Frostburg mining journal., 1883-02-10

strengthening table cover here OF
patting down a curtain fold here.
EYES," said he with curious twitcb
of the muscles around the eyes "he
has been here"
"I--I didn't ask any questions
Uncle Nahum"
mo, but your eyes did," chuckled
the old man. "He wants to marry
you-the improvident young dom
key T. ..W3
Faith came to her Unole's chair
and laid her hand lightly on hiI
shoulder.
"That isn't the worst of it, Uncle
Nahum want to marry him."
"Humph snsrled Mr.. Nixon in
high contempt. "And what do you
expect to live on should like to
know p
"We can both work." said Faith
bravely.
"You are more likely to starvs,' -
said Mr.. Nixon. "Mind don't count
on help from me. Ifyou get married
you will do it at your own risk"
"Then you consent, Uncle Nahum p
"NoE' roared the old bachelor.
"Nothing Of the sort"
"But, Uncle Nahum, 1 should BE-
wretched without Duke" softly plead
ed Faith.
"Fiddlestrings r said the old man.
"And l am sure he couldn't live
without me"
"Trash !" grunted Mr.. Nixon.
"And if you please, Uncle" said
Faith, perhaps I had better 60 to
my friend Violet Smiths to make up
my wedding things, since you disap-
prove go decidedly of my plans. She
lives in New York, you know, and it
will be convenient for shopping
and"
"Aud for all other tomfooleries in
general" rudely interrupted the old
gentleman. Eyes, go to your Violet
Smiths house, but don't expect to
come back here"
mo uncle said Faith msskly.
"But Uncle you'll let me thank you
for your kindness, and"
"No, won't" said Uncle Nahum,
30 short that poor Faith fed up stairs
in dismay and had quiet little cry.
Notwithstanding she was very, very
happy.
For Uncle Nahum, brusqua and
grabbed, was all the father she had
ever known. But she packed her
trunk and went to Violet Smiths in
New York, which was all the pleas
anter, in that Msrmaduke Bourne
had also taken himself to this modern
Gotham and gone to work studying
law as if he meant to take Coke and
Blackstone by storm And Miss
Violet Smith, who was a sentimental
young lady, sympathized Intensely,
ard the young couple were unreasor.
ably happy as many another has been
before and will be again.
But one day Duke Bourne came in
with face full of tidings.
"Faith," said he, "have you heard
the news?"
"Whst news?" said Faith.
"Your Uncle will get the start Of
US after all"
"What do you mean, Duke ?"
"Why, he's going to get married"
"Uncle Nahum ?" cried Faith, in
credulously.
"Yes, Uncle Nahum. That &C.
counts for his being so unwilling to
get rid of us-eh, little one ?"
"Aud who is the bride" question:
ed Faith,
"Why, that's the mooted point yet.
Nobody seems to know. Some say
one and some cay another, but the
general impression seems to be that
it is the rich widow who GIVES the
brown. stone block on the corner"
II am sure hope he will bo hap
py," said Faith, with tremulous lips,
and eyes sutfused with tears. "but
I think he might have said something
to us about it.
People are not generally in a hur-
ry to proclaim that they are about to
make fools of themselves" said Duke
Bourne bitterly.
What" cried Faith, laughing
through her tears, -'that's precisely
what he said about US.
But the next day letter from I'm
Gle Nahum himself settled the mat ter.