The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-03-09

well, you shall have the Allern-,
all the same. for I suppose you won
sell your place ?"
"N"t I, sir, nor buy a rope to hang
myself ith neither"
Mr.. Burch laughed, and as he walked
away lie said to himself, II guess the
heifer will console him for his loss"
David did not, indeed. buy a rope tc
hang himself: but he slipped his neck
into the matrimonial moose in the course
ofs few mouths. aud moved into his
new house precisely rs he had planned
to-the only difference being that Jen.
nie Burns was his bride Instead Of Sallie
Dsaring.
Sailie, awhile, was not left entire.
" without consolation, for, If she had
h'st n lover, SHE had gained friend, and
that friend was no lees personage than
Mr.. Burch.
She was much surprised one day, on
opening the front door In answer to the
summons Of the great brass knocker, to
behold him standing on the step, aud
his horse paving at the gate-about ss
much surprised as you would be if the
statue Of Washington, which adorns the
Square, should dismount from its ram.
pant steed AMI pay you visit.
He extended his hand smiIingly, and
inquired for her father and mother, upon
which SaIIie invited him in. He said
he had been trying to obtain some of
the old English strawberry plants. He
had the H"vey's Sc. ding anu the Bart.
lett, and in fact almost every other vari.
ETY.; but the old English had become
very rare. and he was told that Mr..
Dearing had it.
Upon which Mr.. Dearing said that he
had. aud that Mr.. BurciI was welcome
to some, and then they fell into long
conversation about horticulture in gen-
eral. and Mrs. Dearing treated him to
glass Of her elderbery wine. So he
stayed AL hour or more and though he
addressed but few words TO Sall.Y. his
hazel eyes were upon her even while he
talked to her father. Aud 40, upon one
pretext or another. he continued t.
come. until ut last he came withou. any
pretext at all.
The OLD people valued his society on
their own account not little, but more
because, as they said, the com l'anionship
Of u gentleman like Mr.. BurciI was sucl,
AL advantage to.a young girl like their
daughter. As for Sallie, she regarded
him Is dear brother, or at least sht
thought she did, until her old friend,
Mrs. Buriock-the same who was sean.
'dalized by the "pink ribbons''-destroy-
ell the illusion.
1t was ,ne afternoon in early june,
when Mr.. Dearirg slept in his arm
chair. his wife darning his stockings.
aud Sal!ie sat stitching away upon some
pretty piece Of no,,seuse-which, truth
to tell, she was much addicted to doing
that Mrs. Bu dock staiked in like
some gaunt and grizzly Fate. After Ills
coursing short time about the lateness
of the season. the prospect for CROPS
Mrs. Blacks "rheunatiz' aud Mr..
Browns broken leg-she came ut last to
the subject upper'nost In her mind, aud
which had been the real motive Of her
call.
$50 Mr.. Burch is going to be mar
ried." she remarked, looking keenly u,
SalIie. That young woman gave u lit
tie start which caused her to prick her
finger aud stain her work with blood.
and, let Us hope she derived Inoncn-
tary satisfaction from the fancy that the
cambric was Mrs. Bur,lock. and the
needle dagger. She did not, however,
look up nor make any reply, hut her
mother said, in the most common place.
way in the world:
as he? Who IL the lady ?"
THAT I hain't found out, but he's fix
in up Ais house with the beautifuiIest
new things. I made an srrant there and
saw 'em myself. 1t must be the Queen
of Shelby at least" aud Mrs. Burdock
cackled ut her own wit.
"He's been down to Boston three
times in one week-only thiuk Of it,"
she added.
What followed Sallie did not hear
she felt confused and bewillereI, aud
was thankful when she could steal away
to her chamber. Then she reproached
herself for feeling distressed at the news,
What is it to me- thought she "wheth
er he is married or not? He has been
the kindest and dearest Of friends, and
hoped things might continue AS they
were, but l had no right to expect il.
Well. whatever happens. I shall always
reverence him rs the noblest man in the
worid--nobody can deprive Of that com
fort"
Like many other young ladies. Sallie
was little given to superla,ives, US may
be seen.
The next day Mr.. Burch called, smil
ing, as handsome as ever. He confined
the truth Of Mrs. Burdock's statement
with regard to refitting his house, and
paid Sallie the compliment Of asking the
benefit Of her taste in completing the
arrangements.
"Will you put on your lat, and 90
with me nnw'?" he asked.
"Certainly," she said, aud tried to add.
with pleasure" but the words got no
further than her throat.
She remembered how she had once
gone over another house with another
bridrgrMm, but it was not that memory
which caused her to sigh a. she crossed
the threshold ut Riverbank.
"Ind.e.i, Mr.. Burch. you had little