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

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month close to her ear.
".l little louder, said She and
shouted "Mr. Green" an Gtavc high.
or.
The poor man looked terribly dis.
appointed. His fancy had not paint,
cd her in true colors, evidently.
"Ah, YES, Mr.. Grcen,n said Jane,
fairly beaming with delight. ',How
do you do? and she shook the poor
gent!eman's hand enegetically.-
Game, get Mr.. Green chair. Put
it here by the side of mire, so that
he can talk to me. I'm h;ppy to see
YOU, sir. aunt Philinh spoke Of
yon in very complimentary terms,
indeed"
'T'm glad Of that sailAIr. Green,
sinking into the chair.
9Th? What did you say" said
Jane, turning her ear toward him.
"a triAc louder, if You phase"
Mr.. Green repeated lis remark,
while retired to the window to
laugh.
a very fine day" he ADDED.
"Good crop of hay? Pm glad of it,
responded Jane. I'm greatly inter
cstcd in farm matters, Mr.. Grcea.'
~ said the weather was fine" cor
rectcd, Mr.. Green.
"Wcnll l be yours? Why, you're
so. .sullen. Nj: Green. exclaimed
Jane, pretending to blush. q don't
really feel asif l knew you yet. And
yet my heart tells me yOu are an ali-
nity," and the wicked girl smiled
most bewitchinsly upon the uneasy
man, who looked at nc appealinsl!y.
Al didn't say. tl.at!!' he shouted. 81
spoke about the weather"
"Ycs, l hope we'll be happy togeth-
err said Jane, pensively. 80, Mr..
Green, if you know how | have long
ed for The companionship Of some
heart like yours these many years,
and then she proceeded to shed I'M
seen tears in her hankerchief.
Mr.. Green was touched.
"Shc's awful aflectionate, amt she?'
he said to me. II wish she vast 50
awful deaf. Can't anything be done
for hcr?7
20 you won't mind that after a NJ
tie said I, chccrfully. ave don't"
q dunno bout that" said Mr..
Green, doubtfully. ave couldn't
never have no secret, cause the neigh
bors'd hear 'em foe she did, if !
went to tellin' her any. Don't seem
to mes if I 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
50 much comfort with them. Bless
their souls"
Thcreupon Mr.. Green began his
family history away up in in the
higher octaves, and I got 50 nearly
dcafencd at his shouting that | had tc
leave the room.
l sal down on the step and laughed
for half an hour. When | stopped ]
could hear him shouting still, but
fancicG he was getting hoarsc.
Jane kept talking all the afternoon
l never saw any one quite so re!icv'
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 afcckshunate way
an she's awful anxious to be Mrs
Green; but" and there Mr.. Green
stopped, obviously, Il know'd an ole
woman who was 50 deaf that when il
Numbered once she thought some one
was knockin,' an holfered 'ceme in
an she didn't begin to be as deaf a:
she is, no, not begin. ! don't s'pose
you'd be willin' to settle down on 8
farm, now, would you?" hopefully.
20 couldn't think ofsucha thing,
l answered. "AIaria's the wife for :
farmer. She takes such 40 intercst
in such matters