The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-10-06
HOW APOOR GIRL CONQUERED
A JUDGE.

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The following narrative is located in
one of the most beautiful villages IN
New England, about seventy years ago,
and is true in every respect:
One of the most prominent families
in cultivation, fashion and wealth, was
that of Judge S, who at this time
was peer with any one on the bench
or in the profession, his family consist
ing of his wife and only son, George,
aged ~ years, who had just finished
his educational course, and was pre-
pared to begin his professional life. At
this time the family washing was done
by a poor, but tidy widow by the name
of Muzzy, who lived in the outskirts of
the town, at the foot of the wooded
hills, that at sunrise cast their shadow
over the village. With her lived an
only child, Mary, aged about nineteen
years. Among her duties was the
transferring of the linen back and forth
for washing.
Tradition says she was an uncom
monty handsome girl, possessing fine
physique ; brunette, with large and
limpid eyes, and Grecian mold of face,
indicating an intelligent mind. As she
brought in the basket of clothes, George
was first attracted by her easy, lady
like manners, then by her expressive
countenance, then by her conversational
talent, until it was noticed by his
mother that George calculated the exact
time that the basket would be along,
and he was sure to be about as Mary
was to be there In truth, George
found the intervals between Mary's visit
too long, and it SO Mapped while gun
ming he discovered spring of water,
cool and pure, near the Muzzy cottage,
and Mary was ever to furnish tumbler
to liquidate his thirst. Nothing more
proper. Moral: Pure spring water will
eliminate purer love than alcohol.
What conversation passed between
those two we don't know. but that then
and there they becam Jetrothed with
the understanding that the consumma-
ton was wholly dependant upon the
approval and appreciation of Judge
s.. From this time their united
efforts were to contrive and execute
some plan to overcome what they both
realized would be his natural repug-
nance to any union OF such extreme
positions of society as they represented.
In the meantime the keen. eyed
mother had detected symptoms of the
magnetic dart ranking in the nervous
sensiblities of her son, and burst not
breathe it aloud lest 1t would fan the
fame already.
George decided to take the frs: op-
portunity that occurred to bring the
question OF their marriage to his fathers
attention, and one day finding him at
leisure under some fruit trees, with his
basket and pet dog, joined him and
asked him if he had ever noticed the
young woman that often called at the
house with basket of clothes.
"What, that Muzzy girl"
eyes SIR"
"Well, only casually, shouldn't know
how her if | met her on the street.
Why do you ask, has anything befallen
her?'
No, but l don't know how it will
suit you, l have decided with your ap-
proval to make her my bride"
The astonished judge Strengthened up,
and dropping his basket, exclaimed:
"George are you demented or in
sane1"
"Not either, no sir, but I think she
is worthy OF me, and | love her."
What, do you want to disgrace the
family and make that girl an associate
with your mother2 No, no, there shall
never be any alliance with the Muzzy
family. George, you must have lost
your senses"
He had too much discretion to insist,
and let the matter drop for awhile.
Some time had elapsed when one
pleasant afternoon just IN advance of
one of those superb sunsets, where the
western hills throw their lengthening
shadows over the village, SO peculiar to
New England, George had the horse
and chaise standing al the door and
invited his father to take drive, which
was readily accepted.
After passing out from the arch
formed by the branches of the lofty
elms, for which that town was famous,
and driving some miles, on their return
as they were passing small neat cot
taee, George suggested that they stop
a few minutes and obtain a draught of
pure spring water, saying that while out
cunning he had tried 1t, and it was cool
and delicious, to which the judge as
sented, as he was thirsty.
Passing into the cottage the father
was confronted with the daughter and
mother clad in clean laundried calico.
George at once broke the formality and
awkardness of the occasion, by saying
they had called to get some water from
their gurgling spring as they were thirsty.
Mary at once fastened to the spring.
While absent, the mother, unabashed,
with quiet demeanor entertained her
guests to the satisfaction of George and
the edifcation of the judge. The gen.
eral appearance of the room indicated
order, cleanliness and system, and was