Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-06-04

81 don't know" said Meta. "
can't go back to the store because my
place is filled up: and it's very hard
to get work anywhere at this time of
the year. The doctor said ought to
stay year at least in the country but
Mrs. Briggs has got another girl
and
Here John Perkins suddenly arrested
the course of the roan-cob, and began
turning him scientifically around.
"Dear dear !" said Meta, "have we
got into the wrong roa d ?"
NO." said John Perkins. "Not as
know OF. But if the doctor said you
ought to stay year, then a year you
stay"
"But where ?" said Meta.
with US - said John Perkins.
"I've took notion to you, Meta. The
first time ever set eyes on you, | said
to myself, Here's the gal for me y
And if you'll marry me, Meta, I'll do
my hest to take care of you and be a
good husband to you"
"Marry you !" repeated Meta, and
she looked timidly into John Perkins,
honest gray eyes. and then she added
Eyes, Mr.. Perkins. | will -
"Shall we go right to the parsons ?"
said Jonn.
"l-I suppose So" said Meta.
"It's the best way," said John. ''lf
begin job, I generally like to go on
with it,"
So they were married. Meta went
back to Mr.. Briggs thouse, until her
young husband could break the news
to his uncle. Mrs. Briggs received the
bride with some faint sembance of
welcome.
"John Perkins is likely fellow"
said she, land the deacon is the richest
man in Yellow Plains. l will allow,
Meta, that you haven't done badly for
yourself. If you'd told me what you
was calculatin' for-''
''But l was not calculating" said
Meta, Indignantly. II never thought
of such thing, until John asked me
to be his wife"
"That'll do to tell" said Mrs. Briggs
with dry chuckle.
Meanwhile, John went brayely to his
uncle.
| Uncle" said he, II guess you'll
have to spare me bigger room arter
this.
Deacon Perkins, dried.up, withered
old man, with strong likeness to the
chimpanzee tribe, looked up from his
account-book with snarl, which re-
yealed set of ragged, yellow teeth.
ga bigger room p" said he. "What
for ?"
"There's at least dozen rooms in
the house you don't use," said John,
"and they'd be all the better for being
occupied and besides"-as if this
was mere incidental fact-''I've been
getting married 10
The deacon dropped his spectacle
case, and as John picked it up and
handed it back to him, he added
| "To Meta Milton.n
The deacon's little eyes glittered like
very small gas lamps, seen through a
November fog.
you've married her, haye you 2''
said he.
eyes, SIR" said John.
"Well then," said the deacon, ''you
can take her somewhere else and sup
port her, for I'll never see nor speak
to either one of you again as long as
live ~
''Do you really mean it, uncle 2" said
John.
cam I in the habit of joking ?'' said
Mr.. Perkins, with an ugly grin, that
made him more chimpanZee-like thar
ever. eff you're so very independent,
you can 60 and hang out your flag o
freedom at your leisure -
This was rather hard on John, who
had always been taught to regard him
self as his uncle's adopted child.
But he was too proud to sue for a
rich mans favor.
sJust as you please, SIR" said he.
''But won't you let me bring Meta to
see you p''
mo, I won't !" said the deacon.
ooh, John, I have ruined you 10 sait
Meta. when he came back to tell the
tale.
"Ruined me, puss ?' said he cheer
fully-''not bit of it You've beer
the making of me. 1t amt good TO
nobody to hang on the coat skirts OF
rich man. I'm more independent now
that have been for ten years. If Mrs
Briggs will let US stay here for few
days"
IT couldn't, possibly I" said Mrs
Briggs, freezing visibly. ''If your goot
pious uncle discountenances you, il
amt for me to set myself up ag'in hi