The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-07-12

"Nr daughter docs not yet bake bread
a. rould wish. and cannot allow her
Ia marry until that i we'll learned.
o,ur men who say Busy At the
meeting or ia her father .fnre were not
-n calmly Indifferent. More thth one
Quaker youth. with pleasant appiecla-
lion Of BesSy's beauty and thrlltN CON
,idrrition of her father Health, were
likc Barki,. "willin'.a But On nenf OF
lhcm dld the paternal ete tall Win
favor.
Epllraim Prout aud lis wife Human
had already selected husband Tor thclr
child That husband to be- MAS one
Peter Potter. a widowrr of forty. VINO
talked and occasionally preached. ana
owned three blocks of arch street. pro
prrty "saures' in the parlanee OF the
Phladclphians.
Bc.sy had not been consulted. often
She acClucsccd in the maternal opinion
that Friend Peter was a worthy man.
And probably she would have a. calmly
npuuirsccd in the opinion that he WAS
tlr, proper husband 10 select. Wien the
time came. but for one unlncky clrcnnl-
stance.
About the middle of December, Just
when Bcssv', loaves were beginning to
merit approval, selma Grief was mar
ried. After passing meeting. ana gong
through the other ceremonies, the new
made couple gave warming. and
tIlither. of course. went BessN. Be-sy :
mother and father and Friend Peter.
Thilhcr also came Young man OF the
word'd people, one Mr. John Hubbard
who wore - black coat, a pair oil patent
leather boots and stovepipp hat. ana
who was regarded by the youthful
Friends with feelings of mingled admir-
alton and terror.
OF course. there WIS neither singing
nor dancing, but they PLAYED the Tor
feit- being generally kisses. lie man
AGED to kiss Brssy oftener ihan any one
else. and that night walked homo with
her.
Questioned by her mother Bessie an
sWcrcd:
II thought ii but right to allow him
lest lac should think Friends proud.
So maternal soliclude was pn' AT rest,
and few impressions were awakened by
the fact that Mr. John Hubbard soon
took an immense interest in butter and
cheese. convcrscd with Friend Ephram
ON those subj cts with great animation
Wien IVY r"."'"'' ! s's...,.l =. g..
that frl"nu store anu n,'l''I," n ="
lhV,tru ',o,nc ~ ~ wa - E ,, mil hn
could NOT leaVe rIl'ha Jpn ,,', "',,' ~
qilte co'hPF'''h,'e.' w '''' ~
the new p''ch' ci'''n'
one evening liannall elll the ioal' ah',
smiling. turned To her daughter and
said:
"BrsSy, thee makes bread Il well a.
thy mother.
That afternoon WAS one 10 be remem-
bcrcl.
The time had come when Friend l'eter
Potter might be gratited. His vile was
ready for him. \ conference was neid
between the father ana me ANXIOUS
widoWcr respecting Brssys pecuniary
prospects, should her future spouse die
first. and the courtship commenced.
The three sat before the fire-tphraiID
twiddling his thumbs, Hannah darn'ng
stockings; 1.-THE child '-Bessy-ktlt'
ting.
Ep'raim begun.
"Brssy.
"Nes, father
Thou art fit to managea house oil thV
own.
II think So father.
SIN fact, it is time thee should marry
ayes. father. have been thinking SO
myself"
IL am sorry to hear thee say that my
child cried Hannah. "a young glri
should not think of such natter until
suggested by her parents or some wise
friend
Brssv looked down ahashed.
"Only last week friend spoke to me