The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-11-14
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TIE s0UIRFs9 MISTAKE.
Squire Dudley. was in his garden pulling
weedstin His patch of tamestrawb berries, on the
morning when he took a fancy for Ruth Lees
pretty face. She came down the road, looking
as fresh as a new-blown rose in her plain calico
dress and straw hat Her brown hair, cut
cutie short. blew, all about her face in little
rings, and her blue eyes and bright cheeks
made her as pretty picture as one often sees.
Squire Dudley saw her just as she came oppo-
site the strawberry patch, and called out "Good
morning p' In his brisk, CHEEKY way.
40, good morningr' she answered: You
almost SCARED Squire Dudley. I didn't see
you Until you spoke"
pheasant morning, isn't it ?" said the Squire
coming up to the fence. Ruth had halted in
the middle Of the road @;.F
'Tt,s beautiful Weather," " answered Ruth 81
told mother that it was too pleasant to stay in
doors, and started off. on visit" ~,
care your strawberries ripe YETI? said the
SQUIRE wondering that he never had noticed
what fresh, charming face, Widow Lees
Na6 a6ar .strsWbeTries haN berries r' laughed Ruth. 3we
Rayn't got one. Our old rooster got In one
dayllast week, and picked all he could eat, and
then .coaxed the hens in and between them
they ruined eur strawberry crop"
'Toe 'badPJ exclaimed the sympathetic
Squire. "Have some of, these, Ruth. They're
lost rfpe enough to be good"
He uicked some great clusters of ripe berries
and handed them over the fence to her. >;
siThank YOU" said, Ruth, smiling. ."How
nice they are Mother was making great CAL
culations of her strawberry jam. She was
terribly Evsxed when she found out what the
hens had done.n .-s-..
'I've got lots to spare,n said the Squire.
spll send some over to your mother"
''She'd be,much obliged toiyou, said Ruth
1H you have more than you want
"Plenty Of them" answered the Squire (;
"plenty OF them. Can have them just as we'll as
not" ~
"I must be going" said Ruth. aGood morn
aGood morning" fetdrned the Squire, look
ing after her as she went down the road. Il
declare there amt q prettier girl in town than
Ruth Lee wonder that some of the young
fellows havn't got her away from the widow.
If was young now" .,
had lust aasIedl across biz brain. 81 T
"I'm fifty" he said at last, after thinking
quite busily for some minutes. "Pm fifty, but
[ don't look like it. / don't see why 1
shouldn't try my luck, after all. Girls as
young as Ruth marry men older than am.
PiT Sure ahe'd make any man good wife.
Hsrnaother Is one of the finest women in the
State, and she's brought her daughter up to
know how to work and be saving and prudent.
I'm sure we need good housekeeper. Mrs.
way of living isn't half living. ] do belieye
TlEmafry her, if she'll hayeme Maybe Char
leyqpsay its foolish, but can't help it,"
The Squire fell to wedding out his strawber-
ries again diligently, and kept thinking about
Ruth all the while." long before dinner was
ready he had fully made up his mind to pro-
pose marriage to, Ruth, end bring home @ new
SbugSE Eeabsrs saaid dmissress t6 chat great house
whose mistress had been dead for ten years or
more; provided of course, that Ruth didn't
say no, and the Squire thought there wasn't
much danger of that, though why he should be
80 sure, can't say. ~1ro.~,,~, -.
"Do6't you think we need a. ahotsekeeper 2"
he said to his son Charles that afternoon, as
they sat on the verandah. The Squire evident
" saw some new feature in the landscape for
he kept his face turned away from Charley as
aA housekeeper9p asked Charley. "We've
got one. What do you want with another, 1
should like to know p
eyes, I know assented the Squire turning
red IN lis face, and beginning to get little
uneasy; "but Mrs. Brown isn't such q woman
as we need. She dosn't take the interest in
the work as-as woman would who-who had
more interest in it." ~ p. .a. g.
After which extremely logical argument the
SQUIRE got more fdgetty than ever a.
.nfnnderst6od thatp answered Charley. III
she had a personal interest in the place, and
in being prudent and keeping things up, she'd
do better than she does now. She gets her pay
for the work, and that is all she cares for. Its
all we can expect of her" tu
'Just So" said the Squire, glad TO know that
Charley agreed with him so far. GIVE been
thinking this morning that the best thing, !
could do would be to get some one who would
take a personal interest in matters. I don't
sea as YOU intend to get married, and if you
won't don't know but I'd better"
The SQUIRE breathed easier. The worst part
was over.
"You get married r exclaimed Charley, in
intense surprise. "Why, didn't know that
YOU ever thought of such thing"
aAnd haven't till this morning" exclaimed
the Squire 81 got to thinking about it this
morning, and the more thought about it the
more thought it good plan. You havn't
.aOf course not" answered Charley. "You
can do as you think best If you deem it ad
Yisable to get wife, I have nothing to say
further than the hope that you will get some
one who will make you happy"
@She WILL" said the Squire very decidedly
aMay ask who it is to be 2" inquired Char
.II havn't asked her yet" answered the
Squire, as red as rose. .Td rather wait until
Tn snre of her before 1 tell who it is. She
might say no, you see, and should feel rather