Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-15
THE BRIDES TRIAL.

It is strange what different esti.
mates people will put on a mans char.
acter, according to the eyes with
which they may view him. In the
opinion of Mr.. Benjamin Benedict
not our hero exactly, but the next
thing to it, his uncle-was a gentle.
man, a scholar and a philantrophist !;
while others, quite as well qualified to
reason and decide, wonder that such a
monster was allowed to walk the earth
unchallenged. For old Ben Benedict
was just the sort of man to provoke
and please in alterations human
March day, with streaks of sunshine
and chilling gusts sandwiched through
his nature. People who knew him
liked him passing well, but it some.
times took q lifetime to know him rs
he really was.
''You will be sure to like my uncle,
darling said Hugh Benedict to his
youngwife.: she is eccentric, but he
is'sterling.' - ~ x ST.
Rachel did not answer, but her blue
eyes were wistful and full of perplex-
ity. Uncle Ben, whom she had never
seen, but of whom she had heard
much, was to her an inscrutable rid
die, whom she feared more than she
was willing to acknowledge. For
Hugh's future depended to a certain
extent upon Uncle Ben Benedict, and
with Hugh future her own was bound
inseparably.
She was a fair, looking girl,
with velvety cheeks, bright
huSW nd Ill
icately cut as cameo. Hugh was
quite certain that Uncle Ben could not
se4Ar without loving her but then
these young husbands are not apt to be
impartial judges!
She was sitting in the freight, at
their lodgings, when the old gentle.
man first beheld her; and the only
warning she had of his presence she
saw rejected in Hugh's eyes.
f'MN dear, how do you do!" said the
old gentleman, kissing Rachel on both
cheek. ID 81
Ind she thought he was not so ter
rible, after all
He turned to Hugh when he had
thq9 unceremoniously made himself
acquainted with his new niece.in.law.
s'Nel1, young man are you ready to
leave these. lodgings and go to your
new home - he asked for be it
known that the old gentleman had
given Hugh and Rachel wedding
present Of new house, wherein they
were to live.
''Quite, sir, = Hugh answered cheer
ily. s+a.;4s x i ~. u
''shall it be tomorrow
Alright, y Il
And Mr.. Benedict sat down to spend
the evening and enjoy himself.
tEW0l sfr!" said Hugh, when his
uncle was taking leave, and paused on
the 'front.' door steps to light q cigar.
s'Wei;, sir! said Uncle Benedict,
calmly.
',How do yon like her q asked
HNtlb s.
s:How can 1 tell!'' demanded TIE
old geftlelhan, irritably. .'She's pref
ty to look at; SO is a china doll or a
whites kitten! 1t isn't always the
prettiest ca)icoes that wash the best.
And Hdsf Benedict h albeit he was
AV1ASA Va uA0 uSAOAOS &AASA AAVV ANVW
whether TO he Xexed, or not.
sKM1yst the next morning, however,
Uncle Ben made his appearance be.
fore the young couple, breathless and
assIrunks packed, Oh q S..
IAN but the last one, uncle and
H4chbl lifted her pretty head out 81
thu Tray, q you may have seen . red
cI6NAr blossom rise up from beneath d
chi1d's footstep.
.4I'm going to take you down to
Bloomda1e myself, my dear, " said
unslesDen. Hugh, ! want you to go
"a 20 Gl1&eehurys with these letter..
- u import ahce. I'd sonny
self IL I wS1(t1nsyelfry sy0unGer bu
suddeq journeys don't agre 8 with o
lspfsd aghast 4 ire proposal i. ~.
Rachol turned pale
sAs6net the business 10 postponed,
slyslsAq kHdh; ilesi tatinsiy.
,s.s la.i!i = replied Unc ! q ~ y,