Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-11-26

can become useful In following some
special gifts that God has given them.
Such may find the new school year an
encouragement to best effort in exam.
pies like Tony-and they are many.
A Slight Misunderstanding.
But one child-a daughter-had
blest the union of Mr.. and Mrs. Bum
blethrop. She ripened into woman
hood, but in ripening she had develop
ed few of those feminine charms calcu.
lated to attract suitors, and there were
indications she would die an old maid
if her life spared. How to secure a
husband for her WAS the great problem
in the mind of Mrs. b., which she
was continually revolving, indignant
sometimes that her husband seemed
to give himself no concern about it.
But grave subject monopolized the
thought of Mr.. b. He contemplated
building a new barn that should
eclipse any that his neighbors possess
I'd. He had thought to be the archi
tect OF his own barn, as he had been
Of hi, own fortune, and had drawn up
and torn up innumerable plans for it.
But nothing he could devise afforded
satisfaction.
sSc-rrufsso7 r.-rs-rts- 49, Dbl,
throp sat together in their snug little
sitting room. Mr.. BIS thoughts were
on the barn; Mrs. B. was thinking of
her daughter and the wariness of sui
tors
At length Bumblethrop sprang to
his feet and exclaimed abruptly:
"By George, | believe will adver-
tise for proposals."
advertise for proposals. cried
Mrs. b., struck all Of heap, as she
afterwards expressed. "Why, Bum
blethrop, what would the neighbors
say to that"
Say, my dear? No matter what
they say. It's not at all unusual.
Such things are done every day"
"Yes," said Mrs. r. slowly, "I've
seen advertisements Of that kind in
the papers," and she picked up a
paper to see if her eye would fall upon
one "but folks do not sign their real
names, do they! Young man Of good
family and steady ha'its can hear
netting to his advantage by address
ing. mother-in-law p"
"Mother-in- law Fiddlesticks You
don't know what youare talking about.
| shall sign my own name. Them fell
lers know who Caleb Bumblethrop is,
| reckon"
"Them fellers. Mr.. Bumolethrop?
"Yes; the fel,ers that we want to
reach. Moneys what they're after,
you know, and they will send in their
proposals by the next mail
"How many-er-proposals do you
think We will get?" asked Mrs. b.,
who, began to see an opportunity for
making an eligible selection, though
she didn't like that way of doing the
business.
"a dozen. like "a not. Bat the
more the merrier. | shall ask for
plans and specifications, Of course, be-
fore selecting one"
"Plans and specifications" exclaim-
ed Mrs b., more bewildrred.
That's what | said. We must have
plans. mustn't we?'
"Of course" assented Mrs. B., who
had been doing nothing else but re-
volving plans for several years back.
"In the first place." continued Mr..
B., "there must b. a good solid foun-
dation.'
You mean pedigree"
Now YOU are thinking about the
stable, but We will consider that after
wards. The next desirable is a good
strong frame, and it must be thorou : h.
ly braced up
but thought you didn't believe
in bracing up" said Ms. B., quite
shocked as such radica! change of
sentiment On the pR't of her husband,
who was an unbendlng total abstin-
ence man.
Mrs. b.. | don't see what you are
thinking of. A brace here and there
is absolutely necessary, and "a man who
knows his business will put it in."
perhaps - you mean EN-. brace, ="
said Mrs. B., coloring little.
Embrace" echoed B., with some
surprise. Then he added, testify. ''See
here, mother, don't want any of your
weak puns over the business. This
comes of reading those funny papers. u
Mrs. B. rested silent and abashed.
After some moments reflection he
resumed:
chow many stories high can We gel
along with ?"
Good gracious, Bumblethropv
cried Mrs. B., in a genuine alarm
"can't We have one without any stories