Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-10-24
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still he had not heard Joseph go OUT
After while the clock struck one,Hand
in a few minutes after that he heard the
outer door rather softly opened and clos
ed ; and then heard Debby tripping light
ly TO her chambeT. fsr ssli -,a,tiJ.jrs gG.ais
"Ah," thought Wilder, cit is as my
wife says, these things will have their
own way. This staying till one o'clock
looks like rather serious business" y "'7vsal II
The next day Debby had a long spri-
.vate interview with her mother, and af-
ter dinner Mrs. Wilder wished to. have
some conversation with her husband in
the parlor ..'i-- '.' g. -5'-''t '-- go
hi"WeH, my dear said she, "Debbya and
Joseph are bent on being married 1t
seems they made up their minds to it
i some months ago, and now they have
| fixed upon the time., Wey say they must
be married week after next Now /
think We had better fall in with it with
as good feelings as we car, and make the
best of it. Thee well knows have al
ways said these things will have their
own way, and when young folks get their
minds made up don't think it is good
plan to interfere with them. As long as
Joseph is respectable, and good to work,
think we ought to feel contented with
it, although he is poor Itseems to me
that there arc as many folks that marry
poor that make out as well in the world
as there that marry rich!" .i-rG -ii %
After a little reflection on the matter,
| Wil,ler came to the conclusion that his
wife had nearly the right of it, and told
her he would make no further opposition
to the. match ); they might get married
as soon as they chose. .3a,ls- 81. l.Ja tise
swell, my DEAR" said Mrs, Wilder,
"Debby needs a little change to get some
things this week, in order to get married.
"How much will she want this week -
said Mr.. Wilder. ..c.ra.., 4.g -..sg.se !ii
''If thee can let her have fifteen or
twenty dollars" said Mrs. Wilder, 81
think it would do for the present. .rf,
'Well, now, I've no money by me-"
said Mr. Wilder, except a hundred dol
lar bill, and it's impossible to get that
changed excelt by sending to the bank,
distance of ten miles. tried all over
the neighberhood last week to get it
changed, bat couldn't succeed. l shall be
too busy to go myself tomorrow, but If
Debby has mind to get on the old horse,
in the morning, and take the bill to the
bank and get it changed, she may have
some of the money" ..--.- ...,.,--..C5 ...r
This proposition was soon reported to
Debby, who said she had '.just as leave
take the ride as not" The matter being
thus amicably arranged with Mr.. Wild
er, there was nothing to hinder going
forward with comfort and dispatch i'll
making preparations for the weddiRg.-
Dolby was in excellent spirits, and Mr..
Wilder was in unusal good 1humor to-
wards Debby. Having at last brought
his mind to assent to the arrangement
which he had so strongly opposed, his
feelings were in astate OF reaction, which
caused him 70 regard Debby with tender
ness. saf l.-.e. ...If ~ .r3r .,..ih ts.G
| The next morning his old gray horse
was standing at the door eating proven
der, full two hours before .Debby was
ready to start, and Mr.. Wilder had been
half a dozen times to examine the sad
die and bride, to, see that. everything
was right, and lifted the horses feet
one, af. er another, all around to see if any
of the shoes were loose And when at
last Debby was ready he led old gray to
the horse block, and held, him until she
was seated in the saddle, and then hand
ed her the bride, and shortened the stir
( rup leather, and buckled the girth lit
tie tighter to prevent the saddles turning
and when he had seen that all was right,
he stepped into the house and brought
out small riding-wh:p and placed it III
her hand. and giving her a hundred char.
ges to take care of herself, and be careful
she did not get fall, he stepped up to
the horse block, and stood and. watched
!, her, as she turned into the road and as
cended the hill, till she was out OF sight.
Debby trotttd along leisurely over the
long road she had to travel but she was
tool full of pleasant thoughts and bright
anticipations to feel weary OF the dis
. tance or lonely at the solitude. The road
was but little ayeled, and she met but
two persons in the whole distance one
as she was ascending a hill, about mile
: from home aud the other in q long valley
of dark woods, about midway on her
: journey. Had she been of tiinid dispo
d sltion, she would have felt a great deal
of uneasiness when she saw this lastiper
son approaching her. His appearance
was dark and ruffiarly, and they were
=, two miles from any house, in the midst
of deep and silent wilderness. But
Debby's nerves were unmoved; she re
turned his bow in passing, and kept oil
|, her, way in perfect composure. d7rfl
"a. She reached the end of her. journey IL
: due time-hitched her horse in the sheG
at the village hotel, and inquired of th'
waiter at the door the way to the bank
!. As he pointed out to her its location, sht
observed tall, dark looking man, wri
dark whiskers, and heavy eyebrows, look
= ing steadily at her. She, however, turn
l ed away, without noticing him any fur
}. ther, and went directly to- the BANK
: When she reached the door she found
= was, closed that day. In her exceeding
o disappointment she stood silent for SOM
time, uncertain what,she would do. 7a Z
: 3 SIS there anything I can do for 20"
:. :. Miss ~ said gentleman at all adjoining
,, shop door. rs - -5I
! Debby said that she wanted to chang
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