The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-09-16

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should laugh or de- But ! managed
to keep my face tolerably straight
while I introduced them.
Maria, this is Mr.. Green shout
ed l in shrill key, putting my
mouth close to her ear.
".i little louder, said She" and |
shouted aMr. Green" an otavc high
or.
The poor man looked terribly DIS
appointed. His fancy had notpaint-
ed her in true colors, evidently.
"Ah, YES, Mr.. Grcen,n said Jane,
fairly bcaming with delight. 'Iow
do YOU do? and she shook the poor
gcnt!eman's hand enegctically.-
Game, get Mr.. Green dair, Put
it here by the side of mife, so that
he can talk to me. I'm h,ppy to see
YOU, sir. aunt Philinch spoke of
you in very complimentary terms,
indeed"
I'm glad Of that sailNr. Green,
sinking into the chair.
"Eh? What did you say?1 said
Jane, turning her ear toward him.
"a trinc louder, if You phase
ltr. Green repeated lis remark,
while / retired to the window to
laugh.
"a very fine day" he ADDED.
"Good crop Of hay? I'm glad Of it" !"
responded Jane. I'm greatly inter
csted in farm matters, Mr.. Grcea.'
"I said the weather was fine" cor
rected, Mr. Green.
"Wcn'll l be yours? Why, you're
o..sudden. Nj -Greenw! exclaimed
Jane, pretending to blush. q don't
really feel asif knew you yet. And
yet my heart tells me you arc an ali
nity," and the wicked girl smiled
most bewitchingly upon the uneasy
man, who looked at me appealinSl!y.
Il didn't say. that" he shouted. 81
spoke about the weather"
"Ycs, l hope we'll be happy togeth-
cr,a said Jane, pensircly. 30, Mr.,
Green, If You know how l have long
ed for the companionship Of some
heart like yours these many years,
and then she proceeded to she'd un-
seen tears in her handkerchief.
Mr.. Green was touched.
"Shc's awful ailcctionate, amt she?"
he said to Inc. Il wish she vast 50
awful deaf. Can't anything be done
for herr"
20 YOU won't mind that after a lit-
tie said I, chccrfully. "Wc don't"
q dunno bout that" said Mr..
Green, doubtfully. ave couldn't
never have no secret, cause the neigh
bors'd hear 'em 'fole she did, if |
won't to tellin' her any. Don't seem
to mes if ever see anybody quite
so deaf as she is"
Talk to me-" said Jane, who had
dried her eyes. "rell me all about
your children. I know | shall take
so much comfort with them. B!es:
their souls
Thcreupon Mr.. Green began his
family history away up in IN the
higher octaves, and I got 50 nearly
deafcned at his shouting that | had tc
leave the room.
sat down on the step and laughed
for half an hour. When | stopped
could hear him shouting still, but
fancicd he was getting hoarsc.
Jane kept talking all the afternoon
I never saw any one quite 50 rc!lev'
ed as he was when announced that
supper was in readiness. Jane fas
tened herself upon him and accom-
panied him to the supper-table.
"It's such an awful pity about her.
said the poor man, regretfully. She:
got q wonderful affcckshunate way
an she's awful anxious to be Mrs
Green; but" and there Mr.. Green
stopped, obviously, q know'd an ole
woman who was 50 deaf that when il