The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-09-24
CHAPTER III.

When Thyra reached the cottage the young
rustic, whom Lord Dashier had seemed to see
IN his minds eve an admlrer OF Thyra's
stood at the door knocking for admittance.
Knowing Of Mr.. Titles dislike to him as n
sutton to his daughter he came only in his alb
sence, and, having seen him pass on his way to
the market while he was at his work, he left
the field at the earliest moment for the pur-
pose of meeting Thyra for few moments
Thyra seeing HIM while yet little distance
from the cottage, secreted her books beneath n
clump of ferns, and came running toward him
with only few wild flowers in her hands.
"Where have you been?" he asked rather
sternly. 81 should think YOU would have eX-
pected me, and so stayed at home. You might
have known would see your father CO."
Thyra was vexed at his authoritative man
ner, as their acquaintance or intimacy was not
sufficient to warrant it.
supposed You were at your work, and had
no time to come" she replied.
"Well next time stay at home and see
whether | am or not"
perhaps SO, and perhaps not"
ooh, Thyra," said the lout, assuming great
tenderness, "don't be so crusty; you know
idolize you, and have come to-day to ask you to
be nv wife,"
"My father says he cannot spare me to be
anybodys wife. beside am too young to think
of marrying, SO do not bother me any more,
Jack" .a
ooh. You have got some other fellow in
your eye, s'pose, but LET me find out who il is,
and he'll fare hard would take his hearts
blood, Thyra."
"Then You would be murderer, and
surely would not have you after that, but
might go TO see you hung"
"You little vixen, you are only trying to
bother me. / know you love me after ALL
and would feel dreadfully if / should go to
counting some other girl"
lit would be the happiest moment of my
life if could hear that you were. Now / am
in earnest Jack. You have no claim on me-
l have never given you any encouragement"
:" Blast you for saying that. L tell you that
you have and if you will not marry me you
will rue the day that you ever refused me-"
Thyra became little frightened at his
threats, aud to her great relief saw her
father coming at n little distance from the
cottage. "There comes father" she said ;
do you want TO see him?"
" No ; curse him, and you, too" said the in
furiated youth, rushing from the door "I am
coming again the first time / see him go away !;
SO mind and be at home," he yelled, as he went
buzzing through the door.
Happily for him the old man did not see him
depart, for the latter had already made up his
mind If he saw the young scapegrace hanging
around his premises again. he should resort TO
violence. And Thyra, knowing how the matter
stood, did not tell her father of the ntruder's
visit. His heart seemed so fun of trouble on
his return she tried to keep everything unpleas-
ant from him. 81 have got no money to-day"
Ire sorrowfully said. "The market is so dull
they pay next to nothing for what they do buy.
And what will be done when our new landlord
sends for his rent, which will be in day or
two, il he is az punctual as the old Earl was. /
do not know. / shall not have half enough to
pay him. 1t seems to me the times never were
so hard. For aught / know the baifrs NAV
turn us into the street. Why, my little girl. L
have seen many family served i'm that wav
and when you were wee bit of a child we
would have Jared no better, only that your
mother. Heaven bless her, had little money,
which helped us ont Of the scrape."
eyes, papa, / Just remember it but, from
what have heard of our young Lord, do not
think be will be az bard with his tenants az his
father was |, but, in case he is, give yourself no
uneasiness you know mother left me q little
money, and YOU can have il if it is necessary"
"My precious child" said her father, patting
her head with his horny hand, "that would be
too bad but IL took it / would pay il 10 you
again just as soon az / could"
81 know you would. father; then do not
worry any more for fear of not getting the
money"
So the poor man retired with lighter heart
than he brought home from the market, and
Thyra then took the opportunity to 90 and get
the books she had laid under the ferns, sitting
mp till late in the night TO ponder over their
contents. The volume of Cowper's poems,
which was among the number, she was perfect
ly delighted with, and one of SCOTS novels she
thought she would like very much.