tue Widov DupDls vesl president Che mad
i capital ptos,diDg .flcsD Of the csut scci
Which met every w edo esday OeveniDg ato
. I..h..olhnnaa hall urhnn aaoh Il A. .s,.i s.as,