The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-06-30
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THE LOVE RUsE.

"We're going to take some city board
ers," said Farmer Parsons, as be put his
packages OF sugar and tea into the big
basket he had brought to"the s'ore," in
his wagon. Wife and ! will be down
10 fetch 'em tomorrow There's lady
and some children, and 8 Young lady, a
great heiress She's in mourning for
the uncle that LETT ~nsr the propertyyso
she can't go to a lively place. Qiite a
Young gal and very pretty. Two pounds
OF raisins, Mr.. Jones, and some OF them
currants; reckon poundll do"
News is news in the country. The
farmers audience listened inteniiy. The
doctor-young Doctor Purl-who had
stopped in for letters store was al.
so the post-nffice-took note Of every
word. and Marcas Moreland, who bad
come to post letter also, remembered
what the old man had said. AS he walk
ell away, Pretty young girl" be said to
himself. San heiress generally gets the
reputation Of being pretty; probably she
is no, half as nice looking as Farmer
Parsons own daughters, and heiresses
are apt to think too much OF them
selves"
IAN heiress," said the doctor, a. be
jumped into his gig. "Well, shall 60
over to see Parsons soon. No place
ike the country for q courtship, and .
ellow who marries an heiress need mo-,
wait year in and year out to build up his
practice l wonder how much she is
worth2 A great heiress. That oughtn't
to mean less than q hundred tho,sand
dollars. ashould Ikea wife with nice
little bank account of that etz.. Young
and pretty. too it's rare chance"
The city boarders came next day. The
loungers at the store cav them get into
the wagons fat, young malron and
three little girls, nurse, = baby and q
lady dressed in mourning The store-
keepers wife ncsiued the eegxnt cut of
the overskirt which the latter wore. and
more than one sa~ the diamond ring
-fiash on fer finger; but It was jnst dark.
and the beauty was not settled point,
or no one could see her face.
Marcus Morelact who was the poor
clergymau's son, md had Just fought his
way through college with prospect OF
teaching the male department Of the dis
trict school that winter as mis- best one,
while working in his fathers garden the
next morning. was placed in a position
to Judge on this rnstter.
He heard little scream, and looking
up saw a very pretty young lady. and .
very pretty little boy flying in terror
from perfectly harmless, broad-faced,
white mich COW. who, in the excess Of
her content. as she stood knee-deep in
the water Of pond chewing the cud
had elevated ber nostrils, and turning
her slow, brown eyes In the direction OF
the pedestrians, uttered long, low
moo-o.0.
"Ohr screamed the young lady faint
". "Can't you run faster, .Tommy3 l
think he's coming after US "
81 beg your pardon, ms'am," cried
Marcus, jumping the paling ience, ''but
Mooly won't touch you She wouldn't
hurt any one. She Is perfectly harmless
Seew and he approached the pond side
and patted tue white head. "See; we've
had her ten years and she's the gehtles,
creature"
I'm quite ashamed OF myself; but
I'm not used to cows" said the young
lady. II thought I'D made her angry,
and when you have other peoples chill
dren with you it's such responsibility
Tom. don't touch the gentleman's dow
ers. I'm ashamed Of you ,
For citv Ton, with genera idea that
"the couatry" belonged to everybody,
was helping himself to roses.
OF course after that Marcus plucked
howers for Tom, and bouquet fer the
young iaay; and, as she walked bewitch
ingiy up the road, with the howers
agsins. her pretty chin, decided that thi.
heiress certainly was the loveliest thing
that his eyes had ever rested upon.
That afternoon Doctor Purl rode ovel