American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-09-25
The Detroit Way.

IT was the second time he had accom-
panied the young lady home from one of
those little social parties which are gotten
up to bring fond hearts step nearer to
each other.
When they reached the gate she asked
him if he wouldn't come in. He said he
would, and he followed her into the house
at was calm, still night" and the hour
was so late that he had no fear of seeing
the old folks. Sarah took his hat, told
him to sit down and she left the room to
lay off her things. She was hardly gone
before her mother came in, smiled sweet
ly, and dropping down beside the young
man she said:
81 always did say that if poor but re-
spectacle young man fell in love with
Sarah he should have my consent. Some
mothers would sacrifice their daughters
happiness for riches, but / am not of that
Glass;
The young man gave start of alarm.
He didn't know whether he liked Sarah
or not, and he hadn't dreamed of such a
thing as marriage.
"She has acknowledged to me that
she loves you,'' continued the mother,
land whatever is for her happiness is for
mine"
The young man gave two starts of
alarm this time, and he felt his checks
grow pale.
IL haven't -" he stammered, when
she said:
ooh, never mind. 1 know you haven't
much money, but of course you'll live with
me. Well take in boarders and l'il risk
but that we'll get along all right"
1t was bad situation. He hadn't even
looked love at Sarah, and he felt that he
ought to undeceive the mother.
/" L hadn' It no idea of-of-'' he stam-
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said:
Il know you hadn't, but it's all right.
With your wages and what the boarders
bring in we shall get along as snug as bugs
in rug"
but, madam, but-but-"
"All l ask is that you be good to her."
INTERRUPTED the mother % Sarah has
tender heart and loving nature and if
you should be cross and ugly it would
break her down within week"
The young mans eyes stood out like
coeoanuts in a show window, and he rose
up and tried to say something. lie SAID:
:" Great Hcavensi madam, can't permit
"Never mind about the thanks" she
interrupted. Il don't believe in long
collrtships myself, and let me suggest an
early day for the marriage. The 18th OF
September is my birthday and it would be
nice for you to be married on that day
ut-but-but-," he gasped.
"There, there, don't expect any speech
in reply" she laughed. :. You and Sarah
fix it up tonight and I'll advertise for
twelve boarders right away. I'll try and
be "a model mother-in-law. l believe am
good tempered and kind hearted, though
[ did once follow a young man 200 miles
and shoot the top of his head off for
agreeing to marry Sarah and then jump
ing the countyn'
She patted him on the head and sailed
out, and now that young man wants ad-
vice. He wants to know whether he had
better get in the way of a locomotive or
slide off the wharf-DetrOH Free Press.
HERE is something wonderful. 1t is
about some Indians who are honest and
not lazy: About ten miles from the mouth
of Cataract Creek, tributary of the Big
Colorado, in Arizona, is the Sapia Indian
village, numbering 800 persons, who have
a Ian guage of their own, and are very
thrifty farmers, keeping some 200 acres OF
land under cultivation. They do not asso-
ciate with other Indians, and, never hav-
ing been consigned to reservation, they
are singularly free from the laziness and
dissipation of the modern red man--Chi-
ego Times.