Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-04-04

| me, and-well, I viii tell you'll felt
ashamed and sorry, for | thought he did
| not care for ME as Ihad thought, while
did love him. OF course, nurse, nobody
knew that, and nobody ever should
know it, only that you have told me
such good news to-day. When was so
very sick asked father where Harry was,
for knew he saw him the very last time
| he was here. Then he told me that
Harry came that day to ask if he might
marry me if loved him. He told papa
that he was rich, and we know he is an
honorable, good man. Then papa told
him that he would never give me to an
idle man.
"'When you can show me three
months honestly earned wages, from
your own work, 1 will let you court my
childn
THAT was what papa said to him. He
! thought he was angry, for he turned on
his heel and went out of the house with
out any answer. But he is earning his
wages to show papa!"
She was as happy as bird after that;
getting we'll so fast that the doctor won
dered, and so did her father, for We kept
our secret, AMI Mr. Sanderson never
guessed what made Miss Emma so merry.
When Jim could come without any
danger from the fever, Miss Emma sent
for him, and then she made him tell her
how the new conductor looked, and all
about him.
'Is it real hard work, Jim2" she
asked.
at is, indeed, Miss; early and late,
and in all weathers. But Mr.. Thatcher
stands it first rate, though he is burnt
some!"
Then Miss Emma made Jim remember
the very day Mr.. Thatcher went on the
cars first, and noted down the day on a
card. She would not let me 60 for sew
eral weeks, and paying me big wages all
the time, as if it was just hard nursing
like the first.
So was still there when the three
months were over, and if hadn't known
I should have guessed there was some
thing Miss Emma expected that day.
She dressed herself in new white or
candle, as fine as a hair, with a little
| blue sprig all over it, and she put on a
blue ribbon under her lace collar and in
her hair. She couldn't settle down to
read or sew, but just fdgeted about all
the morning.
81 know Harry will come to-day" she
whispered to me.
And sure enough, he did come. Miss
Emma was in the large parlors and was
fussing about there, too, knowing all the
time she was keeping me busy there
just for company. Mr.. Sanderson's
private sitting-room is off the parlors,
and we heard somebody go the whole
length of the hall and knock at his door.
! Miss Emma took hold of me, all rosy and
, trembling, and then we heard a mans
! voice say:
"There, Mr.. Sanderson, are three
months wages, honestly earned by hard
work. And here is a letter from my en-
ployers recommending me for sobriety,
industry and honesty"
"Wel done!" we heard Mr.. Sander
son say. "You will find Emma in the
parlor."
went out at one door just as Harry
Thatcher came in at another, diamond
studs, shiny boots and all.
Well, ma'am, that is all there is to tell,
except that the wedding is tomorrow,
and I am to go up all day and help the
housekeeper. Every bit of the fine linen
and embroidery have done up myself,
and it would do your heart good to see
the piles of it, futed and crimped fit for
a queen.
Jim, he's got holiday too, to go to
the church, and the Sunday-school class
have ordered beautiful basket of flowers
that Jim is to present to the bride.
And hope you'll excuse me now,
ma am, as I've told you the whole story,
and there's cuffs and collars to do up for
Jim, and power of odds and ends I
must attend to, SOS to have free foot
for Miss Emma's wedding-day to-mor-
row.-Ihe Ledger.