Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-05-16

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eyes," said Meta, sadly, ~ am
going away"
'!Didn't like the folksY" said
John.
Il tried to like Them" said Meta,
"but Mrs. Briggs was not suited
with me. The washings were too
heavy, and it gave me a pain in
the side to lift the tubs"
"You do look rather SLIM" OBJ
served John.
And he chewed a straw in silence
for some time before he asked, with
some abruptness:
"And where are you bound fors'
II don't know" said Meta. II
can't go back to the store because
my place is filled up; and It's very
hard to, get..work anywhere at this
tims Of years. The doctor said |
ougs&to stay a year atsleast inatlie
conH;rv. l.nteslss. Briggs has got
another girl and"
Here John Perkins suddenly ar
rested the course of the roan-cob,
and, began turning scientifically
around.
"Dear, dcar!" said Meta, shave
we got into the wrong road9"
NO" said john Perkins. "Not
as l,know of. But If the doctor
saldjyou ought to stay Il year, then
a year you stay"
"But whcrc?" said Meta.
"yNith nS!r said John Perkins,
ave took notion to yon, Meta
The first time 1 ever set eyes On
you, said to myself, Here's the
gal for mer And if you'll marry
me, Meta, iii do my best to take
care. OF you and be good husband
to YOU"
'.Marry youm repeated Meta,and
she looked timidly into John Per-
klns' honest gray eyes, and then
she added: ''Yes, Mr.. Perkins, |
will!n
"Shall we go right to heparson's!"
said John.
l-I suppose 500 said Meta.
"It's the best wav," said JOHN
of ] begin a job, l generally like to
go OH with it"
So they were married. Meta
went back to Mr.. Briggs house,un
til her young husband could break
the news to his uncle. Mrs. Briggs
received the bride with some faint
semhlauce of welcome.
"John Perkins is a likely fellow"
said she. "and the deacon is the
richest man in yellow Plains. |
will allow, Meta, that you haven't
done badly for yourself. If you'd
told me what you was calculatin'
for"
"But 1 was not calculating" said
Meta, Indignantly. 81 YER
thought Of such a thing, until John
lime to ee-l. ... -: -
Briggs with a dry chuckle.
Meanwhile, John went bravely
to his uncle.
"Uncle," said he, ~ gness you'll
have to spare me bigger room az
ter this"
Deacon Perkins, a drled-up, with
cred old man, with a strong like
ness to the chimpanzee tribe, look
ed up from his account-book with
a snar!, which revealed set OF rag
ged, yellow teeth.
"a bigger room?"said he. "What
for?"
"Thcre's at least a dozen rooms
in the house you don't use," said
John, sand they'd be all the better
for being occupied; and beSides"-
as If this was u mere incidental fact
1--WE been getting married."
The deacon dropped his spec
tacie case, and as John picked it up
and handed it back to him, he add
ed:
"To Meta Milton
Tile deacon's little eyes glitter
ed like very small gas lamps, seen
through November fog.
"You've married her, have your
said he.
Yes, sir" said John.
"W ell, then" said the deacon,
"you can take her somewhere else
and support her, for I'll never see
nor speak to either one OF you again
as long as live!'
"Do you really mean it, uncle"
said John. -.
Am [ in the habit of iokingG"
said Mr.. Perkins, with an ugly grin
that made him more chimpanzee-
like than ever. eff you're so very
independent, you can so and hang
out your flag Of freedom at your lei
surcm
This was rather hard on John,
who had always been taught to re-
gard himself us his uncle's adopted
child.
Bnt lie was too proud to sue for
a rich mans favor.
"Just as yon please, sir" said he.
"But won't you let me bring Meta
to see you?"
$40. l WON'T" said the deacon.
"Ob. John, 1 have ruined you''
said Meta, when he came back to
tell the tale.
Ruined me puss7" said lie cheer
fully-"not a bit Of it! You've been
the making OF me. 1t amt good
furnobody to hang on the coat.skirts
of rich man am more indepen'
dent now than I have been for ten