The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-11-26
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4. crotchcty and contrary old chap
was Joel Shcllenbargcr. a rich old
farmer, as mulish as the donkey in
his barn. He had made his way in
tue werldiby the fdogg aaest. o oBfinacy
-seisitg hold II w hHte<t came II,
his way, and retaining that bold as
though life depended upon, it-Joel's $
mulishuess had literally been the
making Of him, though you mightn' t
haye considered t4e littlvpot-bellied,
thick -skdlltl old !maa Ii alach of d
make after all.
Joel had one soma handsome,
clear-hcaded young man-straight as
~ young larch, tall, and as set in bis
way, when he chose to have one, as
old Joel himself Thfy- son, as he
grew up, had proved great assist
ance to his father in working the
farm, and bis services had been made
the most lf. The ola man mana ged
to keep hlm home with Aim sometime
ter he ough. to have been doing for
himself Not an aero of his father s
possessions was ever called bis son s.;
he owned nothing in the world save a
horse, which some. neighbor had Civ
Ell lin. whe:i it was a sickly colt,
and some sbeep, obtained in much
the same manner; and the old man
erulgcl him in the keeping Of these.
Joel Shellerhargcr and his son DIFF
fercd often, but there;wsro two points
in which the difference amounted to
somrth;ng serious. The first point
concerned education. for which the
oil man had the most profound con-
tempt, and the son had not. There
was college some dozen miles from
the Shel!enbarger farm, and thithcr
having Thoroughly prepared himself
in spite of fathcrly thwarting and op-
position-Ansop bcsoqk- himself, in
spite of the same continued opposi-
tion, and by one contriyance and an
other, and helped by his motter's $
small marketing, kept himself there
till he graduated. Joel Shellenbar-
ger contested the ground inch by inch,
but was afraid in h;s selfshness to do
anything more than bc obstinate, lest
his son should leave him. That was
the first point of difference, and that
was htw Apsqn sstt!e1At. The Sec
ond was not likely to Be of SO easy
an arrangement. At college Anson
had found something's beside gradu-
ating honors. He had changed upon
u very charming combination of rurls
and azure eyes IA red Tipped, Gimple-
checked fairy, daughter Of one of the
professors, ,vlto,si siusteaklpf curving
her dainty liz at the he eJssspun suit
which his poverty ard his fathers
niggardness compelled him to wear,
never seemed to be conscious of any
thing or anybody elseWhen he was by.
In short, Auson had found some
one to love, some one that lie wanted
to marry, as he gravely inpr,ned his
father Yot shot,L have seen TIE
old mans eyes; it was mercy they
were fast in their sockets. Here
| was gratitude e This Ansas having
defra nled hiS. ad father of 30 IN ucl,
of his time, was going now to set the
seal upon his absurdity and disobc ii.
ence by marrying town girl! Bad
Eenoush to marry any one, seeing his
father wasn't through with him yet
but town girl He should new
cr consent, and every Shelcnbarger
acre should 60 to strangers before
Anson should have one. if he persist
cd in an idea so ridiculous 2''41@4tt
'i'Ands pray what harm is sllere in
being q town girll,' questioneia Bar
bic Halsted, when Auson told her,
half laughing, half vexed, and, alto
gether rueful; for, without assistance
from his father, he lcoAhi 1nota marry
Barbie for long time yet.
Isesssll sls$R <{sstsSs ,nsaE. ystanxti En- gas
father is afraid that a daughter Of
Professor Halstcd wonld not make q
very good farmers wife !"
"Docs he thin k--?.'asB sBarbie les.
itated, looking with smiling perplcx.
ity at her little white hands.
!" That these pretty hands don'l
know. mulch about brexing, baking,
,,ete.?-EAactly; I Iibeii.ve hs think:
fJust that.Df2 .4ab 3.Ba qeg ~ Al
"Then he thinks wrong, said Bar
bic, rcddening ard looking up at he1
lover with coni,al little pout.-
Didn't hear you say you ncedct
a servant at home! 1--we a. mind t,
go down and'offet for the placel'Ii-
! Anson laughed enjoyingly.
1--WE need one bad enough, but m,
father will not suffer one inside th
house. ID: ~ >sd, ta.ag' So
".WNhhy. how do .youv liye, them
m6s'sr %aS s9is; r; ssFI,you nsy ,'Aspt you
eWdao oaf own cooking, 'HNnso
said, with return of the haze smil
ing. half-cmbarrassed expression
I'VE cool. for. oLrselyas or. do with