Middletown transcript., 1874-02-21

out at the gate.
They're hard set. them widders.' he
meditatsd In give them up. guess,
and take single we,nan. But I won.'
have young. skittish one. to be rampsg.
ing about while Tin cut ef the way
There's Miss Charity Hebson. She's :
good manager, and guess she'll DO about
ss we'll as any.
He had turned iu the direction Of Miss
Charity's house. when he remembered
Mrs. Fuller.s hint about bis clothes. Sc
he went home. put on gorgeous lowered
svest-kept for State occasiens-rubbca .
handful Of hogs lard into his hair, anoint.
ed his boots with the same, and act forth
with renewed vigor on his wife hunting
expedition.
Miss Charity looked up gri,nly as b.
entered her neat kitchen. and placing .
chair for him. herself took another at th.
opposite side. the room.
You're looking. uncommon we'll. Mis-,
Hobsoa.' said the Captain. planting hi.
hands on his knees. and gazing at hel
with what he meant to BE- most aimabls
smile--miudful. from bis late experience
that il might be necessary to do it'll,
in the courting line before popping tn,
question
'I'm pretty we'll. I thank you. re-
.pondsd the lady dryly
And monstrous snug and comfortabl,
looking resumed the suitor. glausins
round. But amt you little lonesom,
ut times 2
Not l! I've got dog and two cats
them us you see there; aud n,ean to hav,
a moeking bird as soon as Jabez Ions
can git one for me. So I've got no reas
ons to be lonesome
But cats and dogs amt human crit
tsrs. Miss Hobson. said Captain Tiller
insipuutingly
Il rec.On don't need to be told that
Captain. They amt human crceters, bu
something better. if anything
Not equal to a husband, maybe, Mis-,
Hobson--o babby-'
"A what ! shrieked Miss Charity fierce
iy, glaring over her spectacles.
'Oh. nothing particular. Only II
think it would be u melancholy thing fo
a woman to be all alone with lot of cat
and dogs. as she's gettin. on into tn,
downhill Of life, snd.-he remem here,
Mrs. Tyron's expressisn-. and the vale,
o the shsdder. Cats and days can't lisl
away the wrinkles FROM her face. nor brnl
down her gray hairs wi,h-plcasure to th,
grave
Captain Tiller,. said Miss Hobsou ,lay
ing down on her lap the stocking she wa
knitting, and lsoking at him. with a flusl
ou her ,alow check Captain Tiller, Ii
like to know. once fer all. what yo,
mean I. fse
| He saw at once she was angry. H,
didn't know wky-bnt he felt it iucum.
bent on him to soorhe aud pleuse her. S,
he drew his chair across the floor, and "a
lown close beside her.
Come now let you and me have friend
ly understanding together. said Re, leer
ing caoxisgly into her face. Il am sur,
I've got none but the softcst kind Of feel
iags toward you. and | don't see why yo,
shouldn't recipereate. Aud. to add poin
to his words. he put bis left arm acres
the bsck Of the chair, and With his. righ
fore6nger touched her dclicately aud play
fully in the ribs.
| Miss Charity Hobson bounced from he
seat as if bomb-shell had exploded be
meath it.
Git out Of this house. she shrieksd
| Ill let you know how to come round
.assing lone woman. aud ia her owl
house, too! Here. Blinker! at him
Ketch him!' and with Blinker at his heel
aud Miss Hobson following wrathfully i,
his wake. the innoeent- -minded Captai,
Tillsr made his exit from the house whicl
hs had entered with such amiable inten
tions.
Very del ctedly be walked bone. L
wasn't such an easy thing, after alto &c
ia wife; and be felt for the present com
platsly discouraged from any further ut
tsmpt in that line. Moodily he sat dow
On the bsttom of a tub--he rarely took
chair unless coinpellsd--aad he muset
up"n his adverse fate. He felt humble,
and forlorn
'Please. sir. Missus have sent you .om
suppsr.' whined 4 very small voice benin,
him; and the Captain. turning. behel
Miss Hester Bitting's small servant. bear
ing in hei arms vsry large tea. tray lndel