The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-05-07

"You see, Belindiah," said she, inn
pressively, as they left a store where
she had been, as usual, the cynosure,
"there is great difference between the
born airistarchus and the made airistar-
chus, end these tradespeople notice it
at on6A could have told them that
my mother was always considered a
grand dam. She danced with Gen.
Washington at Queen Victoria's we'd
ding"
The days passed rapidly by. Belinda
was quite gracious to Greenberry, al
though she often absented herself from
home, ostensibly to VISIT Mr.. and Mrs.
Somers, between whom and DIR. Hack
emup there existed slight GOODNESS
since the latter's marriage. Jack Her
on never intruded himself upon the
Doctors wratRful vision, so all went
merry as the marriage bells which were
to ring so shortly.
About week before the wedding, as
the entire Hackemup family (including
Greenberry) were enjoying CD an even
ing together. Juliana keziah expressed
great desire to attend public meet
ing to be held the ensuing evening in
honor of the nomination of the Repub-
lican candidate, Peter Columbisu.
"You know" said she, "there is moth
ing would enjoy so much as to attend
the qualification meeting, 1 wish you
would take me with you"
"Why?" said Harry, who never
neglected an opportunity of annoying
his stepmother. Il thought you were
such good Democrat.
WELL" answered she, tartly, sup
pose am; / always did despise big
headry. can be good Democrat. 1
guess, and still eonsort occasionally
with publicans and sinners"
"Oh," exclaimed Belinda, graciously.
"If you and papa would like to go,
perhaps Mr.. Gordy will kindly come
and play game of checkers with me
to pass the time away. Harry will help
me entertain him."
Greenberry, his wizened face shin
ing with delight, expressed his eager
acquiescence, and the matter was
settled.
At an early hour the following even
ing Money Bags presented himself,
clad in snowy linen. A huge diamond
sparkled on his shirt front, another
glittered in his necktie, an immense
cluster ring weighed down his skinny
old hand, while the parchment like
appearance of his wrinkled old visage
would have made any respectable
mummy wither with despair. DIR.
Hackemup and Juliana Keziah, all i'm
patience, departed at once. Belinda
and her aged fiance began their game.
Harry stationed himself at the window
i'll order to watch the procession as il
passed. But when the glimmer of the
torches appeared and the martial foot
of the flies brokSupon the ear, the boy
could no longer resist the infection,
and, crying out with youthful ardor,
"Oh, sis, I'll just follow them square
or so; you'll see me again in fifteen
minutes" he disappeared.
Alas, for Harry's resolution Not
fifteen minutes afterward Mrs. Hack
emup, comfortably seated in the hall,
waiting for the speaker to begin, nudged
her husband.
There's Harry" she whispered.
"What did he leave home for?"
"Oh, all right" impatiently respond
ed DIR. Hackemup. "If he is here, it is
very evident he is not there. Stop
clacking"
Belinda and Greenberry did not ap.
pear to regret the absence of Harry.
The girl had never seemed so amiable
and old Greenberry was in state Of
rapture.
"Oh, Mr.. Gordy," cried she, what
a fortunate thing it is for us weak
women that we have gallant men like
You to protect us!"
Miss Belinda" cackled Greenberry
trying to swell his fiat chest, would
that the opportunity were mine to show
you how brave man would do and
dare COR his adored. Would that
could fight hundred men in your be
half"
At this moment the door was flung
open and a tall, masked man strobe in
to the room, brandishing huge horse
pistol in each hand. Belinda, scream
ing loudly, precipitated herself into hel
aged lovers arms, knocking him on his
back, at the same time blowing out the
light with great dexterity. Greenber
ry, in mortal terror, feeling in imagin.
alton the cold barrel of pistol against
his head, struggled to his feet, and, to-
tally regardless of Belinda's frantic APP
peals, "Save me, dear Greenberry
protect your destined bridel" fled in
the darkness. His pursuer's steps were
close behind. Making frantic dash
for liberty, he sprang through win
dow and plunged headforemost into Q
huge water cask which was partially
sunk into the earth just beneath IT
The shock and tho immersion stunned
him for moment. When his scattered
senses returned he heard loud, rum
bling noise in the house, mingled Will
, faint shrieks, while dreadful voice
somewhere in his vicinity grewled
Find the villain and secure the gold .
"Oh," he thought, "they are pill
| laying the house and carrying off Be
linda, and will murder me if they fine
me-
, Crouching in the hogshead, paralyzet
: with terror, he hardly dared to breathe
) Hours, it seemed, of agony passed al
he covered motionless. half submerged
in the Shiny water. The enterprisine
, wiggle waggle and the sentimental
polywog, whose domain he had in