Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-03-11

whole, ma be she Amt the one for me,
perhaps and il is as well TO look further
Whyl what in the world Well, there
what have been thinking Off There is
Mrs. Davids, as neat as new cent, and
the master hand to save. She is always
taking on; and she will be glad enough TO
have somebody to look out for her, why,
sure enough And there l was right at
her house this very day, and never ouce
thought of her What an old duneel" /.
But fortunately, this not being a sin OF
commission, il could easily be recflded /;
and directly Captain Ben had turned about
and was trotting again toward the red
house on the beach.
Pound for pound of the best white
sugar" he heard Miss Tame say as he
neared the door,
white sugarn repeated Mrs. Da-
vids, her usual sigh drawn out into a
little groan. White sugar for cram.
berries Who ever heard of such a
thingS I've always considered did we'll
when had plenty of brown"
"Poor creeter ~ thought Captain Ben.
"How she will enjoy getting into my
pantry. Lyddy never complained that
she didn't have enough of everything to
do ieith"
And in the full ardor of his intended
benevolence, he went right in and opened
the subject at once. But, to his astonish-
ment, Mrs. Davids refused him. She
sighed, but she refused him.
I've seen trouble enough already, with
out my rushing into more with my eyes
wide open," sighed she.
Trouble? Why, that is just what 1
was meaning to save you !" exclaimed the
- -. -.
the house, and stove e'enamost new.
And Lyddy never knew what it was to
want for a spoonful of sugar or pound
of flour. And such handy buttery and
sink Lyddy used 10 say she felt the
worst about leaving her buttery of any
thing" .-7T TRnl
Should thought she would" answered
Mrs Davids, forgetting to sigh. Chow
ever, can't say that feel any hankering
after marrying buttery. I've got but
tery-room enough here, without the
trouble of getting set up in new place"
"Just as you say" returned the re-
jected. Il amt sure you'd be exactly the
one. l Soas thinking of looking for
somebody little younger"
"Well, here is Persis Tame. Why,
don't you bespesk herr She is younger,
and she is in need of good home. can
recommend her, too, as first rate cook, !"
remarked Mrs. Dayids, benevolently.
Miss Tame had been sitting little
apart by the open window, smiling to
| herself
But now she turned about at once.
HIM I" said she with contempt. 81
should rather live under an umbrella tied
to stake, than marry for a hum"
So Captain Ben went home without en-
| a;t thar hA,,
I And the first thing he saw was Captain
eating the apples Loizah Mullers had
strung and festooned from nails against
the house, to dry.
| The next thing he saw was, that, hav-
ing left window open the hens had flown
in and gone to housekeeping on their
own account. But they were not, like
Mrs. Davids, as neat as new cent, and
not, also, such master hands to save,
Shoe shoe Get out. Go long there
with your cried Captain Ben, waving
the dish-cloth and the poker. az declare
fort most had MT ought to have lef,
that bread out on the table. They've made
a pretty mess of it, and it is every spec
there is in the house, too. Well | must
make do of potatoes for supper, with a
bit of pie and a mouthful of cake"
Accordingly he went to work building
fire that wouldn't burn. Then, forget
ting the simple matter of hampers, the po-
tatoes wouldn't bake. The tea kettle
boiled over and cracked the stove, and
after that boiled dry and cracked itself
Finally the potatoes fell to baking with
so much ardor they overdid it and burnt
up. And, last of all the cake-jar and pie
cupboard proved to be entirely empty
Loizah had left on the eve of baking day.
"The old cat Well, I'd just as soon
live on slapjacks SPELL" said Captain
Ben, when he made this discovery.
But even slapjacks palled on his palate,
especially when he had them always tc
cook for himself.
"'Tain't no way to live, this amt" said
he at last. "Pm good mind to marry al
ever had to eat"
SO he put on his hat and walked out
The first person he met was Miss Persil
Tame, who turned her back and fell Il
picking thoroughwort blossoms as he camC
mp.
'"Look here" said he, stopping short
"Pm dreadfully put tot. can't get nee
wife nor ne'er housekeeper, and an
e'enamost starved to death. wish yol
so0uId consent to marry with me, if yol
feel as if you could bring your mind to it
am sure it would have been Lyddy'
wish"
Miss Tame smelt of the thoroughwor
blossoms.
at comes pretty sudden on me-" sh
replied. "I hadn't given the subject an.
thought. But you are to be pitied in you
situation"
"Yes. And I'm dreadful lonesome Nv
! always been used to having Lyddy to tall
| /. .s,.r ,,I 4 ha- 81 rh
And don't know anybody that has he
, ways more than you have. You are
good deal such built woman, and yo
have the same hitch to your shoulder
when you walk. You've got somethin
the same look to your eyes, too Inotice
! it last Sunday in meeting-time," continue
the widower, anxiorsly.
81 do feel for you. A man alone is in
deplorable situation, replied Miss Tame
"rm sure I'd do anything in my powe
to help you"
"Well, marry with me then. That
: what want We could be real comfort
able together. Ill go for the license thi
, minute, and we'll be married right away,
returned the impatient suitor. You g
, up to Elder Cranes, and I'll meet yO
there as soon as can fetch around"
Then he hurried away, without givin
Z me chance to say no, said "she tina
was" Persis Tame, afterward. $50 la
to marry with him, as you might say. Blu
!, I've never seen cause to regret it. Nv
got first-rate of hum, and Captain Be
: makes first-rate of husband. And n
I hein't he, hope, found cause to IegrC
it" she added, with touch of wifel
. pride; though l do expect he migt
! have had his pick among all the Eingl
INnTfn 1T Nha lsuer Ns.ft a
he chose ale."-AAGntie Monthly.
The Wayne county Penny HeraldsayI
} AT or near Beech Pond, this count,
! there lives German who may safely IA
claim 10 being the champion wretch
1 this vicinity. His wife died some tin
since, and he made her coffin himself,
rough hemlock boards, In which he place
some straw. unOn~ hich he Dlaced- III