Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-12-07
JULIA'S ElOPEMENT.

t'eman, her father, could have the heart
20 scOld her as petulantly as he was GER
tainly doing was among the inscruta-
bles.
"A pretty idea!' said the old gentle
maR, the bald spot on the crown of his
head growing perfectly pink with in
dignatiOn. "In love, Indeed! What
business had you 10 fall in love? Never
heard OF such 3 prepOsterOus affair In
my life! Haven't l always told you
that Joe jefferson was TO be your hus-
band?"
But, papaw interposed the young
lady, half crying, half laughing, Joe
Jefferson is forty years old and wears
wigp
"Wel, isn't be just as good? You
ought 10 be grateful that a man worth
$50, GOO has been kind enough TO take a
fancy TO you"
But, papa
II tell you I'll have no more OF this.
)ne week from to-day you shall marry
Toe jefferson! No use In your thinking
TOU are going TO throw yourself away on
4 briehess lawyer like Arthur Lstimer.
SO get the wedding rig ready just as
soon as you please"
AS Mr.. Glenn trotted eXBlosively out
)f the room be tumOled up against a
solid specimen OF masculine humanity
no other than lothian, the cOachman,
gardener and factOtum 10 general-whO
sustained the shock with great COM
pOsure.
"What are you here for, blockbead?"
demanded Mr.. Glenn, furiOuslv.
Come 70 bring 10 this dish o. straw
berries" coolly returned lothian, who
was used to his masters adjectives. and
minded them as little as he would
mosquito.
Where did they come from?'
"MisS Keturah Jones sent 'em-the
old maid next dOOr-with her cOmpli-
ments TO Squire Glenn.
Hang the plagued old maid! l wish
Ibe'd keep her strawberries and COM
Diments to herself"
"Ah-h-ha-aT said Mr.. Glenn.
"Sorry your apron pockets aren't lit
tie more reliable, Miss Julia! Didn't
luDpoSe this note was going TO fall into
FOUR old fathers hands, did you?"
Mr.. Glenn adjusted his sDectacles,
and read the folded bit Of paper in his
band vet a second time, muttering TO
himself
- This evening ats-uader the beech
tree just beyond the garden WALL All
ha! win YOU, Mr.. Arthur? Wen see
aboRt that Perhaps there'll be a third
party In this interesting elOpementv
And Mr. Glenn fell into fit Of chuck
ling that lasted full minute and half.
AS be turned around at its conclusion,
he saw lothian standing In the door
way, looking rather more wooden"
and expressionless than usual.
Chow long have you been staring
there?"
lothian put on an injured look.
IL amt a-starin', sir. 1 just this
minute come TO ask II you'd have the
new shrubbery sOwed in clover or mixed
grass?"
"Mixed grass! Get out"
"Yes, sir" and lothian disappeared
with extraordinary alertness.
"JOthaml"
Miss Keturah's false curls were just
visible above the garden fence.
lothian stopped
'Can I depend on you, lothian, my
good man?"
Guess likely you can, marm.
"Wel, then, lothian, l feel IL nv
duty TO speak 20 your dear master about
a conversation / last evening overheard
between his daughter aud Latimer, the
lawyer"
II understand, marm-you couldn't
no ways help hearin'w
oThat is It, precisely, lothian. And
- II MEANING rhr0mwh
crack ard saw her come and take
Solded note from under the raspberry
bushes. Now, you see, | feel quite a
"a sisterly interest in Julia, and real
" think I ought 70 warn her excellent
papaw
''Well, marin, p'raps you oughterl"
said lothian.
"But, you see, lothian, IL I were 20
90 90 the house folks might gossip,
and
al see, marml Sposin' you was to
meet the Squire somewhere-under the
hig beAch tree this evenin' at eight
o'clock, say-Pu tell him you've got
Eomethihg 20 say 20 him"
Awaylskudded Miss Keturah like the
Wind, spd lothian resumed his work
with maachless eQuanimity.
'Mattars are workin' nicely" he pom
dered.
Am day long Julia was busy 10 her
own rooin, arranging sundry little de-
tails in h4r wardrobe, and when, in the
evening, she kissed her father, sitting
In his ebsy chair, with vigilant eyes
folio WING her every motto q, she lin
yered as she Ould also have implored
\ blessing