The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-01-15

fey days sgo when you were here?"
She did change countenancf : particle
in asking the apparently inhooen$ ques-
ton. Harry Smith was so surprised
that he dropped the dipper. She coolly
stopped and picked il up, then handed
Jarvis q drink, and said, II suppose
your folks are quite we'll. Mr.. Smith p
1t was now Jarvis time TO DO confused,
and he was so confused that he spilled
all the water out of the dipper, and
hurrledly stammering thanks, and with
out paying any attention to another
dipper of water she was holding out to
him, he turned his horses, and drove
OF rapidly. When they reached the
main road he stopped the team. and
they pulled off their false beard and
hair obtained at several dollars ex-
pense). Then Harry Smith made q
Brilliant suggestion, as follows: Jarvis,
let us get out In the road, and you kick
me, and I'll kick you?"
"No," gravely replied Jarvis; I'VE
will go home, and make it q special
duty to each kick our own selves.
OF course, the adventure was too good
to keep, and the narrating of it caused
great amusement to the members of
the family. The amateur insurance
agents did not soon hear the last OF
their exploit.
A few days thereafter, Harry Smith
met the Swamp Angel and her beauti-
full niece again on the road. They were
on their way to the station, to do some
trading. In passing them, the elder
lady did not once look at him. The
younger one, though, threw him quick,
timid glance, which, if possible, in
creased his determination to learn more
of her and, if possible, have an inter-
view. So he turned down the next lane,
and took circuitous route to the sta
ton, and was in the principal store
when the two women came In. The
elder paid no. attention to him at all,
and he succeeded in getting only shy
glance from the younger one. He had
taken one of the clerks into his con-
fidence partially, and gave him note
to slip into her hand and the clerk
successfully and without detection did
so. The girl hastily glanced at the
note, which read as follows: Miss
Scranton: / wish to get acquainted
with you. 1t seems almost impossible
to do 80. Do you object to my efforts
in that direction She was so deeply
interested in reading that she forgot to
be on her guard, and just as she con-
cluded large hand, the hand of the
Swamp Angel, reached forward, took
the note, read it, then placed it in her
pocket without a word, or the slightest
change of countenance. The girl
looked frightened and mortified, but
made no resistance. Before she left
the store, however, her eyes met those
of Harry Smith, and she smiled and
almost imperceptibly shook her head.
A couple of weeks passed after this,
without anything transporting to further
Harry Smiths plans. He put in the
time fishing, hunting, and lounging
about the house, enduring with much
equanimity the raillery of his relatives
regarding his affair" as they called it.
He could settle on no way to get an in
terview with Ray Scranton, and SO at
last no determined to call boldly on the
Swamp Angel, and ask of her the
privilege of getting acquainted with
her niece. He acknowledged to him.
self now that he was fairly infatuated
by the girl, and he felt deep sympa-
thy for her. He plainly understood by
her manner and that Of her relative,
that she was not free to do as she
chose. He could not understand by
what power she was held in such COM
plete subsection. It seemed to him
that she ought to demand the privilege
Of at least reasonable, independent &C
ton, and if it were not granted her, to
go out into the world and battle for her
living. Botter that than practical servi-
tude. But oil these thoughts did
nothing to unravel the mystery, so he
determined to try the power of elo-
quence and logic on the memorable
relative, and see if that would not pre-
vail. He called at her gate. He had
too much experience'to venture further.
No one was in sight, 80 he hallooed lus-
tily, and soon the Angel" put in an
appearance. She looked If possible
more incorporating than ever So
much SO that he Immediately felt
greatly discouraged. She came out to
the gate, and without vouchsafing any
formal salutation, CURLY asked him his
business. This disconnected him more
than ever, but mastering all his courage
he said, Mrs Ang- Scranton, I
mean" Swamp Angel" she inter
jected, without the slightest change of
countenance. Now he was indeed
embarrassed. How on earth she had
heard OF the name that had been
applied to her, he could not conceive.
After stammering and getting red in
the face, he managed to say, IL
the fact is, Mrs. An Scranton, i am
anxious to got acquainted with your
daugh- niece stopping, at loss what
TO say next
well, SIR she said. show are you
going to accomplish it?"
"That is just what is bothering me-"
he said, beginning 10 recover his COM
posure.
1T hasn't bothered me any," she re-
piled, coldly.
Can not have the privilege of call
ing on her?" he calculated.
"My niece never receives callers
she replied.
"But if she should consent, will you