The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-12-26

ID 20 10 market every morning VIII LLtS
early fruit and vegetables. after work
ing out in the he's sun ali the rest Of the
day. I'm ready IL steep axe top at night
Then mother u-panus ~ me tuT some
extras this summer. SAe Aas company.
Her gsyurite brother, my uncle Gaylord,
from New ! OK, IS here with lis wife"
'ise IS very Eich, isn't he.' / asked.
- suppose he IS very wealthy man.
lie IS 4 great manufacturer. He has 10
Chi .ran Of his own, continued King,
"aa4 80 be takes &n extra interest in me.
Mother was always his pct sister, AID /
ain ali the nephew he has. He wanted
to know yesterday when was going 70
be married"
"And you told him you didn't know. !
suppose!" said I, IL a sort OF furry, stick
! ing my needle into my fingers.
| ''Iie had reason for asking" went on
| King, slowly, picking a clover leaf to
pieces - used to think should have
to earn home before I could have
wife. But Uncle Gaylord says if want
to marry he will give me NICE place
And 50 have come to-day, Rispah, to
ask YOU"
/ There was a step on the door-stone, anG
! Leah came in with two piled pals OF
! huCkicDerrles.
"Oh, I am 50 warm and tired" she
cried, and King jumped up and shook
! hands with her.
/ was glad lie did, for was trembling
ike leaf, and escaped from the room as
soon as | could. I liIuPed up to my
chamber, and shut the door.
How foolish"' l cried to myself
.'Ie was only going to ask me to speak
good word tor ann 10 Leah. vi course it
IS Leah he wants.
But | could not help hoping that he
ioved he, and all my senses were in .
whirl. | hoped and feared so desper-
ately tha: | tried hard to decide that
vas entirely mistaken in thinking it pcs
siDie that lie could care for me. It Wl-
such 10y to believe that he did that, II
dared trust it for 80 instant, it seemed 3
if it would Kill me to give it up.
Buc did mol go down again while ..
stayed tliat day. And when Leah c@me
up, she looked Just as usual, ans X
strengthened hope in my heart that Ee
had not asked her.
1t was few days later-my ankle Ia
become strong, and had gone down l.
the edge Of the swamp with Leah to see
if the hiAcSi~.,ries were ripe. We were
well concealed from the road among the
bushes, when / saw two men walking
slowly along. One was old Mr.. Gaylord,
the other King Preston. The old man
was leaning on his nephew's arm, and
they were talking very earnestly. AS
,hcy passed Us, distinctly heard Kings
words:
"Yes, uncle, l love Miss Washington
with my whole heart, and l wish TO make
her my wife"
did not speak or move. Then / lifted
my eyes and looked at Leah TO see if she
had heard.
She had, for her checks war2- Iod a,c
IRE.
Oh, how everything pleasant in the
world seemed lost to me at that moment.
1t seemed as if l could fail down there in
the swamp and never move again. l did
rot want TO speak 10 Leah, and she did
not speak 10 me. By-aui-by, when our
pals .seTe full, we went home.
All night [ lay awake beside Leah
though think she slept sweetly. 1t was
the iIst disappointment 0i my life, and 1t
seemed 10 me il was the bittCrest one that
could come to me. ! thought ii all
tlrou-h-my cup Of misery running over
how Leah would DC q beautiful bride
how they would set up a home near by,
therein to be constant and true and al! In
all to each other their whole lives through
and ! should have to stay by and see j!
al, living alone with father until he dice,
anu then growing into a solitary Old maiu.
1t never came into my mind that / might
marry any one else.
was pale and tired the next day, anG
il seemed to me that Leah was very kind
to me Well, happy and fortunate pco-
pie like her could afford to be kind to
Others, I thought. 1 felt myself growing
hard q sour.
1t was just at sunset Leah came into
the kitchen, and said:
'Tiispah there IS some one III the gar
den wants to see YOU"
I thought it was one Of the neighbors,
and took my sun-bonnet and went out.
There among the hoii yhocks stood King
Preston, waiting for me. he took my
two hands, smiingiy, and says:
"Vcu, WHAT is Rispah's answerI'
40 what." / asked.
TO the question viii She be my little
wite2"
My face must have looked like sun
shine after storm. After we were en-
ga-ed, he looked closely q tAa MARKS Of
tears on my checks.
What has been the matter2' he asked
I laughed out as happy as bird.
y thought you were going to ask
Leah, l confessed.
u wonder why everybody gives me to
Leah" he said. My uncle says h
thought | meant her
perhaps it is because you are the only
one who calls her Miss Washington.
overheard few words the other day"
But stopped. l could not tell him
Just then how disappointed had been.
lie stayed to supper that night, and
somehow, everybody seemed to know
that we were engaged. Even Tim, the
farln-boy, wanted TO know II he might
dance al my wedding.
The next day, Leah took right hold t,
help me with my wedding things, for y,
we're 10 be married in a month.
OH do all l can for you, Rispah, said
she. I'm sure I'm glad with all my
heart Not but what | wanted King my
self. That day IN the woods | didn't
know which he meant-you or me; and l
didn't say word, for thought perhaps
you hadn't heard what they were taking
about But King has chosen you, and l
won't lie mean. hope he'll make you E
good husband, and you'll De prosperous
Wen, we had the gayest wedding that
took place that wear for miles about
everybody said we made a nice couple,
and / dare say we looked very well.
Since then my hfc has been very quiet.
I dare say sha'nt make 50 much stir
again until / am buried.
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