San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-11-18
JOHN CLARKE's FORTUNE.
py MRS. N. 4. pESIsoN.

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! twenty summers old. How brightly
and bewitclingly she shone-a stal
amid the somber company ~
But what in the world has he lef
n,s 2 muttered John Clarke 4 be
| lieve he hated me; I believe they al
hate me. l'Uq,
Hush, dear!' d ,r5eal.yl ga,aa a
II booueath to John Clarke, my
dearly beloved nephew said the grin
ATTORNEY, as a reward for his firmnesi
| in resisting temptation the last two
years, and his determination to i'm
prove in all acceptable things, my
one-horse shay, which has stood il
my barn over twenty-five years, re
questing that he shall repair it, o.
cause it to be. repaired in q suitable
manner. fu.3tI aII naU
That was all. Some of the peo
pie gathered there Uttered, all seem
ed to enjoy the confusion Of the
poor young man. His eyes flashed
fire, he trembled excessively; pool
little Jenny fairly cried. 75yiN q
To think, she said to herself, 'how
hard he has tried to be good, and
that il all he thought about it'll! n
Wish you JOY, said a red-headed
youth, with a grin, as he came out o1
the room. IS jHs,ab 8tf ts agH.3
John sprang to collar the fellow
but little white hand laid on his
coat sleeve restrained him. " adj 1
Let them triumph, John, it wont
hurt you, said Jenny, with her sun
ny smile; please don't notice them
for my sake .gmi agl se5o7 b
Served him right, said Susan
Spriggs, the niece of the old man
just dead, and to whom he had left
the silver, served him right for
marrying that ignorant goose, Jenny
Brazier. 1 supposed he calculated a
good deal on the old gentleman's
generosity. To which she added, in
a whisper that only her own heart
heard. He might have married me-
He had the chance, and I loved him
better than any one. else-better
than the pretty little fool, Jenny
Brazier.
Now we shall see how deep his
his goodness is, said a maiden aunt,
through her nose; 'he stopped short
in wickedness just because he ex
pected a fortune from my poor dead
brother. Thanks to massy that he
left me five hundred dollars. Now ]
can get that new carpet; but we will
see how much of change there is in
John Clarke-he was always an imp
of wickedness.
We'll, I guess John Clarkell have
to be contented with his ten feet
shanty,' said the father of Susan
Spriggs to good old Deacon Joe
Hemp. .a..,.3,
We'll reckon he he is contented
If he amt he ought to be, with
that little jewel Of q wife; she's
bright. enough to make any four
walls shine, was the Deacon's reply.
.Phshaw! you're all, crazy about
that gal. Why she amt to be com
pared to my Susan. Susan plays on
the forty piano Like sixty, and man
ages house first-rate.
Bless yor, neighbor Spriggs, I'd
rather have that innocent blooming
face to smile at me when I wake of
mornings, than all the forty-piano
gals you can wake up between here
and the Indies-fact.'
I'd like to know what you mean!'
exclaimed Mr.. Spriggs, firing up.
Jest what I say, replied good old
Deacon Joe, coolly.
We'll, that John Clarken die on
the gallows yet, mark my words,
said MIR. Spriggs, spitefully. .a
That John Clarke will make one
of our best citizens, and go to the
Legislature yet replied old Deacon
Joe, complacently. 81.
Doubt i'll grr .... 3D.. ae..5..
Yes, may be you do; and that's a
pretty way to build up q young fel
low, isn't it, when he's trying his
best. No, John Clarke won't be a
good citizen if you can help it. Peo
pie that cry .mad-dog' are plagued
willin' to stone the critter while he's
q runnin, I take it; and if he amt
mad they're sure to drive him SO.
Why don't you step up to him and
say, John I'm glad you're right now,
and I've got faith in you. and if you
want any help, why come to me and
I'll put you through. That's the
way to do business, Mr.. Spriggs.
well. I hope you'll do it that's
al, replied Mr.. Spriggs, sulkily.
4 hope shall; and I'm bound to,
any way, if / have a chance. Fact is,
he's got such q smart little wife that
be don't really need any help.
Not its a pity then tina. brother
Jacob left him that One-horse shay.
You needn't laugh at that; old
Jacob never did nothing without 4
meaning 10 it That old shay may
help him to be a great man yet Fact
is I think myself il Jacob had left
him money. It might been the ruin
Of him Less things than o one
horse shay has made mans fOrtin-'
We'll I'm glad you think % much
Of him; I don't
NO. ngttered Deacon Joe. - his
neighbor turned away, but If be d
nsrr5sd yozr rAvlbooed duter that
plsys On the forty-pisDo, he'd o been