The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-12-10

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tribnlation ] do greatly need. Mr..
Prentiss come to me, and spoke my
mind to him without delay. ] said
that | desired his daughter in MAJ.
riage"
"And what did he reply2
ole answered that Eunice was a
well.favored girl, and that he could not
deny her TO me, if she chose to take me.
! said it was not Ennice, but Mi,tress
Polly that desired, and | confess he
seemed amazed, and did stare at me
with certain fixed expression that
was painful to look upon. Then he ap-
preached me and said he had never
heard that ! was imprudent' in my
drink, and | had trouble TO persuade
him that his suspicion wronged me.
Then he looked at me again, and even
limited that my reason had left me. At
siast persuaded him TO sand his dangh-
ter Polly TO me AS he quilted the
room he seized my hand and said Ma
than, | pray that she may drive you
from the house. IL would be bless
ing to you
"Mislrcss Polly came into the best
room, my Aunt Charity, and, ms the
door closed, she stood with her back
against it and smiled, and confess the
smile had naught Of humor but only
scorn in it, / trembled at that smile,
fearing that she would drive me hence.
"'speak up, Nathan Appleby,' she
said, for never since your mother bore
you, did you speak louder than cat
news.
"If now remember Alright / an
swcred her nothing, for my thoughts
were in confusion.
Art dumbi' she said. Might ms
we'll be for aught you can say. Yonr
face is like u iack-o lantern. ard your
tongue as full Of speech. What's now,
/ say
81 asked her il her father did not tell
her
"Had he told mc, said she, you
would not see ms bere. ] would like
to know what you. whose spunk is less
than worms, could have TO say to me
from your own lips Not to give ad
vice. I'll venture. You are no such
idiot as TO try that Come, I'll have it
out OF you. Belize you would ike TO
marry me z
"She said this, my Aunt Charity, AS
in sarcasm yet am glad she said it,
for my spirits seemed 10 melt like an
April snow bank, and hhd | not taken
her words on the echo, | fear could
not have made known my etran'l. Her
glance as said this WAS teIiiblr. so
that / turned my e,rs To- the ~im,luw
as for IL chanes To escape siulence. /
can not recall all sir. sai,i. hut | do
bear in mind that she termed me "a bce-
tie, that she said upy legs ~er" spindle
shanks, which il untrue that she rs-
marked contemptuousIy upon the ia,lr
ness Of my face, and iikrned tue to
Sandy Sam, the idiot perceived,
however, that her violence was only Of
the tongue, though that is euorgh for
one person. She called me "a ladora,
whatever that may be, and said that |
should marry her, and right away, and
sad day it would be FOR me, too. She
warned me to have no delay, to cause
the bans to be published next Lords
: Dav, and as soon thereafter as the law
) permits TO come for her, and she warn
, ed me 10 keep out of her sight till then
: Other painful words she said, which
will not repeat, my Aunt Charity, ant
thus has she promised me.
' "What think YOU all, neighbors. O
such d wooing as that r Mr.. Goodwin
+ inquired.
r That yaur spouse did rightly whe
d she called him stupid fool" said Nj
Pantry.
d THAT passes all eompreht nsion," sal
d Squire Whytynge.
"Well, l say" remarked Mr.. Pu
d chase, whose domestic experience wa
i sad, "that he who knowingly puts b
ID head in such moose deserves to wear
n. always. Vinegary women are wont [
a be smooth-tongued during courtshiI
III and to make amends for it afterwards
- "Well, tell MS tho rest, neiehbor
y said Mr.. Blumfeld. "rhey were ma
r.edT
/ "Yes. they were married on u
ve Lords Day three weeks, and those wi
as saw them as they quilted her father
IN house, say that she berated him all Il
lg way to his home"
le ''And did he soon wish he were dead
d. asked Mr. Purchase in such sugges
I'd i've tone that Mr. Blumfeld again sly
OF nudged Mr. Goodwing.
is, "He bore shrewishness uncomplai
IS. ingly for six months or more, thou:
he did grow pale and lose flesh gieatl
as and he did confess 10 me upon one
EN- casion, that lie did not hear in mi
"a when he married that death only part
at husband and wife, His silence enrag
en- her, but never did he speak word
of temper to her. Now, will relate
N, you that which is the maj velous as W,
ed as amusing of all of it. Ny spou
pit happened to fall in with Nathan's wi
ne about year ago,a nd | will say, neig
bors, that my spouse, though smoot
p spoken, can say u thing sharply if S
od so desires She did tell Polly Applet
". that it was grievous shame for her
ne belabor that patient man, Nathan"
"Man,' Nathan's wife replied, "mal
st Being Of your blood, it's no wonder
he is no man. lie means like calf al
to purs like cat. and has less spunk th'
he either. A calf will bunt and a kit,
ID. will scratch !"
to "Well, as to that, Madam Appleb
he sharp speech never made n calf to bu
III nor cat to scratch. Your speech