Huntsville gazette., 1886-07-17
WHATS In A NAME?"
Jack Trewson Can Probably An
swer This Question.

"I'll not do it, uncle! I'd die first!
Marry that wild, untamed thing?
Why she has done nothing but ride un-
tanned ponies, climb trees and play
pranks since she was six. I have too
plain a portrait of her in my minds
eye as I last saw her to want such q
fury before me all the remainder of
my days"
Nonsense, Jack. I tell you the
daughter of Harry Anson must be a
lady! She is one, and you marry her
or let you 60 to the dogs"
''Thank you, uncle; much prefer
going to the dogs; SO let US finish our
Cigars socially. 1 have no special
leaning toward red hair, freckles and
the temper of wildcat. combined
with lank awkwardness! was at An
sons for a few weeks when 1 was
nineteen, you remember, and can re-
call many a well-executed war dance
performed by the fair-and freckled-
Miss Judith. By the way, your dealer
supplies you with prime Havanas,
doesn't hep"
And Jack Trewson lay back COM
fortably in his easy-chair, and blew up
rings of smoke, his handsome face
calm as summer day, a lurking smile
in his brown eyes, and just touching
his well-cut lip.
''Besides, uncle" he went on pres
emily, "seeing that you have taken no
partner in your joys and sorrows, I
consider it rather cool of you to pick
one out for me in the beginning of my
days"
Jack" said his uncle slowly. "do
you know why I am without wife or
child at sixty?"
"Give up the conundrum, uncle"
Jack answered, coolly; suppose it is
because you never had Them"
Because the woman 1 loved gave
her heart to my friend" the old man
said half sadly, ''and l, loving once,
loved too well to wed another. / have
asked you to WOO and win the daughter
of one who never knew of my devotion,
and bring her here as daughter to
me. Now you know why
''By George! I never dreamed you
had a romance! But can't do it,
uncle. In all else command me; but
Judith AnsOn-nOn'
''PH give you six MONTHS" the old
man said, slowly and grimly. eat the
end of that time you bring Judith An
son to me your promised wife, or-you
and l are strangers''
ssNot strangers, hope, uncle. You
will employ the young and talented
representative of your house in one of
your numerous lawsuits, thereby giving
him a start in the world and chance
to air his eloquence. And when he
brings you his fair, young bride, whose
hair will not be red, and whose name
will not be judith
"I'll pitch him from q window" :"
broke in the old man angrily; ''now I
am too busy to talk to you, young
man, so you may take yourself off"
straight to the point, Is business
speeches should be, jack said, rising
lazily and going toward the door; 'sbut
I say, uncle, 7 pausing with his hand
on the knob, "don't ask me to marry
Judith. If you want her around, why
not ask her to come and live with you2
I wouldn't mind that so much, for
could camp out some place!"
Receiving no reply, he went out
quietly, his lips twitching in the effort
to suppress q smile, while his uncle,
the moment he found himself alone,
laid aside the pen he had taken up and
became lost in deep reverie.
s.If she is what Jack describes her,
I'd be giving the boy an ungracious
gift in such wife" he muttered. Il
never saw her. and / wish / could. I
wonder how l can manage itp All! if
Harriet would do It! I'll write and
ask her," and he took up his pen and
wrote rapidly for some moments.
When he had finished he read what
he had written and laughed amusedly
as he folded the Sheet sealed and di-
pseted it.
.Touag heads arc not always best to