The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-04-22
PROF, HALSTBAD'S GIRL.

the doggedest obstinaey-s seiziug
hold Of whatever came in his way. and
retaining his hold as if his life de.
pended upon il. Joel's mulishness
had literally been the making Of him,
though you might not have consider
ed che little pot-bellied, thick skull
ed uld man as much Of a make after
all. Joel had one sou a handsome,
clcar-hearted. active young man, tall,
straight as a young larch, aud as set
iu his way, when he chose to have
one, as old Joel himself. This son,
as he grew up, had proved great
assistance to his father in working
his farm, aud his services had been
made the most Of, the old man man-
aging to keep him at home with him
some time after he GU ht to have
been doing for himself. Not an acre
of the fathers possessions was ever
called the sons; he owned nothing
in the world save a horse, which
some neighbor had given him when
it was a sickly colt, aud some sheep
obtained much in the same manner (;
and the old man grudgcd him even in
the keeping Of these.
Joel Shellenbarger and his son
Auson differed often, but there was
two points on which the difference
amounted to something serious. The
point concerned educa lion, for which
the old man had profound contempt
and the son had not. There was
college somr dozen miles from the
Shelleubarger farm, aud thither, hav.
ing thoroughly prepared himself, in
spite ofhis fathers opposition, Anson
betook himself, 10 spite Of the same
continued opposition, and by one
contriyance aud another, and helped
out by his mothers small marketing.
kept himself there till he graduated.
Joel Shellenbarger contested the
ground iuch by inch, but afraid in
his selfshness to do any moro than
to be obstinate, lest his son should
leave him. That was the first point
of difference, and that was how Anson
settled it. The second poiut was
not likely to be Ofso easy an arrange.
ment,
At college Anson had found some
thing besides graduating honors. He
had chanced upon very charming
combination of Lrown curls aud azure
eyes, a red Tipped, dim2le checked
fairy daughter oi one of the profess
ors, who, instead of curving her doin
ty lip at tho homespun suit which
his poverty aud his fathers niggard-
ness compelled him to wear, size never
seemed to be conscious of anything
or anybody else when he was by.
In short, Anson he'd found some
enc TO love, somebody that he want
ed 10 marry, as hc gravely Informed
his father. You should have seen
the old mans eyes it is a mercy they
we're fast in their sockets. Here was
gratitude This Ansou, having al
ready defrauded his father of so
much of bis time, was going now to
set his seal upon his absurdity and
disobedieuce by marrying a "town
girlW Bad enough to marry any
Que seeing his father wasn't through
with him yet-but town grill Ho
should never consent, and every
Shelle barger acre should 20 to
strangers before Ausou should have
one, if he persisted in an idea so ri
diculous.
"And pray what harm is there in
being a town girlH questioned Bar
bic HaIstead, when Anson told her,
half laughing, half vexed, and alto
gether ruelul, for without assistance
from his father he could not marry
Barbie for 4 long time yet. Arson
laughed again, but with some embar.
rassmeut saying:
"My father is afraid that daugh-
ter of Prof. Halstead would not max e
very good farmers wife,"
"Does he think-?" Barbie hesi-
tated, looking with smiling pcrr lexi.
ty at her little white hands.
"That these pretty whito hands
don't know much about brewing aud
baking, etc. ? Exactly; believe he
thinks just that"
"Then he thinks wrong" said Bar.
bic, reddening, and looking up at
her lover with a comical little pout.
"Didn't l hear you say you needed a
servant at home2 I've a mind to 20
down and offer myself TO" the place. I"
Arson laughed again enjoying
ly.
awe need one bad enough, but my
father will not suffer one inside the
house"
"Why, how do you live? Who
cooks for you,. now that your mother
is ill?'
ave do our own cooking" Anson
replied, with return half smiling
half embarrassed. 1--WE cook for our.
selves, or do without"
The very day succeeding the one
which witnessed this conversation
Anson was at home busying himself
over some culinary operations, when
the outside door, which stood ajar
was noiselessly opened and singu'
larly attired form presented itself on
the threshold. 1t was red and
green plaid dress, tho checks very
, large; a yellow shawl, and a very
frowsy and tumbled white bonnet, A
red feather, nearly as loug as Anson 4
arm, streamod from one side, aud
within the brim Topped the immense
> frill of a cap, which chung close
. around the face of the stranger
The face, what could be seen Of it
was a very curious one to be seen in
side of such a bon net and cap. just
now, as she surveyed Anson and the
kitchen harsalf still unseen. The