The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-05-22

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1 Father had sort he&laftlil5s l1n111X
Il up stairs, and there Bob and went; he 70 ta13t
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4 tRpe4 9t the dode and walked In. Ieehe6 n
sA0s coAld have Cigar, % which sAe - q
reply, bns walked directly toward Bob, who in
/ saw they were about to make up their quar-
l3!ae jhytr e had been present ethalt Dr.
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4 70 gaze, with sudd6a iHtDiss6s cat Of the window
\ Lizzie commenced: 'sMr. Carver, was rude
Il IT, Pruyohed saiaosth9NNl6ud
\ hyssh lem Sesfy." II Nix S-L
i wished / had gone out; but they were b
~ tween ss me sse9dthe &Osrs soy &s mi now what
4 Bob maintained an awkward alliance far = fav
ss6SOnds. I began 70 isei intsrsstsd. NV
4 that was pretty much of an apology for Lib e
not accept It as frankly as Il was o{lersd, 6s "a
a-wen, not what thought him.
LissiS must have grown Tired II III iilenoe,
for she turned to 60, and had turned around
- ~ window, N144sBp6 AiH katkprI EHs
turned toward him, and he continued:
"Lizzie. don't think am such brute a. not
70 accept your apology. I was oAly at loss 70
ma words to express my regret at having pro-
my fault"
mo, 1t wasn't" returned Lizzie; and men.
tally concluded they would quarrel over this.
But Bob continued seriously, and in an almost
lugubrious tone, said, ''Well, maby it isn't. I
gqee II s fate. 1T is the result, suppose, Of my
ovef to your iAerence, 81 disiifs.h
"Bobw exclaimed Lizzie.
ats true" he said, $50 can't help feeling that
You dislike me, and my unsasiness leads me to
act 90 ssstp increase your Ayefsi0ns D "a
l wished had gone They seemed to be set.
Ting not only their Last quarrel but all they ev.
or had
..Xsu bad no right to say that, Bob. rYoulnew
II didnt-dislike you," said Lizzie, actuaSly
bfeskdne down and sobbing. ''I : ieia@ 'spliiio
guess he must haye, conGlnded that Ia kasv
It, for he took her in his capGcions arms Just al
passed them on q rapid retreat, terribly ashaHed
OF not having gone in the first place.
sostk e. ahnsk was -concerned, Lib migHt =
we'll have gone to church.
Bridget got it ali right, however, and think
1t was about the happiest one we ever did it.
Happiness is contagious, and there was enough
OF it il lixzies eyes eione 10 have inocuaated .
whole regiment with joy.
believe Clara saw the state Of affairs ct once,
end shared L,zzie's joy to the greatest possible
snaa scenes. ddI to .eosps 4. .r
OF good telling without explanation, while Bob
10 asked father about the sermon, and ON b,
Ing asured that II, was . good one, said Re
would take little Of it.
0 FsthH asked him'"whatp" and b. pia Espp-
He helped himself to .. spoonful and then de.
iberately took spoonful Of butter.
y MafheF Significantly asked him il be thought
shoAiHg agreed with him, and he told her VI,
he considered it a delightful exercise; and, -
the molasses and poured it over his potatoes and
This was too much for Clara and me, and We
burst into an uncomfortable fit Of laughter,
which recalled Bob to his senses and blushing
crimson, he confessed that he was absent mind.
ed, as he had just been sble to see his way clear
In the matter which had troubled him for some
m6n$hG 1 AiQ1I-&.td sdsA IJE1&d}s LILA
He then heartily joined in the general laugh
at his mistakes; Lizzie also Joined "a, and blush
ing E7k compartment r. Ais deep einsos
Bob ana father took smoke in the office that
afternoon, and mother and the girls held CON.
ference in the parlor; I took walk.
When came back, Clara said: "you're
gump." .4gsH ~ 90, -s~~ rxA
Without any idea u what IL misAt be, I
meekly assented, and said, II had no idea of
what was coming; Thought Bob wanted You
instead Of Lib"
Ffkufs al fhs worse giu,mp Jfor that sa;l lie;
Sand iof fear You CANE see Something else IN
time, I'll tell you now that I am engaged to Mr..
Bsyne." sa' sss.as ~ sSs'aae -1s e% eNHN
thoughtthe marrying dsys of tho year had
come, and went of to my room to indulse in =
delightful dream of my own maEriagS, III nc
far-off future, with Maggie CrAnstpn.
-*IU* p*,NI*TIHHG*
sEiIS YEARS have passed sfnce then Clara and
11xxie got sAarried, of course, and stood up at
their weddings. Clara keeps how're. Bob and
Lizzie still live at house. snd father iusists,
do not think Jim Bayne . ssupid d 4 snoe
did. Three years in the Ash andnh business. as
Junior partnerof the Arm Of Martin b Son, have
damaged my poetic ,snthusiasm, while Bayne's
seems, somehow or other, on the increase.
! hard not marrisd Maggie Cransten. In fact,
do rpt know her. We did not keep up our
acqpaihtancs long after she left the boarding
sOhoolwhefe she was when % fully expected
to mary her, and thought could not get along
without her.
am still youthful -bschelor, awaiting an
opportunity TO quarrel with some young lady,
~ Bob Carver did with our Lizzie but don't
eny'Mifeteen year old brptherssoh hand -
the reconciliation. '''''''