Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-01-27

| into his room. He rose and sat down by
the window, and finally he said, in a deep
| fervent tone:
"Thank God! Bill Garland hash t
Gomez
For three whole days Uncle Jerry could
neither eat, read nor slaep, and the burden
Of Lis remarks to Jack las:
"Clear out, yon rascal!'
| On the evening Of the third day the cap
tain made an extraordinary toilet, and
thcn went up to see Susan Garland. She
welcomed him with a warm greeting, and
finally, at his particular request. sat down
by his side upon the sofa, just as she had
sat before.
| Susan" said he-he spoke bluntly for
his courage and determination had been
duly brought up to the sticking poiot be-
| fore he starte1-s'you said thu other day
that you should be very happy to come and
live with me. Did you mean that you
would be willing to become my wife?''
There were dozen tresses upon that
white shoulder now, and they shook like
aspens.
"That's curious quest ion, sir" she re-
piled.
"But. tell me plainly did you mean
that?"
eff 1 mistook your meaning, sir, you
have no right to question mine.'
"But, Lord bless me! suppose I should
ask you to become my wife? Answer me
that"
You never did ask me, sir.'
'"Then, by the car of old Neptune, ask
you now. Susan Garland, will you be my
wife?"
Jerry Pieman-I will ~
What" cried the captain, starting
back and gazing into her blushing, tear
wet face, ''do you mean that you can love
me always?"
"You are not too old and as for loving
you, have loved you for long while;
and if you take me for a wife, I'll love
you and bless you to my dying hour'
'Then come here!s Come here, Susan.
Come right here, and if I ever cease to
love you, to cherish you, and to be true to
you-may--may--th sea weed ghost
come back!''
About ten minutes after this Uncle
Jerry made the following very sensible
remark.
why, bless my soul! We are acting
like two fools, Susan!'
The widow only smiled and said:
1.-Two very happy ones, amt we?'
And Jerry said:
''Bless my soul, we arel"
On the following day Jack happened to
pass near the widows house, and he drop
ped in. In a few moments he was the hap
piest fellow imaginable.
"But," said Susan, earnestly, "don't
misunderstood me. I have loved your
Uncle-loved him well and truly-and I
believe he loved me, but dared not say so,
He is coed man, Jack. good man,
$50 he ISL said Jack. And then Jack
teok his leave.
The youth found his uncle in the libra
ry, reading a book-said book being bot
tom end up. He sat down and peeped
wickedly out of his eyes, while an ill-man
nered smile kept playing around the corn
ers of his mouth.
"What are you winking and blinking,
and squirting and grinning at, you dog?"
asked the old captain, with tremendous
feroclty.
81 was thinking of story. I once read,"
replied Jack, quickly.
"a story, eh. What is it, you scape-
grace?"
''I'll tell you, UNCLE" said the nephew,
with smile and the twinkle more wicked
than ever. cit is very funny thing-it
is the funniest thing I ever heard of. A
man once went to set trap IN which to
catch a very respectable and honorable
young friend Of his. He had got the trap
all nicely 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 hap
pened you ever heard of. Instead Of catch
ing his respectable, 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
out with you, you reprobateP p
''But, uncle, when 1 come back may not
| bring Lizzie with me, to see and partici-
pate in your new and deep felicity ?''
'If you'll be decent, you daring young
villain, you may bring the queen of slat-
terms herself; but beware how you offend
me; can't bear anything, and won't. 1
won't put up with it. I'll kick you out of
doors. you ungrateful traitor -
After this effervescence, Uncle Jerry
settled down to clear, placid calm, and
J when Lizzie Brown finally appeared before
him, he actually kissed her, and said she
was just the girl for his rascally young
nephew.
In few weeks after, Uncle Jerry had a
wedding party. He was married first, and
then 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 q paper,
GuUlO 10 NUE1CGuluS W Aldhc up tl6 lOSS
you have sustained in letting mo rob you
of the best woman in the world"
Jack opened the missiye and read it with
tears in his eyes, for it was certain check
for S., 900, with little note attached, say
ing that If he behaved himself he might at
soma future time have more.
THE RETIRED CoNDUCToR.-."Gri :"
of the Cincinnati Chimes, ~ relates of an
old conductor, promoted to train despatch
er, as follows: Habit was exceeding strong
with the ex-conductor. AS he sat In the
office he would start every time he heard
bell ring and yell "All aboard.' Then he
would go about the Office at intervals and
try to collect fare from his assistants. We
dropped in casually ono afternoon, and.
Billy wanted to know, if we had a pass
He couldn't get accustomed to his new po-
sition at all. He pinned to be again on the