Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-07-17

spoil everything. Henriette thinks
he's most ready to propose. So if you
will just send Nell up to Andover to
Uncle Johns (he'll take her, for he
wants girl and she'll be nicely out
of the way.
She told me in the dairy, where I
had been making butter the day Mr..
Washburn called out so, | was so
dumbfounded that | did not know
what TO say to Kate, but right off l
hears stir, and in comes Mr.. Washs
burn from his seat on the bench I'M
der the vines.
4 beg your pardon, Miss Kate, says
he,' | have already proposed to Nell,
and as she has accepted me, | had
rather have a voice in the matter of
sending her to Andoyer. | 80 next
week if the clergyman Of this village
will marry us first. take Nell with
me. If you will allow me, will
speak alone with Mrs. Hatch.
Kate slipped out, turning all sorts
Of colors and then Mr.. Washburn
said that he loved Nell for her limo.
cence and worth that she was the
lov,iest girl he had eyer seen ] and
that they were to he married and
then Nell was going to school for a
year and hewoukl like my aprro.
val.
Goodness knows / gave it, heartily
enough, though | hardly knew what
to say--a man like him marrying a
girl out of the poor-house
But he did marry her, and she
went to school year, and then they
went to his house in Boston. It's a
splendid place. | was in it once, but
| declare to goodness Nell amt nc
more put out in it than she used tc
be in my kitchen. She's just as quiet
and gentle and pretty appearing as
ever she was and the girls got ba.
by now, that's as pretty as picture
So says-as | have always SAID
that it's what's in a person thai
makes them noticed. Mr.. Washburr
would have married Henriette, if he
hadn't found out that Nell was more
modest and pretty in the kitchen
than Henriette was in the parlor, OF
even could be anywhere.
How OH he WAs.-Smith II. is {
notorious joker-one Of those queer
fellows who joke everywhere, insel
company, and from force Of habit. IL
was attending court in answer to ;
subpoena, and was dining at public
table. He began to chat with an a,
quaintance, who presently asked
Smith how old are you
If live, replied Smith, selemnly
! till the 3Oth of next month. I shal
be seventy one.
A lawyer, who sat opposite, here
looked at him with an expression o
surprise, but said nothing. The mex
day Smith was called as a witness
and after giving his name and resi-
dence, was asked his age.
'Fifty-three, was the prompt re
Spouse.
What 7 exclaimed the lawyer
didn't hear you say at the hotel
yesterday, that you would be seventy
one if you lived until the 50th of thi'
month ?
Next month, sir With the correc
ton, l did say SO.
And now you swear that you are
but fifty-three?
Yes, sir I
Well, sir tell us what kind of 8
witness you are, any way. What dc
you mean?
why, | think if you live until the
30th Of next month you may be g
hundred-because, s.r, next month
is February, and hasn't but twenty
eight days; and when I see the 30th
of February l expect to be seventy.
one.
The court, the bar and the audi.
ence all joined in the laugh, and
Smiths examination was proceeded
with.
There are two ice dealers in Will
mington, Del, and the people are en-
joying unusual favors in their coupe
tition for business. At the Office Of
one there is bountiful supply OF ice