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

full to make peace on any terms. Con-
scious of presenting sheepish appear
ance, the Doctor determined upon bold
measures, and, therefore, without
vouschafng any explanation of their
sudden return to his wondering chill
dren, or to Mr.. and Mrs. Somers, at
whose house he and Juliana were mar
ried, he settled down to the even tenor
of usual everyday life, with as much
apparent satisfaction as il his wedding
trip had extended from Dan to Beer
sheba.
Still there was trouble in the Hack
emup establishment
As weeks and months rolled on DIR.
Hackemup, always parsimonious, be-
came positively misery. To his intense
dismay he discovered that his second
venture in the matrimonial lottery had
not only failed to secure him the wealth
| he hoped for, but had burdened him
with partner who was as fond of
spending as he was OF boarding. Con-
slant were the chickering's on the sub
| ject, all to no avail. The Doctor found
that his confiding Juliana Keziah pos
sessed an india-rubber nature. After
crushing her to the earth one day with
his ponderous logic, his work would be
all to do over again the next, and so on
in perpetitatm.
| In this terrible strait he would have
lost all hope but for an unforeseen oc-
currence which revived his dropping
spirits.
Greenberry Gordy, dried-up old
money lender, happened to cast his
eve on Belinda's fresh young beauty,
and coveted it for his own. Like wise
man in his generation, he spoke to the
Doctor first, who in his turn conferred
with his wife before broaching the sub
ject to Belinda.
Mrs. Hackemup favored the proposed
alliance. Apart from monetary consid-
erations, it would be fine way of get
ting even with Belinda, who made no
effort to conceal her dislike to her step
mother, and who secretly abetted
Harry in all the various devices by
which he daily sought to annoy his
fathers wife.
When Belinda was first appraised OF
the honor designed her, she burst into
paroxysms of laughter, not dreaming
her father could be in earnest. When
convinced of this, however, the girl re-
fused, with angry disdain, to see "Old
I Moneybags,' as she called him, and
hitherto had treated with the ut
most scorn and contumely. OF course
she had lover-pretty girls do, all
the world over, and Belinda was very
pretty. Her beauty certainly was not
inherited from. her parents. 1t was
natures gift to her favored child. upon
whom the partial dame likewise be-
slowed loving heart, bright intel
lect, and-a spicy temper.
Matters had thus gone on for several
weeks. Greenberry's wizened old phiz
could be seen every evening in DIR.
Hackemup's parlor. Very seldom, how.
ever, was Belinda there. Neither the
Doctors coaxing and threats nor JUL.
ana Keziahs sneers could induce her to
treat politely her superannuated wooer
At last DIR. Hackemup, fearing the old
miser would change his mind, grew
desperate, and. calling his daughter tc
his presence, babe her prepare for her
wedding in a month, laundering for h,
in reply to her indignant and emphatic
refusal:
Cease this contumacious behavior
and prepare to become Mrs. Greenberry
Gordy AS to that audacious mendi
cant. john Heron, should he dare tc
darken my door, l will Immediately and
at once convert his corpus into car
cass, anatomize it upon the dissecting
table, and wire the skeleton in ter.
rorem.
Unawed by this terrific threat, the
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belliously, and shooting defiant glance
at her father and stepmother, rushed
from the room, leaving the discounted
matchmakers in most uncomfortable
state of suspense.
Although Belinda presented such a
bold front to the enemy. still her youth
full heart was boiling over with out
ragged pride and wounded affection.
Hastily seeking her own room, she
penned a note to the very Jack Heron
against whom her father had uttered
his dire threat, and dispatched it by
Harry, who ardently espoused his sis.
ter's cause. AS a result of the note,
Mr.. Heron presented himself at the
side gate of DR.. Hackemup's yard at
o'clock that evening, where he was met
Dy marry, VINO conducted MIN at once
to little tumble-down summer house,
in full view of the parlor windows.
There he found Belinda awaiting him,
and, while poor Greenberry sat in the
parlor white with rage but outwardly
smiling, whils Dr. Hackemup and
Juliana Keziah made night hideors
with shouts of Belinda and Belindiah,
these refractory lovers, with Harry Oh
guard, remained serene, discussing the
past, present, and future.
Furious was the scolding bestowed
upon Belinda next morning by her irate
parent for her impertinent absence
To his surprise she received his re-
proaches meekly. To his delight and
astonishment, when evening brought
Greenberry as usual Belinda greeted
her sutton quite grac;ously, and wher
he, emboldened, ventured to allude tC
their marriage. the young lady merely
smiled and bridled as most young ladies
do.
This was almost too good to be true
but as Mrs. Hackemup said to tn,
Doctor
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