Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-05-23
VOL. XXVII.

| Bob Humphrey. Odd as it may seem, the
young lawyer also found that his practice
had undergone very sensible increase,
| caused mainly by the warm, though covert,
| encomiums which the good deac0n's heart
compelled him to utter here and there. in
his keen appreciation of his young friends
tact and management.
Time will fly, however, and the mails
at last brought to the Pilsey homestead
the welcome news that it's absent hone
and heir would shortly return. There
were letters from Scott Pilsey to his
mother and sister Maggie, and to Irene
Wyer, and even to his old cronies and
schoolmates, Joe Gaines and Bob Hum
phrey, and to each one he had doubtless
some matter of special interest to COM
municate.
No noisy, smoky, disgusting railway
trains as yet veXed the retirement and re-
pose of the village, but at last, on morn
ing when all things were in state of al
most painful expectancy of his arrival,
not the ordinary stage-coach, but a private
hired carriage, heavy with trunks and
packages, bore Scott Pilsey to the door of
his fathers home
In an instant the little veranda was full
OF those who awaited him, but when the
deacon's tall, sun-burned and bushy-
bearded son sprang out upon the grass,
he turned his back to the veranda for
moment, while he aided the movements
of a graceful, well-favored, dark-featured
young lady, who followed him, and
whom, even in the first warmth of his
welcome home, he introduced as "my
wife, my Lucia"
her, and SO did Irene Wyer, and so, in
moment more, did old Mrs. Pilsey, and
the deacon was too wise a man tC seem
altogether astonished, while Joe Gaines
and Bob Humphrey were fairly bolster
Gus. In fact, Scott Pilsey's California
bride was SO overcome by the warmth of
her greeting that the poor young thing
forgot her pride, and burst into tears. In
half minute after that there wasn't a
lady visible, and then Bob and Joe knew
enough to leave the deacon and his son to
themselves. The two young men walked
off arm in arm, but they were back again
before the day was over.
The deaeon's face was tride serious,
but not exactly cloudy, and before long
he managed to get Joe Gaines off by him.
self for bit of private conversation.
"And so, Joe," he said, ''you and the
rest knew all about this matter of Scott's
some time ago?"
'Well, yes; Irene told me in confidence,
and then, when they wrote and told Scott
how matters were here, he wrote to con-
gratulate US, and begged US not to spoil
his surprise to you. We couldn't tell
after all that, you know"
"Ahem! well-no-I can't say; but
p'raps not. 1 can't be mad with Scott,
for she's brought him big rancho and a
mine; but what am to do with you now
like Bob Humphrey frst-rate-I alters
did like Bob-and now it can't be Scott, l
don't see as l ort to interfere You've
earned your fee, and I'n pay it; but, then,
you see, there amt no more use"
ooh! no; not Bit" interrupted joe
| ssBob IS good fellow, and he and Maggie
are just suited. Irene and l think that
Maggie couldn't have made a better
match; and we think SCOTS done splen.
didly we'll"
Irene and your" exclaimed the dea-
con.
Eyes, of course. I've explained to Ir-
enc that can't afford to lose my fee. I
told her so at the beginning, and she said
must earn it. Seems to me I've done
that; but I'll let you up"
"Done itp' exclaimed the deacon
"Well, yes, Joe; on the whole, I should
rather be inclined to sayI guess think
you hace! Yes-yob and Lene!"