The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-01-03
'tyou are surely the most sensible

Goodbye"
After she had gone the old mansat
deeply musing. "Shall | go to see
herr" he asked himself. "No, must
keep away from her."
Several days afterward the girl
came again. "You must tell me it /
interrupt you," she said. 81 know
that it is not proper for young lady
to call on man, but then you are
such an old man, SO grandfatherly
and kind"
"You must not attempt to excuse
your visits, and by no means must
you discontinue them. Now let us
examine and talk over some OF my
books"
The girls visits became more fire.
quent. Potmeyer, with an old mans
privilege, called her by her Christian
name, Mary One day, upon going
to the cabin, she found the old man
much disturbed in spirit. She i'm
plored him to tell her the cause.
"You would spurn me if l were to
tell you," he replied.
ooh, no. | have caught glimpses
of your nature that have led me on
to admiration; and fuller under
standing would ripen my esteem.
Tell me, please?"
81 will" the old man said. ''This
is what disturbs me: You take
away from me capacity for true,
digestive thought, and fill my mind
with bright but worthless photo
graphs of love-"
She did not blush; she did not
tremble; but, looking up with smile,
asked:
"Why worthless photographs of
| love?"
ooh, girl, can you not understand
that | love your
Yes she quietly replied.
"And do you not resent it?"
"No. In the contemplation of
your rich and fruitful mind have
lost sight of your gray hair. To me
your mind is beautiful. You are the
only companion ] have ever known,
and love you"
He caught her in his arms
The gossips of the neighborhood
we're wildly exercised when they
heard that the handsomest and
most intelligent girl in the community
was going to throw herself away
upon an old man. One woma n called
on Mary.
''Is it a fact that you air goin' ter
marry that old feller?'
Yes"
''Is itpossible?"
II said yes"
ut amt possible that you love
him?"
Yes
"W'y, Mary, wouldn't er Thought
it ofyou."
"Perhaps not"
"W'y who you reckon wants you?"
II don't know"
"My- son Alb"
can she'd better take him, too"
said Old Bill, who had just entered
the room. "But there ain t no doin'
nothin, with her. She oughter know
that old feller will let her starve ter
death. Mary w'y'nt you marry Alb
eff you air so keen ter step Off"
Il wouldn't marry him if he were
the last man in the world"
"Wall, 60 ahead then an make the
most Nv a bad bargain. Eff yo'
mother was ivin' this would come
putty nigh KILN her."
eff she were alive, and if my mar
riage would almost kill her, as you
say, yet would marry that man"
''Time don't thin out the fools so
mighty FAST
''Nor lift mans mind unto nosler
forms of love-" '~,-
The wedding day came. Every one
could see that the girl was happy.
Potmeyer arrived. The minister was
late. The company vas seated on
the porch. Old Bill was sullen.
Let me see the license" the girl
asked. Potmeyer complied.
"Why look here" she exclaimed,
''this authorizes the marriage of ohm
Sanford and Mary Spillers. %
"Yes, l am John Sanford
Then taking off his white hair and
whiskers, he revealed the face of a
young and handsome man.
"Sit down." he exclaimed. DO
not regard me with suchlooks. Come
hither Mary. Ladies and gentlemen,
the preacher is designedly late. He
will be here shortly: and in the
meantime, let me make an ex-
PLANTATION. My home is in Kentucky
aTouU a1 d year ago my lanily ana the
exterminat;on 7 5ad boon m q hraa ~ ~ ~
quiet and studious pursuits, and tax
ing up the gun-though | had to do
SO IN sell,delense-ll became me. To
o nm oe M, an Ooo osSoy o, o, I;Hn Ga'I.ertai,
beino ombnsbed