The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-03-17
AND OHIO. WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH II 1869 .

had made speaking trumpet of he
nose), answered
"No, 1 must go
Watching the expression of Nib
Scrimps countenance, half expecte
to see her spring into an 'imaginar
life-boat seize the. oars, and put d
over the tumbling pillows of tn
main" but she. remained -immoveabl
with her sSes still fixed Upon the. re
morseless sea.
you have been my housekeepe
for long time, Miss Scrimp," sal,
my uncle s'and now this comes upol
me so suddenly--so unexpectedly
that IAssahy, ma'am, don't know
what to say. I never dreamed o
your leaving US; but if you must
and here he drew a long breath
"you must. I'll endeavor to get {
housekeeper as soon as possible, if yor
are anxious to go, ma'am."
81 am anxious to go, I confess; and
yet it grieves me-
eve shall miss you very much,
said my uncle, wiping his eyes with s
stiff corner of his pocket handkerchief
until tear moistened the lashes.
''Thank you, Mr.. Hykokalorum.
You have been very kind to me in the
years I have been in your house." nod.
ding at my uncle's bald crown. 81
have been as happy here as it was
possible for any one to be whose heart
has been wrecked-whose hopes went
down at sea a terrible gale, with all
hands on board" And SO, with 8
country, she left the room.
My uncle having thus disposed Of
her, as well rs his nephew, soon after
left the house, and as I didn't know
what else to do. / took my hat and
started for the Widow Jonschnidt and
her beautiful daughter.
To say that was crushed don't half
express it. 1 felt so reckless that
think if 1 had been nominated to rep
resent the-th district, 1 should
have run for Congress. l shudder
when / think of tue dire extremity to
which was reduced.
But what puzzled me was this ::
What could my uncle have against
the Jonschmidt family? 1 knew it
could net be Nina's self; for defied
any ssne man to look upon her and
not love her. Yes, it must be her
family; and now I remembered hear
ing Mrs. Jonschmidt say that, though
living in the same town, she had not
seen my uncle in several years.
The dear girl wasn't at home when
I arrived at the house, but her mother
was, and to her l told the whole sto-
~. hegging her to explain my uncle's
CONDUCT # she could.
''Really, Mr.. Willibilly, I don't
know that 1 can,n she replied.
Il conjecture that the late Mr.. JON
schmidt and my uncle were not
friends, ma'am
Very truly, they were not"
will remark here that Mrs. Jon
schmidt was quite q handsome wo-
man for one of age, and it was quite
remarkable, or seemed SO to me, that
she had remained widow so long, the
late Alexander Jooschmidt having ta-
ken his departure from North Amer
lea some. seventeen years before.
Well, as Nina's mother could give
me no help, nothing seemed to remain
for me but to marry Nina in spite of
my uncle, and leave him to forgive
me when he found it most convenient.
OF course, / might be disinherited-I
to be; but then, what is
wealth when weighed in the balance
with the woman you love? Not that
1 loved my uncle's money-bags less,
but Nina more, as Mr.. Brutus would
undoubtedly have said, had he lived
at later period of the worlds history,
and been a resident of the town of
Glendale.
However, Mrs. Jonschmidt advised
me to wait patiently for time. Mr..
Micawber waited long for something
to turn up" and he did not wait in
vain. 1 would emulate Micawber.
Meantime my uncle advertised for
4 housekeeper, but for several days it
unanswered. My uncle grew
restless. l thought once of telling
him that with Nina as my wife, he
would need no other housekeeper; but
as had no particular desire to be an
initiated upon the spot, held my
peace.
AT last, one morning as we were at
breakfast, the servant announced "a
lady, wishing to see Mr.. Hykokalor-
um."
"Show her into the parlor, Jennie" +"
said my uncle, land Pll be there di-
rectly."
The door between the parlor and
breakfast table being ajar, saw the
lady answered. Her hair was gray,
almost white; but she was finelooA-
ing old lady, and, but for her hair,
would have passed easily for a woman
of forty-fi,c. AS it was, she looked
to be sixty, at least.
"Good morning, Da'am," said my
uncle, with his mcst affable smile, ell
tering the room. You wished to
speak with me, / believe =
"Yes, sir. You have advertised
for housekeeper?"
Very true, ma'am," seating him
self. "And you have called to make
s ome inquiries in relation to it per
haps for the situationt"
'Perhaps; :" with smile that I could
see touched my uncle's feelings, being
a sensitive man.
"And you have references, ofcourse,
ma'am
mo, Sir"
90, the deunce Beg pardon,
ma'am. I-really-well, YOU under
stand me, I hope :"