Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1865-01-12

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Gus to supply the place of the dear de
ceased as soon as possible.
For week after meeting with Ade
laide. he bore up bravely. The secont
meeting destroyed all the stock of com
pOsure he had been boarding up. HI
took desperately to the Muses., and walk
ed The whole night away to the infinite
destruction of shoe-leather, and the inf
mite disgust of his practical papa.
He met Adelaioe now quite frequent
ly. Higbbridge was very gay, There
was singing-schoOl, lyceum, a 'sOcie
w." aud then the young folks got up ex
cursions 10 the surrounding hills-for j
was yet early autumn. and Nature was
in her robes of Stale.
There was an excursion to Mount Glib
10, one fine day, and there VIII had the
ecslatic pleasure of treading on Ade'
ladies dress, thereby throwing her heaa'
long into pile of brush, and while Laura
Blake picked her up and helped her pin
on her Aounces, he stood by frightened
half out of his wits, and mOmentarily
expecting the mountain to open and swal-
low him up.
From that time he pined rapidly. His
appetite was. a thing of the past. His
mother thought him in quick decline.
and dosed him with hoarhound and DR.
Perkins patent pacific pills. He grew
worse and worse.
At last thinking himself near his end,
he confessed to his mother. She was
thunderstruck. at first; but afterwards,
like sensible woman, she advised him
40 put on his "tother clothes" and go
right over and lay the case before Miss
Browne. 1t couldn't kill him, she said,
and then if she refused-whY, there was
as good fish in the sea, etc.s
Will took three days to consider, and
at the end of that time his mind was
made up. He swallowed a double dose
of blackberry cordial, donned his fame
colored gest, and black and blue plaids-
brushed his hair TILL it shone like ebony,
covered his head with his ten dollar
HEAVIER and made the best of his way 10
Mrs. Hooper's.
Not that be intended to ask Adelaide
but Mrs Hooper. If he could only
get the aunt won over to his cause, and
employ her to state the condition of his
heart to her niece, he should be happy
He felt assured that he could never live
through confessing himself to Adelaide !;
and, if he did, and she should say no
he was satisfied he should faint away
right on the spot !
As good fortune would have, he found
Mrs. Hooper alone, in her best humOr
She was charmed. to see him, and treat
ed him to nuts and cider, and seat on
the sofa so near herself, that poor Will
was at his Wits end to frame the first
word of his errand.
They talked of the weather and the
crops till the clock struck ten. The wild
ow tried to make him think it was only |
nine; but he was not so far gone but that
he could count. He felt that the terrible
moment could no longer bs delayed. He
must make beginning.
Mrs. Hooper," said he, Il come over
this evening" he hesitated.
Yes, WILL" said she, epcOuragingly. |
81 came over"
Yes. | know you did," still more en-
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youn'
"Well, you couldn't have come to any
body that would be reader to do you a
Kindness, William"
Thank YOU" The sweat stood on
his forehead in great drops. 'But this
is a very delicate business, very! l come
o ask y0u to-ro-tO-"
"GO on. Don't be afraid. am list
ming"
The fact of it is. I'm in love !" des-
perately. There, I've done it !"
"Mercy on me Why, William and
never mis,rusted it-never Well, of
all things p And the widow. edged
littIe closer, and put her fat hand in his"
"Yes I'm in love, and | come to ask
you if you would"
"WillI? To be sure 1 will How
could you think otherwise? l have al
ways thought so much of you! But ii Is
so suddeng What will folks saya"
..Deuced if l care p cried Will, elat-
ed at the prospect before ham; ''it's no.
body's business! Am | to be wretched on
account of whal people will say Don't
hug me so, Mrs. Hooper, beg-I-I
amt used to.it; and-and, what was that
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