The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17

duced the theme. with what success |:
recorded above.
That night, after family prayers
quite an animated colloquy took place
between Susan's parents. The door o
Susan's chamber being ajar, she became
an Innocent listener to the conversation
which, as it concerned herself alone
proved rather interesting. Mother
Lippe was in Susan's secret, and favor.
ed 1t with all her might.
snow, old man." said she, as that
functlonary was covering up the fire,
the last thing before going to bed, "it' s
downright mean in you to oppose Su-
sans ices about larning. I'm sot not
to hev any ignorant scalawag roofing
round arter my darter."
81 rule this roost," responded daddy
Lippe.
"And I'll make the roost for you,''
rejolned the dame. Grimes amt now
what they was when we were young
sters. Just think of mating Susal to
Mat Awl, or yet to Chris. Gabby, the
shoemaker, who has about as much of
an ijee of books as hog has of meet.
in"
There's no mite of use argufying
about it, old woman; I'm sot."
"And so am l." replied the irate
dame "And we'll see who'll sit to the
most purpose. If Susan can't marry
the kind of man she wants to, she can
stay at home, and that's the end of it,"
With this clincher mother Lippe
turned her face to the wall, and refused
to say another word.
In the meantime, Henry Coverdale
was gradually winning his way to emf.
nence. AS a speaker he stood head and
shoulders above any Of the young men,
his associates at the bar. The result of
his efforts also began to flow in upon
him in a golden stream. Yet, still he
remained a bachelor, though many
| wondered. Still there were no signs OF
old Mr.. Lippe relaxing in the least
from his views on 'education."
However, things were destined tc
shape themselves entirely different tc
what mere observer might reasonably
hope to expect.
This grew out Of Coverdale's love fol
Susan, which now assumed the cast OF
impatience.
One day young man in homespur
garb presented himself at the house O.
old Mr.. Lippe, and inquired if he want
ed to hire hand on the farm.
The old farmer eyed him for somt
moments, and finding him remarkably
well favored and knit together, said:
"Where are you from ?"
81 live at Monroe, when at home.'
replied the young man.
"Raised on farm?"
"Yes, SIR"
about how much do you want
month
"Whatever you think is right
you'll never get along in the world
unless you drive better bargain thai
that" said Mr.. Lippc. "But I'll tel
you what I'll do. You shall work
month for twenty dollars, and afte
that, if we suit one another, We'll bar
gain for a year."
"Agreed," said the young man, ant
WAS forthwith installed as hired hand
AS the reader guesses, the hand wa
none other than Henry Coverdale, VIII
had commenced to put into operation
plan to gain the old mans consent t
his union with Susan.
Time wagged along. Old Lippe wa
nightly pleased with his hired hand
and often praised him TO the wome
folk. Indeed he looked with degre
of complacency on his attentions to Su
y san, which began to be marked, an
Coverdale was on the point of poppin
l the question, when a circumstance hap
, pened as follows:
= The farm of Mr.. Lippe was part {
a tract, the title of which had formerl
been in dispute, though it was indee
and in equity his. Just at this time on
n of those land sharks that infest tn
country raked up worthless claim IAN
r. entered suit for possession.
4 This proceeding was so obviously ali
e surd and rascally, that Mr.. Lippe mere
ly laughed at it, although at the advic
Il of his hired hand he appeared at coul
,. to refute the claim ; suppOsing, how
n ever, that his bare word would be a
:. sufficient to dispose of the scoundrel {
Is land shark. His hired hand also cor
4 cluded to lose the day and go with hin
!. in order, he said, "to see what judg
, and court were like"
- Old Mrs. Lippe and Susan accompl
" MED them for the purpose Of maxim
If some purchases, as they could get bette
:. bargains in the county town than
a Stanhope.
i. This conversation of the family ha
,f placed Henry Coverdale in full posse
= sion Of the facts in the case. and he ha
= manifested such an interest in the q
20 fair, and appeared to be so anxious as
= the result, that the old man was not q
tOnished at seeing him enter the b'
pr and take n chair by his side. lie mott
r. ed, also, that his dame and Susan we
h. among the spectators in the courtroom
id The case was called and the lawy
n. for the plaintiff arose and made out
Il. plausible statement that it enrag
Q. the old man dread(ully, SO much tn
no he could scarcely contain himself un
IN the lawyer concluded.
,rt The moment he sat do wn theold m
he sprang to his feet.
he "See, here" exclaimed he. "Ht
ot are deeds, and every man in this cou
nv room knows me well enough to knt
lie, that never got them by rascality,
claimed more than was justly mine
ly Gan this may be true,' replied
adj Judge, "but the court demands lie,
at proof relative to the points at issue.
of presume you have an attorney, \
ed Lippe?'
nd "Neyer said a word to single one