Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-04-28

have her. But while he held her thus, VIII
should appear in the nuptial chamber bu
Bill Garland, pale and cold, with sea wee
for hair, and dark, green moss for raiment
And the cadaverous presence said, "Give M
my wife"
The dreamer awoke with a sharp cry o
fear, and found the sunlight streaming int
his room He arose, and sat down by tn
window; and finally he said in a deep, fer
vent tone
"Thank God, Bill Garland hasn't conn
back!'
For three whole days Uncle Jerry wa
like newly converted sinner. He could no
eat-he could not read-he could not sleep
and the burden of his remarks to Jack was
"Clear out, you rascal" !"
On the evening of the third day the cap.
tain made an extraordinary toilette, and then
went up to see Susan Garland. She vel
coined him with warm greeting. and final
ly, at his particular request, sat down by his
side on the sofa, just as she sat before.
"Susan," said he-he spoke bluntly, for
his courage and determination had been duly
brought up to the sticking-point before he
started, "you said the other day that. you
should be very, very happy to come and
live with me. Did you mean thatyou would
be willing to become my wife p
There were dozen tresses upon the white
shoulder now, and they shook like aspens.
"Thats a curious question, sir" she re-
Piled
"But tell me plainly, did you mean that ??
"If mistook your meaning, sir, you have
no right to question mane."
"But-Lord bless mo suppose 1 should
ask you to be my wife? Answer me thai" )"
"You never did ask me, sir.
"Then, by the car of old Neptune, l ask
you now. Susan Garland-will you be my
wife?'
Jerry Pleman-I will"
"Whatp cried the captain, starting back,
and gazing into her blushing, tear.wet face
edo you mean that you can love an old man
like me J.? that you can love me always2"
"You are not old and as for loving you,
I have loved you for a long while; and if
you take me for wife I'll love and bless
you to my dying hour"
"Then come here. Come here, Susan.
Come right here-and if ever cease to love
you, and cherish you, and be true to you
may-may-the sea. weed ghost come back" I"
About ten minutes after this, Uncle Jerry
made the following very sensible remark:
"Why-bless my soul. We are acting
like two FOOLS"
The widow only smiled, and said
1.-TWO very happy cnes-ain't we p
And Jerry said
"Bless my sOul-we are.~
On the following day, Jack happened to
pass near the widows house, and he dropped
in.
In few moments he was the happiest fel-
low imaginable.
"But said Susan, earnestly, "don't mis-
understand me. | have loved your uncle.
loved him we'll and trul uly-and | believe he
loved me, but dared not say SO. Had it not
been thus, I could not have done this. |
would have helped you all the same by sim
ply and fatty refusing you but | would not
have toyed or trifed with him. He is
good man, Jack-a good man."
$50 he is," replied Jack. And thAn-A-
"efff ffhs sg%st gy%odstn found his uncle in the library,
with book in his hand, said book being
bottom-en up. He sat down and peeped
wickedly out of the corners of his eyes, while
a very illmannered smile kept playing around
the corners of his mouth.
"What are you winking, and blinking, and
squirting, and grinning at, you young dogT
asked the old captain, with tremendous te-
rocity.
Il was thinking of story I once read"
returned Jack, quietly.
"A story, eh? What is it, you scapegrace"
"I'll tell you uncle" said the nephew, with
the smile and the twinkle more wicked than
ever. "It was a very funny thing-in fact,
it is the funniest thing l ever heard Of A
man once went to set trap in which to
catch very respectable and honorable young
friend Of his. He had got the trap all nice
ly set, as he supposed, when - What do
you think ?"
"When what, you graceless rascal ?"
"Why, uncle, when the thing was all fixed,
there was the funniest thing happened you
ever heard of. Instead of catching his re-
spectacle, high minded young friend, the old
fellow got nabbed himself. In fact-HE GOT
CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRAP. Wasn't it."
"Get out of my house, you young scamp"
"But uncle-when l come back mayn't l
bring Lizzie with me to see, and participate
in your new and deep felicity ?"
"If you will be decent, you daring young
villain, you may bring the queen of slatterns
herself; but beware how you offend me. |
can't bear everything-and l won't. won't
put up with it. Ill-I'll kick you out of
doors, you ungrateful traitor"
After this effervescence, Uncle Jerry's
soul settled down to clear, placid calm :;
and when Lizzie Brown finally appeared be-
fore him, he actually kissed her, and said she
was just the girl for his rascally nephew.
And in a few weeks thereafter, Uncle
Jerry had wedding party. He was mar.
ried first, and then he sat down and saw Jack
married.
"There," said the happy old fellow, after
the thing was all over, as he approached his
nephew and handed him paper: "There is
something to make up for the loss you have
sustained in letting me rob you of the best
woman in the world"
Jack opened the missive, and read it with
tears in his eyes, for it was certified check
for twenty-five thousand dollars, with little
note attached, saying that, if he behaved
himself, he might, at some future time, have
more.
SOME COLD WINTERS IN OLDEN TIME.
Some people call this an "old fashioned Win
ter" Here is an account of some genuine
old fashioned winters: In the year 401 the