Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-03-07
COMING TO WOO.

"Ioull make smart, capable wo-
man, if you git the right kind of hus-
band" said Uncle Jotham Kingsley,
chucking me under the chin. :"
know where there's a splendid chance
for you, Susan-a splendid chance.
"Where 2" | asked, amused at Uncle
Jothams seriousness.
"Ah, up to Brasherville," answered
Uncle lothian, knowingly. "Jest say
you'll consider the matter soberly, an
I'll send him down"
"Of course I'll consider the matter
soberly, [ answered, not having the
taintcst idea that Uncle Jotham would
take me at my word.
But he did for, about week after
his departure, | received the following
letter, which, from its appearance gen
orally, had most likely cost him whole
days work
=" My DEAR NIECE SUSAN take my
pen in hand to inform you that I am
we'll An hoap theese fu lines will Find
you injoyin' the Same great blessin. On
Account of your great resemblance to
my dear deceaat wife, who you was
named after, | feel graft Interest in
your welfair, an would like to see you
settled down an Dom wei | think IL
good Husban would be the Best thing
for you.
" As You promised to consider the
matter Soberly if would send Down IL
likly, respecktable man, | am goin to
do SO. His naim is Caleb Finch. Hes
a Wilde rer and has 5 childurn, they re
Smart, an You wouldn't have Any
trouble with EN-. Hes got 50 akers of
the best land in the whull Of Brasher-
vile, an COWS an severill horses. Hes
goin to start Il Diary eff he gifts married,
now he don't have anybody to see to
Things, an his housekeepin is goin to
rack An ruin.
Give told him all about You an l
think you'll suit him, only you're most
too young. Howsumever that cant Be
helpt. He will come down the first of
next week an there won't be nothin to
Hender your maxim good bargin, if
you've only mind to. ke was very
kind 10 the late Missus Finch, an
spared no ecspents when she was sick.
hur docterbill amounted to Over 25
dollars. He got hur the hansomest
gravestone that's ever been set up in the
symetry.
Hopin you you'll conclude to act for
your intrest, I scribe myself Your
atfeckshunate unkle,
"JornAM KINasLEY.
"To Mis- Susan Spencer. s5s
Dear me | never laughed id all my
life before as | did over that letter, with
its awful spelling, and its capitals scat
tered in promiscuously, for8all the
world, Bell declared, as if he had
shaken them out of the sand-box, and
they had stuck wherever they happened
to fall.
But the most laughable part of it was
the idea that he had actually got hus-
band looked up for me, and was going
to send him down to see me.
You're IL lucky young lady," said
Bell, with tears i'll her eyes, the moment
she stopped laughing enough to utter q
coherent word. q" Only think how kind
he was to the late deceased sMissus
Finch! If you should die, you'll have
the consoling thought to cheer your
last hours that he'll get you ham
some Gravestone, and that he will pay
your doctors bill cheerfully, even if it
does amount to 'over twenty-five
dollars You'll be attended to re
gardiess of expense, [ haven't the least
doubt"
"And the five children p I said,
gasplng with laughter. "But they re
smart, and that's one consolation.
What pity that you're quite so
young, said Bell, making an effort to
recover her dignity, and failing signally
in the attempt. Z" It's too bad that
you can't have your age changed by an
act of the Legislature, to accommodate
your expected hIr. Finch. Mrs. Susan
Finch That sounds splendidly,
doesn't it ? It'll TOOK nice, too, when he
has you deposited by the late Missus
Finch in the symmetry Dear, dear
who ever heard of anything quite SO
comical before?''
"But what's to be done q l asked, as
the real state of the case began to make
itself apparent. Here we are, left to
keep house while mother is visiting.
Next week Mr.. Finch is coining-"
" Coming to WOO !" said Bell "Ar.
Finch coming to Woo Z