The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1882-03-09

D1s For the earth must turn
s That our hearts may learn
How little is lost by waiting.
A SUCCESSFUL RUSE.
II hope, my dear, you won't object
to Johns folks, "said the bride, timidly.
"John's folks !" repeated the tall,
black.eyed young man, who had just
been ''made happy and was now sit
ting beside Mrs. I Esl,es;aaesie Fame, in the
aF1s tfain steaming toward Owl
Mour1s6n. "Not in the least, my love.
Why should object to them?"
"Oh, don't know r. said Mrs. Fame.
''Some people do, you know. But of
course it seems hard to turn them out
after all these years, sad-"
''Stop half minute, my DEAR" said
e Mr. Fame. 81 am not quite sure that I
understand you. Who are Johns folks !?
And who, if T may take the liberty to
ask, is John?"
R-Mrs. Fame ttaa.ssa -pink, and looked
lSesitatingly down at her lace-bor'
(ered pocket-handkerchief, ssif uncer-
tain whether tear or two Eonlld not be
appropriate.
ssOh, Ired," said she, "what ques-
tionl Just think minute. And of
course they always expected to have
home with mel"
sgst 0lsl,sssids sss Eape. making up his
lips into whistEng position, as he re-
membered that Mrs. Fane's first hus-
band had been named John Quincy
Adams Larkins. "Yes, comprehend.
Are there many of 'em, my dear"
"Well," hesitated Lilias, again color
ing, 'fhere's Johns stepfather-a dear
old gentleman, but little peculiar.
Hes an escaped Mormon"
n "A-Sbst s,ssai Mr.. Fame.
u Mormon, exclaimed the bride.
"Ha joined the community, and then
he didnFike them as we'll as he
thought he should ran away and
married Johns mother. and after she
died nothing could induce him to leave
the scenes endeared by her presence"
"Ahw said Fame. "a sentimental
old party"
SHE'S very agreeable" added Lilias,
"if only you let him have his own way
in everything"
"Do you know, my dear, that is q
characteristic which have observed in
others p gra7ely remarked Mr.. Fame.
"Then there's Aunt Grace" went on
Liiss. "Ske's an excellent house
keepsr7in fact, she is cleaning nearly
$Sn the time. It does get little un-
comfortable now and then; but it's
Aunt Grace's way, SO I put up with it.
And Johns two sisters-Dorcas and
Keturah-are wster-cure people. They
like the place because there is cascade
at the back and river close by"
"Ah |" said Mr.. Fame.
"And Cousin Ferdinand-that's all F.
added Lilias, with sigh of relief.
"That's all, eh?" said the bride
/ gs6om.
"Oousin Ferdinand is very agree
able" said Lilias. "He's waiting"
"Waiting?" echoed Mr.. Fame.
"For the millennium" explained Lii
las. "He's been waiting these many
\ years"
\ "Ohr said Mr.. Fame. "He's crazy,
eh T
eMMep." confessed Lilias, "he is
little peculiar, but we're used to it and
We don't notice it now."
"And are these people all to live with
us?" asked Mr.. Fame, little gloomily.
"If you don't object" said Lilias,
timidly.
"Not in the least, my darling" said
the young husband. "Your will il law
tome"
$50 kind of you, dear |" said Mrs
Fame, apparently much relieved.
And tbsa-he train stopped at Owl
-Noue..an station, and tie young pair
got out.
A But during the loug drive to Laurel
S4Farm-Larkin Farm it had been when
4 Lilias first came there, but she adopted
the more euphonious name MIR. Fame
turned matters over in his mind.
His mother-a shrewd old prophet
Eoss Of evil-had warned him that he
couldn't expect to marry rich young
widow, who was pretty and attractive
into the bargain, without some qsxid
pro quo of annoyance or trouble to bal
2 ance his bliss.
And here it was, the first thing.
&Ndt the ghost of the dear, departed