The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-10-18

j you. Indeed did not don't know how
soon may be afflicted myself
Uncle Jeffrey took poor Fanny's hand,
and gave il another squeeze that almost
threatened it with compression. II know
you did not, Yet, nevertheless, you must
not speak 90 loud"
"But YOU have not your ear-hO o."
said Fanny Carr, persisting in shouting,
lest her visitor should lhiuk that she
grudged the trouble "but you have not
your ear horn"
But you know that always told you
that was not deaf"
The little old maid look rerplexed.
But you never believed mS-was that
itH"
The little old maid colored crimson, but
she could not deny it.
| am glad of il, with all Of my heart, y
said the little old maid, for il must be a
miserable thing not to hear word that is
said to us"
"Yet sometimes it is better not to hear
what is said of u.s." re lied uncle jeff
The little old maid colored deeply. She
remembered too well oil that had been said
of him and before him.
" But do YOU know that had, even when
| was at the worst, quite hearing enough
to know how kind you were to me, aud
how amiable to everybody else.
"Oh, you are too good to think So said
tn old maid with blush.
"And now tell me your PLANS, and il there
is any thing | can help you in, and really
YOU need not speak so loud. You know !
always could understand you even when |
was very hard of hearing. Now tell me
your plans"
"Oh," said the little old maid, they are
soon TOLD. The people who live here We're
Mrs. Pukenham's servants, and they are
very kind to me, and I have got plenty of
work and am quite happy and contentod.
Only if you want any shirts nude"
q" / certainly would not let you do them.
"Oh!" exclaimed poor Fanny Carr.
mo, that would not for your gentle
ness, your kindness, your simplicity, your
dsinterestedness of character, deserves
something better, Now you have told
your plans, shall tell you mine p
Yes, if you please said the little old
maid.
"Well, then, to begin with myself said
uncle Jeffrey, 1 have few thousands a
year, have q carriage and horses, and ser
wants, aud very good house, and garden
and orchards, and pleasure grounds ; and
believe that all my own country consider
me rather a respectable man."
Fanny Carr got up and courtseyed.
But yet have the character of being o
severe and sarcastic, aud morose man"
"0h no, that you are not!" warmly in.
terrupted the little old maid.
6 am glad you do not think so. Wei!
have one want in my house. Can you guess
what it is ;"
Fanny looked puzzled. Money will
buy everything"
mot the thing want"
" Then it must be something very partic-
ular indeed"
E" 1t is and wish you TO help me find it. "
"0h, I'll help you' flIe' H."
"That is very kind, and hope you will
i want--somethng to love-"
" The world is full of such thingH," said
the htte old maid.
" To you who love everything from the
overflowing of your heart, but not to me-"
Poor Fanny looked infinitely perpexed.
81 wish could do anything to help you"
" You can. told you | had a carriage
and servants, and house and furniture, and
plate and money, but have no one to share
them with me no one to ride with me, sit
with me, walk with me, talk with me, take
the head of my table, to love me il they
could. In short want a wife. Will you
take this troublesome office {"
"Oh, Mr.. Jeffrey " exclaimed Fanny
Carr, with face as red as blusies could
make it.
The plain brown chariot with the brown
horses and brown hammercloth, and the
servants in brown liveries, drew up with a
great dash, quite in an unusual manner, at
Mrs. Pokenham's door. 1t was very evi.
dent that everything belonging to the
brown affair was in a considerable state OF
excitement in fact quite in brown fever
or sort Of effervescence, aud some way or
another the agitation was communicated to
the family Of the Pokenhpms within.
"Who can it he p exclaimed Mrs. Po.
kenham. "Dont bring them in here, but
show them into the drawing room. al
ways like to receive carriage people in the
drawing room and, Jaue, fetch me clean
Totof-thCs ylYves.
ala, mamma, a wedding look at the
white favorl" exclaimed Miss Pokenham
the first
"Then there's one less chance in the
world" said Miss Pokenliam the second.
It's ali right" said Master Daniel, ~
like bride cake, and don't care how many
marry and get miserable, SO that | get a
good feast by it."
Z" | like the quarrelling quite as well as
the cake" said Master Humphrey,
Look" exclaimed Mrs. Pokenbam. +" /
declare if it is not deaf uncle JEFF!
thought he would be glad to come back to
us; made him so very comfortable with
his chicken and easy chairs, that thought
he'd want to come back again, If that little
decei'iul Fanny Carr hadn't poisoned his
mind"
"He is a good customer" said Master
Daniel
"Mamma's legacy win keep well it will
be fine high game" said Mr.. Humphrey.
How smart Uncle jeff is, said Miss Po-
kenham the first.
"White hilks, and pumps, declare, and
a flower in his button hole
-" And what on earth is that little lump o:
fnery behind him safa sidas--P Pnkenham
the second.
why goodness gracious you don't
think uncle JEFF has been such an old stu
pid as 20 get married himself!" said Miss
Pokenham the first.
81 shall faint at the bare suppOsition, |"
exclaimed Mrs. Pokenham-' all unnatural
mOnsteTt"
Here he comes, and his queen doll with
him"
Uncle Jeffrey walked into the room as
stately as the tallest grenadier in the SER
vice Of Frederick the Great, dragging after
him bundle Of white. satin aud white lace.
aud French blonde and white kid gloves
and orange blossoms and it really was as
tonishing to see how Diany dozens OF yards
they had managed to tie up together.
dis il you uncle JeffreyG" shouted Mrs.
Pokenham, of course not at all expecting