Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-05-27
wei, meaning men the brilliancy of the

well meaning men the brilliancy of the
name Vansmoozle az Il applied to him.
The singing master now changed his
tune again to suit the promptipgs of his
education, and after indulging in certain re-
marks about an ssold codger," a "crusty
oily fudge" that lowered him still more,
as he deserved to be, in the esteem Of the
well meaning farmer, minced away.
John Simpson worked on. The days
| went by. 1t was rumored about that the
singing-master, who was wont to strike his
harp in the village below, had gone away.
Old Mr. Jones wondered nightly at-this,
especially when Priscilla was by Sill he
declared by word and looks ina thousand
waysthat his daughter should not marry
the man who was putting in wheat in the
bottom fields. He was well enough in his
way, John Simpson was But he desired
his daughter to look little higher for a
husband than common farm laborer,
though he owned he had once been one
himself. Priscilla still insisted ON making
John happy; that is, if John was wiling !;
and the mother siding with her, they had
q hot time with the old man Whenever
he got upon his high horse, which. was
parental authority. What made it worse
for him he took to. going to bed very early
in the evening about this time, and that
left the sitting room with it's cheerful fire
almost solely to the use of the two. young
people. There theysat, one evening af
ter another, taking about the moon and
looking in among the sblazing Goals with
just as much audacity as if the whole
country was in favor OF their loving each,
other. Strange the old gentleman should
overlook this very important proceed
ing. don't suppose he everl left the stair
door sjar, or put his ear out from under
the bedclothes to listen. No, / s'poses
mot.
1t was February, / think, that saw tre,
mendous signs of preparation about the
Jones' residence; pies had been baked,
pastry prepared, and~m than one box
of raisins and oranges had been put slyly
away upon the shelves of the pantry.
The old gentleman had become somewhat
reconciled to the match, still he clustered
out occasionally upon his favorite theme,l
parental authority The whole house
was against him, however. Where ever
did any one oppose with any sort, of sue
cess two womsn? Not on the, Jones'
premises, that's certain. ALI things were
made in readiness. The morning dawned,
the eventfnl morning that was to make
dOHu duu IlSCSlld Ouo, tCu ClOCh was
the hour. gs... q. lne ,lr -,f. --s-.its r.
When the sun went down that day the
friends and relatives had retired with
ample supplies of cake and knickknacks.
The newly married pair were sitting again
by the fire alone, but this time closer to-
gether than ever before, probably. We
have no right to listen to what is said, but
for once we will, as it is about the old gen.
tleman: fa.at.- "a -vr4tHo.
John, dearest" began somebody,
throwing her arms, about the manly form
beside her, "wasn't it strange that father
opposed our marriageI?" LAM T
The husband made no reply, save toim-
print a kiss among the curls that nestled
upon her bosom.
"Another thing, j ohm, since ten o'clock,
a07aat has made him laugh SO s"-O Cincinnati
Times.