The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-04-28
rld-nobody can deprive me of that


comfort"
Like many other young ladies, Sallie
was little given to superlatives, as may
be seen.
The next day Mr.. Burch called, smil
ing, as handsome as ever. He confirmed
the truth of Mrs. Burdock's statement
with regard to reftting his house, and
paid Sallie the compliment of asking the
benefit of her taste in completing the ar
rangements.
"Will you put on your hat, and go with
me now ?" he asked.
"Certainly," she said, and tried to add,
with pleasure" but the words got no
further than her throat.
She remembered how she had once
gone over another house with another
bridegroom, but it was not that memory
which caused her to sigh as she crossed
the threshold at Riverbank.
Indeed, Mr.. Burch, you had little need
of any taste but your own" she observed.
They had nearly completed their sur
vey of the house, and were now standing
by recess filled with the choicest of
plants.
"Then you are pleased?" he asked.
81 am charmed"
at still lacks one thing without which
even Paradise was not complete" he
said-"its Eve"
"a difficulty which will soon be sup
piled, | suppose" said she, turning her
back on Mr.. Burch, and looking intently
into the heart of ealla-lily.
"That depends on yOu," he said.
"On me !" exclaimed Sallie, facing him
now chow can that bes"
because, unless you consent to marry
me yourself, shall remain single"
Impossible - said she.
"Have presumed too much?" he ask.
ed, regarding her earnestly.
"I meant impossible that you could
think of me-" stammered simple Sallie,
blushing rosily.
"But seeing that it is not impossible
what then p
"Why, then"
81 shall fill up the blank to suit my
SELF" said he, bending lower, and taking
her hands in his, but, to his surprise, she
drew back.
"There are some things that may cause
you to alter your mind" said she.
Well!" said he, and waited for what
she had to say next.
az have been engaged before" she said
"I know ii"
"To your foreman"
"I know it."
Il have two old people dependent on
my care"
al know it."
"Aad | can never leave them"
"And I never wish you to. 1t was
hearing of your devotion to them that
first led me to seek your acquaintance
| know so dutiful daughter must make
true and faithful wife, and so 1 set my
self to the task of winning your affection
Have | succeeded"
Sallie was again wrapt in contempla-
ton of the calla-lily. But Mr. Burch
was a man who was not to'be put off with
any evasions, so he repeated, Have 1
succeeded ?"
"Yes," said Salle
Then he kissed her, as it was high time
he should do, and said great many lack
adaisical things to her, of which this is
one:
Il won't say that your personal graces
had no effect upon me but then L must
have loved you if you had been as gaunt
and grim as"
"Mrs. Burdock," suggested Salle Both
laughed and lc finished his sentence
"instead of the sweetest little lady in all
the world, as you are"
SO Mr. Burch fulfilled the prediction of
Mrs. Burdock, and brought wife to Riv-
erbank but that good woman was sorely
disappointed that the expected "Queen of
Shelby" should turn out to be nobody but
little Sallie Dearing
MIR. and Mrs. Dearing were very happy
in their new home; nor do L think their
son-in-law ever regarded them as burden
or wished them away, for he was more
than once heard to remark,-" There is
nothing which gives such dignity to a
house as the presence of serene old age"
No special misfortunes befel David
Thompson, and the world voted him a
prosperous man, yet sometimes, when
vexed to tie soul by a vain, frivolous and
heartlcss wife, he thinks of one whose
steadfast spirit might have been his stay
and comfort.
And sometimes, when returning home
at evening, he fancies he sees standing on
his threshold, by the crimson light of the
setting sum- a figure with one hand raised
to heaven, and these are the words it ut
terS -
"And, David, when you shut me out of
your life and home because l refuse to
break the Fifth Commandment, take care
that you do not shut out Gods blessing at
the same time !"-Neao England Farmer.