Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-24

She and Olive had many conference,
over it.
. think if you were married" sale
olive, papa would come here and take
small house; then business need not pres,
him SO in his old age
Ebenezer had done the proper thing
had offered Fanny his heart, his horse
his carriage and Lis horses; and although
be was known tof q puguacious old
gentleman terribly set in his way. he wa,
honorable, and he loved beautiful Fanny
Bryson with all his heart. And Fanny
tod nm that she could not then decide
that she was going for the summer
months to sister Olives, and at the
close OF her visit she would give him his
answer.
And may | come out there sometimes? -
asked Eben.
Fanny gave reluctant consent aud
wished with all her heart that she had re-
fused him. SO, with the understanding
that he would call as friend, the two
parted.
At the depot Fanny found her sisters
carriage in waiting, and was accosted by
the handsomest as well as the tallest man
she had ever seen. Six feet high and pro-
| portionately majestic, he seemed like
Apollo and Hercules in one
Can this be the hired mang" thought
Fanny; and then she looked at his dress.
| Not trace of seTYitude about him, but
he treated her with extreme Difference,
said but litt drove with the precision
! OF q man accustomed to horses, and drew
up before the cottage in grand style.
! Fanny was in her sisters arms, and
after her the baby came in for full share
of kisses.
"Well, is that your hired MANI" quered
Fanny, after her comfortable instalment
in one Of the luxurious easy-chairs.
Yes dear, that is Mathew Dom. How
! do you like him?'
He looks like gentleman" said Fan
ny, after little pause,
He is gentleman, dear in the best
sense of the word; told you that"
And does he speak English wells'
why, child, he isn't foreigner, ~
laughed Olive.
~ mean dramatically" said Fanny.
"Oh, yes; presume he has common
school education" replied Olive, "and
something better know there are Ger
tain classical books in his room Whoh,
err be ever reads them or not | cannot
say"
''Why in the world does he hire out2"
cried Fanny, dismay in her voice.
"Why shouldn't he?' asked Olive,
laughing heartily again. "He likes the
country, is used to horses, and, suppose,
he can't get anything better to do
''But man like him might be some.
bodyw calculated Fanny, with yehem-
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