Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-05-04
"Well. Mr.. Stureis," said,he, "st

"Well, Mr.. sturgis," said, he, so ]
you are here again"
at seems so, sir" 1 replied, not
knowing what else to say :,
"How long doyou expect to stay?"
he asked.
"I was about to go as you came
in," I said, IL may as well do SO
now"
Not yet" he said sharply. /" You
seem so fond of my house that I'll
give you more of it than you bar
gained for. l warrant you, however,
that you'll not find my cellar as COM
Portable as my parlor."
with this he turned off and lock-
ed the door on me. 1 looked around
the cellar for some other mode of
egress, but could find none. 1t was
a close, we'll built cellarslighted by
only one grated window. It was
clean and we'll arranged, but quite
cool. Finding that I had no means
of escape, I seated myself on a box
and tried to make the best Of my
condition. In a short time 4 discov-
cred that the Majors stock of wine
was stored in the cellar. Selecting a
bottle of prime old Port, I took out
the stopper with my knife, and paid
my respects to it. I had no idea how
long I was to be kept there.
"About four o'clock in the after
noon, the door at the foot Of the steps
opened, and Major Shorter made his
appearance.
! Well, Mr.. sturgis," said he, mock
ingly, how do you like your quar-
ters"
Very much, sir" I replied with
an air Of unconcern. II say, Major
this is capital old Port you have
here.
THUNDER shouted the Major,
"you have not been to my wine, have
you p
"I have taken that liberty to en-
liven the monotony Of my position, !"
I answered, laughing.
"You have the advantage of me
there" said the Major, after a pause.
"You are not worth q bottlesof good
Port. Comet up, and III let you go
home"
"I assure you I am very we'll sat
isfed, sir" I replied.
"Come up, and be from here,
1 say" exclaimed the old man, an
grily: :,
II went up stairs, carrying with
me the bottle from which I had been
drinking. As.I reached the head of
the stairs, the old man broke into a
laugh. f4 -
@ You've been too much for me
to-day, Sturgis," he said. go home
now, and don't repeat your visit.
az went out of the house and re-
turned home. A few days after this
I received note from Jenny, telling
me that her father was about to take
her to Europe, with the hope Of get
ting rid of me. This brought mat
ters to crisis, and we determined 10
sci aside her fathers unjust oppos;-
ton, and take the responsibility Of
marrying.
Everything was in readiness.
The carriage was at the cross street
near Jenny S home, andI was wait
ing near the door for her. She came
out soon, and we hurried to the car
riage. 1t was quite dark when we
got there, and helping Jenny into it,
| ordered the driver to take US to the
Rev. Mr.. IS house. Ihad hardly
gotten into the carriage, when some
one on the front seat, whom l had not
noticed before, said, quietly:
Upon my life, this is cool.
"Jenny gave scream of alarm,
and recognized the voice Of Major
Shorter. He had discovered our plans,
and had taken his seat in the car
riage for the purpose Of thwarting
them.
"And so you two fools are going
to be married, without my consent ?"
You have unjustly withheld it,
Major Shorter" I said, and we have
determined to act for ourselves. You
have no right to act towards us from
such groundless prejudices. y
81 expected an angry retort, but
the old man spoke very mildly when
he replied.
al have been thinking during the
last half hour, Mr.. Sturgis, he said,
that have not acted right about
this matter. l will be just towards
you. Get out now and let the car
riage take us home, and come to see
me in the morning. promise yon,
you shall have no cause to coml'..in
of me.
"He held out his hand 10 M;
took it most gladly, and bidding
both parties good night, left the car
riage"
1.-THE next day called on the ma
.or, and before l left him we arrang-
ed matters to our entire satisfaction.
He agreed to put me on probation
for six months more, and promised if
at the end of that time l was steady
and deserving. Jenny should be my
wife. l passed the ordeal, married
Jenny, and never had a better friend
than her father proved This, dears,
is low l won my wife. No doubt you
thinl; it rather a queer courtship;
and so it was but it brought me Il
dear, good wife.
Uncle Richard fell to poking the
fire again, and we all listened to the
storm once more.
A REMARKABLE SroRY.-A from
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