The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-01-27

by the sight, sprang from his chair ana
seated her with eifusion.
What can do for you, Miss--P''
''Aliss Bartlett. replied Jennie.
meeting the glanct If admiration with
cool politeness.
''Umi yes. Miss Bartlett" said the
lawyer, with an instant confusion,
as the name revealed the nature of the
interview
In addition to the lawyers being a
widower was the supplementary fact.
that he was determined to remedy the
deficiency in his household economy
as soon as the person should appear
whom he should consider eligible to
fill the exalted position of Mrs. Hobson
No. ?. None but young and healthy
person need apply" was the mem
tai exclamation. mo more doctors or
undertakers shall fatten at my eX-
pense," and as Jennie appeared in the
Office the embodiment of youth, health
and beauty, his elderly heart, or the
Justification which stood in the stead Of
one, gave bound of approving de-
light. and he made up his mind in q
flash rs to his course, when her name
was announced.
''What Is the matter. Jinny?" said
Josiah in maze. as Jennie flung down
the lines and, springing from the car
riage with flashing eyes and crimson
checks, threw her arms around his
neck and burst into passion of in
dignant tears. ''What is it. dearie,
he added. as he patted her burning
cheeks tenderly, "hez tibet old Teller
bin sayin' any thing cross to my pet?
If lie hez, PIl-,'' and the old mans
hand was clinched suggestively.
"Oh. father!" sobbed the girl, che
s-says he will g-give me the m-mort-
gage if TT Il m-marry him; the h-hOr-
rid old thing! just because he is r-rich
he thinks he can b-buy any one he
w-wants for a w-wife," and she hid her
face on the loving, honest, old bosom,
in shame and disappointment.
"Don't cry, dearie; Wen all go to
the poor house fust," said the old man,
soothinglY, and he led her into the
house as tenderly as if she had been q
child.
"Jest ez I expected, said Melissa
with groan, us she caught sight of her
daughters unhappy face as she fled up
the stairs to her own ROOM ''she might ez
well ask favor of craven image as
of Lawyer Hobson."
AS Jennie rose from her bed after an
hours weeping, her eye lighted on the
old gray stocking, hung over her door
in obedience to her fathers whimsical
suggestion six months before, and she
| exclaimed, "come down from there you
ominous thing; you have brought bad
| luck instead of good. and you shall go
into the rag bag at once, this minute,
| and Selling the unfortunate article, she
| jerked it spitefully off the nail on which
/ it hung. Il believe L will see if that is
yarn in the toe she said moment
| later as she was about to fulfill her
/ threat
She put in her hand and drew out
the little bundle, which was wrapped
in paper. Somebody's mother was
very careful of her darning yarn, she
! said with half smile which turned to
a whole one when she discovered that
the paper covered a roll of greenbacks.
"Oh, mother, oh, father!' she
| SCItdilltti- tS sue llGW NoNh Illc clsttt .
two steps at time. .'see what 1 have
fonnd ia the old gray stocking. and
as they counted the money together,
ten one hundred dollar bills was the
happy result
''Thank the Lordr' said Josiah, fer
vently, as he wiped away a joyful tear,
"now tibet mortgage kin be paid, an
jimmy kin go to schulz just ez we reek-
oned on
''What marcy l didn't stuff tibet
stockin' inter the mop wethout lookin'r'
said Melissa, after the mortgage was
paid and Jennie was Ornamenting the
lucky stocking with blue ribbons, pre-
paratory to restoring it to its place Of
honor in her room, ''but l du wish't
knew who ct b'longed tn.
But as every effort is made to dis
cover the ownership and destination OF
these packages before they are sold, il
would besl useful quest" said Jennie,
with happy smile.
''Wall, l du b'levc TIL never say an.
other word agin your pas goin' to
auctions, said Mrs. Bartlett, reflec-
lively. Hes made one fort nit bid
eff he never makes another. -. "
Hot0drd, tlt Current.