Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-08-19
ie 81 want to taste the fresh coun

try air once more | want an adventure
You will keep my secret for me won't
you ~
"Oh, certainly. Miss Wilbur; but"
But Jennie was gone. And at the
time agreed upon she came tripping along
with her valise packed full of clothes. and
was soon rolling over the country road in
the farmers large country wagon. bound
for Richland farm.
'.Why laws a massa John that isn't
Missus Patterson. is it? | didn't think
she was half as purity as she is"
"Wall tisn't Mrs Patterson it's IA
gal she has workin' for her Her names
Fanny Wilson,
Why how dye do. Miss Fanny Will
son? Take a seat on this, cheer by the
wiuder where it's cool, for [ know ye are
warm. and eenamost smoothered ridiu'
through the hot sum- Here, take this
turkey wing an fan yerselt LIS all the
fan we've got, but mebbe it'll do ye some
good"
And Jennie slept that night in room
in the old farm house where the honey
suckles shaded the windows. and whip.
poorwill sang in the moonlight among
the branches of the giant locust tree Ill
front.
Why. aunt Polly, what gay little
seamst:ess you have got here"
George Hall has now grown to be quite
a handsome young man, and he was a,
niScheivous as ever. He was smoking
his segar directly beneath the window
where the honey -suckles grew, just as the
August sun was setting behind the distant
hills.
wall. yes but George said aunt
Polly, "you halu't oughter Sc. there talk
in to her "A keeln' her from her work
alt afternoon, an. "a readiu' poetry to her
AK SIGH
"Mhy not, aunt Polly? I am sure
she is nice girl"
,''She may be nice girl, but
"But what. aunt Poly?"
why, she's only sowin' gal. and
you know you could git old Martins dar-
ter Sally any time you'd mind to say
the word. an then only think, old Mar
tin's goin' to give her thousand dollars,
au' their ole cream mare. an that spotted
COW. an let her live in that new log house
he put up for Bill Stevens to live in OF,
the back side Of the farm, when she gifts
married
"PoE, what do care for that" re-
nlied Georg, as lie knocked the ashes
from his .egar. Il say, aunt Polly, your
seams,ress ms GIT my heart, an | am
going to ak her to marry me the very
first chance | get Why. one curl of her
hair is worth more than all old Martin
farm, girl aud all.
Aunt Polly ;ried 20 faint, but could
not. As soon as she could speak SHE
cried: George Hail you marry SOW
IN gal you. with all yer eddication--an
eddicatlon' good enough to be President
And you want to marry sowln' gal y
Il shall not marry sewing girl
merely but | shall marry a beautiful
Young lady. whose mrnners vault grace
the Court of the King OF England any
time am not such an idiot as to care
two straws whether she sews for wages Or
kni,s letting to kill time"
Shes sweet gal, arter all. All don't
believe but that she'll make good enough
wife. " said aunt Polly.
Well. the next day George put the
question boldly to tie pretty seamstress
and tie pretty little scamstress cried a
little. and bIushed great deal. and an
swerel yes at last
ID ~ xy,b kIa
matter was settled, Il have deceived you
about two things"
What are they?" quickly demande d
George, as he pressed her closer to him.
MY name is not Fanny Wilson, my
name is Jennie Wilbur and | an not a
seamstress, as you supposed, the part was
only assumed am rich heiress now
one of my uncles died leaving me his
sole heir to five hundred thousand dollars
aud you did not know this. so [ am sure
you loved me for my own sake"
Hello" said George ''aul you are
the same little Jennie that I used to play
with years ago
YES, George said the hair.Ss, de-
murely.
And aunt Polly. when she learned that
George hal gained whas half the ''exqni-
siteS" of New York had been striving for
for the last six mouths. came to the wise
conclusion that ''oid Martin S darter. Sal,
with the old cream mare and the 'thous
and dollars. did ut come nowhars near.
Jennie Wilbur had been wooed for her
self at last wooed and Won