Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-05-09
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One early autum monday, John and
Meggy were s,hambling slowly down tho
road that led TO the orchard gate of
Glen Nook.
As they approached short turn in
the road, treo that came staggering
from tho AK, and fell with crash, so
startled the drowsy mare that she
swung swiftly about, hurling her rider
with great violence, to the ground.
The worn and sincwy hands of the
woodman were ms gentle rs women's,
as they bore tho bruised form iuto the
sunny east chamber OF the Lcister
home.
For days he lay rs unconscious be-
meath the snowy countorpane as II II had
been his shroud; but at last the patient
watchers were awarded by n twitching
OF the emaciatcd face and the slow up
lifting OF the heavy eyelids.
AS tho softencd, but still keen eyes
OF the invalid peered through the tan
gled sage-brush of eye brows, they
looked into the quiet, speaking depths
oil eyes, aglow with at least n passion
ate, II not more tender interest.
But, if the eyes gave suspicion of
the hearts secret, the lips did not; for
they only said: ''puir mon," and this
SO cooily tnat John looked again at the
uark eyes, put they were speaking no
longer
Now L Will not botray the confidence
Oh .nc ittie woman by disclosing her re-
solve which almost startled herself;
out Will tell you her strategic plan of
action. 1t was very simple, trivial"
inc reader may say. Merely the subduing
on ms stupDorn VIII (Which she Justly
IlnPeacheo rs high'handod tyrant),
anu THIS not so much TO her own will as
10 nus better ana truer nature.
Y Ylu she ,s, succeeuE Let us see;
You VIII remember, my dear, for
ch"riIy sake that ne ana she, and the
sense OF the proprieties OF both were
halveiy SCOTCH
Oh .ne morning atter MS recovery OF
consciousness, Jeanie came into his
room anu; as she arranged the flowers
vi iresh bouquet she had gathered,
s"iu;
Ne ne manh TAX some Parritch, noo."
Maun thougnt John, each sep
"ru.p ptlsIie ol MS mlsogyhy erect:
~ dinna wush ony parritch," he
srowieu' ,,,
-, Dlhne yer thought Jeanne. 81
sau ye maun. But she would not ar
sue, tn,s iittle woman. She only said,
WIN tne sweetest AIR OF Difference:
WIll ye nae IL warrum or cauldP"
wihna-
WIN most artlcss, pre-engaged
manner sre arose, saying:
guess ye mad better hae 1t war
rum.
mm,tor;nm. mutt '' ..S;o sy n.'" ln 'Ie Plilow,
hodie y 'i' F" "e' oie saucy
Soon the door onened and Jo.rio o
pearcd mietlv stirr;no , do;rt,, ho,,i
..parritch - ~ N'' 'o"i Vi
Turning to tbe m,lo ottordon.
! Wattv. who did NOT seon ~ d., 1T
else than 70 sit IN tho edno of m bic 'nuom oho'n
and bob his weak eves at tho s;ni' cm",, ,a'aa
she said: ~
"Lceft the mon ~, ror,,o ~
In few moments Jnhn forn5 h;
self boIstered unr;oht n hod ,;., mn, III
look of nrotest op bia rrmroJ m % t,"a m,'n ala sIe
inp almost into ona If s,fn,l;oatio, io 'n"'-
e. Moo tal,' ,,o,, uno ~ Pp.io",ioh'
mon y ' f"- -'' 'i"' su'o
".Jeanie. woman dinno T toll ro,,
Rnt tha ho,,,I ,,,n -, L. .Sh ye
in IS hand and she was ' bmmninp b, rnH spIom
wov tbrou,,b tho LolI What III, nei Ll
dop Only what be did did N'' 0o'iu hc
When Je,nie returnod to +,,.o A.,
balf-tnisbed howl tn tho L;to,o .aA1 yhe
saw or tbonabt ba cow ;rs. on .hn i ooiih
cion of n smile stirr;n1y IL, j., tha ,JnI;5 an
dentbs Of her ovoS. aad ~ h ono oai piaclu
thought he read, its meaning.
A few d,ya oft.rvord Ioo,;,
the window of the invoIi,rs 1ae So, ~
thouobtfullv pIvino her needle ''
Tbrorrh +to 80 49,
fresh sweet breath of air ooo,oI o@nio
br;ef shower and soan,aj Iooeu h', tIa W
fume can~bt from, th. uh;. ~ VIC pol
tbe annie -hlossoms ,uhioh ~ h"J oe"suls @ VI
in the vida orcbard Tha hran nau 1MunS ,';
gratefullv tho forahaod nf ~ eIo ~ hlsseu
who lay dreamily gazing at the bmsv
spinster until he was thrown into tbe
greatest discontinue by Jeanie's fold
ing her hands over her work. and raz-
ing shrewdly and reilectively at him
"D'ye ken what wur thinkin' aboot
pur monp"
An upheayal of the pillow as tbe sbog-
gy head plunged under il was her on5y
answer.
John designed this rather ill-consid-
cred maneuver to be interpreted as
meaning that he "didna ken or care y
But the TRANQUIL woman was nleased to
leave it uninterpreted.
II wur a-thinkln' how Draw We wad
LUX in n bonny can. trimmit wiz how
will We hac it trimmitp'
"Waes mel sic n daft wbigmo,ee,.;o ~
blurted the disconcerteJ naon o.
wrin kles of bis hronzod fooo daa,,;n Sno
and writhinr into sometbino whiaS
mipht have been n grimace nr q sn';,a "iIn
II soor,od 90 l;,t,o D. -. ~, 'i.'o.
dec;JodIv ;nolina m o'o "a az .hn e pe .nere 5nat
think ,}eania did tno. @ 'so,.' for os Deitti tho
hoau;nM of tha ILL., , ,oU, 1877 ioI' us the
rowed f,ce iopt o| ot sauana uaouu tne iur-
sett,ed nn bor own u ''ioAo Satisfaction
AnS Jnh, W ~. W..
u;s u frst 3Gn ;,,,s saw Una, ,nas iook ana read 1t.
MS hrst impulse was 10 resentment, as