The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-09-20

OF ner Quarrel WIN ner aunt, regard
less of the fact that in the shadow
cast by the huge leather bellows stood
a young man who was q stranger, gaz-
ing with admiration at her glowing
face and kindling eyes,
"Oh she was angry" cried the girl,
$50 dreadfully angry that she called
me Niece Mary'-think of that!-and
she said took my bad temper from
you, father, and she taunted me with
being eighteen and not yet engaged,
and l told her just what have re-
peated to you, father, word for word"
"You were too hasty, fear, daugh-
ter. You will lose the wedding of
which you have thought so much, for
you have pledged yourself to the inn
possible. Even had you a suitable
lover there would be hardly time for
you to be published according to law
before New Years day. And You cer-
tainly will not now select husband
from the lovers you have rejected"
"No, father, but have said what
have said, and cannot help it that /
feel within my very soul that have
spoken truth, although whom am to
wed know not"
81 will wed you within the appointed
time if you will accept me. I shall
never love anyone better than do you
at this moment. l never have cared
for maid in my life before. This is
the love at first sight of which have
heard. l came with recommendations
to your father to purchase some of the
large tracts of land of which he holds
the title, said the young stranger,
stepping forward.
Eyes, daughter, this young Master
Wolcott is kinsman of the one who
came through from Boston to Hartford
with coach and four, laying out the So
called Wolcott road. He brings Inc
letters from my people in Massachu-
setts, and I know that his family are
quite as we'll born as ours. Well, save
your bushes, lass, and go you in and
prepare the supper The stranger will
be our guest, at1east. Idislike to have
one of my kin forfeit her word, and
dislike to lose my favorite niece's we'd
ding. We will talk it over"
Molly glanced up at the comely
young man who now stood in the full
light of the ruddy forge, and felt as
if prince had come to her rescue out
of fairy land; and SO abashed was she
that, audacious though she was gen.
orally, she dropped the lashes over
her luminous eyes, and turning quick
ly, ran away into the house without
word.
She neither lost her head nor her
wits, however, but thought and
planned while preparing the repast
which, be it said to her credit, was
lacking insnothing, for a pattern house
keeper was this wild little Molly,
about whose pranks the whole coun
tryside was talking. And when the
father she presided at table with so
much dignity mingled with girlish
shyness and sweetness, as to entirely
complete the conquest of his heart
If there had been any reservations
before.
"We must be published next Sunday
at the same time and place as my cous-
in Prudence" she said to her father
next morning, land that will give just
time to be married on New Years day,
bat who will perform the ceremony /
know not Parson Fuller will be start
ing so early to marry my cousin"
81 will manage that" said the smith.
"the parson is good man, very good
man, but he is fond of Joke, and am
owing him one that have not paid off.
This is a rare chance-a rare chance
lndeed!"
The next Sunday, greatly to the as
tonishment of the whole congregation,
Molly and Young Master Wolcott were
published as intending marriage. Pru-
deuce and her lover being published,
also.
Neither Of the prospective brides was
present, but next day Mistress Abbott
and her daughter Prudence called at
the Glazier residence to congratulate
Molly and to hear the particulars of
this sudden engagement
They found no one at either house or
forge, and there was no reply made to
the note sent next day by special mes
senger with Mistress Abbott's profuse
offers of advice and assistance.
at is impossible" wrote she, "that
my niece should be married without
wedding; such thing was never
heard of in our family, and they can
not be married on New Years day, as
Parson Fuller is bespoken here and
respectfully urge that William Glazier,
his daughter and their guest shall be
present at my daughters nuptials on
that day."
William Glazier read the letter with
a smile, saying only: $50 on with your
preparations, daughter; my honored
sister-in-law has always been rather
overfond of directing the affairs of the
whole family. will manage the par
son. You will see what you will see."
Lucky that New Years comes of
Monday this year." chuckled William
Glazier on the morning of the eventful
day, as the trio sat at breakfast.
"Why, father dear?-so that all the
housekeepers hidden to my cousins
wedding will have to put off their
weeks washing"
"Not at all, you may depend every
washing is snapped on the line before
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