The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-02-10

I ike pO-nedf IL
Ed' Enthusiastically an means thc
Fprttdest gal idtiie neighbothood.' Ev
Pery BODY, said 'sO;D even Mrs. jenkins
fwho hdd four unmarried ndartets Of IHel
own acknowledged that Rath was ratb
epg6odloOlddC am not good at de.
sctibln, But / o@iIEtry and tell you how
sshea lookea!i g9dj bus . oiIi's noI IN
io Hers hafFd wasgGns as SILK, and va,
.brown3with aaEiha 6foglisten onait in
the osuh that looked like golda Hel
face wasroanag and little dimples play;
edhlde and seek around her mouth, hSl
.cbeskS& ssas pideas that tea rose there
IN the widder;I and Kig blue eyes #ai
.iisti sparkllnpn~itb mischief Ruff:
father,the deacon, was considered very
well off, ,rand ais no wonder that the
young tellergathougbt a good deal d
Ruth; butsshe treated 'em all alike, and
never seemed to care any more for one
than she did for t'other.> Seth Hol-
liugSwOod would have given his very
eyes for one inesuragin look fro m her
but she kept Che poor feltetS in hot
waterintbe whole atiGe. ne Sometimes
she would act like ebshe thought tht
iYorldOfbim, and agin as if she did M
knowesich a critteplivedoon theifaeep 81
the arth, $50 ITO use Operative expires.
sion,1 he was sometimes praised tothe
skies, ando then was subia down below
zero. o. s.no,sd nGdi 1lom ,9iJqe nf 20
III The day before New Years Ruth
came to see me- and q we vase in 1the
kitcheti-4she was hemmin' some fuffles,
and was peelih' apples for pics I'VE
hadibeeni taikingforBome time about a
party. we had beeuIto con eChristnnas,
and lanentin' that thereiwas nooplace
to go New Years might oWhenl there
Vas a knock at thedoor and in walked
Seth HbllingswOodoaBd Reuben Coz
lins.n Reuben wdS payin' his atteni
tons to me thenj and, when he come
IN s6oneupectedly, Iaupsot the pan and
spilled allthe apples on the floor yAf
ter speakinl to- the oys,nRuthi laughed
softlyat my confusion, and ped pick
up the apples ItbatiwaS arolliu' round
over the foonI After Italkin little
while, Seth said: ldIog
fttWe, came to ask you gals how you
would likeito go tona singii' school, to
be held inGthel new oschoolhouseo fab6dt
FIVE milds from heYe.o The sleigMnl is
good, and Itthink we will .haSeoa nice
timeo Owe havea a sleigh big enough tc
hold six."l qon ,sjasnpgrs iaatI' 81
drtWho else is goin' in iti"' says T. ~
1ep The scaoolmaster and lsallie Hay
den.''asrp 3df 9Dg7G 81 stiS's2f 90
st'I thought you didn'td like Sallie, u
said Ruth JIaughin'9t bra ,i99ris 9dl d.
,o&We don't speak, abatthea sleigh be-
lungst to- Reuben nhere, and he has d
right to take who he pleases in it.
There will be no need of my speakih'
to her, Jas the schoolmaster is goinh with
her." '"a'
ghiBut will jyou CO." says Reuben,
turningtous. nolEoi'jnq 1ot 9aidiin
4s1ihad as lief go as uot,' says'I. ON
a3And SO wouldsI," says Rhthi soths
boys left in high spirits. ,, i" 'ai
bfH'Bpt, auntiei you have not described
Seth's personal appearance usI Noy.
elists,always describe the hero tooy you
know said ClaraI 1odi osla hHh rs
d,HLsnd Child ; ! don't set up to be 8
authoresSna Seth was as fine alookin
feller as you will SEQ in a years time.
He was as tall and as straight as an ar
rer,, bis,eyes wastas black and as spark
lin as they -eould-be,- ,-his-bsiF-was black
and0curlys he did notpart tin the mid
die, of course, for that fashionIhad not
eomein git; and Lam glad oft, for i
there is anything under the canopy that
makes a man look lidiotic,i that does.
I'll ventur' to say that Seth looked al
well inlhis bum made clothes, as any o.
the dandies eftoday, ,whose goodlook'
depend entirely on the set of their neck
ties. dig. lgyT2 7uoy nliw ',1JitI III
Yes, Seth was handsome, there wal
no mistake aboutit.1sH He was afarmeT
and, as Industrious as he could obe. 81
reckon, you gals will.be shocked at tht
idea of his bein'l,a farmer, but let mi
tell you, if there was nloreof sichlfel
lers nova daysy the matches would b,
happier, and the.ohappluess would n
all vanish after the excitement,o Of tn,
new dresses and bridal tower was over
Take heed to my advice, Constance
ClaryiCan't takeit ynnG!tsss don' a'i.
a'Ihens seeing the flush rise TO my sis
ter's face, she said hastily: iii8 ,1ohn9
sfaTbAAie li ClAry. nv dear! don't fec