The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-09-11
TOMS WIFE.
CONCLUDED.

CONCLUDED.
':But the ways of my time are old
fashioned now; young ladies, nova
days, take matters into their own
hands. If she cared for you, you
may be pretty sure she wouldn't have
waited till this time to let you know
it-that is, judge blythe girls I am
in the habit of seeing; but if this one
is stranger to me-" there mother
riveted her eyes on Toms face; oh,
dear, my unfortunate wordsD "if she
is an entire stranger, I cannot pre-
tend to form any opinion of her, of
course"
"Of course" repeated Tom, alb
sently. - aniesH
''Not that I have any such idea, :"
resumed mother, growing warmer;
81 have said, and I say again, that to
bring perfect stranger under this
roof is not my opinion of you, Tom. :"
I felt mothers words like so many
pins and needles; for Tom was look
ing meditatively across at me, and,
though it was just way of his, it
seemed now as if he were reading in
my face that the opinion was mine,
and that I had been meddling in
what did not concern me. I felt my
self, for very vexation, getting redder
every moment, till it grew intolerable.
'It is so warm here" I said, for an
excuse, turning toward the French
window. II am going to get breath
of air"
I went out into our little plot of
garden-ground; Tom followed. I
thought I should never have a better
opportunity to say what I had itin my
mind to say, SO Iwaited for him by the
bench under the old pear tree. "Sit
down here, Tom" I said, "Tve some
thing to say to you.
''Have you?" said Tom; "thats odd,
for I--Wel, never mind that, just
yet. What is it, May?"
''Tom, L said, still surer now he
had misjudged me, and more resolv-
ed to set him right, 81 want place"
ga place?" repeated Tom, puzzled,
as well he might be, by this sudden
and indefinite announcement; 'what
kind of a place?"
81 don't know, I said, for, indeed,
my ideas were of the vaguest. 'I
thought you might, being in the way
of those things. Now, pray, Tom,"
I went on ouicl,lv tssaen,t f?,,a4r Jer,
l.red. +
At present time there are entered n
~ Cattle, 227 Swine, 212 Sheep, =
66 entries of Poultry, 432 of Textile
Fabrics and Domestic Manufactures,
73 of Farm Products and Fruit, 299 j
lechanics & Manufacturers Products, a
II of Machinery, 166 Fine Arts and d
flowers. Total number of entries u
o far, 2900. This number will be '
argely swelled by Tuesday evening. +
Trials of speed in the horse ring t
viii take place Wednesday, Thursday Q
md Friday. !
The Hotels are filed to their ut :,
host capacity, and private families c
re doing all they can to accommo- O
ate visitors. The slight fingered" v
rents are doing their work we'll.
yesterday several were relieved of !
heir watches and other valuables. +
Weather is cool, and everything is {
hvorable for the success of the Fair. f
The people complain considerably :
I the price of admission being raised
rom 25 cents to so cents.
TUESDAY, Sept. 2. /
This morning opened up fine and a
lear, and the Fair grounds were pref E
well filed with strangers. How =
yer, the most of the day, like Mon =
lay, was devoted to entering stock. a
here is large display of Horses, a
oultry, and the Pork tribe, and G
onsiderable interest manifested in
nat direction. 7
WEDNESDAY, Sept 8. b
The air is cool and the sky over d
st, and grand rush is made for a
e Fair grounds, which continued to :,
wv in, up till 8 P NJ. when a driz- i
II was pffeGty 1ats wnerr W zAperal i
Mother sat where we had left her,
knitting in the twilight.
wasn't that Lefty Walters with
you while ago?" she said, as we
came up.
eyes" said I, with confused feel
ing of an explanation of something
being necessary; "she just came to
bring the new crochet-pattern she
promised me-"
: "H'm!' said mother, as much as to
say she had her own ideas as to what
Lefty came for.
Tom had been wandering about
the room in an absent sort of fashion,
taking up and putting down in the
wrong places all the small objects
that fell in his way. He came up
and took a seat by mother Ibecame
of a sudden very busy with the plants
in the window; for I knew he was go
ing to tell her.
"Wish me Joy, Aunt Anne" said
he, cts all settled"
"Settled, is it," said mother, in. any
thing but joyful tone. $50 it's as
I suspected all along, Well, you
: have my best wishes, Tom; perhaps
you may be happy together after all.
I'm sure I hope So
This wasn't very encouraging sort
of congratulation, and Tom seemed
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