The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-08-05

Then when she recovered little (do
you believe it Niobe? don'D she said:
"Have you asked pa?" /
OF course responded had not.
Then do at once" she said; 'for good
ness gracious me, if he was to find US out
in anything sly, and trying to keep it
from him, it would be awful" |
It is good deal worse asking the gov
ernor than asking the girl, especially a
peppery old party as Capt. Wattlebor-
ough; however, I screwed myself up, and |
when Jemima was down about the place |
playing on our piano, and knew that he
would be making his evening toilet by
putting on pilot coat, ventured to
look in upon him. After few words on
ordinary topics, such as how we both
were, how the weather was, hemmed
and began:
''Captain, am ambitious"
That's right, my boy-cllmb as high
as you CAM
'sDo not encourage me too much, my
dear captain, I'm ambitious in your d.
rection.''
"Boy, you are not going to sea-"
''No, captain, Ill aspire to the
honor of being your son-in.law."
"Have you money!"
Of course hadn't, and he told me to
90 and get it before venturing to aspire
to the hand Of Jemima.
"But, my dear captain -" ventured
to expostulate.
''Get off my doorstep"'
"Let me speak for moment to Jelni-
ma"
"Get Oft my doorstep!'
He accompanied this last instruction
by thrust which sent me staggering in
the street.
Nv affair with Jemima was at an end.
The captain would not listen to reason
that is, he would not listen to me. All
the letters l wrote to Jemima were sent
back to me. I grew weary, packed up
and packed off, with letter of introduce
ton to firm in China. Well, the for
tune was not easy to make, but at the ex-
piration of twenty years I began to think
It sufficiently large to warrant my return
to "the girl left behind me.'' I had
heard very little from home. Father and
mother were yet alive. but the captain
was dead. They had carried him through
the cornfelds one summer day, to the lit
tie churchyard, and there they buried
him.
"Jem1ma, l understood, lived in the
old house, and was still single. So-full
of emotion, all the tenderness for the
dear girl had left behind me rapidly
reviving-of went, carpet-bag an6
everything, just as was, to have the Old
vows renewed and sealed in the usual
manner.
A maiden with freckled face, much
sunburnt, opened the door. Could see
Miss marlborough The maiden die
not reply, but leaving me where was
retired to the remote back settlements
From thence I heard the following dia
logue:
stMissus!'
'Well, what is its''
Somebody wants you"
ssWho is it?'
"A fat old man, with bag
could have shaken the girl into
jelly.
There was further talk in smothere'
whisper and then the girl returned, an
motioning me with her finger, said:
"Come in here" and showed me int
the parlor.
The old parlor, just as I had left /
neat and trim, the old harpischord, th
old punch bowl: but some new things
canary in a cage at the window,
black, long-legged cat ensconsed upon
chair. re
The next minute a lady entered. Coul
it be? No, impossible pale-face
sober-visaged lady, with stiff curls, an
no more figure than a clock-case-cou]
this be my Jemima? Where was the o.
IL Oh ~,
that were ruddier than the cherry? 81
lifted up both hands when she sa
me. t
;'Alfred!n ~
'sJemima!o
We shook hands; after a moment
hesitation we went furthermore in a
cordance with old times.
Ny heart sank within me, however,
sat down opposite to her, and thong
of what she was. She looked at me We
steadily, and thought detected disa
pointment IN her glance,
awe are both changed, Jemima."
'sYou are very much altered" s
said.
s'You are different responded.
DO you think sos'
..Think 500 Why, Jemima, there ca,
be two opinions about it."
at is not generally observed: b
you"
s'Well, my dears''
"You have grown ridiculously sro
and you are bald-headed."
sA"You are not stout, but your hair
not quite what 1t was"
"People say they see no change in
that preserve nv childish appearal
wonderfully"
"Humph!'
Our interview was not altogetl
agreeable. When we parted we c.