The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-10-30

good Tor o thousand or two, he con
cluded to let him have tho money
Harvesting his horse, he started fot
the house of Mr.. Ellis,
Now this house was not very fan
from Mrs.. Hooker's aud Ms Tobiis
was driving leisurely along about
two miles from home, what should
de see grazing by the roadside but
squire Chase's brindIe oxi Tnere
Was no mistiking the animal, for
there wasn't better nor a handsom
or one to DO found anywhere for
;ai,et around.
It's shame to leave that OK to
run of" said Mr. Jones t. himself.
''aud If was going right home d
drive him along but lin not, aud
by the time | get back he II be gone.
| have it !" he exclaimed, as a no
idea seemed to enter his bralu.
I'll INST lot down tho bars and let
hi1 ,nto Mrs. Hooker's west Ii I'D.
The field has been cleared these ton
days, aud sho will never know but he
jumped in, aud it may save the
Squire a heap Of trouble" So he
drove the OK along for about three
quarters of mile AMI turael him
into tho field then, after leaving
the money at Ellis, he went home,
we'll pleased with himself AMI tho
world generally.
Squire Chase was NOT at the tea
party, for he was fully determined
not to DO tho victim uf a mtlo match
and he rather suspected that one
was in progress in tbs Jones family.
The next morning Mr. jones rap-
ped at the Sluiros back door Just
as the family were ut breakfast.
II thought | Il run over anf lot
you know where your brinilo OK is
Mrs. Hooker says there was ono got
into her west field yesterday aul
she presumes 1t yours
Much obliged, ueishbor Jones.
I'll 90 right over after breakfast, VI
send Nell
But Ned, like INST boys Of l6,
VAS shy of old maids and stranss d
widows, and steadily refused TO 20 g;
80 the Squire himself went.
Widow Hooker was III tkiug cheese
1t was late for cheese -mlkinI but
she always male one or two fall
checses The door sLs wide opJn.
blt She dill MT see Sq,iro Cnasc
SO" up the dower-bordered walk /;
the first she knew of his presence
waa the exclamation
"Nhy, Polly Wisgin Thi. il
til greatest surprise ever IA =
and there was great hand-shaklng
80, -. Polly, you are th1 fam us
Widow Hooker, are You How do
you like farming
Very well, Jerry, and ii You can
stop long enough, Ill sIoY yoa how
| manage
OF cJulse the Squire could stop.
aud Iii stop, aud Was delighted with
osrt ythiug.
II never thought woman could
manage 50 we'll, he said 'that is.
Ia the house auI outdoors, to, |
always thought that when women
undertook to wear the-that is
when -
"Oh, | understand sail Polly !;
"you thought my house would suffer
from neglect, if my farm was proper
ly cared for"
ii see, | see, Polly. 1 thought my
little girl had kept house pretty we'll
since her mother died, but of course
it's nothing like yours. When girls
of 20 cant manage at all, it is not
to be supposed that girls Of Ii eau
be very good at it, Suppose we let
by ,gouos DO by-goues, Polly |
have said | never would marry again,
but il you will have me will break
my word for once, for when said It
| diln't expect to meet you, anl /
believe we have both grown wiser
since our quarrel nineteen years
ago"
''Do You think the children would
like me, Jerry? You had better
bring them over first. aud then l
will give you my answer"
IL don't believe Ned will come (;
no is rather bashful but l will
bring over the other two, Mary Aun
and Silas, tomorrow afternoon.
Good-day, Polly !" ani the Squire
drove home with never so much as u
thought of tho brinlled OK.
Meanwhile Ned. frettei aud
fumed because he had no work to do
aud hually he and Silas had gone
fishing
81 do wish father would get mar
ried, said Silas, who, at the age of
~, had very advanced views of life
II think Mary Ann makes horrid
biscuits, aud | am tired of eating
hominy aud milk for dinner If ia.
ther did get married, aud We didn't
like our step~mother, We are all big
enough to ran away
"Yes, said matter-of fact Ned /;
'but, il you keep talking, you will
scare all tho fish away, aud we shall
have to eat fat pork for breakfast.
squire Chase could not give very
good reason why he did not bring
home the brindled OK. He told
Mary Ann that he did not see the
OK, then told Ned he forgot all about
him, and finally no told Sllas that he
thnuphl ha coull not 1riye him homa|