The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-07-17
WEDNESDAY,, JULY II, 1889.
ETTY AND ADONIRAM.

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When Adoniram Martin and HettyYu.
first begun to be talked about in the
,ighborhood in excepting company
was 16 and he was not 26, and it
Q the family opinion that they were
.young to set the day. They were
d obedient creatures, and agreed to
ak Counting times were SO happy,
{! old folks must know best, they
ia.
a year went by-two-two and a
II. Then Adoniram thought he
'uld see. how Hetty's mother felt
ut it now; and he was tying his
" cravat to call on her for the pur-
Q, when the new arrival from Cas-
Garden, having laid the wood for
tea fire, poured kersene oil upon
There was a hash--a smash
ieks. The poor girl rushed out OF
house and plunged into the cis-
n. which fortunately was not full
ough to drown her, and escaped
tn some severe burns, and nobody
killed but the cat; but the left
ng of the house was burned down,
d the excitement, trouble, and ex-
nse put the idea of talking to Mrs.
lee out of Adoniram's mind for
other while.a
Hetty came over and helped to get
20 rights, and made almost all the
new rag carpet for tho kitchen, and
got up on the step-ladders, of which
stout old Mrs. Martin had grown
afraid, to hang curtains, and never
seemed nicer or sweeter to her Adoni-
ram; but he had to use his money, and
no felt that he ought to be "a little
ahead" on their wedding day. So the
summer passed, and they talked about
getting married in the spring, but a
sad occurrence shortly took place.
Old Mr.. Yulee died. and left his family
In great grief and some little pecupi-
ary embarrassment
Hetty had not tho heart to think OF
marrying now for long while, and
she could not think of leaving her
mother.
Years passed Then Mrs. Yulee died,
and again the period of mourning must
be respected.
However, in the course of year
Adoniram asked Hctty to set the day
and go home with him, and now, at
last, they were to be married after an
engagement of ten years.
The day had almost arrived when
Mrs. Martin died.
So the wedding-dress was folded
away. Old cousin Sally came 10 keep
house for Adoniram, and another year
went by.
However. the long betrothed pair
only grew'fonder Of each other, and
the wedding dress had been shaken
ont, pressed. and laid ready once
more, wnen 1etty Ieil aown starr ana
broke her arm
The arm knit very soon. but Hetty
arose from her bed possessed with the
idea that Providence was against her
union with Adoniram. Nothing could
shake this belief. She grieved over 1t,
but she held to it firmly.
The two engaged people had no
regular breaking-off and were the best
OF friends In the world, but they lived
on year after year in their lonely
homes, until ill-natured people spoke
of Hetty rs an .sold mnidn and of
Adoniram as an '.old bachelor and
there was Ia neither mind any thought
of changing the existing state of af.
fairs. W.
Upon her 10th birthday Miss Hetty
Yulee went one day across tho hills to
Nettlewood to buy cashmere dress,
an enterprising merchant of that place
having advised all the ladies within
many miles of the fact that he had
laid in a good stock Of all the fashion,
able shades at extremely low prices.
Hetty was in somewhat low spirits.
She was fond of dark blues and gar
nets, and they became her; but think
ing of her years. she had decided to
wear black; 1t did not become her,
but. she said IN q spitefnl way, though
only to herself, that she would no
longer make any attempt to look we'll.
.'Black, without q bit of trimming, :"
she said, land one side plating. II l
was married woman there would be
some one to look we'll for, even at any
age; now nobody cares what l wear. y
She was good walker, as she al
ways had been. and she enjoyed the
trudge through the pine woods and
over the crosspath through the green
meadows, whero there was no dust;
and by the time she reached the town,
and had met three or four people she
knew, she was in a better mood. Her
cheeks were pink; her black eyes
shone; her curly dark hair had noticea-
Bile threads Of gray in it. She hardly
looked 80. ia
"How do you do, Miss Yuleep' said
the busy storekeeper, smiling and bow
ing. Beautiful day Would you like
to look at those cashmeresp They're
gong of like hot-cakes. Regular bar
gains"
"Yes, Mr.. Tillbury, | came to look
ct the cashmeres," said Hetty.
She sat down on tall stool near
the counter as she spoke, and began
to examine the black pile. passing
her finger over It to test the quality.
As she did SO a voice behind her
said:
"Hettyr'
She turned. 1t was Adoniram. He
had not called on her for over two
months.
..How are YOUR said she, looking
away from him. intent on the dry goods
as 1t seemed.
"Im well enough,n he answered.
"a cold, but everybody has cold just
now. It's been so damp. 1 came oven
to get cashmere dress for old cousin
Sally. She felt she couldn't leave
home, and doesn't want to miss the
bargain. So. as | wanted some
socks and things. / offered to get it.
Is it goodP ldon't know"
at is very good and fine" said
Hetty. "Quite cheap, too. and Sally
Pratt will need more than ten; I'm
slighter. You see, it's double width. /"
"But you are not going to buy black
are you, Hettyp You're out of mourn
ing" said Adoniram.
"I'm getting to. be an old lady,"
said Hetty rColors won't become me
long"
"Oh. pshawl" said Adoniram. Buy
that dark red one. It's so becoming
u you, that color"
"GarnetPp said Hetty. She smiled
and little half-forgotten dimple came
into her cheek. well. don't mind,
IL you think folks won't laugh at me. !"
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