Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-05
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not !? You dent believe ii sperritooal-

not? You don't believe ID sperritooai
! ism, do yon Z rs si
n onsenss!" cried Marryatt.
Then why amt one room. as good a.
another?" asked the old man, stolidly
| Nevertheless, I would much prefe
to go on to the nearest hotel inpa
tiently uttered John. Il.
| IS Amt none short o'!seyen mile, = sale
tie old man. And that's only sum
mer machine. They don't run it arse1
the waterfalls friz up. But there's
freight train with a passenger caboos'
shitched on that stops at Cutting Cor
ners at midnig hit" M 4.
| Where is Cutting Corners y
And how the dickens do you sup
pose | am to get eight miles from here
when it is pitch dark already?' criet
Marryatt, with not unnatural irrita
{ ton
There's Jenkins one-hoss wagon,
mildly suggested the old man. "I'n
goin' to Jenkins 1'rectlv arter box c
stove-blacking, paound o taller dip
and a quarter Of a paound O. green tel
for Isabella. lean tell Jenkins to com
raound and cart We to the station, eff y
don't begrudgs o crown" =. :#& IL II
"By all MEANS" said Mr.. Marryatt
hurriedly. f'And while you are gone
Isabella, as you call her can give mi
me some supper" ! ~
He sat down in the old, 1ow-ceilet
room, where the rag carpet seemed
neither brighter nor DINNER than i
had done twenty years ago, and warmed
his chilled feet before blaze OF snap
ping logs; while old Isabella, wht
might baye appeared creditably at an,
tableau as the Witch of Endor," crept
around an iron pot which swung from.
prodiguous crane and got supper
after a slow inefficient manner.
'"Pretty gay in town this winter % sale
old Isabella, brandishing her spoon
over him, in the manner of an incanta
ton, as she watched him eat the rabbit
stew, after it was dished.
II suppose SO.
"Im a-thinkin' of goin' there myself,
said Isabella, mumbling her toothlesS
jaws
".To take situation ?" asked Marryatt
inwardly thinking that he could mo-
conscientiously give h er recommen
datlon as cook.
BLESS your art, mol" said Isabella
II knew sea Captain there as ain't
married; and they tell me the gals i
all pickin' and hoosin' for themselves
now that leap year has como round
Anyhow, I'm tired O this place and
don't see why my chance amt as gooc
as another's:"
Mr.. Marryatt stared at her in mute
lrAazement, while he"secretly deplored
the sad case Of the unsuspecting seq
Captain
"P'raps you wouldn't mind keepin' q
heye on the fire." said the gentle lisa
bella, while / just go over and look tt
see if Simon has locked the hen house
Simon's dreadful forgetful.
And she hobbled away.
At the same time there came g. louG
and emphatic knocking at the cute,
door, and stout country girl, with
cheeks of that peculiar red which shines
as if it had been vanished, very black
eyes and coarse black hair, walked in,
we'll wrapped up in "a red-and-green
plaid shawl and fearful felt hat which
looked like damaged helmet.
II come for Mr.. Marryatt," said she
without and ceremony of introduction
Instin ctively our hero backed against
the wall
s'What!" cried he.
YOU'RE Mr.. Marryatt, amt You
said she. = -. ~.
I "That's my name" retreating still
further behind the stiff wooden backed
chair, where Uncle Origen used to sill
and smoke his pipe.
well, I'm come for you. You ain'1
deaf, be you? I'm--come-for-you!'
Eyes; butt" So.
"There amt no time to lose," bawled
this daughter of solitudes, Selling him
by the arm. "This here's your bag
gage?" grasping the valise in the, other
hand.
This was leap year with q vengeance,
thought our dispairlng hero.
With one desperate struggle he freed
himself.
II won't go!" said he. Nothing can
compel me to go against my will" -.
''You wont?' said the red-cheeked
damsel. r.
ttNo, I WON'T" replied Mr.. John Mar
ryatt. " .5...... 81 m +A.... Vs..
II "Then you will miss the train, as sure
as serpents!" said the d-cheeked dam
sci. "A-nd it wont be no fault of mine.
Father has had the rhermatics, and I
promised him [ would come for YOU"
ooh, the train--I see,'' cried Mr..
Marryatt. II didn't quite comprehend
your meaning at first. Yes, I'll come
Immediately" III. J., ss..e
And the red-cheeked damsel. who
proved to be no despicable chaioteer,
ratified down the frozen mountain road,
with considerable skill and energy.
reaching the solitary station just as the
freight train came in sight around .
curve. 3S..3 III i 4 j. e Il. b & 8,
/ So Mr.. Marryatt arrived il town just
in time to see the sunrise glow lrradiate
the red brick chimney tops behind the
Delaven House. # .3 Is .s555 & a. 4.
s'Not married yet" he said to HIM
self; "sbut will be as soon as possible,
if she will have me. TIL run no more
su,h risks as this Y LIN ..l #@ Fl Il
That very afternoon he called at DR..
Mere's house and proposed to Avice
and Avice actually accepted him. Yes,
she actually accepted HIM! /, tS .ss.5s
But did you really say that ?" asked
Ayiee, feeling thatit was her duty to
admonish her swain q little . -"ttha that 90
that you didn't want to be married
against your will 2" % IA =.ssz5 A
1Of course ! said j, 1" answered Mar
ryatt, aand I meant it. Issdont intend
to be married against my viii; 4 intend
to be married with it. And did you re-
ally say you wouldn't marry John Mar
ayatt for D. thousand pounds ?"
h. III & And Wouldn't! cried AYice, look
ing up with sparkling eyes. 81 OF for
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