Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-09-18

no allowed In the Christian dlSpenSauon'
Abraham wad Just haze Ia en- them bath;
but I'm no Abraham. They say siller's
the god o. the warld-l never had ony
MAR use for Siller than to buy meat and
claeS, to put penny in the plate on Sab
bath, and gle bawbee to a blind fiddler,
But they say heavens love and love
heaven, an if bring Janet Henderson to
my 6res,de, and she sits at that side
darnin' Stockins, and sit at this side
readin' after my days wark, an | LAUGH
over to her and she laucheS over the me,
isna that heaven upon earth9 4 body can
get or in this warld withnot SlllSr,
but they Gamma get on in this war(d with
cot love. I'll give Janet Henderson the
first offer.
He put on his test Sabbath-day hat, and
issued forth into the street. Instantly ut
all the windows commandinga view Of the
street, there were female noses hattened
against the paneS, Voices might be
heard crying, "mither! mither! milher!
Come here! come here come here! Look!
look look! there's Saunders McGlaShan
wi his beard aft, and his Sabbath,day
claes on in the middle of the week; he's
looing awfully melancholy,--t wonder
wha's dead. "
Quite unconscious of the sensation he
was creating, he walked gravey ON
owardS the house of Janet Henderson.
She at this moment, not knowing that her
first offer was so near, was sitting, sigh
ing and saying. Eth, preserve me! it's a
weary warld. I've been thirty year 0utd
for the last ten years (sings)-
"'Naebody comm tse marry me,
Naebodycomln' tae WOO!
Naehody comm tae marry me,
"Naebd' ocomtn' to WOO.
The door opened, and there stood
Saunders McGlashan. "Eh. preserve NE,
Saunders, is that you? A sicht o you's
guild for sair cen The maiden span and
took sidelong glances. Al woman can see
mair wi the tail o her ee, than Il man
can with his two eyes wide open, Come
ava into the fire. What's up wi " the
day Saunders2 ye're awfn' weel lickit up,
We are; never saw We lookin sac hand
some. What is't we're afterW "l'm gaur
ABBOTT seekin wife, "Eh, Saunders, il
it's that We want, We medina want that very
lang, I'm thinkin'.' But We dinna seem
to understand me; it's you | want for my
wife" Saunders McGashan! think
shame o yerseI', making a fool o young
person in that manner 81 III maxim
nea fool o you Janet. This very day IN
determined to hea wife You are the
first that I've spoken till. | houp there's
nea offence, Janet | meant inca offence.
Ell! Oh very weel, if that S the way OF II
Gamma be helped" and slowly unfolding
the paper, which he had taken from his
waiStcoat pocket, 81 have several other
women names markit down here tae ca
upon.
She saw the man meant business, stop
ped her spinning, looked down, was long
lost in thought, raised her face, and
broke the silence ms follows, Saunders
(ahem) MEG lashan (aheml, reflection; I've
spoken to my heart, and the answer come
back to my tongue I'm sorry that yhurt
your feelin's, Saunders, but what the heart
speaketh the tongue repeateth. body
manu- act IN inthea matters according TO
their conscience, for they maun Saunders,
i think I'll justin just, GOV erinR
her face with her apron-"IIl Just
take'ye Eth, Saunders, ga wa vii, ye!
gaze wa! gao 'waN' But the maiden
did not require to resist, for he made no
attack, but solemnly sat in his scat, and
solemnIy said "l'm rale mucke obliged
to ye, Janet; it'll no be necessary TO ca on
ony O thae ither lassie noo!' He rose
thinking it was all over, and turned to-
wards the door, but the maiden was there
first, with her back al the door, and said
Preserve me! what have done? 1t my
neebors come tae ken that I've ta'en yov
at the very first they point the finger of
scorn at me and say hint my back a. lang
90 | It,rn hat u
man so We maun come every day for the
next month, and come in DAYLIGHT, so that
they'll a see We comm an gaun, and
they ii say, that woman's no easy cocrtit
| can thell ye; the puir man wesrln his
his shoon aft his feet!'
For, Saundersl though I'll be
your wife, Saunders, m determined 10
haze my dues o cOur ship a The same.
She lit the lamp OF love In his heart at
last For the hrst time in his long life he
felt the unmistakeable, holy, heavenly
glow; his heart broke into full storm of
love, and STOPPING down he took her yi"td-
ing hand in his, and said, Yes | wul,
yes | wuIll J II come twice every dav, my
10! my Jo--Jaanet' Before the unnap-
by man knew where he was he had kissed
the maiden! who was long expecting 1t:
but the man blushed crimson, feeling
guilty of crime which h" thought no
woman could forgive, for it was the first
kiss he bad gotten or given in fifty lang
Scottish kissless years-while the woman
stood with look Of supreme satisfaction,
looking for more, but as no more seemed
cominQ-for a woman can see a kiss lorg
way off she lifted the corner of her apron
and dichted her moo, and said TO him as
she ditched her moo, "eh, Saunders Nc
GIashan! isn't that rale refreshm ~
Scottish Canadian.