Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-12-23

bust up I must Oh, lor, Master Huslzis
son, don't leave me any longer-do come
here and take a turn He's not so heavy
when you are used to, him-he isn't iI
deed " Ats e. Cila ~ "a 81 y NJ !
saw the necessity of advancing to the
rescue at once, and so did Mr.. Rowley.
was tall for my age and tolerably strong
hastehed to take the place of Mr.. Stokes
which j did with great caution onall sides
Behold me at last bearing the guardian Of
Clara on my shoulders, and feeling terri
bly, the weight of my responsibility as~he
stood with his face to the trpe, still exer
cising his ingenuity to get his hand out OF
the trapa 4F..u C.. asa, 80 1T
Master Huskisson," he condescended to say
politely for the sight of me was even
pleasant to witness. ~ y AA ,
/ 2 Not at all" was my cheerful answer,
You'll make yourself as light as possible
to oblige me, ,perhapsS -sv.F - q
I had not quite done growing, and man
is fragile during that process. Mr. Row
ley was very heavy, aud Stokes was wrong
in his assertion-wickedly wrong -
This is all your fault, mind you, Hus,
kisson. This might have been my death,
he said, reproachfully. f' .h5.
I---'' Yes, Mr. Rowley,- if hadn't been in
the way" was my happy rejoinder.
"Ahl but "-he looked round with diff
ficulty, and found Stokes still there,
making every human effort to straighten
his back before flying on his mission.
Curse it, Stokes, run for your life don't
stand there, you wretched lunatic, another
| Instant"
II Stokes ran away, and l was leftgas the
one support of Mr.. Rowley. Stokes had
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half when wished that he had remained
and shared the weight with me. tried
to keep firm, but the difficulty was i'm.
mense.
boy, you're givingl Don't shake so.
Keep yourself more against the tree" Mr..
Rowley called down. r-.....r
"All right. III do it for Clara's sake, If
| it's possible but if L snap" gs
Then l remembered that he had called
me whipper-snapper and so did he, too, l
| think, and was sorry.
"Oh, you'll keep up" he said, offering
me every encouragement in his power.
YOU'RE q big boy for seventeen, and I'm
only nine stone ten-not great weight
I've seen people in a circus do this kind Of
thing for hours, you know" .ft.LE
1t was gross eXaggeration, and l felt 1t
to be one. was getting faint also. had
undertaken too much and his language at
times was still violent, as he endeavored TO
extricate his hand. iI 5
IF | should die, sir" said, feeblyy
"will you please give my love to Clara
Tell her did all could to bear up--and
to bear you up, Oh dear! Did you say
nine stone ten," 't.'
p II did" ~, 2
f"r should have thought you had been
ninety" l murmured.
You're givingi' he roared again, with
vehemence that revived me. Keep up q
little longer my dear boy | can hear
them coming in the distance"
Which was another falsehood; but no
matter Mr.. Rowley was not truthful
man. l set myself firmly against the tree,
according 10 his Instructions, but 1t was of
no avail My heels in few more min
utes, would glide gracefully away from me,
| was certain, and the guardian of my
Clara would be swinging about by one
arm, like an early Christian martyr. His
blood would be on my head, and so would
he, if he came down with his whole weight
perhaps armless-on the top of me.
Keep up" he cried, in a great fright
now. "You shall see Clara when you
like, my boy ] will not say word against
the match any more. You're a fine, strap
ping, brave fellow, that you area young
Herculesp t:0i ifD
"Thank you, Mr.. Rowley," answered;
and his words did sustain me little, and
helped me to sustain him. -------....--
- But was sliding, slowly but surely,
from under his feet when assistance ar.
r1vad-nen With ladders and saws and
chisels; and Clara, too, wild with fright
and with tears streaming downher cheeks.
"Oh, my poor gardyr she cried. "Oh,
you wicked Alphonse it's all your dread2
full fault"
J 7This was the last feather on the camel's
back. / fell forward, and a grand rush of
the servants atMr Rowley slegs only saved
the guardian from summary dislocation on
the spot. He was got down with diff
ficulty; and once down he was not gratei
full. ul.I9l1rg44F
GA pretty fool you have made Of me"
he said to Clara as he walked away rub
bing his wrist; "and pretty pair Of fools
you and that boy are, toOp h'
Still, after all, he was not so bad as /
had expected to find him. He wasa man
who kept his word, and for that | have al
ways respected old Rowley. Clara and
saw each other in more rational manner.
l went to the Hall once or twice she was
at my house on my eighteenth birthday, q
little party which my mamma absurdly
called Juvenile in the invitations; and
there Jack Edwards was too attentive TO,
Clara, and raised jealous demon in my
breast.
l went to London shortly afterward
Clara and were to be engaged when l
passed" and if we were of the same
mind her guardian said. But we were not.
While was walking the hospitals fellow
in the tallow trade walked Off with Clara,
andI do not think she resisted in the least
1t was an excellent match, though he was
forty-seven, and very stout. went down
to the wedding, and returned thanks at the
breakfast for the. bridemaids, one of whom
has promised to be mine when / set up in
business for myself BeIgraeis. = = -
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