Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-08-11


Well. Uncle Abel, now you are of for
home, suppose; trad ng, all done, crops all
for, ehi. and Jobn Dare lifted
his bat and pushed back his thick hair, as
be STOOD on the hotel steps talking 10
plain country farmer in suit Of homespun
gray, b,ss..,-,os,, s.s ,.. .',.. -. ..-a.,l
Wa'al, not quite yet, John. want to
get dBetsey1 % obnnpet; real nice one; qjust
as good as IL Worker might waut.5I Cause
Betsey's worked awfdi hard this spring =.
Times are good too. So I guess We'll see
ii my Betsey sbau't look as good as any :
body. S'pose you don't wsn'tto go t'long
with me, do you? '--1l So g.i.
,s Let me see-four o'clcck-yes, III 90,
Uncle Abel I'l look at the pretty girls,
though; you mind that Come on
So they walked off up street, the fashion
able attire ofa he soung lawyer contrasting
strongly with the nntiquated cut OF the far
mer's garments, which at home we're ont
itolie in solemn state in the square room oil
the week, only to be. worn on Sunday with
becoming carefulness There was little
likeness in the face-a tr1e too fair for
manly beauty, with Its blonde mnstache
and setting Of close brown curls-to the
bronZed and beardless one, with fea locks
spare aud gray, beneath the well brushed
ha'; but the clear blue eye was the same in
both, aud, like ethose that were closed for
ever under The sod by the apple orchard
ON Uncle Abe's farm, where his dead sis
ter was laid when John was tiny child -
II troubled John not whit TO be seen
with plain country man In spite Of his
perfumed hair and wel-gloved hand his
heart was true and loyal TO the good friend
OF his boyhood, aud the inauirine glances
Of his companions gave him no annoysn nee
They reached Madame Rtzci,'s at last.
and John loupged in the dsorway,s and
straightway engaged in the laudable EN-
,ploymeut of finding out. the prettiest face
among the girls in attendance. Josie
Mollott, radiant with SMILES and-a think
little ARTIFICIAL bloom came forward with
her most bewitcbing 'glances to"wait upon
the old farmer who brought so attractive a
person with him; aRd, fancying she would
show her superior ability by so doing, made
up her mind to QUIZ Uncle Abel nnmerci-
fully, Poor old mani He never was so
miserable in this life,. In EoptoBn he
would have had no trouble whatever. Miss
Crabtree, in her plain dress and cap with
the lavender ribbons, would have told him
at once what to get. and her little gray
eyes would not have confused him 10 the
least. 'tN' --s -''i'-- a-l' go .
= But here was fine iady With great
circumference Of black silk trailing out
lalong the carpet, a waist no bigger than
wasp, ahead onnlw hich the hair seemed
struggling in crimps, and curls to get away
from shining bands strapped tightly around
It, and pair Of great.biack eyes looking
straight at him. While the damsel held up
one style after another, or tied them on
coqueitishly, Uncle Abel looked at John
imploriDgly, but derived no help from him.
Now, yonng woman, show me some of
your best bonnets--real good ones. Noue
Of your old fashioned poor thipgs for my
wife. .-.-.
Having stated this Uncle Absl felt that
be had stated the case clearly, and should
have no further trouble.
Miss Josie sailed about and returned
with white chip gypsy, trimmed With blue.
o shirred green satin with red rose on it,
and q gray straw trimmed with scarlet pop.
pies. -a "
Now this will be just what you want, I
am sure, only twenty Eve dollars too-so
cheop and SO becoming.
Uncle Abel confessed afterward that he
fel! quite confounded at the great price,
but did not mean to let that Freucb6ed
girl know il, so be only said Oh, that's
the style, ebl II aiut q bit like Eelssy's
old one though ..-t-.e4.....l
81, No, no. sir the fashion has changed en-.
tirely,o Now this gypsy is Just the newest
thing out, aud your wife would set the
fashionssin the town. I don't doubt. '-'
RI She locked up at John Dare merrily,
but could not Interpret the look in his eyes,
so, taking it for rlgtsn,ed ihatit was an sx-
piessioaa OF admiration. she pursued the
same strainmbH cd 10 bsaL .sn!iH .zslL
d,JuSt fresh from Paris. / an, sure your
wife Eonld like, ,thstoi Shall 4 Try il op for
&#sss ,s% q yc. esi can tail bette, 10. !, look.
then Now 1T looks lust ltk o "a dish. i"