The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-12-09

do greatly need. Mr. Prentiss came to me,
and spoke my mind to him without delay.
| said that desired his daughter in mar
;sge."
ttAndfwhst didhe reply2ntY4 81
she answered thai. Eunlce was well.fav-
ored girl, and that he could not deny her to
me II she chose to take me. ! said that
not Eunice. but Mistress Polly desired,
and confess he seemed amazed and did
stare at me with certain fixed expression
that was painful to look upon! Then he
approached me and sAid that he 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 last persuaded him to
send Lis daughter Polly to me. AS he
:qnitted the room he seized my hand and
said: ''Nathan. pray that she may drive
you from the house, Hwould be a bless
ing to YOU"
mistress Polly came into the best room,
my Aunt Charity, and, as the door closed.
She stood with her back against it and smiled
and confess the smile had naueht of
humor but only scorn IN 1t. I trembled at
that Rlnlle, fearing she would drive me
| thence.
.'Speak up, Nathan, Appleby," she said
''for never, since your mother bore YOU,
did you speak louder than a cat mews."
"If now remember right, 1 answered
her nothing, for my thoughts were in con-
fusion.
cart dumbf" she SAID. "Might as well
| be for aught you can say. Your face is like
| JACKIE. lantern, and your tongue as full
| Of speech. What's now sayl''
l,,J ,>oxSsk I, -. r.Al..
her.
'sHad he told me-" said she, syou would
not see me here. would like to know
| worms could have to say to me from your
own lips. Not to give advice, IN venture.
SYollr! np such i,ilotl as to try that. Come,
Ill have 1t out Of you. Belize you would
| marry me-.
''She said this my Aunt Charity, as in
sarcasm; yet am glad she said 1t, for my
spirit seemed to melt like an, April snow
bank, and had not taken her words on
the echo, fear l could not have made
known my errand. Her glance as | said
this was terrible, so that turned my eyes
to the window as for q chance to escape
violence. i cannot recall all she said, but
II 90 bear in mind that she termed me q
testtlc.T that she said my legs..were spindle
slanks, which Is untrue; that she remarked
conteniptuously upon the ApalenessS OF Smy
face, and ,likened me to Sandy Sam, the
| Idiot. Iperceived. however, that her yio-
| lence was Only OF the tongue Thought that
Is enough for one person. She called me
pandora, whatever that may be, and said
that should marry her, and right away,
and sad day would 1t be for ME, too. She
warned ME to have no delay, to cause the
bans to be published next Lords day, and
as soon thereafter as the law permits to
come for her. and she warned me to keep
| out Of her sight till then. Other painful
| words she said, which will not repeat, my
Aunt Charity, and thus has she promised
A'; :wNIhat \ i hinkyop ali noighbors, of such,
wooipg as thas2g n. Goodwing inquir-
! THAT your spouse did say rightly when
she pallee him 9 stupid fool' '3said Nj n Pan
THAT it passes all comprehension, said
Squire Whytynge. q
| .s"Welb say's remarked Mr.. Purchas,
whose domestic Experience was sad, "that
he who knowingly puts his head in such a
moose. deserves to wear it always. Vine
gary women are wont to be smooth ton
gued during courtship and to make amends
for it afterWard." ""TaGR IspW III I 81,
| swell, tell us the rest, neighbor. {" said
Mr.. ,Blumfeld.. They were married2"
eyes, they were married, on the, Lords
day three weeks and those who saw them
a. they quilted her fathers house say that
she berated him 5allSthe way to his home. D.
"And did he soon wish he wero dead p'
asked Mr., Purchas In such q suggestive
tone that Mr.. Blumaeld again slyly nudged
Mr.. Goodwlng. . q '''''~'.t 3'''1'
''sHe bore shrewlshness uncomplainingly
for six months or more, though he did grow
pale and lose flesh greatly; and he did
confess to me, upon one occasion. that he
did not bear In mind when he married that
death only parted husband and wife. His
silence enraged hcr;b but never did he speak
a word In temper to her. Now / will mar
rate 10 you that which Is the most marvel.
GUS as we'll as amusing of oil of it. My
! spouse happened to fall in with Nathan's
i wife about year ago, and l will say,
neighbors, that my spouse, though usually
smooth spoken, can say thing sharply, If
che 30 de,lres. She did tell Polly Appleby
that It wasa grievous shame for her to be.
labor that patient man, Nathan"
MAN." Nathan's wife replied, man. He
rnoans like calf and purs like a cat, and
bath less spunk than either. A calf will
bunt and kitten scratchl
"Well, as to that, Madame Appleby,
sharp speech never made calf to bunt nor
q cat to scratch. Your speech Is OF no
more account to HIM than 1t would be to
them," said my spouse.
with that Mrs. Appleby became very
wroth, and did call my spouse padora.
"Humph," says my spouse, 4 could tell
you that which would make you angry for
cause. Do you not know that the sharper
speech you use, the better does he like
it2"
'.At this Mrs. Appleby did open wide
her eyes, and nelghDors, as sit here, for
the fret time IN her life she, apswered no.
one word, ',''' j.. '',,"'l,,'",
I ,t;Do you know why, he married you I
Are you 50 stupid that yoI have not dis
covered that ?" my spouse asked. 4 know,
for he made d confident Of me previous &c
the wedding. He married you because he
had no trials, these were his words, and lie