St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-09-17


"Ies, indeed. the eldest first" she
said, producing bottle. glass, and IL
plate with some pieces of oat meal cake
Oh it.
And this is it, Mrs. Macdonald;
there is no lass in all the islands 50 good
and fine lass as Your Ailasa, Mrs
Macdonald, and if she will take me for
il husband it is IL good husband | will
he to her; and will come to Carn-Slean
when there is no fishing and look after
the farm for you, for You want IL man
to look after the farm ut the time of
the sowing and at the time of the har-
vest.
The Highland woman received this
proposal III IL calm and matter-of-fact
way.
Lewis, and drink to ON good health
| do not touch the Hhiskey myself. As
for our All;isil, she Will be married
some day, hope for that Is good and
il%ht i"r il lass, ana l nope she Will
have an honest husband who knows
how to keep off the drink like your
self. Duncan. But she is too young
lass t" think of taking Il husband Yet.
ii she waits hNe or SIN wears then 1t
VIII he il good time to take Il husband.
hat Is fairly spoken SAID the fish
crInan. Will wait five or six Years if
ALIAS: Will promise t" be my wife. |
am not III hurry. Mrs. Macdonald +:
n"' IL Is Il S"od thihS l" KNOW YOU nave
'l,a"r your rI"i'e, lls''a" ni gong L"
"'' li''tH l" '""h i"i VIE:
men H"" can speak |" herself pun
can Lewis; ana mere she comes, said
'he mother. Ana d" not forget t."
say that You VIII come and look aftel
me iain When You have not t" g" to
'hc lishihS.
All!S'i came III. hearing her two trca-
SlIrcS III her hand; and surely Il bright
er or plettIer lass than tins c"melN
Young creature could not nave been
found any where III THESE remote
i>'aii''>'
I'D" N"n know | hcf Il letter from
AII>lcr Lewis she said To her mother,
''amd :: line book, too, full Of the pie
lures OF ii"Wrrs. And ii is Il ferry
good lrttrl of news. for he i> going to
the college. .in>t like Malcolm Ross"
"Oh, ay."hs eldest brother said, with
an angry look gathering on his face. lit
l. tcnN fine tor him Ia go and he Il gen
tcInam with all the money HAT IIamisI
and Nlc"l eli t" him rs if he w;IsS no
more mon Il br%%ar : son. and it is, ferry
line for him to live on their money and
60 tn the COLLEGE,.
but it Is Il mistake and a ferry great
mistake that N"u hct made" duncan
Lewis. said Aila>ii. very warmly. lit
Is II" hrg%.iI : son that Ali>tcr is. for he
has not touched Il fartlIing of the mon
cH. and he is no more Il hcg.ar's son
l> Hou are Yourself. Duncan Lcwi>,'
Il am NOT Il hcggar's SON" said the
dark-haiIcd fisherman. his temper get
ting the better of his prudence. 1T Is
more ~ El2u hrt in th, bank AT Stor-
n"waN and when will he make that AT
the college ,"
"IIr will make that and = nrr1t deal
very much more than that before. a few
Wears is over" said the girl. confidently:
land it i not money that is every
thing:
''Ncll. ii is not tight tol lis to hcf u
quarrel. AilaSa Macdonald" said Dun
can Lewis. gl"omily. Il did moi come
here t" hrf Il quarrel. waS> saving /"
N"ur mother that Il man who ha>> mon
cN t" TEX farm of his own should
think "t marrying: and | hct told Non
what money II IS that l. mine III the
bank at St"ln"way: : and | wa>> say ing
| would come and look after the farm
at tam-Sl when there waSS no fish
ing.
That Is ferry good of you. Duncan
Lewis. sad AIla>a. with some surprise:
he WAS not ordinarily generous.
"Rut this Is it. AiIa>i. said he: ''ynu
are Il Young thing. and hef II" one To TEX
care OF N"u If N"ur mother WAS i'll.
And | waS> SAVING | wa>S saNIn" t"
Your mother that would like To het
You for my wife. IN five Years. or four
Years. as might hc. and that Is the word
| wa>> wishing t" speak to You.
AIla>a Macdonald.
The girl looked more and more AS
tonl>hcd. and then turned. a. If tnl
guidance. L" her mother. Mrs. Mae
donald had begun to peel some pnta-
toes tor supper. and WAS apparently not
listening.
tie Your VIE. duncan Lewis
ANA u l>N hol ANY JOKE thhl You are
IT., '>S n''' any .I"he a' ai'' >ald he.
"eI' '"i h"' I'll you my "oiu
'hith' duncan Lewis. she sald simply.
N"' III "N' years: OF III l"hi years II
Ic> II" use H"!i 'hll'hlh% "i IL an tha'
.l''l' io.' VIII Sei some "ihef HISS III
i'ari"'h.
he man r"S" with gloomy look
about the dark eyes.
hat IS> Your answer to me. AllaSa
MIrIuII:IIu and ISS th,. "a lSt word \ an
hei ior me
cN. 1t l>S the last. Duncan Lewis.
she sad; "hut II lS> ferry good friends
that we may he. although ! can not
think of marrying H"n.