The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-12-30

Earefng "a Wife,


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o,o From the Phreaosogicai 5oanal. 1,es
.,a,.. Esresng "a WIFE ..,,.i-~r.l
'And so you want to .Mary my daughter,
yo1 %aan ~ said farmee 4silkins, looking
s,tes soung fellow sh'fpiy from lead to
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II Despite his rather intsesynt, effeminate air,
which was mainly the result of his educa
ts,n, Luke Jordan wgs fine lacking fellow,
and not easily moved from his self posses
sion but he coaoeetl and grew confused be
meath that sharp scrutinizing gaze. rs zoo.
ayes, sir; spoke 10 Miss Mary last night
and she referred Inc to you"
o1'he old mans face softened. ''.F--'- 81,
9sMolly Is good girl, a very good girl, p
he said, striking his chin with thoughtful
air .and she deserves o good husband
What can you do ~ .li ,.-.. ,l4.. .l.-i -,..
The young man looked rather blank at
this abrupt inquiry. ...., r- 10 ~
h"If yourefer to my abilities to support
afWife, 1 can assure you" '1"
Il know that you are a rich man, Luke
jordan, butt take it for granted that you
ask my girl 10 marry you and not your pro-
perty.,g. What guarantee can You give me,
in case it should be swept away, as it is in
thousands of instances, that you could pro-
vide for her comfortable home You
have hands and hrains-do you know how
to use them 2 What can you do 2" lea
1di'his was style Of catechism for which
Luke was quite unprepared, and he stared
handy at the questioner without speak
Ing. 4, a..-sss-v s.gl .-. 81, H. .,.---. ~.
Ct believe You managed to get through
f.nlipca--hava yOu any nrnfpsslnp 20
-nfNo, sir; thought . 1a9'''<-'' 20
q" Have you any trade 2" ts' % -'' f"3'D
mo, sir; my father thought that with
the wealth should inherit | should not
need any, i744 az .4.ss .r-..,ai, I'll ai b.siI
si'ijYour father thought like a fool, then.
He'd much better have given you some
honest occupation and cut you off with
shilling it might have been the making of
you AS it is, what are you fit for? Here
youa strong, able-bodied, young man,
twcnty-four years old, and never earned
Grllar in your life You ought to be
ashamed of yourself And you want to
marry my daughter Now, / have, given
Molly as good advantages for learning as
any girl in town, and she hasn't thrown 'em
away; but if she didn't know how to work,
she'd be no daughter of mine. fl choose, :
could keep more than one servant; but I
don't, no more than / choose that nv
daughter should be a pale, spiritless creature,
full of dyspepsia, and all sorts of fine lady
ailments, instead ofthe smiling, bright.eyed,o
rosy-cheeked lass she 10 ! did say that she
should not marry a lad that had been cursed
With rich father; but she has taken a
foolish liking for you, and I'll tell you what
I'll do: Go to work, and prove yourself to
be q man perfect yourself in some occupa-
tion-I don't care what, lift is honest-then
come to me, and, if the girl is willing, she is
yours ,nis ag.i ,ss, bill ;1s sal Dior rs,r
As the old man said this he deliberately ros..
from the settle of the porch and went into
the house.
pretty Mary Bilkins was waiting to see
her lover down ut the garden gate, their
usual TRUSTING place. The smiling light
faded from her eyes as she noticed his sober.
discounted look. iaili 5sa:a-...... 4s.d SSH!
"a Father means WE'LL" she said, as Luke
told her the result of his application "And
I'm not sure but he's about right, for it
seems to me that every man, rich or poor,
ought to have some occupation"
Then, as she noticed her lovers grave look,
sieasaid, softly:@d aof " .i-s a9ai 3D. -
Wdtt iOi YOU, LuhC
Luke Jordan suddenly disappeared from
his accustomed haunts, much to the surprise
nj his gay as mates. But wherever he went,
be, carried wit him those words which were
Ike i, tower of strength to his soul: I'll
wait for you, Luke" -. 49,.
One pleasant, .sunshiny morning, late in
oetci,e', as, farmer Bilkins WAS propping up
the grapevine in his front yard, that threa-
tened to break down with the weight of its
luxurious burden, neat looking cart drove
ups from Which Luke Jordan alighted with
aquick, elastic step, quite in contrast with
his formerly easy, leisurely movements.
.zfaGood morning, Mr.. Bilkins.- ! under
stood that you wanted to buy some butter
tubs and cider barrels. 1 think have some
that will just suit you:''. =
Whose make are ; they ? p asked the old
man, as, opening the gate, lie paused by the
wagon. On adj % 5'gil 3 i-i1ag7 90 $40
ieHMine," replied Luke, with ga air of par.
donsble PRIDE o-.....e, sitt i..ss.s = ~ -
biMr. sBilkins examined them one sbg one. q.
They'll do" he said, coolly, as I've set
doyn the las. of the lot. "'-What viii We
tlke for them ~ -.
What asked you for six months ago
to-day--your daughter SIR" "a"
line rogulsh twinkle in the old mans ewes
iJrcadened into a smile. .''' SIC; ~
You've got the right metal in you, after
1.-The cried. r".Come in, lad--come in. q I
shnnldn't wonder if we made a trade after
ttlL"bsiia9 j1sskln ass flIs q - -ss-.s,, .sy
&Nothing 10th, Luke -obeyed. ~ 4s.r :.
IN Molly .bawled Mr. Bilkins, thrustine
his head into the kitchen door. - ,s,-9 .
Molly tripped out into the entry. The
round white arms were barred above the ell
bows and bore traces of the flour she had
been sitting. Her dress was neat gingham.
over which was tied blue checked apron !:
sheIooked as winning and lovely as she al.
ways did wherever she was found. si'i "a sia
gieIhe blaslied and blashed and smiled as
siie'saw luke, and then, turning her ewes
upon her father, waited dutifulIy to hear
whist he had to say. q 3s'.s sssAse tssI si a91'
THE old man regarded his daughter tor q
moment with aauizzical look. laa. bqi-y
10 Mol, this yonng sman-mayhap you've
seen him before --has brought me a lot of
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