The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1868-03-12

seems TO me5thht every man,
DE he rich or. poor, ought to
''@Tii,B' h@eTi YT 4 9tsTI1sltIsysstI e. TI1sltIsst "a QIyIVg
er's grave look, she added, soft
lN .aaaiidvqsH .zkWI1aBH .yo
Ilo@ @S@"NeyeFt mind III wait for
You, Luke" ,,
Ilq.,Luke Jordon suddenly dis
rappearedIfrom his accustomed
haunts, muchtto the surprise of
his gay associates. rBut'where
ever he2went, he carried with
him0in hisi,exila these, words,
which we're like Ike a tower of
strength to his soul, II will
wait for, you, Luke" p -
Io' one pleasant Sdnsllihy7 morn.
| Ing 9lateoin" october as farmer
Jones imas spropping sup the
rgrapeovipei in. the front yard,
that threstened, to .breakIdown
with the weight of its luxurii
Gus burden, a neatlooking cart
drove UP, .fromhwhich'iLuke
.Jordonl l'aligRted, with a quick,
elastic spring, quite in contrast
Ito his former easy; leisurely
movemtents.or brs tnem'Toc
e. Good informing, Mr. Jones.
r Understood You wanted to
buy some butter-tubs and cider
barrels! l'Tthink r Have some
here that will suit you" "'2'FJh
WHOSE make are they % IN
quirsd The old. man, as he OPEN
ed theiigate, and paused by the
wgS6n T. ,)nysd eTl!s> .o2ab'N
|: 3Haa9,s,, replica Luke, With an
air Of },Pdrdohabley pride; sand
II Challenge any cooper in the
Estate to beat them" INK @'''I'
{ MI, NJ; Jones examined examine then them
critically, one BY one: oln 'J,"'Y,1 ~ '
|. @Tthey'll' ldq,TheI said, i'd as he
Eset doYh the last Of the lot
,@What 7 lt will you, take for 'themg'
"What / asked you for six
months, :. ag' 0 today - w. ! your 5 II
daughter sir" sT' 'i7'" '0'o"'
7 The rpguish twinkle in the
Eold mans eye bfoadened into
la smile, ''
/ "You've got the right metal in
you after alp he. cried. "Come
Fin, lad;'come! ,nI shouldn't won
def1if we made a trade, after
Hallpg gU.w7i.ol ai' % b9lnr.
Nothing 10th, Lukei'obeyed.
Molhe n dbawledI Mr. Jones,
thfusting his head into the
kitchen door. De2sGq mod
MoTHe 'tfipped out into1the
entry.:G The round white arms
were'Bareal above her elbows,
and bore tfaees ,iof the -four
she had,been slfting.uHerdre
was aneat gingham, over which
was tied a7neat bldezchecked
apron; fbut'slie looked winning
and lovely, as she always did,
wherever she was found. Il ba
She blushed and smiled as
slfe Sa#i4nkeJ, and them turn.
ing her'eyes' upon ther father,
waited dutifully to hear what
he had to say.n Heo'dsi9 1of
The old man regarded the
daughter qqisica1lE ,.yy
oilMIofll ialMIoflllie,l e,lithiit this young man AN
maqlyhap you, have seen him ipl'tYe be,
foreThas brought tine me q a. lot Of
tubs and barrels, all Of his ,o own tl
makeew5a rightgo9d article, too.
He asks a pretty steep price
for 'em-but il. f.,you are willing
to gi4eIit,, well and agoods and
bark yeymy girl whatever bar.
gainoyop make, yourrold father
wilhratifNRf bauo-s 9aia9ord
6 As Mr.. y ones saidf this, he
CONSIDERABLY stepped q out of
the room,. andoiwey will follow
his example: - But the kind
Of bargain the young people
made can readily be imagined
BY The speedy wedding which
followed. III b911Dooo 8Gd tad
Luke Jordon. turned his at
teption to the study of medi-
einerofwhic hichprofessions she be,
came apseful nands influential
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