Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-11-26

= One morning--B Biddy had said sometbing
about leaving tbc day bclore--lhe old man
ended grumbligg complaint 10 Ao.on
with never see no good come of eddca.
lion yet. Ifit hadn't been for that collee,
business yon might have taken liking {
sensible girl aud she TO you. lie ganc
"a ai Biddy as lie spoke. She. lurnet
'caflel, and came near dropping he dish
she was holdirg. 1t was not The first lime
AnSon had heard such insinuulious, aud
be rather enj Iyed them
Sc here laIber, said lie rogpi;bly,, jusi
you ? OK me out wife, AID see what will
come Of it,
The only girl ] know Of. worth having
won't have you ] dare say-would YOU
B'ddy,? Joel said grumblhg, but sudden.
y.lurnng 10 the girl. ''
AnSon vas smiling maliciously. Bid
get O'Fiyu1 had kept Barbies lover at a
most !ahtOIz pg aud unrcleuiing distance
all this time. lie was taking bis revenge
NOW Making desperate tGJft, Biady
raised her confused senses 10 say, with Goa
siderable sell possession.
Shu;c, sir, an' 1t isu't meselr lhatll he
al her hayin' tny n,n Till Pm asked a'
Biddy, will you marry me said Arson.
grarcy, extending his hond. aa alfa
L VIII that uOw, 'snid Bd1y nromn,ly
putting her hand in his, While old josl
came near choking with Lm, z,ment 1t
was too la;e 20 recede. however, whether
he had really wished such thing or not, as
they soon made him understand He went
out OF doors presently aud privately pinch
ed him elf TO ascertain il be were in his
senses Gr nor. Seeing the two SANDING
Wy The window in close conversation soon
mite, lo cfept with the same lAndaUle in.
ten'l0n Toward them, under the cover Of the
bushes tnit grew ty the honse ..l HQ
Now, BlrLie, Auson was saying laugh.
ng y, what, is to be done mex Z? must
say you've managed woudei lally so far; but
what do you suppose hell say When he
knowsyuu are moi Bddy att eli? ata s8t \
Not B.ddy at oil screamed DEL SheHen
barger struck wiki a sudden suspcioa Of
he kuew not what, as lie started cut Of his
ryvrrt. a 4s7 .-4..- - .e
There stood Biddy, the white fill of her
close cap as immense as ever Sic la1yh
ed, 'hougb, wheu she saw him, aud deliber.
atcIy taking oh her cap, shook lier brigh,
.enris Ill about her face, aud reaching TO
war; HIN her Ii lie hand, said archie. Sbure
sir, an ye won't Le after latin' poor
girl because her names B,rbie Hals,ead
nseAd Of Bddy o Flynn! aa i5.s.a
You you Professor IIalsteads Girl ia4,.
Professor HalStead is my father sir, ski
Darhie in her natural tones. -lj t.-
What's that
Barbie repeated it.
Aud you'er not Irish st'i i.s a
Niver bit -e Hi eFH4 lt11 : u
The old man stool moment, clouds gather
lug in his face. ..ii t,g 'sa sff Ie5 = ~
Well, Anson, he said rather surlily, you' We
oulwtled me again-much good may it do
you. You'd better get out the horses now,
and take llalsiead's girl home. lie must want.
10 see her by this time.
Yes, sir. Aud Auson colored with mi lged
anger and amusement. Hfti ,e1 sfr .-Er
Barbie did not change couutenance, howev-
er. Extending that pretty hand of hers again,
She said sTeetly, you'll shake hand, with me 4,
sit =? I EE
Joel Shellenbarger turned back and gave Lis
hand awkwardy. The gil took it iu both Of
hers, bending her bright, arch face, toward
him, ani saying: shall come back some
ime, sir VIII you be glad to see me 2 .-.
Joei hummed aDd ybwned, and stammered
out at last, les, yes come back, Biddy-I
mean Mise OFiynn-i mean Miss--'
Barbie, suggested the girl quietly.
Ies, come back and he sooner the better.
There, AUS ~, make the most ont
Barbie did come back, ia very few weeks
100, and nobody was gladder to see her than
old Joel, though lie WAS little sh7 at FIRST oi
Professor HaIsteads girl She soon made
him forget, however, everything save that she
was Ausons wife and tue way lie hnmored
The sly puss to sundry grants of money, re-
furnishing aud repaiIs etc. couldn't begia 10
tell GU. Bat Ia like yon TO see the ShelIen
barger place, siucs DArbie has gone there 10
live.