Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1869-09-17

along pretty well together, if we couldn't do
any net'er,-h you think il would be good
match, and are willing, yon know!. The
aeil3ht ofe'hought experienced on beeom-
ing conscious that he had delivered himself
is beyopd. words
| Miss Price was greatly astonisbed 81
never in my life thought of such thinp as
marrying you, Forethought Tinker said
she, and | couldn't tell you whether / will
or not, this morning, no how b
Let me know in couple of days, if you
can, said ,Forethought 'tLis time directing
his glance az near Miss Price as,the arm OF
her rocking chair; 'and if | was you |
wouldn't say anything about it outside, you
| know a31.4H r5zl
Not breath, said Miss Price II haven't
lived to my time Of life not to know how
folks talk. hope the Sanford girls didn't
see you come in /? Forethought was pretty
sure the Sanford girls did see him, but lie
evaded the Interrogation. 1T don't take
much to make a story said he, rising
| We've got an extra lot Of shoes down to the
shop to finish off this morning, and ] guess
ID betterihe going Miss Price forgot the
seeretiveness she had wished to maintain.
i was just going down to get some molas-
ses, aud I'll walk along with you, said she.
Forelhought was in doubt whether it was
etiquette for him to precede or follow Miss
Price from the house. He remembered just
then that Esq. Sanford always waited for
the ladies to pas through the door, and he
stood aside tor Betsey.
just step out of the way q little said she,
4 always lock up the door when I 20 out
'Sban't take the jug? asked Fore
thought when they reached the street.
u no. said Miss Price, Il can carry it
easy enough
| I'd rather take it than not said Fore.
| thought.
1t is not bit heavy, said Betsey,
Well, you'd better let me take it, any
how said Forethought, making playful
dash toward the jug. Miss Price made a
pretty feint Of keeping it away from him.
BY deXterous grab he secured it by the
| neck, and Miss Price Welded with bewitch-
ing grace while the parlcr curtains over at
the Sanford house were violently agitated.
IS they walked down the street the couple
discussed The merits OF different STYLES OF
jugs I'D grades Of moiasses hueut!y until
they reached the dry goods and grocery
| store. orethought walked down to tie
grocery end Of the counter with the Jug, tri-
umphantIy. Miss Price paused at toe dry
goods end, TO examine some cheap callcoes
between her thumb and torefpger.
III take this jug full Of moIasses,' said
Forethought.
West indee or sugar house?' asked the
man, who was tying up a quarter Of pound
o. black tea.
the best you have said Forethought,
feeling ior his pocket book.
| DO you sell much CT this kind of calico
for comlortables !? asked Betsey of the son
of the firm.
Sights OF them, ma am, responded son.
These are the regular comfortable prints,
| manufactured expressly for comlorab bles,
by Mr.. Sprague Of Rhode Island. You
must have heard OF Mr. Sprague, he makes
a. almost fabulous quantity OF calico every
day and is member of Congress. He's
very popular in Washington, too, such a
nice, sweet tempered, BENEVOLENT man YOU
| never saw. We always buy our prints right
OF Mr., Sprague himself because then we
kno" what We are getting. Here's our last
blH now-you wouldn't be likely TO read it,
he's such a blind writer-'Israel, Pettibone
4 Sun, bought Of Sprague 4 Co. pieces
Of comfortable prints IL! cents per yard
Now these ca.icoes are worth ninepence a
yard II they are worth a cent; but seein' its
You we'll say twelve cents.
i think eleven is all they are worth, said
II i,s H.iea
'Couldn' think Of H. said son; that is
less lhan we paid for than. yon know: ha-
sides that, gold has been slowly rising in the
New y Yurk market the last two or three days,
aud OF course comfortable prints mus, go up
too
This last statement being unans Herable
Miss Price asked IUr samples OF two yarie-
ties to Try at home in soft soap, and just
then Forethonght came up with The molas-
ses. He walked straight by Mss Price,
giving u side wink to come to the dor
n IS Price followed Fore,hou,ht out and
took the jug.
How much is it said sue producing her
purse.
NO matter about that; its of no conse
quenee at all. said Forethought. You'll
let nee know about that little matter you and
| were speaking Of in a day or two?'
Just as soon as | can, said Miss Price.
That molasses is pretty heavy, said Fore
thought, 'fd 60 and carry it up for you, but
| Shall he more than balt All hour late al
,he shop now. .,.=...
Mis-, Price pro ested that it wasn't heavy
~ he leasl, and turned up the street. In
an excess Of gallan,ry Forethought tipped
bis hat to her back, aud after having knock
el ii cH aud recovered it again. walked
4 a.
who feels that his entire temporal fate is
p9pdlng .r,.,r ..~.
Mss Prices gingersnaps were particu-
larry nice that afternoon. and when she sat
down to her lonely tea, it did occur 10 her
fer the iirsI time iu her life, that it might be
peasant to have some one to SAY, while
crupe ,l,,5 them down. 'Betsey dear. what
rood ,.ps you do make : After Miss Price
had washed The teacup and saucer. plate
ant kniie, that constituted the dishes Al
ber house, she lighted her lamp and sat
i wa hy the stove to think the matter over.
Whru she medita,ed, size Usually put her
fn. on the low hearth of her drew
her dr IS and halmoral /. ~ ilo t!Ir stove,
ar tight around ber ancles. rested her e.
avs on her knees, and her head in her
hands. Arranged Ill this comtemplative
pos ton she thought over the matier.
She hads't given consideration to tie per-
s,i.. .s.l.on OF .matrlmonv ior years. she
A4d !. de her way ID the world very salts.
isr,oriiy alone; yet, as Forethought had
sad, siir wasn't as yonng as she once was
,ha nd begun 10 4 Il the Rheumatism i,
Hc. ir'rts painfully, every morning, and
was hab!e t. an ll,tiamrnatory attack q: any
ime; who would take care Of her under
such circumstances. Miss Pro- felt 10 be
more than she knew. petha, ;, too il
wasn't quite. safe for her to ite alone she
remembered several maiden ladies who, in
advancing wears, lnld been obliged to take
"A bow in order to be under q sensesol Sc
curity: and taking boy was something to
which Miss Price could rcver bring her
mind vet she Acknowledged to herself that
it was some,im lonesome living alone, and
tliat il might c ceable - have me
one to whom 10 sNea' tNa Yer she hap
pered to aat. anything to say. Then an
other adyan.nge of having husband
would I've that she could ,ste some to make
the garden aud saw me wood some one
To hclp cndeo, the boys out of the cherry
trees. and some ono to empty the tubs when
she washed She could also set all her
p;tchors with their handles fronting to the
southwest, and wash her kite hen loor three
times day if she chose without being de-
riselv pronounced an old maid.
With the above considerations in view.
!, is not remarkable that Miss Price decided