The Irish standard., 1894-05-05


Squire Watson, what a young oman
that's putty and is hard to git can do
with feller that want her the dis
tracted bad way that Wiley Amerson
show hisself by sech a offer, which I'm
obleeged to acknowledge that it make
me see more gum in Vile, and more
gizzard, as the sayin' is, than thought
he have. They tell nae he never seemed
to keer Sc pow full much for his wife;
but she were a plain female and ruther
sickly. while Harnah--l see her this
very mornin' at her mas, where she's
now a-visitin', and declar' she look
gorgis as pink and bloomin' as-I
come mighty nigh sayin' as the moon.
I'll see her this very evenin' on my
way back, and | shall talk to her like
I'd talk to my own child, which she
have always been Almost like one of
my Children, and I shall rip'sent the
case in the true light of settlin' quoils
and disputins'. whicl, never looks we'll
in no family. Yes, Vile, / see now,
amt quite the felIer he's in gen'l been
took for. I've been for compermisin'
this thing from the jump, and I'm
thankful that the way seem like openin'
for it,
''Mr Flint, am very glad to hear
you talk with SO much discretion and
with an eye both to business and kind
ness. T haven't considered Wiley
Amerson as bad as some people pre-
tend to say. especially of late. When
his father died, he didn't think itwould
be quite becoming in him to tear up
the will that had been left with him
for safe keeping, and go about telling
people that the old man hadn't sense
enough to know what to do with his
property after working fifty and sixty
years to get it.
''Why, in the name of the good Lord.
Squire WATSON cried the old man.
lifting his arm with energy, Gin course
not; in course not; and it's.what been
tellin' people, that as for Pearce Amer
son not bein' in his right mind it's
simple foolishness. # he weren't
smart man, long as I see him, I'm a
fool and allays has been, which nobody
that know Lishy Flint has ever went
down so low as TO make any sech in
alton; and as for if so be Vile
did put the old man ag'ins' Hannah,
which if he done it, as some say he did,
He oughtn't, but if he did, if this don't
mount to takin' of it all back and more
besides, don't know what do. Amt
that the way you look at it, Squire
Watson?"
"Certainly, Mr.. Flint. Why, Mr..
Flint, my notion is that the main OBJ
lection the old gentleman had to Miss
Enlow for daughter-in-law was her
want of property. Many a parent has
that
Eyes. yes. Yit they is not much
doubt that the old man were put up by
Vile to have ruther high family no
tions, after he married among the
Marstons of Putnam. He got over it
at lenkt, and I allays wished he'd "a
got over it sooner'n he did. But what
Vile done towards sech as that, look
at it now, he have more'n took back by
the compermise he offer to Harnah."
IT feel much gratifed, Mr.. Flint,
that you take such sensible views of q
very grave situation. If the matters
in dispute can be accommodated in the
way proposed shall hope, and so
know will you, that it will prove to be
not only satisfactory but happy for all
parties
'.Them words, Squire Watson, is
egzact accordin' to my view Of the
case, which, arfter I've done what lit
tie business has with Jeems Rainer
I'll perceed on home and stop for q
chat along o'Harnah. It's been long
time, > smiling with some mischief as
he rose, 'ssence / has used co tin words
to a female, but maybe they'l some Of
'em come up to me when I git sortef
warmed up IN the case. ] wish yon
mighty well, Squire Watson, il all