The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-11-28

"Well, Fred, said /, one morning,
Hwhat are your intentions now TO marry
the country girl, settle down on the farm
and raise potatoes and babies 7"
"By Jove, Tom, I'm going to marry
Kate Vincent the very moment | get up
courage enough to ask her."
"What in ignorance other circumstances?
She may have nothing but her clothes,
after all"
"Trust me for that Is not old Two
per cent. her guardian and didn't he
tell me she had cool hundred thousand,
besides large expectations She was rus.
ticating in the country just for fun; aud
I'll tell you what it is, Tom, | thought
from the first moment I saw her she was
the most captivating little witch that ever
twisted a curl
"Still you would have left her and mar
ried any rich fright you could have found"
"Say no more, Tom, aud I'll give you
the handsomest pair of longtailed grays
this kingdom affords as soon as I come
into possession. 4 hundred thousane =
huzza :"
| vas seated in shady corner of the
verandah tnat evening, when Fred and
Kath came and stood near me, aud unin-
tentioually, I heard all that was intended
for their own ears.
Fred had ended a very eloquent decla-
ration of love, and wound up BY begging
her to accept him, aud be his own forever
and ever She spoke gaily, aud With a
sarcastic laugh.
'Mr. Saunders, I always said should
never marry man who would not be
willing to take me if my only fortune con-
sisted Of box Of hed-quilts and COW.
As you would have been stark roaring mad
to have proposed for me when you thot'
such was my fortune I should be stark
staring mad to think of accepting you
now when lohg. tailed grays aud the cool
hundred thousand had more attractions
than Kate Vincent herself"
Fred dropped her hand, and rushed
from the CoiloDade as though he was
shot I waited few minutes, then acci.
deotalIy went up to Miss Vincent. I
took Ered's place at her side after this,
aud was very happy to see that it seemed
quite as pleasing to that lady TO have me
there asit had been 70 have him and at the
end of four weeks invited Fred to be nv
groomsman. He accepted, without even
tearing his hair, as | expected he would
have done. and SO one evening | dressed
myself in my most immaculate style, and
stood up beside Kate; who was radient in
white silk, and diamonds, and laces, and
orange flowers; and Fred supported me
on one side looking 60 conf0undedlv
handsome that | grew almost angry at
him; after Kate and l became one, Fred
asked US to change places with him white
he and the little Georgian went through
the same process.
kateaud Think great deal of Saratoga.
The Old Story ol 1ne i've pea ines.
y couatTyman bro't home FIVE peaches
from the city, the most beautiful that
could be seen. His children saw the fruit
for the first time On this account they
wondered, and were very much pleased /
over the beautiful peaches, with the rosy
cheeks and soft down
The father divided them among his four /
and one was received by the .
mother.
10 the evening, as the children were
going to their bedchambers, they were
asked by their father:
We'll, how did those fine peaches /
taste to you? ?"
Excellent, dear father" said the eld-
est. 1T is beautiful fruit, somewhat /
acid, and yet of SO mild favor have
saved the stoue, and intend to rear a tree
3ut of it."
"Well done," said the father, "that
,all prudently providing for the future,
Is it becomes a husbandman."
81 have also eaten u!ire rr," eaid the
youngest, ''and thrown away the stone, and
mother gave me half of hers. On, ittasted
20 sweet, and melted in ores mouth "
"Wall, said the father, "to be sure
you have rot acted very prudently, but
very naturally, as children are wont to
10. For prudence, there is still room
enough in your life "
Ehen began the second son:
Il picked up the stone ny brother
brew away, and cracked it. There was
| kernel therein that tasted as sweet as a
nut. But my peach sold, and have re-
,eiYed so much money for it, that l can
Fhou 1 go to the city, probably buy
.Relve."
The father shook his head, and said
"Wise it was, but not in the least
childish or natural. May heaven preserve
Iou from becoming a merchant"
"Ana thou, Edmund ?" said the father
Candidly and openly answered Edmund;