The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-09-28
4. cit up, Keturym Away he

went.
Mandy Ann was frightened.
Il must tell Jed abaout that dorg."
| she said.
Hurrying down the lane and across
the fields, she came upon a comely
young fellow who was stretched in the
shade beside a murmuring brook. He
sprang up smiling and holding out his
hands as she approached.
I've succeeded, Mandy, dear." he
cried, joyously-"rve finished the puz-
zle! I'll be rich as soon as can find a
capitalist to back me.''
Then a cloud came over his face, as
Mandy hurriedly told him of her IA
theirs resolution.
"Do you love me, Mandy, grip"
asked the youth, taking her rather
pretty face between his shapely hands
and looking straight into her eyes,
| which dropped before his ardent gaze.
"Course | do, jed" she murmured,
plucking the yellow flower from the
stem OF a small buttercup.
"More than all the world?"
"Yes"
"And you will wait till l come back
from the city a rich man?"
YES"
Then we'll get married, and your
father won't object"
Itwas past noon when Old Dad Brown
returned with a big, fierce-looking yell
low dog in his wagon. In few days,
| the dog was quite at home about the
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fear of Jed Smiths hanging on his gate.
One night, just after the family had
retired, the dog suddenly gave tongue.
| There were fierce banks and growls,
mingled with cries of distress in mas
culine voice. Out rushed the old farmer,
| big whip in his hand, and he found
the dog and man suspended across the
fence.
80 we caught him, BoXer!" shouted
Old Dan, with satisfaction. Well
fix him now SO he won't come sneakin'
raound here no more!''
| Swish! Swish, went the whip. After
few cuts, the man broke away and
What is the meaning of this,
Ephraim Brown" he Numbered. rs
this the way you treat your guests
when they happen to be delayed so they
do not reach your house till after nine
in the EVENING""
Good Lord" gasped Old Dad, as he
caught the swapping dog by the collar.
"Its-it's Mr.. Gordon, the INVENTOR
Mr.. Randolph Gordon did not accept
Old Dads explanation and apology.
Instead, he made his way to the nearest
house, which happened to be Daniel
Smiths, and spent the night there. In
the morning, he saw the puzzle Jed had
worked SO long over, and he grew
strangely interested in it. Two days
later, Mr.. Gordon returned to the city,
and Jed went with him.
Two weeks after. Reuben Bates, Nat
Bates father, died suddenly of heart
failure, leaving all his possessions to his
only son.
Now" said old Dad Brown to
Mandy Ann, IF you don't snap him
you're a 'tarnal foolish gal, I'll low.
You'll never hear northin' of that put
term Jed Smith no more, an it won't
mount to little apples if you do"
Mandy may have begun to think so,
too, for she straightway "set her cap"
for Nat, and when another spring came
around they We're married.
One beautiful June day handsome
team drew up at old Dad Browns door,
and Hastily dressed, rather elegant
young man walked through the gate,
| assembled the front steps and knocked.
Mr.. Brown had just eaten an early dim
ner, and he came slouching to the door,
the stem of clay pipe between his
| teeth.
"How do you do, Mr.. Brown" said
the young man, calmly. Il have come
for Mandy. She promised to marry me
when | returned wealthy. l am ready
to keep my part of the contract"
81 swami gasped Old Dad. Its Jed
Smith, an all rugged up fit to kill!
Mandy? Why, hain't you heerd? Oh,
forgot your folks he'd moved off to