Daily Republican., 1888-11-24

One Of the most prominent families
In cultivation, fashion and wealth, Was
that OF Judge G., who nj this time
was peer with any one on the benoh
OF In the pFoiessiUp, his family oOnslat
ina OF bis wife and only son, George,
aged about % years, who was prepared
TO begin bis professional life. AZ this
Time the family washing WAS done By =
poor widow woman By the EaxnD Of
muzEy, who lfvetIn the outakItts OF
the town. ~ the foot OF the wooded
hiliSs that ct sunrise cast their 81 adoWa
over the village. With her lived an
only child, Mary, aged nineteen yeArs.
Among her duties was the transferring
Of the linen back and forth for wash.
ing.
Tradition says she Was sn urcom
monty hAndsone girl, possessing flue
physique; brunette, with large aud
limpid eyes, and . Greolan mould oil
iacs, indicating en- Intelligent mind
Az she brought In the basket OF clothes,
George Waa attIao.ed by her easy,
lady like manners, then by her expires
sive countenance, then by degrees hel
conversational talent, until It was no
toed by hts mother that George oalou
lated the exact time that tbs baSke
would bs along, and he Was sure to Il
| about IS Mary was there. In truth
9soERe fouBd tba intervals batweeh
Mary's visit too lOnR, and II so hap
fened thAt while cunning he diAeoY-
cred spring OF water, cool and pure,
! near the MuIzy cottage, and Mary ras
svsF ready 10 furnish . tumblsr Il
| lQuidAto his thiEst. Nothing more
proper. Moral: Pure spring water will
| eliminate purer love thGf slcohol.
WHAT conversation passed betweer
hose two we don't know, bub thAl then
and there they became bstIothed, with
| The understanding that the ooEaumma.
ton WAS wholly dependent upon Il e
approval and appreciation Of judge
! g..
From ibis ums their united efforts
wire TO oontTivs and execute some plan
10 overcome what they Both realized
would be his natural rspuRnanoe to any
uuion Of ErOh extreme positions OF 90.
oety as they represented.
In tho meantime the keen eyed mother
had detected symptoms OF the magnetic
dart ranking In the nervous aenBlbili.
ties OF her son, and duTat not breathe 81
alocd, iess Il would fan the fame El.
ready kindled.
George decided to take the arSt CD
portunity that occurred 70 bring the
question Of their marriage to his father
attention, aud one day findInR him OF
lelsurs under some fruit trees, with his
basket and pot dog, Joined him anc
asked him II no had ever noticed tina
'ouug woman that often oAlled ut the
house with basket Of clothes.
What, that huZzy giriY"
Eyes, sir"
D.
her II q ct her on the street. Why do
Sou ash; has anything befallsn hsr2"
mo, but don't know how IL will
salt you, have decided with your I'D.
prevail 10 make her my bride {"
Tbs Rstoniahsd Judge Strengthened
himself up, and dropping his basket,
exclaimed:
George, are you demsnted or In
sanb2
mot either, no sir, bnt think she IL
worthy Of me, and love her
Whist, do you want 10 disgrace the
family aud make that girl an associate
si,h yOnr mother. No, 20, there shall
aever DO any alliance with the Muzz7
family, George, you must have Loaf
your aentel.
He had too much discretion to insist,
and let she matter drop Tor q while.
Some time had elapsed, when one
| pleasant afternoon just In advAnca OF
| 9pe Of those superb sunsets, where tho
| western hills throw their lenatbening
shadows over tho village, 60 paouliar to
New England, George had the horse and
Uhaise etAndinR ct tho door, aud invited
his father TO take drive, which was
readily accepted,
After pREhtng out from the arch form
el by the branches Of the lofty elms, for
which that toEn gAs famous, and dTly
ing come mites on their return, as they
we're passing u small, neat cottage,
George GuggEs.ed that they stop q few
minutes and obtain craught Of pure
spring water, saying that while out q
Cunning he had tried It, and t. was oooi
and delicious, 20 Whloh the Judge a.
scented, as he was thirsty.
| Passing into tho cottage the father
YES confronted with tns daughter anc
mother Glad In clean laundsrsd calico.
George at OEoe broke the formally And
awkwardneas Of the OCCASION by HRYInF
they had called 10 get some water frOm
their RuTgling spring, as they were
thirsty.
Mary ~ once fastened TO tho spring.
While absent, the mother unabashed,
| with quite & demeAnor, entertained her
suestR 10 the satisfaction Of George snd
the odifiostlon Of the Judge. The gen.
eral appearance Of this room indicated
order, oloAnlintss and system, and WAS
simply inviting.
On MGry's return, the water was pre-
sentod TO the visitors in manner really
captivating, which was evidenced by
the Judges manner Of responding ana
sDioJ mont OF thu beverage, euloRizlnR
tho water As one OF the beat gifts Of GCd
10 nen. Mary was apt either in leading
OF following conversation, and wa
quiok 10 discover tho mtidntss OF his
tcne and mannsF, and ct once AVailsd
herself Of what seemed . favorable op.
90 tunity to introduce the marriage
toEio, by RppsAlinE TO the Judge for his
apBent to alliance between George and
heTaelf.
This Of oucs aroused his indignation,
but not forgetting that good manners
required that IS q guest, although OF
humble host, he SHOULD assign some
rbnynn for his exoits msnt, be remarked
"You are poor and have no means.
Mary Quickly rejolned.
81 know IL, but George is rioh."
"More," said the Judge, 81 don't like
the name, Muzzy, Is has no Rou ealogy."
Il knoR," said Merry, land want 10
ohauge 1t to one that has"
Again, you have no edueAtl on Of
OulttgE ton,
Mary replied, Tiny resources have
b4sn limited, but have given assidu.
Gus APP location to such 80 could OBJ
tsin, and have paid marked Rttsnt ion tt
the oral teaching of my preneplor, and
hops have proatsd by the tnstruc
Ion, and have tried to practice the
iuIiss and privileges inouloAtsd BY my
paator IN his exposition Of moral and 10
liglOus subjects and now want SccSsl