Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-12-22

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as John dismounted to open the
gate of the farm. "Kitty Hines
don't care for You. She's sot on
that puddin'- faced, white handed
young char, es Daniels calls his as
sistant. I'd hev to pay good sum
down afore she'd consent to marry
an unedicated clown like you"
"That'n do, father" said John.
"Yon're right in one thing--she
does like Herbert Bellefeld better
than me, and / don't blame her.
Make your mind easy, and don't
mention her name again: she refus-
ed me last night"
Stephe started, and burst out in
a loud, coarse laugh-so loud, so
mocking, that a youthful field hand
looked up from the roadside in
frightened wonderment; whereupon
the autocrat of Shankville jovially
cut at the lads legs with his long
whip, and, lashing the vicious,
plunging black into gallop, left the
rejected suitor of Kate Hines to his
meditatiohs.
CHAPTER ii.
Because Kate had just come f-om
a boarding school, and had pre-
ferred the society of Herbert Belle
fiele to that of John Massett, it
must not be lightly assumed that
she was of that frivolous and use
less class of girls that happily is al
most peculiar to large towns. Her
preference to Herbert BeHefield's S
society might find its Justification
in the fact that he was sprightly,
polite, anl full of abolition to
ulease; while John was sullen, awk
ward, and not to be won apparently
by any condesceasion from his mo
rose humor.
The latter's avowal of affection
had taken her completely by sur
prise. Bret regretted the way in
which she had received it; selfish,
and as a consequence, shortsighted,
he argued that the Hines were
poor, and that John would, in ali
probability, inherit his fathers
wealth. Kate listened respectfully
to her parents naggings and maun-
derings on this head, but paid little
real attention to them. She could
not but suspect from Johns som
bre, intractable character, that he
had inherited portion of his faith
er's nature; and though free from
any false, romantic views of life,
she was not the girl to marry mere
ly for money. As yet she was
rt-whole-a shrewd, handsome
girl, VITA 4 genius for house keep
ing, and looking after her drunken
father, inst as likely to settle down
into an old maid, as one SO hand
some could be.
A few days after the conversation
recorded in the last chapter, Her
bert Bellefield, with parcel of bags
under his arm entered a cottage
just outside Of Shankville, belong
ING to Hines, in which Kate spent
most of her time. Her father, a
thoughtless man in most things,
kept her away from the pothouse
frequenters OF the hotel as much as
possible.
Il was requested by Mr.. Daniel:
to leave this parcel here for MIR
Massett,'' he said, removing his ha
anil bowling very low as Kitty
bright and smiling, mel him in the
a sage.
Quite a good looking fellow this
Herbert Bellefield: always neatly
dressed, and carr, ing his tall slim
figure well; given to supercilious
ness some said, when not on hi:
guard, and to painting himsel
black or white according to hi:
company. "- --s
He had not a 1.-THE of John.
moral strength, but then he was Sc
lausible, and Johns manner, poo
fellow, was so unpreposessing.
He will 3e in town this morn
ing" said Kittie. why there h,
ism she exclaimed, pointing to
rarty of farmers that had jus
turned the corner Of the street, ant
towering among whom rose th,
grand figure OF Stephen Massett.
Raising his hat and bowing yer,
low once more, Bellefleld skippe,
out into the road to meet him. A
he descended the steps he caugh
sight of young Massett peering be
hind the stables. Before he coul
comment on this circumstar C
Stephen dashed into the yard Of
the bad tempered black.
"Mr. Massett," said Daniels as
sistant, bowlng and scraping: 90
have q package for you with MI
Daniels compliments. Remarkobl
fine morning sir. Quite pleasur
to sse you looking so well.'
Stephen had been drinking, an
Bellefield's insincere and silly ad
dress made him angry.
| lion lHlSleI ne, yer uuIHe
young jackanapes;' he growled
eyeing him with huge disfavol
"If Daniels is q fool l amt. @
back to yer counter an work 70
yer wages" o
Il am not a jackaDapesr' - rt
turned Belleheld, his eyes fiashin
and his cheeks flaming as he steE
ped forward. I'm neither you
son nor your hired hand and II
not going to be addressed as if
were." ..........
i Old Massett stared; oppositio
had always the effect of astonishin
him.
IF l do not teach you manner
l will eat Hines gal: :" he said ;
length, jumping ponderousl sly frol
his horse. "Hines' gall gave
little shrek at the open doorwa,
Stephen caught the dry goods ma
: by the collar and raised his heav
a