Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-05-21
sTAUNToN, VIRGINIA, FRIDAY, MAY 81, 1875.

used to be; but times change; introduc
me as soon as you like"
"My uncle wants to know you,'' SAT-
Harry to Miss Timkins that evening.
''That nice old gentleman? ] should b
pleased, I'm sure" said the lady.
And so David was introduced.
my boy, do You know what have beer
thinking about?'' he remarked, as the!
walked home together "That girl would
make splendid wife,
SIDE you really think So" cried Harry
s'I'm sure you're right. and Pm delighted
to hear you say so.''
''Thank you my boy" said David. "In
any case you shan'r be a loser. I'll not
forget that you're my nephew
''Fine old man. Some old fellows would
haye objected" said Harry to himself
'Fine boy. Most young fellows would
have been afraid that rich uncle should
marry" said David.
After this both gentlemen called very
frequently on the young lady, and with the
Issme Intentions; but Harry, being young,
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time to pass before he offered his hand
and heart, and was accepted; while David,
who had faith in long, solemn, old
fashioned courtships, and was. besides,
rather timid as to the plunge into the mat
rimonial ocean, where so many barques
are wrecked, had not yet come to the
point.
At last, one morning, Harry having re-
marked, "My dear uncle, how charmingly
Lavina would preside at our table, and
how she would enliven the old place. :"
David had suddenly grasped his hand, and
cried out in burst of confidence:
"My boy, you are right. I'll go over and
arrange the affair at once. It's only a
word or two, and its all over. Time flies.
We shall all be getting old before long.
think I'll ask her to set the day and be
done with it.''
"Delightful!' said Harry. "But uncle,
had not better undertake the task?''
'No, no, no." said David. every kind
of you, but let me do it myself. know
she thinks well of me, and
''She admires you excessively: she told
me so yesterday said the nephew.
''My dear fellow cried David, shaking
hands with him again, you mustn't be
afraid Of being loser by this amiability-.
no indeed. Well, I'll go, and tell you the
RESULT
And away went David, Lavina was at
home.
She was disengaged, and said, eyes, she
would be delighted to hear anything dear
Mr.. Dobkins had to say to herr
Dear Mr.. Dobkins!'' re peated David to
himself; shat sounds we'll for me.'
But nevertheless he was nervous.
He walked to the window, fidgeted,
wiped his forehead with his handkerchief,
and finally sat down on the sofa beside
Layina, and remarked:
'..MayI hope I am not disagreeable to
your"
"Disagreeable? oh, dear. no, SIR" cried
Lavina.
Sand my little home would not be a de-
testable place to live in?" asked David.
Lavina had often talked with Harry on
the subject of living with David, so she
replied at once:
''Oh, no sir. ] should like it of all
things"
''Bless your HEARTH said David; show
happy you make me"
81 am sure | shall try to do 500 said
Lavina. Harry has often told that I
should like you so very much"
$50 the boy has been pleading my
cause, said Mr., Dobkins.
Oh, he did not need to do that; l always
liked you,' said Lavina.
Whereupon Mr.. Dobkins kissed her.
s'And you know what shall ask you
next?:" he said. ''Oh Well, the day, you
know-the happy day?"
ooh, DEAR" said Miss Lavina. 'sI'm
sure it must be a long while YETI
Mo- said David, Every soon. Shall it
be next month? That will give time for
the finery, and for me to get my little house
in order. Next month, eh?''
"But Harry? faltered the girl.
"Hell not be surprised, the rascal!''
said David.
"Oh, chow kind you are!" said Lavina.
And before he had departed the day was
set for the wedding.
And the girl sat down and wrote a little
note to her lover when she was alone, and
told him how his eccentric uncle had been
to see her and arranged matters for them
as it they were children.