St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-09-25

HlltUee is pOln TO OHSr MISS Juuftft
$1,000 i'll good, clean, Lard money
for her share of it. >
Doctor Dedling stared
observation-disclosures" re-
peated he slowly.
Could it really be facts IF SO
and there seemed little reason ior
douhting it-wllata fatal unist;Lke
had he made in rejecting II bride
who could bring the rich portion of
Il cranberry swamp" IS his we'd
ding dower. If he had known this
half IN hour-one little half hour
-agot
Don't fret aboat him, Judith,
dear; he isn't worth it |" urged hon
est ALarmaduke Redield, who had
stopped on his way to.the Postofice
to bring message to his mother
He was always pretentional sort
of fellow, all for outward show, with
a heart like a stone, and q nature
as shallow as Deacon Dole's brook"
Judith looked up at the clumsy,
good-hearted, hard handed farmer,
and wondered that she had never
before noticed Ehat true face and
what clear, frank eyes he had.
Forget him. Judith" pleaded
Redfeld; and she began seriously
to think that she woRh at least
make the trial. Come over to our
house and stay with mother. It's
too bleak and lonesome for you to
stay here-for the present, at least.
Spring will be here time enough
for Won to come buck to the cran-
berry swamp"
Judith Gray looked around at
the solitary room. and thought OF
Mrs. Grny's big cezy kitchen, with
It's bright-colored rag cmret, it's
windows lined with blooming ssera-
NUNS, and its shrillvoiced canary
bird hanging over the workable.
do you think" she hesitatsd.
&sthat your mother would be willing
to be troubled with such O visitor
as me?"
"Only try her." said he. "Dear
Judith. you'd be welcome as. flowers
in May"
And the next day Mrs. Redfeld
came over in the old farm carryall
to claim her guest, and the Swamp
House was left to its own dreary
desolation and the driving SHOWS Of
january.
Scarcely three weeks had elapsed
when young DIR. Dedling came to
the Redfeld farm in his new gig,
with the old roam horse, that really
made good appearance when you
didn't hurry him and the road was
tolerably good. and he was free
from visitation e,,lled the heaves.
"There amt nobody sick here"
said Julius, the hired man, who was
splitting wood in the yard.
"No. 1 know it." said DIR. Ded-
ling, "but I've called to see Miss
Gray"
"AIiss Gray amt no ways ailin'
as I knows of" persisted Julius,
feeling at the edge of his axe, and
staring hard at the medical repre-
sentative of Glassville.
II have Called" said DIR. Ded-
ling. with dignity, cas- a friend"
"Obi" said Julius.
"Will you be kind enough to let
me IMP" persisted the doctor.
'Tain't no use," said julius.
rolling a prodigious pine knot down
from the pile, and preparing him
self for prodigious effort, "there
amt nobody ut home"
Nobody at homer" echoed the
doctor.
They've all gone to church." ex-
planned Julius.
ITO church, man, why its only
Tuesday"
"Who said it wasn't?" retorted
Julius. "They amt gone to hear
service-they is gone to be mar
ried."
"Who?" demanded DR.. Dedling.
"Our Marmaduke and Miss
Judith"
And down came the axe upon
the pine knot with a crash that
made the man of medicine start
back. =
The new railroad was duly con-
strueted, and the $4,000 was placed
to Mrs. Marmaduke Redfield's ac-
count in the nearest national bank,
and Mrs. Pytchley thinks that sho