Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-09-10

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bedroom on the ground floor, she
remarked, "Tbis shall be our faith
er's and mothers room. 1t is Just
near enough to the parlor for COM
pany, and just far enough off to be
quiet. You must have planned it
on purpose for them, such dear
good David as you are" and Sallie
laid her hand caressibgly on his
arm.
"Of course my parents are to
live with us" said Sallie, after
pause.
q feared you might be expect
ing it," answered David, "and ]
eyaded the subject in such a way
that | hoped you would understand
me without any explanation. 1t
seems you did not, and the expla-
nation may as well come now as
any time. If You think the mat
ter over, you will sec that thing
cannot be-"
"Why not p
"Becausc nobody could reason
ably expect young man to take
such a burden upon his shoulders"
"But they'll not be n burden up
on you-at least not much. My
parents are not paupers."
"Wholl take care Of them in
their old age?" asked David.
"Who should, but the daughter
they took care of when she was a
baby p replied Sallie.
81 want my wife to acoH on me" F"
81 don't think l shall ever fail in
my duty to my husband"
"Pm sure you wouldn't, my dar-
laing, so now it's settled, and Wen
say no more about it,"
"David, / put you the same ques-
ton you put to me. Who will take
care of my parents in their old age!
Who, if their daughter forsakes
them 2"
Il don't ask you to forsake
them," said David, impatiently !;
"that's just your highfown way of
putting things. am willing you
should do rs much for youriparents
as others do for theirs. but who
hesitatcs to marry and leave the
old folks behind! It is the way OF
the world. The young bird 70 =
sakes the old nest and builds her
self a new one"
But have you never read how
the ,torS thot was strong winged
carried the old Que m it~ haal,
and would you have me less dutiful
than the fowls Of tn air Z" replied
Salie.
After all, the brute creation 3re
no pattern for us, said David, see
ing how Sallie had turned the
tables upon him, "and don't the
Scriptures say that man shall
leave father and mother, and cleave
unto his wife Answer me that. |
OF course the same rule holds for
women also. SO now, my dear, let
us drop the subject. l havn't
shown you the second story yet. l
hope you will admire the staircase
and the young man started to lead
the way up stairs.
"It is no use to go any further"
said Sallie, mournfnlly.
"What do you mean!' asked
David, pausing and looking back.
"That l shall live where my
parents do"
Without me 2"
"That's for you to decide"
"And / hoce decided. OF all the
women i'm the world, l have chosen
you-but when / marry You, l do
not marry your family"
every well, David"
"How am to understand that" 8
That you and part company" ,
Every well it is, then. But let
me tell you this-I am not the man I
10 be trifled with. 1t is now or
never with me-" {
Never" said Sallie. C
"And let me tell you, further,
hat if you won't be mistress Of this h
house, there are plenty that will. {,
There's Jenny Burns, the hand C
omest girl in the country. l will il
lot say she is to be had fol. the h
lsking, but 1 have reasons to know q
ho thinks favorably of me. AS h
o this freak of yours, it is nothing
more than sheer obstinancy, under W
he guisc of fllial piety." Ii
"Hard words avail nothing; but a.
his l viii say, that whoever you n
ring here, be it Jenny Burns or N