The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-06-21
FRIGHTENING A LOVER,
Or rThe Stron9 MINDED w oman.

= OrgThe strong Minded w oman.
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"You have heard me speak OF Ste
phen Jenkins, Matilda
"Yes Uncle.
"Well-another cup of tea if you
please-he is coming here tomorrow,
on weeks visit"
. i'You don't mean 80, UncleY ex-
claimed Matilda.
"And why don't |, Miss Matildap-
There is nothing to summon such a
look of CONSERVATION to your face"
Because if he shouldn't happen to
be agreeable"
"Of course he is agreeable. At all
events, 1t is desirable for you to find
him 80, since ne is your prospective
husband =
"My prospective husbandl What
can you mean, uncle?' inquired Ma
tifda, opening her eyes in amaze
ment.
u thought you understood it,
Your estates join, and it is eminently
proper, therefore, that you should u
mite them by marriage.
&,"A very good reason certainly"
said Matilda with curl OF the lip
at makes little difference, suppose,
whether our dispositions are compati-
Bile or not"
80, they will easily adjust them
selves aieer marriage, ana lhe Two
will make such han dsome estate,
N "Suppose shouldn't fancy him
well enough TO accept his proposals
uncleF asked Matilda demurely'
elf you should dream OF such a
thing as refusal, l should dlslnherlt
you. You are aware l suppose,
that all your properly comes from
mo, and that can at any time recall
it,"
That would be pity, certainly"
said Matilda, In q lively strain, for
lshould have to take IN washing, or
something OF that klnd' 10 support
myself, and have such an appetite
Mr.. Parker smiled in spite OF him
self, and evidently looked upon his
niece as one who would readily yield
to his expressed will
Gone question moro uncle. Suppose
he should not fancy your humble niece,
and copcluded to pay his addresses
elsewhereT
II would never speak to the puppy
again."
Sand you wouldn't disinherit me
them uncleS' "
"0f course not, you gipsey. II
wouldn't be your fault"
at would be mortifying to have
him reject me, /" said Matilda demurely
"Is there anything he particularly dis
likes in woman, do you know"
81 once heard him say he couldn't
bear a literary woman, said her uncle
after some reaection. "All sorts O
strong-minded women are his aver
sion. Butthen you know, Matilda, you
arc not strong-minded."
"Thank you, uncle, very much
That is as much as to say L am weak
minded"
"No such thing, you gipsey. But
there's one thing more want to tel
you, and that is that am called away
to New York, by business, which will
detain me the full length of his stay
So you will have to entertain him your
self. Mind and play your cards well
and | shall expect to find the mar
riage, day fixed when Ireturn."
~ 90 DEAR what shall do with The
horrid man for whole week?
~''"I dare say you will be dead in love
with him by the time | get back =
You may remember me to him wher
he arrives, and tell him how much
regret not being here to welcome
him
That night Matilda kept awake fol
some time, conceiving plan which
might offend the preiudices OF the ex
pected visitor, and throw the burder
of q refusal upon him. For she wei
knew that if he once proposed her un
Gle would be seriously angry if sh,
rejected him, and very possibly woult
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