Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1867-02-28
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den haired LITTLE 1Bssie cIuog t616Sr dress,
as ike her as tiny lilybddS to'a bloome9
chime Of flower bells. hSs 1odio"'eai j
'As Nahum Briggs stood 4oeEihgl ell
her: there CAME ,6ack 10 him thesunshing
idaSs'cof yodthAs' field Of blooming Clos
vel crimaonBd the June ligHgi like waves
az blood. sad U BlbG4eyed efFp oleaniugI
over IN fanc9 with bOr big ght5 hair bars
fsa with Isssl sunset Vla, sha he knas
that lie was standing fSee 10 cs7with
BafbGts Wyh,, the gitI hehad doquarFsled
with years and years ago, addiwuOSe blue
eyes had kgpthim an Uidabuchelorrllhisa
life long yEETra rcII1
''This house is to ba- let, Lbslieves' abe
asked timidly, with culver in her
thnTg% isa6 TssSUG 9sgnAh
ipIibeEevs ieis, Barbara WyleaiIaadl
She lookedhp, startiDg,with a. sudden,
| flush of5fecognition!Ua 7uo 20 owl bs14i
And then Barbara turned ayery pals,
and bsgah4to lcry, withrthelittlsl golden
haired gitI sCliuging TO her 5skiGts, lend
wailihgA-t sIsi3al 3s94t ,o1ed IS 81 aoaao
ai'Mahmg 9mamma-WhaRs the matter,
| mSmmaH 70 nems5es9 sssAi lliW .smi
Nothing now said Barbara .Eesoluta-
| " brushing away the atearsdl Ifyoui
please, Mr. Briggs, 7 will look at the
hOuse.s ] anna widoEsr now aud very
poof, and-snd ] think Of keeping a
boarding house 10 earn my daily, bread
! Thor q the rent il rot very higFY' ~
4 SWELL talk about the rent vtterwafda,
said Nahum, ferceIy swallowing down :
big lump in his throat that threatened to
choke him,-'Come here little girl, and
kiss me H. used TO know your mamma
when she wasn't much much bigger than hpl13y y0u
are, ,5o 3,I4 !, .-.t ..,. ~ : I
A B,rbara With her blue eyes still dfooP'
ling went all over the house withoutindl
ling q word Of fault, and Nahum Brigg
! walked. at her side, wondering ifit wa
really fifteen years since the juno sun.
shine lay 90 brightly on the clover fisld
q II think. the house is beartifdl,o. sale
ne Ssfs ~ Besbara fWNaill you rsnt !. e ms
well, YES yss ! said NAHUM, thOug6tiGly
: -:Pll let you have ny hUpse, If yOt
want.it Barbara '" Y. " Y
with de privilege Of Keeping . ,.fsS
sMo 5Ia sS,1,2S1a ~, ovl o'sd isda ! 7od'
'BrgpIrli stopped ana @ I. looked \ t.s1 Eissfoll !
4 sB.s dssnnst fhibk y6a understand hQt
very poor am. Mr., Briggs, o2liae so's ~
z Yes LIDO. 's.. g. 6 ...'
y sAndtbat / cannot afford TO oliAke tn
. s|house with the privilege Of bOprders.'
.I'll tell YOU What, Blrbara.' said M
IBrisgJ dictatolially,u slll'giye. you tb
privilege Of keeping just one bosrdeI
: aud him you have got to keep all you
life, long if you once take him 2, 8. IS
sI done think l quite understand YOU
NAHUM Briggs, said Barbara, bat sh
blusHed very btcomingly, and wear
} rather inclined to think that She told
aughty little 6b. y Y ps'lq2 n aao
sNhat do You sas to mo for I bosrder
!. Barbara p said che old bachelor, taIIin,
4 both the Widows hands il his. 'Bar
bars, We we're young fools once, Bat tina
! is no reason We should be old fools now
(. I like you as we'll as II ever did, aud III
I, DO my beat to be good husband tOIyOu
Z aud q good father to your little girl, !
/, you'll be my wite.l Ir
n Barbara blushed again, and hesitAted
f but Nahum was nes to, be- oluded thus.
II S'ShAlbItake down, the TO Let Bar
!, EbaraT eaaibgI mo7l aaAre SAAs.
, 'Yes,t she murmOrod, almOat under be
4 So Nahum went deliberately ont an,
. JuuiIy tVfvcdUWu tho bin, ~ ttV Srea
asto nishments and disappointment of
party Of rabid house hunters who WeE
iFjust ascending the steps. eilslim,tgiq.i
r tAnd when shall We be- married, Bar
lPbsta2 be next dsmandedss gai q o "a
Inithe summer, peruape,i apld NM
Barbara shily. .aiea5nd 70 saeg 48eg d
'To:mortow, said Nahum, dOcisiyely
and rsto-morrOw Ii was. sdi 9s.ai soil
d 'Upon my word, Batbasa,, said Na
8 hum, onrtheo6rst day Of May, sdih
i watch he'd his Mifsis blooming face behip
dthsscoFee urn syoulcan't' think ;hO
d mudh jollier ills With you for q house
slkeeper, than thathag Mrs. iParleydiol
ri Barbara Ouly laughed, and said he VI
d la dear, good old Ssupidaa 30. 81 saii
. So The probabilities are IT, neithl
. Mr. Nahum Briggs nor his broWu-stoI
will be in tie market again asSsI
Z Let -Lbquifo Within,'l .aga la5g liit
!, nabo0E u sIssr---TT7--rTr euice
) PAYING INTEREST. .1A! good story !,
N told OF arather vefdant agricultural u
l. borer, who having by hook and BY crod
y sctaped together City dollars, took i 1
K bib employer with request 70 tal
d charge Of il for him. A year after, 4
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