The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-03-02
Spect Storp.
ElETEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS
on. HOW WE GOT MARRIED.


Don't fret, Jennie, lass you shall have
the earrings and something over for fril-
led tuck or whatever you may fancy.
Come, take your choice girl -
Jenny came slowly forward aud rested
her hand on her fathers shoulder; as she
glanced hstlessly over the wares which the
peddler spread before her. ae
. "Humph it's not the earrings nor the
tuck that she's worrying about" observed
the mother, glancing up sharply from the
inspection ola CAV chintz. "S6e's taken
on about that lad, Frank Duncan, who
neighbor Burwell told us, is TO leave day
after tomorrow, to seek his fortune, as he
says"
"And 1 hope he'll find it, said the far
mer, gravely. He's a good enough lad,
and I'd have nothing to say if he'd give
less time to books and more to work, SOS
to make money enough for wife to live
on When young Duncan comes back
with five hundred dollars in hand, Jennie,
III think better Of him but no daughter
of mine shall marry a pennylesB man..
As the farmer spoke, he was slowly and
carefully untying a well worn leather wal
let, which he had taken from the upper
drawer of the old-fashioned bureau, with
brass handles, which stood in a corner Of
the large kitchen. From a goodly sized
bundle of notes, he selected one of ten dol
lars, which he handed to the peddler.
I've no change" he replied to some re-
mark of his wife. They're tens andtwen-
ties-one hundred and twenty-five dollars
IN all, - he added, IN q tone Of satisfaction.
'JekyPs done good job WI the cattle
this year, and if the crop turns out as well,
you shall have something better than that
chintZ, Hetty, for Christmas time-and
you, too, Jennie, lass" ..-.-
The peddler's small, keen black eye
glanced furtively at the notes as the far
mer smoOthed them out upon his knee and
replaced them in his wallet.
Here one hundred, clear, for the bank, %
he observed, as he tied the wallet securely
with its red tape string "Fl take it
down to Logansville, Thursday Mean
time, Hetty, put it away in the little box
there"
Mrs Hallet deposited the wallet care
fully in a tin box, and replaced the box in
the bureau drawer, which she locked,
hanging the key on a nail which was driv-
en- in the back of the bureau itself.
Jennie having selected her earrings and
a piece of lace for tuck, sat down 70 sew
the latter on the neck OF her best blue de-
laine dress. There was to be a ;tbee" al
neighbor BurwelPs that evening, and &
dance after and though in no dancing
mood, she Yould 90 for I<aAEgtlse-
Frank Duncan was to be there; and thu;
would be their last meeting before he de
parted to"seek his fortune" in the city
Poor girl! it was her first sorrow; anC
we all know how hard are such to tn
young, and their ignorance of life, As sh
| sat on the side of her little bed sewing tn
| lacelo on the blue dress, she looked and fel
very sad. Much as she loved her parents
/ she could not help thinking them crue
and unfeeling in this instance, when the,
must know how dearly she loved Frank
and that she could never, never be happ,
/ without him. He was so clever, so hand
some, so good-and yet they objected t
him because he was poor AS if she, 0
Frank either, minded poverty Oh, if h
: only had five hundred dollars how in thi
worldcould Frank ever get that enormou
sum?
Her mothers voice, calling her to sup
per, aroused her. With country hospital
ity, the good dame had added some extri
dishes to the usual evening meal, md shr
looked little disappointed at the peddIerN
non appreciation Of the good things set be
fore him. Heseemed absent and restless
and declined the profterd nights lodging
/ and said he must go fright on to Logan'
f vile, in order to meet a friend WHOM b
= expected there. So, after joining in wit
a fervent 'amen" 70 the hosts after-grac
I and thanking then in pious strain Il
e their hospitality, ,>he shouldered his paC
= and resumed his journey From the VII
: dow Jennie looked lstlessly out, saw b
=. tall form disappear at bend of the ro'
: about mile distant, and dreamily hea
her father remark:
II don't fancy that stranger. SomehC
he don't look to me like genuine peddl
J. not sharp enough at bargaining
IF terested enough in his business. A
!, then noticed he never looks you right
= eye-always bad sign"
u "Well," observed his little thrifty wi
s 81 can't say as l liked him the less for
/: easy bargains. He can't make much PR
j by 'em, though, I guess, judging from Il
ID old camlet coat of his, with its patched
4 bows and old fashioned long tails flapp
l. about his heels I can remember
ID grandfather had Just such another. B
of Jennie, girl, if you're going to the bee
It high time to bestir yourself. Why,
ov nigh six o'clock already"