Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-05-05

the subject, I haven't shown you the
second story vet hope you will admire
the staircase, for quite pride myself
upon il, /" and the young man started to
lead the way up stairs. ~ sat = t55it
IS 1t is no use to goi any further" said
Sailie, moumfully, yet firmly q snr Eef
a"What do you mean. by that ?" asked
David, pausing and looking back. i'
do"
|" Without meS'' ,i. 4. -
% That's for you to decide" -,
And hau6 decided. OF all the wo-
but when I marry you, I do not marry
your family s'l i eS,sl s55
stVery wen, David" 1as1eq s'Ea asav
How am / to understand thatlp ;i'ae
ieH That you and / part company. y ast
sss Very well, it is, then. But let me tell
you this, Pm not the man to be tritled
with. Is Is now or never with me-
Never, p--said Sallies sos sifssa
4 ~ . And let me tell you further, that If
you won't be mistress of this house, there
are plenty that will. There's Jennie
Burns, the handsomest girl in the country
! IL viii not say she Is to be had for the
asking; but have reason to know she
thinks favorably of me, AS TO this freak
of yours, it is nothing more nor less than
sheer obstinacy under the guise OF Alial
.Hard words avail nothing; but this
will say, that, whoever you bring here, be
it Jennie Burns or another, 1 scarcely
think she can be to you what I could have
been--I, who have. loved you so long and
faithfully. And, David, when you shut
ne out Of your lie s!ss,, and home nome because l
take care that you do not shut out Gods
blessing at the same time,
Sallie had advanced to the outside door
and was standing on the threshold, and
the setting sun, which, through the hazy
atmosphere, was red as blood shone fuH
upon her. As she said the last words she
raised her hand to heaven, and, bathed in
that crimson light she reminded David
of a martyr in the flames. He thought
that she had never looked 50 noble, and
that he had never loved her 50 we'll but
he answered not word. He walked
home with her in silence, and refused to
enter the house. = 9 =
Mr. Burch, besides being owner Of the
mills, was an amateur farmer. He took
delipht in drives and strange breeds of
animals, and rare specimens of plants
He seldom visited the mills, leaving the
care Of the business almost entirely to his
foreman. 8 Beyond these facts, the towns
people knew little of him, for he lived in
great seclusion, at his place, Riyerbank,
which was a mile or two out Of the yil5
f Having heard that his foreman was
about to be married, he offered him the
prettiest "A lderRey heifer on his farm as a
present, and invited him to come and Sc
1ect it himself David thanked him very
heartily at the time, but had never availed
himself of the offer1 Mr. BHrch supposed
this might be wing 10 difidence. and one
day rallied him on the subject, Es.6
tiFt I'm not going to be married, sir-at
least not ct present, ! said David, looking
glum-54 3polir 81 rdifisps efsfg ssi eitfs -
oaPIndeedl hope nothing serious has
occurred,Y said Mr.. Burchs, asIEgs sf ~
"Itssn off, said DAVID, shaking his
so 3 a lovers Quarrel, perhaps Ifgathas.sl
an don't 9 aespalri e 9oung 9 iao1es ~ nKe R W
Not salIie, sir,,'' said David seai
I SI suppose then she has taken some
new fancy. They're tickle creatures, these
wohaenkind. What suits them to-day Of
fends them tosmorToW.d dVelk cheer up, my
lad, and learn to get aleng with them,
as do, said Mr.. Burch, smiling and lay
ing his hand lightly ON DaYid,s shoulder.
Pm certain Sallie never loved any one
but me- answered David, decidedly ~and
since YOU are so kind as TO take an inter
est in the affair, win tell you the truth
about it She was unreasonable enough
to expect to saddle me with the care of
her old hthef ana mother. -.
: And you could not afford to take such
3 charged. Well, lam glad you told me,
! for that is easily settled. - Rather than
two young people should be disappointed,
i III raise your salary" Ishl s s-.f,4oi, (
- /. It was not just that" said David; sthe
bearings have a little property OF their
'own-but she had some hne-spun notions
about the natteE, and wanted to take them m
: Sohf@ said Mr. B., and paused abruptly,
seemingly intently occupied with punch
ing little holes in the ground with his
gold headed cane. ssOne shouldn't be
hasty In affairs of 30 much importance,' :,
said he at length Perhaps you may yet
induce her to reconsider-t 81 sod
q 10 would be of no use to try said Da-
Vid, 6 for You might as well attempt to
move the sun, as To- move Salie Dearing
when once she geLs set upon anything she
tancies to be her duty.
VERY unreasonable truly" said Mr.. B.;
but there was q touch of sarcasm in his
tone. 'And you could not think Of yield
ing yourself?
| q Well, you shall have the Alderney all
the same, for 7 suppose you won't sell
your placeP,'i Eha5sl ~ RI yiee5.= =
:. Not /, sir, nor buy rope to hang my
self with, either" HcF 1<75.s- 81 5gfl
Mr. Bureh laughed, and as he walked
away he said to himself, 81 guess the heifer
win console him for his loss. .'T
David did not, indeed, buy rope to
hang himself; but he slipped his neck into
the matrimonial moose in the course OF q
few months, and moved into his new house
precisely as he had planned to do-the
only difference being that Jeannie Burns
was his bride instead of Sallie Dearing.
Sallie, meanwhile, was not left entirely
without consolation, for, if she had lost
lover, she had gained friend, and that
friend was no less a parsonage than Mr..
| Burch. s7i42g s-9u has sfss5s 5sea3s > -
She was much surprised one day, on
ouening the front door in answer to the
summons of the great brass knocker, to
| behold him standing on the step, and his
horse paving at the gate-about as much
| surprised as you would be if the statue OF
/ Washington, which adorns the square,
! should dismount from its rampant steed
and pay you visit. -.
/ He extended his hand sn11ngly, ana IN
i quired for her father and mother, upon
which SalIie invited him in. He said ne
had been trying to obtain some OF the Ole
English strawberry plants. He had the
Hovey Seeding and the Bartlett, and IN
fact almost every other variety; but the
old English had become very rare, and he
was told that Mr.. Dearing had it. fl ~
X. Upon which MIR. Dearing said that hi