Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-03-20
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bourne. wiping away the tears. .sOh, do you
really think so2"
There's nothing ike trying" said Mrs.
Guest. Mrs. Blackbourue started impulsiye>
ly ups
..Where is she :" cried she. "Let mo go
to her at onec. Let me entreat her to save
my SON -. n
spectacle case, aud trying to hide the mis-
chievous lines that would twinkle out around
the corners of her mouth, ''shes down in
the gsrden, picking peas for dinner. It's
quiet aud shady there. guess nobody wilt
interrupt you"
Aurora Ford, with her brow shaded by q
big brown gingham sun-bonuet, and her bas.S
ket hali-full of silver-green pea, pods, was
startled, minute later, by the unexpected
apparition of Mrs. Blackbourne, all in Q
furry.
.'Mrs. BlackbOursew Tho girl eolOred
like 4 rose.
her lavendar cap ribbons seeming to point to.
all four quarters of the compass at the same
time, Il came to ask favor Of you"
Aurora looked little bewildered.
"What is it - said she. II am sure, If
there is anything can do"
Won't you please to marry my son5" said
Mrs. BIackbOurne. ..... -
al ?"
"He's going to Utah" gasped the old lady,
He'll be scalped by the Indians / He'll
break my heart aud leave my home desolate,
and all because you've refused him He
says SO himself! oh, Aurora. you'll not
hurt him to his destruction !? You'll grant a
mothers prayer, and bless n broken down old ;
woman's homo By saying yes! know you
will !"
"But, Mrs Blackbourhe, you said you
could never consent to Lawrsuce's marriage
with me /" interrupted Aurora.
II didn't mean it" abjectly apologized tho
matron. "l-dear, sweet Aurora, you II save
him! You'll marry my boyT"
'If you really wish it so very much. J" said
| Aurorn. coloring softly aud turning away her
radiant face.
Aud Mrs. Blackbourne made haste homo
to where Lawrence stood among piles Of clean
shirts, stockings, drawers portfolios and let
ter cases, yawning valse table before
him. and a travelling ulster, and u railway
guide flung over an opposite chair,
Lawrence Lawrence" ]" cried ont the old
lady, suddenly making her appearance on tho
scene like highly excited fairy god mother.
stop There's no need of it. She says yes"
Who says yes!'
"Aurorn Ford. sho says to Oblige mo
sh5'll marry you"
Tho pretty gipsy girl was married to the
young farmer, and Mrs. Blackbourne proved
the most devoted of mothers-in- law.
'When a Woman Will, &c."
There is woman ON Seventh street that
always gets the best of 1t when she and her
husband have little differences This spring
she wanted to move in a larger hOuse, and
her husbsnd didn't want to, and being the
head of the family of course they did not
move. But she didn't say anything; she
kept still and bided her tins, and shortly it
came.
One morning tho husband camc homo in a
great hurry and said he must go East, and
he would be gone about two weeks. and she
knew very we'll he would be gone two weeks
if he said 30, and probably triae over that.
She packed his portmanteau with shirts and
kissed him good>bye, and saw him safely OF.
and went right out house hunting ShS
found just tho house she wanted, and that
man hadn't been gone three days when she
was safely moved. and at tho end Of ten days
was settled and serene in her new qusiters
as though she had never moved in her life.
Meantime, family had moved in the house
she had vacated. aud all went quietly on tll
one day, the woman was mixing bread al
| the table in the kitchen, and the outside
! door was open too, in rushed = man and gave
| her q hug with
''How are you, little girl? Doing your
own work, are you p
| And then there was an awful pause that
| woman looked around at him, and he saw it
wasn't .'IittIe girl" at all but an old girl OF
the Spartan type, aud she didn't seem 10
relish the hug he gave her either. Says he:
/ "Is your mistress at home or l mean
does Mrs Browns folks live here !"
| Then she told him she didn't know any
thing about Brown's folks; her Dame was
| SIimmens and if she poor she was re.
| spectsble. and then she began 20 cry, and all
at once she Waxed urOth and laid hold OF
the broom aud took after poor Brown, and
| says she "I'll sweep you OF the face Of
the earth, you scalaW.g you ]" and tho way
Brown went out the door with the swish Of
that broom behind him might be called ab>
rupt.
Well he went ont among the peighbors
+ aud found out where he lived and went homo
! and interviewed Mrs. Brown, who cried and
said abe did not think he'd care If she just
moved while he was gone and sssed him all
the bother" which last msde him madder
| than he was before, and she cried sgsin aud
| the end of il all was she came out one Eas-
/ ter Sunday with as handsome q new bonnet
as any one. which was very significant of bis
being done Brown Detroit Free Press.
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