Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-19
NANCYS LOVER.


uA4it WIN blIF eye .lf18Ahy bAA81
Of whics beard beneath his square chin, and
bald Uranium. Nancy was fresh colored
and bright eyed with silky tendrils Of auburn
hair dropping over her freckled forehead and
. certain dimpis perpetaAily playing 1t hide
and seek on her left cheek The two com
pietely realized Shakespeare IDEAL Of
"Crsbbed Age and Youth"
I'm a-goin' 10 town." said Mr.. Aoppet.
You won't nesd 10 bile no pot victuals for
dinner Waste makes want A cup o tea
and billed egg and what's left o Yesterdays
pork and greens-tharll be all you'll need"
Yea, father" acquieseed Nancy.
She was thinking Of something else all the
while
And, taIkin' bout eggs" added Mr.. Mop
pet, you may take four dozen up TO Peach
farm. Mrs Wixon wants plenty on EN- to
make cake for her nieee's party. Better 90
early this morning"
Nancy colored scarlet under the auburn
rings Of hair.
Can't send EN- up by little Bill Becker.
fatherf' said she. Webster Wixon will Be-
there, and-and don't like Webster Wixon.
with his red nose and his compliments"
Mr. Moppet frownsd
Nancy" said he, don't be fool can
$50 through ye, like 20 vas a pane o. glasa-
Webster Wixon 10 q well to do man, with
money out at interest, and you'd oughtsr b
tickled ,o d..,b thai hes tool n notion To
you"
"But f.therr
mot another word" grumblsd Mr.. Mop
pet II know Jest exactly what's comm.
It's that foolish nonsense about Absalom
Parker, that hoped you'd got over long ago
Absaloru hain't no proterty and aiut like To
80 ,,',,, and nn daughter a, mine ain,t
,,,,n, - r,arrv Won, Grandfath.r Atk,u.'
hIr.J us, NO, I, 7 know In
1 ~ ,,,.,.t ,,i,l, tbis r,uI.inI,ci,v ~ douhls
I.s,i,s.. v.nc,. -, hsr mail ,sarI white
,..',h ,o.,.,b.r her ewes flashed with bazel
L.. I, ,.lo.r ,,... - ,rua low. varSus
Inoney
..Tsk. thar, ,.,,.,. straight nm IN Peach
farm reiterated Mr. Mnur,t shaking his
fnrsduy,r at Nancy "an' don't argufy the
~, ao s,r+b.r H., vour father and I
Ilnnv what, hest for youlr
.Rut voure going right past the Wixoos'
door
..No lsin't neither I'm goin' the Horn
uiu road rve ts.e, anp'ipt.d by the x,,nnly
c,m,niti,,, Il. buv an air tipht wood stove for
the cburch he added. with come comma
cepcv The old ones rusted clear ont. 20
THERE'S danger a. fire every time it's used and
I'm. brethren have subscribed twenty dollars
for rev one-leastways. a SECOND hand one.
II IN ;,..t a. GOOD and a tribe chaaper I'm
Ia n.e INV own Judgment ni,out that
And he went ont 10 the barn to harness
nm y Ieavi,g Nancy ready tn cry
.But r he s,,I to herself as She flung the
,u.h a a,.r on, at the beck door ~ wouldn't
narrv Webster Wixon II there wasn't an.
nther man in the world And III can't have
Absalom. I'll live and die an old maid. Oh.
deari oh dcarI WHY need there be 40 much
,rouhls In TIN. worldr
And more than one diamond fright tear
dro, fan Among the e,.gs TINT sbe nacked into
TN. aot snlint basket for Mrs Wixon,. ni.xe's
rnrtr
Webster Wixon. a fat, middle aged bache-
Ior was ont h.lpinQ Ia gather the October
ann,es On the north side Of thu hons, when
Nancy came mn He made haste 10 welcome
her
nfao.,a ,,,,rpiu, Mis-. Nancy ~ said h. "As
,loouiu, as eyer | s.e
Here's vour ee,p,s. y smoke Nancy curtlv
-, dnsvr +. snn1I u,nt ver, s,mner.d Mr.
xvi,nn
I'm in A hurry. said Nancy.
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~ prn,bar Nonnot savs sba shall 10 nv
10. .rd that ousht 70 count for rons,dar-
81 ;,
Mr. Noppat drove leisurelv on to Horn
nan drove an s,celIent baryain for a highly
ornamental wood stove after having sncces-
s;y.,I, i,,tarv;awsi everv hardware dealer in
town and s,,t forth to return with IL In his
,v.e,or ms. NJ ausk
,.it,s n warm I,v for the time o,vearr
..,i h. and IN aasisr travelino Tor tho
hors. nrter dark II amt had DAYS work
corr. IN think on :, beat Brother piner
down nretty well on the rsrice- and it's worth
a dollar,n n half 10 cart the thing home over
these bunny roads They lowed twenty dol
la, Cor n and I 20. IL for African Takin,
nv TINA and ,ronble and wheel wear and
horsaeesb into consideration. I guess I vont
saw notbin, about tbe odd five dollars Bud-
rss. ia business It's a proper. prettv nat
torn too-,his.le leaves and acorns. I'd like
one the same fashion in INV best room. andn
with long whistle-"wby shouldn't have
Il, Thsrs,s that second handed stove Gran
,thsr Atkins took for a debt from Solcn
(,r,,hh ~. lost .tanair, rust;r, .v.v In nj.
b.ck wood shed nj fetch II hone to.,norrov
and black il mn and lot Elder Ne.cb.n .,r-
mss rot n bargain from .,mebodv. and In
have the nice new stove for mvself And mo-
boay'll be none the wiser now that Gr.n,tber
Atkins is confined to his bed with creepin'
paralvsis and Absalom parker,s nm in the
.oo,i lots cho,,,;r, aowr tr,,. To- -;,t.r
aewoni lisa good idee. I'm Glad nan
named To think If nv
He draw rein onr,osite the A,kins ho.,.a
All was dark and Quiet there sc the one
red light that burned I'm old Mr., Atkins bed