Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-03-16

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d ofwhitewash and yarnish.
4 Mrs Dacres was waiting for the
& men folks to come to dinner Shf
b had blown the horn twice out oftht
J, back door, and the pork in the spi-
I der was curling itselfup into Little,
e hard, bilious looking scraps. With
] enforced patience she came in and
) sat dow, in the rocking chair, with
, its puffy feather cushion, and un-
tied her cap strings. She was q
large woman, with a heavy tread
snd double chin, andan immense
talent for managing IN mher own
person she represented tie hard
headed ethics or Bunham, and
lpethaps was more honest, IL less
nice, than some Of her neiehbors,
"Obed Tairman has been kicked
| hya horse, mother" said 10, be-
traying a little hesitation in his
tone. "The hurt isn't dangerous,
but think it would look friendly If
you would step in and inquire how
he is,"
sIf it amt dangerous, / shan't
stir a step,v returned Mrs. Dacres,
shutting her mouth in a positive
line. "You do running enough over
that way for the resi- of the family;
and expect you'll make fool of
Yourself one Of these days"
YTbere might be two opinions
about that" said 10, rather eva
siYeIy.
@Wal, you know what | think
right out fiat footed? You're hang
ing around that girl, and expect
yon will get a weakly wife on your
hands who viii be whining round |
with nurailgy or, highpo half the
time. Obed is shiftless, / don't
mean that he is lazy; but be hain't
got no kalkerlation. His wits are
Oft wool, ol,gathering half the time
and Salome is cut out of the same
piece of cloth. She's as easy as an
old shoe, and would sozzle round a
house and tend to a lot of flowers,
ne matter whether there was any I
bread in the cupboard or not, III
you are ever going to get ahead I
in the world, you must marry &
woman that can help you push, as
I've helped your father-a regular
stayer, that can put her shoulder
to the wheel, and not bundle of !
aches and pains tied round the mid i
die with string, who will eat you
up with doctors bills {
Here was the Burnham valua- !
tion Of woman put into the plainest {
Words and they made Jo vince.
sSalome isn't sickly," said 10, in {
a gloomy tone. "She may not be I
qeits,as, strong as some girls, but ]
l feel sure she will turn out a {
healthy woman. ] have told you
before, mother, that ! don't mean |
to marry a drudge or q glare. !
shan't look out for a wife to do my |
cooking, and washing, and scrub |
bing, and nothing else. ! want |
human companion, and if / have a !
man to help me on the farm, my
wife shall have a girl to help in the !
kitchen | shan't go and look up /
a wife as | would a horse. A man !!
gets his eye on girl, and he i
longs for her, and likes her-he +
can't tell why, She is different
to him from any other woman in '
the world, and he can't be s
happy without her. 1t isn't a thing l
for a fellow to be ashamed Of, :
neither, if he's got one spark Of I
in him; and that's the '
way l feel towards Salome." !
"Granny" exclaimed Mrs. Da /
ores, bringing her broad hand {
down on her chair at the height t
of the young fellows ardor. "Do $
you think your father and me is /
going to give the money we're just {
worked and dug out Of the ground /
to feed that Fairman tribe y
II don't ask for your money"
returned 10, rather savagely. III !
shall take what grandfather left me, |
and stock hired farm, and then | |
shall ask Salome to be my wife" " $
He strobe out of the house with '
out eating his dinner, and marched
off to the woods to free his mind :
of excitement. AS he was getting '
over the snake fence by the road 2
side, he saw Elder Northrup stop e
lnder the cherry trees in front of :
.ho Fairman farmhouse and fasten q
lis horse. The elder was little l
nan, and his Sunday suit appeared 9
o tyrannize over him good deal. s
Ills coat cuffs descended over his a
lands, a tuft Of stiff hair stood up 2
Iboye his narrow forehead, an8lhe P
poke with slight shuttle. U
Mrs. Fairman was ironing by the !, u
able when she saw him ride ap,so Il
he put the flat.iron back on the
tove, and went ont on the stoop +,
0 meet him. Elm 50 glad you' ve I;
appened along to-day" said she,
nth her face drawn into its usual
uckers Of anxious coneern. "Per q
aps you've heard that Obed cot &c
mt He's laid up nowsand tlto't Ae
lebbe if You should talk with him leg
iefc might be an awakening.- pa
'ou don't know how I've wrestled lnl
PRAYER to bring 0bed to conyic- So
on. Ioften think Of what the BIZ
Ie says about being unequallg hs
0ked with an unbeliever-not that thl
would have it thought that Obed 40
MT a good, moral man, kind to cry
S women folks, and as good a tat
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