The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-01-21

died. The other children were sons. al
of whom except William had gone t.
the West and married there. She otter
| had wished they would ask her to visit
! them, that sh'. might see their children
But they never did.
While they were hanging out the
clothes that afternoon, Mrs. fancy heard
tap thee times repeated on the orchard
fence. Letty's face colored. She dropp
ed the clothes and ran down behind the
apple trees. AS she came back, her moth.
er saw her thrust note into her pocket
Mrs. fancy grew suddenly sick at heart
Lefty with secret Lefty carrying on
clandestine love affair!
While Mrs. fancy stood doubling
whether to ask the child for her conf.
dence, Lefty disappeared. A few min.
utes later the girl went down the road in
her clean dress and sun bonnet. It was
but tride, yet it stunned the jaded wo.
man as sharp knife would have done
The other farmers daughters kept up 9
perpetual vulgar flirting and secret court.
| ships. But Lefty was her own one eve.
lamb, delicate and pure.
Mr.. Burke, coming over the fields that
| afternoon with his Ratchet and bag OF
specimens vas amazed to see Lefty stand
ing IN the road in eager conversation
with man "A course, red jawed, beery
looking fellow" was his angry verdict
The fellow talked long and earnestly,
then took Letty's hand and pressed ii
tcrvently. Burke turned his back on
them and struck acress the hills. The
girls mother should hear of this at once
he said to himself, decidedly. Then he
slackened his pace. What was it to him
Why should he vex himself about this
girl, or NEEDLE in her love affairs2 He
| went slowly back to the hills. But the
blood rushed with strange heat through
his veins.
In an hour Lefty was back and at work
with redoubled vigor to make up for
lost time. Her mother scanned her inno-
cent, meek face with breathless terror,
Surely there was no guilt there! She
would not doubt her; she would not ask
question.
II have dressed the table with flow
ers,' the mother said, "and made cake
"a real bride s-cake. I hope William
won't be angry. But this is SO different
from weddings in Virginia. O, Lefty, if
you and could only go to the old house
and sleep for one nj CHS in the room
which was mine when was child
Just that little thing would give me
years of life" z-@rrT "A 49,
"There they comet" cried Lefty, as
the big Crawford carriage was seen dash.
ing up the road. She grew pale, and
shrank back. The girl had always been
afraid of her brother William; and his
wife, she suspected, would be as hard a
ruler, and more vulgar one. E"og
But Mrs. fancy led her to the porch.
"You must welcome them, Lefty" she
said. saf .#,se
The bride watched them from the car
riage window with keen, jealous eyes.
Her father had given her hint as to her
future course. - H#
you've made a good match. Sophy,'
he said. "BiA Taney's got as long a
purse as any man in the county, and the
farms comfortable. But the old woman
and her da' ater'il lie drawback. They'll
try to ride over you rough-shod, likely.
Just take your stand at once. Let them
see you'll be mistress in your own house, -
"Trust me for that Papy," said Sophy.
The whole Crawford family had &C
companied her to see how she would hold
her ground, :. III" l.s.
When poor Mrs. fancy stepped for
ward, therefore, her thin tace reddenine
and her hands held out, the bride received
her welcome with careless nod.
II hope you will be happy in your
new home, my dear" said the gentle lady
20, no doubt, ma'am! I generally
hold my own pretty we'll. Come in,
pappy. Come, Sue. I want you to see
my house before it is dark. Here's the
living room. Bill must fit that up into
Observation-Disclosures, too. Dye hear,
Mr.. fancy laughing loudly "You
needn't trouble yourself, ma 'am, to show
the way. Come along, all of YOU"
William stopped and looked with sud.
den pity at his mother, and then follow.
ed his wife, who went, talking loudly, up
the stairs. 49,, .... -.
Mrs. fancy and Lefty placed the sup.
per on the table. The bride came in
the noisiest of the noisy party. She
went hastily to the head of the table, say.
ing, "This is my place, believe"
| William gravely motioned his mother
| to seat among the strangers. His wife
bore herself as though she had been mis-
tress for years, and found fault freely
when the humor sliced her. The bread
was dry as chat, and the ham bitter with
salt, she said. .a. -a .y
That's your idea of cooking, Mother
fancy, eh2 I'll give you hint or two to-
morrow. We young people bavc pro
crossed, you know. Not that mean tc
take the work out of their hands,'' said
she to her sister, aside. ''No, no! If We
feed EN-, they've got to earn theil
bread.' $3.50 ~ -.a.E 4.r
Lefty overheard the whisper, and he7
scared face grew shade paler. 4
VERY nice old silver, William y sale
the bride, directly, weighing the spoons
ON her finger, and then reading the mark
"Cleveland," eh9 You must have tina
altered, please, to our initials. I cam
use spoons with strange names on EN-"
William glanced uneasily at his moth
er. But the latter aid not speak
every well, my deal. it shall be as yo,
please he said.''
AS the days heightened into weeks
the bride found her sway becoming NOR.
absolute. 1t occurred to William some
| r. M oc hot bo r~b< cbo,o