The Republican journal., 1876-08-17

to come true Still, | couldn't think Ec
and [ should ever quarrel Ed was goot
boy only he had a broodng sort OF tenn
per, and he was always proud and apt tc
fancy Sights when nobody meant any
Rather a bad sort Of temper to have
remarked.
Well, don't know. never found any
kind of bad temper that was very good.
don't know that Eds was worse than any
other. | was just the contrary, and always
brought everything right out, SO we slip
ped along together very well. We never
had serious quarrel in the world.
'Hy and by Ed began to wait on Susan
Coffin. No danger OF our quarreling about
that Susan was my cousin, ard Il very
nice, good girl We We're always friends,
and | had a great respect and regard fol
her; but we no more thought Of falling in
love than if we had been brother and sis
ter Things being in that shape | was
very glad to see Ed making up to Susan.
and wished them Joy with all my heart
Her folks were u good deal better of than
Ed. Her mother was old Capn Jehiel's
daughter, up to Suckernuck, and the old
man had promised to give Susan two thou
sand dollars on her wedding day if she
married to suit him. All this made Ed
rather shy for awhile but they liked each
othei and before long they came to an
understanding. Susan was quiet, placid
girl but with more grit and resolution
than good many more noisy ones Cap'n
Coffin, her father, was no ways averse to
the match, for he liked Ed, and had Il
great deal of confidence in Susans iudg-
ment; though for my part, | wouldn't
| fr;, hnl IL, b,,
or woman on earth, once they are fairly
| but old Cap'n Jehel wasn't pleased bit
You see, he wanted her to marry one of
| her own family connection. There was
no end of us boys to choose from, and
| pretty good boys too, though | say it that
shouldn't. But love goes where it is sent,
you know.
'One day Cap'n Jehiel came down to
see Susan and talk to her about the mat
ter Now it happened that Susan had
gone up to the haul-over with Ed that
very afternoon. and when he found it out,
the old mans temper wasn't sweetencd Il
bit. lie waited for them till sunset, and
just us he was setting out for home he
met them coming in Ed had his little
boat, and there was nobody aboard but
himself and Susan
Ed Swaync, ahoyn sings out the cap
tain.
'Ahoy = answered Ed.
Draw along side. will you?' says Cap'n
Jehiel; Il want to speak to YOU
so Ed drew alongside as near rs he
could, and says he. what can do for
you. cap'n?'
Says Capn Jehiel, is it true what
hear, that you are accounting my grand
daughter, Susan Cotlin?
That's so, sir answers Ed
And that she means to have you?'
50 she says answered Ed. after look
ing at Susan, and waiting Il minute for
her to answer for herself If she chose
Very welln says Captain Jehiel Then
| shall save my two thousand dollars
Susan has got enough cousins to take her
pick from. and if they amt good enough
for her, then my money amt good enough,
either. Good night, young folks
Then they parted company, and the old
man bore away for Suckernuck, thinking
he had done something smart, though he
might have known better than to think
he should gain anything by threatening
one Of his own flesh and blood. Just as
uutN tCt1, SuSln spoke up, tle placIt
Il summer morning.
Good night, grandfather says she;
give my love to grandmother and all the
folks at home
Ed and Susan parted good friends
enough, but afterwards, when Ed came
to think it over. he didn't feel quite salts
fled. He thought Susan might have
spoken up for herself, and that she need
MT have said good night quite so friendly.
SO he didn't 90 to see her for two or
three days.
'One day he was busy putting up some
cleats in his shed. He owned a pretty
little house where he lived with his old
grand aunt; and lor-fashion, he was
always tinkering it and making improve
ments lie was just thinking how Susan
would put up her clothes-lines on those
cleats, and how he would make her IL set
of ivory clothes, ms his next voyage,
when old Ilu,ah Greenaway came in to
borrow hammer lIuldah was an off
islander who had come from nobody
knew where She was as old rs the hills
and as ugly rs sin and some folks
thought she knew more than any one had
any business to know The womcn-tolks
used to hire her to make soap and try
lard, and the like, for she was uncom-
monty smart to work; but they got shy
Of having her after while, because
wherever she went some family trouble
seemed sure to follow. | don't think,
myself, there was any witchcrait about
the matter | think lluldah was only IL
misunderstanding, tattling old sinner, but
| that's bad enough in all conscience
Well, she got what she wanted, and then
| says she,-
| so YOU and ousan's broke OFF,
Who told you that?' asks Ed
Them that knowsn says Huldah, with
her spitelul laugh Il don't have to look
in the papers when | want to learn the
news. Susan's a-going to marry her
cousin Asa, | see 'em walking together
only last night Oh Susan knows which
| laughing again and showing her white
teeth, as strong and sharp rs sharks
'She don't mean to let that money 90 out
OF the family
Now, wouldn't any one have said the
most natural thing in the world would
have been for Ed to come to me, if he
didn't want to 90 to Susan, and ask in so
many words what was the matter?'
1T would have been according to nature
and common sense, and Scripture into the
bargain! said Captain Burton, who had
been listening with the greatest interest.
IF thy brother trespass against thee, tell
him his fault between him and thee alone
the good book says But when folks are
in love there's no saying what they'll do. ,
Just SO Well. Ed never said word
to me or ANYBODY He took his boat and
went off scup-iishing all alone, and stayed
till ten O'Clock at night, brooding and
thinking over all he had heard, and all
that Susan had or hadn't said, so that by
the time he got home he was in q state to
catch fire at anything. AS i'll luck would
have it, just as he was going up Step Lane
to his own house he met Susan and me.
We didn't notice him. though it was
moonlight, for we were in Il hurry and he
was on the shady side Of the street. If
he had only stopped or spoken, he would
have heard the whole story. But not he !
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