Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-06-10
HOW AUNT MAMIE CAME TO
MARRY Mr.. MARSHALL.
A VERY PRETTY STORY.

"HOW dIu you come 10 marry
Mr. Marshall, Aunt Mamie -
Mrs Mamie Marshall wasn't my
aunt, but l had called her so for
wears. Tor she was the kinde>t and
truest friend | had ever had She
sat silent. knitting busily and smil
ing little, before she answered me
1T all came OF shaking d crumb
cloth, Aunt Naanie What. did YOU
trip him up i'll its iolus, and bring
him down on his knees to your
No: I'll tell you W.en | was
four years old my mother died l
diln't know whether children OF
that tender age remember their
mother as I remembered mine or
not; but when l was so little that
I sat in high chair at the table, I
would watch the chairs filling up
around it with the persistent hope
that my mother would cone t. sit
bv me; and l did not reIinqnish
this hope after was old enough to
con prehend death. bu, clung to it..
praying Christ To work Il miracle, as
III the old Bible times. and let my
.iear mother appear to my longing
sight
Never was there more affec
tionate or imaginative child, AMI
my youth was ii ,lreary time. Nj,
grandmutile who had charge Of
me, meant to do her duty bA me,
and. in the usual acceptance Of the
term. she did it was fed and
clothed. aud she taught me as we'll
as her iiniLed means would allow
But she nt>e manifested any afiec
ton for me She was one Of those
kind of people who think kisses and
c.resse, fouiishness, and though |
can look back now and remember
proofs of Il secret tenderness. she
never kissed or caressed me when
| was chill!
Il grew up starved for love
After l was fourteen Years old !
grew to look for it from whence al
girls look for It from ii lover.
reas r.,mances, | bull, ar castles
yet SO we'll had i,s 3. trained il
practical wa, and habits that nt
one dreamed of the turn my mine
was taking My fondest dream
was OF the time when Il mart al fly
ure, with bold bright eyes aud ga,
Iapparel should, seated on mill
white charger. appear before me az
| spun in the porch, or gathered
berries in the field. aud folding mt
to his heart with tender and assur
ing words, leap upon his steed, ans
with me in his arms, fly to som'
unknown country where he woul'
make me queen of his castle
never realized, ugly, ignorant chill,
that l was. that this was p.caiarl'
absurd as applied to me, until on
day something occurred which dt
stroyed my beautiful illusion, ant
made me wretched.
/ There was always several week
in the fall. when, il the crops wer
good, was almost necessarily EN-
pi,,A ed in gathering heir.es, whic
my grandmother preserved for win
e ter's use. My only co.npanion i
this wolk was my cousin, Stephel
Il boy two Or three years younge
than myself.
"One day when thus employed
we caught glimpse of man i
regimentals, riding swiftly throug
the woods.
'.Who can that be?' said Ste
phen
OH said l, in delight, "pel
haps it is my lover knight comm
from the wars to find me. Let U
: watch until he comes around tn
2 bend Of the road. Ii it is he, b
will take off his plumed hat an
wave it at me. Then he will gallo
'e up and lift me to his horse an
carry me to Moated Castle -
"A nice girl you are, for knigi
to run off with, amt you? A hant
some lady love you'd make, wit
your black face and Il, ing hair lii
wild Indians, and mouth i
stained up with berries! Ho, he
Wouldn't you look grand fyir
away on horse. with your @
calico dress hying. and your sho
failing off, cause they re SO big
I'd just like TO see YOU
.My cloud land was destroy'
forever. From that moment
knew that | was Civ, uncouth al