Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-07-14

ssStephen, wish, dear, you had been a
lie more civil to Uncle Joseph"
Nonsense, Maggie, darling. / don't
Joseph Hawick and his ways, and i
not going to pretend do"
His ways are very good ways. No
ecan say wrong OF him, Stephen"
That is just it; they are too good. i
Their think ann old enough to know
nat am doing, and what l want. |
n'r owe penny, and never mean to
ask a favor except of you, or of my hands.
If I pal.vered over Joseph Hawick he
would bc the very first to say he wanted
the trifle of money he mry have saved.'
MTgsioz eiebetl, and then looked UP H.
to Stephens handsome face and smiled.
f5te.sks =. 81 GDprse, was right; man
s.sch eyes ard such a figure could
f6f, in ioTs.z sight, be wrong.
: He was brave and confident, too, and
had that way of assertion which only
cool and sensible people can resist.
Joseph Hawick loved his niece with a
wise and tender affection, and she had
not chosen the husband that he would
have chosen tor her.
Stephen Gray was indeed "well-to-do,"
4 had a fair character, but the keen
nan saw radical defects init.
rs no advice but a flatterer's,"
id said; "besides, Maggie. he is
hat 1 am afraid that he's
I'VE a tumble"
he has big heart, and
ner, and even you can see
landSOmeSt man i'm the
lin spite of all disaffection,
fjawick's wedding with Stephen
ora. came aif with great and widespread
Joseph Rawicas-> had been for, forty
wears the physician aid friend OF all the
Dale families, rich and poor, and not one
of them missed an inyitation.N--s
But all were merry and full OF good
wishes tor the pretty bride and her hand
some husband dafi0
The number of bridal presents Maggie
received testified it, E.oi
Stephens sideboard and buffet would
be bright with silver tokens, and his
presses full of snowy rdamask and fine
spun linens and blankets. ~ 1e1't.j II /.
But upon the whole, it rather morti-
fled him. - .1ea
He could not feel the loving Kindness
that sanctified the gifts, and the object
was not pleasant to the self-sufficient
young man. 80 \. II ~
He had assured JOSEPH. Bs'-'s. vclun-
tarily, and with ratb~- .sI.fe eessafy pTids
that he wante1 To5ning glfh Maggie
ne.sher gold nos ga8F--amd vet for all
that heklo0ked rather anAiulsiy for the
old man ol1esh..g.
Iese,-ss- ffss-1.wick was believed in spite
..r MS eccentric attentions 10 poor pa
rents. to ''haye money! and Stephen
felt that handsome cheque would not
be out of place, for he had been at some
expense in refurnishing the old farm
house, and he was very anxious to try
some new scientific experiments OH his
worn out land. -
But Maggie said nothing about her
uncle's present and Stephen was far too
proud to ask her until nearly year af-
ter their marriage.
But one day he had a long talk with
old Squire Thwaites about singh farm
ing" and then the two men drifted into
the discussion of some scheme for the
draining of Dru's Moss.
Then Stephen, thinking it all over as
h smoked his pipe, sAw-untOld wealth
q harvest from. the rich all1vial soil, and
y 1ulous wheat fields growing where
en- now caught feeches or shot wild
fowl.
II he only had money.
If he only had thousand pounds III
cash, Thwaites and he would bay and |
drain the Moss.
de .s, sat Or, dreaming oysr project and
over, until he beck - io s,ois oses Drns
sired. e ~" '"''u ne u'
he said suddenly to the lit |
nv .' ise sewing beside him, maggie,
what did uncle give you for wedding
present? You never told me-"
IL thought yOn would not like it,
Stephen
very likely not, but nevertheless,
hat was it 70
a Bib;e.n
sst IKE Tim and we had two fami-t
with. not to speak Of the
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