The Van Buren press., 1875-07-20
Mr., Gleen repeated his remark, while
i retired to tht1window to lauoh.

Mr. Green.
When'll l be yours2 Why, you're 50
audden, Mr. Green, exclaimed Jane, pre-
tending to blush. Il doa't really feel as
if knew You yet. And yet my heart
tells me you are an affinity, and the
wicked girl smiled most hewitchinely up
on the uneasy man. who looked at me
appealingly
Il didn't say that!' he shouted. l
spoke about the weather.
Yes, hope we'll be happy together,
said Jane pensively. %, Mr.. Green, if
you knew how | have Ionged for the
companionship of soma heart like yours
these many years, andsthen she proceed
ed to shed unseen tears In her handkcr
chief
Mr.. Green was touched.
'She's awful affecks shunate, amt she ?
he said to me wish she wasn't SO aw-
ful deaf Can't anything DO done for
her ?
oh, you wont mimi that, after little,
said cheerfully. We don't
Il dunno bout that said Mr. Green,
doubtfully. I'VE couldn't never have no
secrets, cause the neighbors'd hear 'em
fore she did, if | went to telin' her any.
Don't seem to me s i'll ever see anybody
as deaf as she is
Talk to me- said Jane. who had dri-
ed her eyes Tell me all about your
children. know | shall take so much
comfortiwith them Bless their souls
Thereupon Mr.. Green began his tami-
ly history, away up in the higher octaves,
and | got 80 nearly deafened at his shout
ing that had to leave the room
| sat down on the back steps and laugh.
cd for half an hour. When stopped,
could hear him shouting still, but fan
cied he was getting hoarse
Jane kept talking all the afternoon. l
when announced that supper was in
readiness. Jane fastened herself upon
him, and accompanied him to the supper
table.
It's such an awful pity about her,
said the poor man rcgretfully. She's
got a wonderfully affeckshunate way, and
she's awful anxious to be Mrs. Green !;
but, and there Mr.. Green stopped dubi-
ously, | knowd an old woman that was
SO deaf that when it thundered once. she
thought some one was knockin' , and hol-
Tered come in an she didn't begin to
be as deaf as she IS; no, not begin.
don't s'posc. you'd be willin' to settle
down on farm, now, would you? said
he to me hopefully.
20, couldn't tNha IF such a thing,
l answered. 'Maria's the wife for far
mer She takes such an interest in such
matters
That's fact, said Mr.. Green, dun
no when I've seen a woman more lntcres
ted than she is. l swan, I'd give twenty
five dollars, if it would cure her, an up
our way we can get COW for that price.
Mr.. Green mad got SO used to talking
to Jane that he had forgotten that was
not eaf and shouted the last sentence at
mr..
You say you are fond of rice? O, so
am T. said Jane, delightedly. Jane,
to me, you put on some to cook, after
supper, Wen have some for our break
fast
Don't pat yourself out for me- Yell
ed Mr. Green
Wish you had some for tea, did you
say +? | wish so too Jane smiled an
other tender smile ut her suitor, and sip
ped her tea slowly, smiling AZ him every
time he looked at her.
where's your folks {? he asked, sud.
denly, as if he had just thought Of them.
Yes, it's good PLAN answered Jane
nodding her head appreciatively. 'Gecse
ought always. wear pokes. If they don't,
they'll get INTO the garden, and eat eve.
rything up
| asked after your father an mother.
shouted Mr.. Green, with emphasis, and
turning red in the face with the exer
ton
Let me see,' said Jane, thoughtfully,
Henry Bascomb's brother. No, Mr.
Green, don't think ever knew him..
%, DEAR groaned Mr.. Green. she
gets deafer and deafer. | can't marry
her. What if wanted to say anything
to her in the dead of night2 I'd have to
wake the hull house up to make her hear
It's an awful pity swan
Jane kept him shouting at her all the
evening, under the beaming influence of
her smile never lnughed so much in
my life before.
He came into the kitchen, next morn
ing where | was busy getting breakfast
I'm ST. hoarse, can hardly talk ont
loud he said, mournfully. i like her.
She's smart, naturally, an seems willin',
and wants to get married As bad as any
woman ever see but she's so deaf. |
guess wont stop TO breakfast, cause it'll
only make her set on havin' me, an' |
cant make such sacrifice for the sake
of anybody. If you'd only think favor
able aboutit, I'd stay. Couldn you now,
s'pose2 with a very tender smile.
Not for minuto,' said l.
And seeing there was no hope, Mr..
Green took his departure.
Aunt Philnda evidently saw through
the state of affairs as reported to her by
Mr., Green for she hasn't been visiting
since. | wonder if he's still single.
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