Connecticut western news., 1872-04-26

"Wal, Joel, how's the Jedgea" in pa.

W OOCl9 AOW D U10 OSuS0 HI U p6- cifc growl.
 Joel almost sprang off his seat, the question was so sudden and startling.
 70, the Judge; heis well," stammered the young man, turning several shades of red in quic, succession.
 Making money hand over fist, I'll warrant" ,a ,s
 "Yes, he is doing pretty well,'' replied lump of salt into his tea in place of sugar.
 Them lawyers have got long heads, and sharp claws" said the, Squire. "The best way is to give lem wide berth. l was boy ; tell the truth and shame the. devil; but guess the devil don't often get shamed that way by lawyers. There's one thing will say for the Jedge, though; he's the likeliest of the lot, and he freezes right snug to his business but that ain't family trait, is it9''
 "What, honestya" returned Joel; 70, yes, I never knew dishonest Selfridge."
 "Humph," "grunted the old Squire, "did you ever know shiftless Selfridge2 But there ain't no use asking questions. Every thing has got new-fangled name. What are lazy folks called nowadays, Hester
 You have taught school and ought to be acquainted with fashionable names"
 Pm sure don't know" said Hester,
 bending her head down over the fire. ..'
 "Now reeollect. They're called gen.
 tleman of leisure. If the Jedge can afford
 to keep his relations without work, why
 it's mighty fine thing for them, and I
 don't know as it's any business of mine" :"
 and with metallic sound in the chest,
 which might have been either laugh or a
 chronic cough, the old man arose from the
 table, set his hat determinedly upon his
 head, and went away out of the house to
 do his evening chores. 5& ,
 The lamp was lit, the fire well trimmed
 and bright. Hester brought forth large
 pan of rosy-cheeked apples (Baldwins) to
 pare for the last batch of mince pies. The
 keen knife glanced and shone, and pretty
 red rings slid down from her comedy
 hands. Mrs. Preston was at work on a
 long gray sock, sock anybody might
 know belonged to the old Squire if they
 had seen it in China. Joel had taken from
 hls pocket tire joints of his flute, and was
 screwing them tightly together, and as the
 old man opened the door he heard his
 dame say:-
 "Come, now, Joel, give us General
 Greene's March, or Yankee Doodle.
 There's the Squire coming in, and he's
 fond of music, too.o
 "You can't eat it or drink it," growled
 the Squire, as he took his own particular arm chair, and drew is up to the fire, and
 pulling off his heavy boots, held his stock ing-clad feet to the genial blaze.
 "But your ears can drink it." respond ! ed the old lady, not knowing she had
 made pretty speech.
 Joel played one old air after another,
 and the walls echoed the strains pleasant
 ly which seemed trying to bring the differ
 ent heart-beats there under the roof-tree
 into consonance and harmony. When the music ended, the old man, who had been pondering with his chin sunk in his stock , drew back little, and laid his hand rath , CT heavily upon the table, and said, break , ing out suddenly: #.... ... , "I s'pose the up-shot of the business is young man, you want to marry my girl You've kep' running here pretty nigh , year and half, and the matter must enc some time or other. Tain't my fashion tt daub much with untempered mortar, ant :, tell you plainly what I've got agains you is your want of stiddiness and propen sity to fool away your time, and live ol other folks. don't propose to supper !, TO son-in-law with my hard earnings 8 Everybody round me must use his owl !. hands and feet. and put in as much as h. . takes out. Now that's the long and tn short of it, and I'm prepared to hear you views" .r .. - Joel, thus summoned, looked as if h. would much rather run away, but he stoo !, his ground and spoke with his eyes cas- down, and his face slightly pale, while tn 0 Squirrels shrewd, keen countenance wa T turned attentively toward him. .s = (" I do want to marry your daugh n ter," he began, "and l should have aske, $ for your consent long ago, but 1 knew yo ' were prejudiced against me, and oppose to taking me into your family. It don " seem quite fair to condemn man befor e he has had trial. Hester shall not re Il | pent if she marries me" s. "Fine promises never raised a hill ( a potatoes" said the father sarcastically. C IS know good clean timber when see il n and know crooked stick. I tell yor n young man, you've got to put by your fin IS airs and buckle down to hard work befor o you earn living for 8 family. Pm agi W shiftlessness, tooth and nail, and alway n was. But, Hester, what have you got t T. say9 -.7...' ' T. Hester had held the apple she was pal a ing suspended in her hand. The colo 'a varied in her cheeks, and now a tide ( IL crimson swept over them. Her voice ia W tered, and almost broke at first, but I'd gathered strength and went on, so clet as and distinct, that it seemed as though tf re old clock in the corner even stopped 1 e. listen. "Father," said she, 7" I hope yc h. won't oppose us till the last have trie to to please you, and be good daughte US but there comes time when a girl mu le listen to her own heart. have faith as Joel, and so 1 am willing to go with hi CT any where in the world. Whatever
 against him now will all come right. W ar will make our way together, and what to has to bear and suffer will bear and su
 fer with him. You never shall hear ar ot complaints, father, from me. If our GU he board is empty, it won't keep you awal CT nights; but don't ask me to give him u to l am too much like you, father, hold ( ut till death." x Id "There it is," said the old man in e. heat, "you are obstinate, and wilful, al en headstrong, and mean to have your oV he way if the sky falls. You'd little rath ve get the consent of the old man that it. clothed ye, and schooled ye, and kep' , CT ever since you was born; but if you car to get it, no matter; take the bit betwe, to your teeth, and ride right over the fet e. ings, and idees, and wishes of them tn a brought you into the world, and then s e- where you'll be-" @ ... -,.z le- Hester covered her face with her hand he and the hot tears bepan to make the air w w. through her fingers. The old man got u at and bternly took his boots in one hand al es. long tallow candle in the other, al