The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-02-09
UNCLE PILLS RUSe.
BY FRANCES HENsHAw BADEN.

"You are quite sure you love her
my boys"
Love her? Why. uncle, / adore
herl How could l help it, seeing
her every evening for three months
past, and listening to her sweet voice:
If you knew her, uncle, you would
not ask such a question. To know
her is to love her, my beautiful, charm
ing Isabelm
"Are you perfectly certain you will
know her, Frank 7" asked Uncle Phil
with comical smile.
"Have l not told you, uncle, that
every evening for nearly three months
past has been spent with herr"
Yes, that may be, and still you
not know her. Whenever you have
been with her, she has been expecting
you, or some other young fellow that
She intended to charm. So you are
acquainted with the belle and beauty
Miss Isabel Courtney; but, my boy,
have YOU ever gone in on her during
the day, when she was not prepared
for callers :"
"No, sir, have not;-but-"
"Never mind Wait until / finish
then 90 on with your rhapsodies.-
Well, Frank, you'll never know her
until you see her only with her home
folks. See and know the daughter
and sister, and then tell me you know
Isabel Courtney the tcOmd't and il
YOU are as much in love, and deter
mined to marry her, will have TO
yield. You have not committed
yourself?"
"No, uncle; although hundreds oi
times | have been on the eve OF throw
ing myself at her feet, and declaring
my love. My promise given you
never to marry without consulting
you, has restrained me. But really
uncle, think you are rather too par
ticular l imagine it is this that has
kept you single all this time. You
have never been able to find perfec-
ton, or any woman coming up TO your
ste rdard of what 4 woman should be.
NO, my boy. You are mistaken.
| I've knoyyn many very lovely women,
fully up to my ideal. But, Frank,
the memory OF one in Heaven the
first. the last, tie only loved, is dearer
to me than any living woman can
ever be; and looking forward to a
union with her in the world beyond,
l am waiting our Fathers call TO hnd
her." answered Uncle Phil, his voice
grown softer and sinking lower.
Frank, ever impuisive, started up,
clas3ed bis uncle's hand, and exciaim-
ed:
Forgive me, uncls if l have
wounded YOU
mo, my boy, You have not. Now
to return to the subject so important
to YOU l am glad you have not told
Miss Courtney of your affection, or
rather of your temporary infatuation.
| A frown darkened Franks hand
some face, and he turned impatiently
away.
"Ah, now it Is my turn to say for
give me- But really, Faank, if you
will rehect-let yonr mind go back
only six months--you will admit |
have good reason for speaking as l
do. Remember Mary Fulton. Every
evening found you beside her. Dear
little girl l was making myself
quite happy with the hope OF ending
my days with her as your wife, Frank
You were loud in your praises OF her
until you met Miss Courtney"
Yes, uncle. know it. | did, and
do still think Mary very lovable
little girl; but"
"Well, my boy, out with it. But
WHAT"
"Well, nncle, Mary is pretty. gentle
sweet-tempered, and no doubt would
make a good wife. But-ah ="
@Ah, my boy, / see you are little
ashamed to tell your objections"
"No, sir, not at all. You mus
readily agree with me that Mary il
not the wife for man in such posi-
ton as hold. I'm expected to en-
tertain great deal of company, and
am thrown much into fashionable SO
ciety. Now, Mary is such a home
spun little thing, so very domestic
/ want woman with grace, dignit,
and ease, to preside at my entertain
ments-one [ shall be proud Of
Now, uncle you have the whole
truth"
,'And so my dear little Mary, witt
her artlessness, natural grace, aud ac
auirements which should be consider
ed accomplishments, is cast aside
for fashionable butterfly! An, Frank
fear you are not likely to secur'
happiness by this decision"
"Uncle, l never once, during th
month l visited Mary, said one wore
OF love to her."
Words of love, may be not, bu
what did your actions tell, Frank
your looks? I understood them, ant
SO did she, and everybody else wh'
saw you with her. You have not be
haved just right, Frank"
s'If | have won from Mary NOR
than friendly regard, uucle, l an
very sorry. l really thought love
her until [ saw Isabel; and still
have warm regard for her."
"Well, well, my boy, hope every
/ thing may turn out for the happines
/. of all. Now, I've little plan to sue
E gest, which, if you will agree to, | thin
! you will be better acquainted wit
your lady's true character also tha
of Mary. After which. if you com
5 again to me, and tell me you still wis
e to marry Miss Courtney, will n
longer oppose you."
"Well, uncle, knowing you will nc