The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-05-24
SAY YOU WILL MARRY ME, JENNIE"

SAY YOU WILL MARRY ME, JENNIE"
in the village-care for poor girl like We?
Oh, Jennie, you must see his love is not
honest!"
II think you are prejudiced against him,
uncle, as you must be against his father.
Nancy Jones told me you and John Loring
had trouble over q woman, and"-
Uncle Danl arose quickly to his feet, his
face working with the anger he could not
suppress. Clinching his hands, he literally
grated:
''Nance Jones is q busybody-a gossip-a
meddlin woman! She had better mind her
business and keep her nose out of other folks
fairs! Mind what tell We, Jennie, and
steer clear of Nat Loring If you don't, yell
regret it as long as ye live" And then he
walked out of the cottage, leaving dis
mayed and downcast girl behind.
Spring slipped into summer, and the long
warm days of July and August passed
away. September came to turn the forest
leaves from green to brown and crimson.
The smaller song birds had already depart
ed, and in stubble fields the robins were
gathering in focks preparatory to the fight
they would soon take to a milder Cline In
the long dead grass crickets chirped mourn
fully, and there was a brooding sadness in
the smoke blue air.
Uncle Danl came to the cottage door,
shaded his eyes with his hand and gazed
across the hollow toward the spot where
the winding stream disappeared into a
grove that had been touched here and there
by the lurid brush of Jack Frost. There
was troubled look on the old mans face
as he muttered:
'Wonder why Jennie goes over there so
often? She don't seem like herself no more;
acts like she had secret from me. don't
like i'll don't like it. She ougAter know
I'm the best friend she's got in all the world.
I'm jest goin over and see if kin find her."
With something like look of shame on
his wrinkled face he took stout cane from
behind the door. Until that present month
he had never carried a cane, but severe
attack of rheumatism came with the first
warning of cold weather and forced him to
it at last.
Away across the hollow he slowly trudg.
ed, finally reaching the grove. The sound
Of voices came to his ears, causing him to
halt and lift a shaking hand to his heart,
while his face grew gray. Then he STUN
bled forward with almost frantic haste, sud-
denly coming upon young man and a girl,
who were standing beside great tree that
grew close by the soft flowing stream. .
The young man was holding the girls
hands, speaking earnestly, while her head
was bowed and her eyes were fastened on
the ground. These were the words heard
by Uncle Dan'l:
''Say you will marry me, Jennie. You
have confessed you love me. Say you will
marry me, and will go to your uncle and
ask for you"
She shook her head, crying out in fright
ened voice: mo. no; you must not do thatl
You don't know Uncle DanIl He has for
hidden me ever speaking to you, and he
would be very angry If he knew came here
to meet you. feel guilty and wretched
every time have done so, but I can't help
it, Natl can't help itp'
what have ever done to make him feel
thus toward me-what has he against met"
cried the young man.
"1'll answer that question: broke in q
hosrse voice as Uncle DanI suddenly ap-
peared before them. "Ye're the son of q
man as forgot his duty and slept at his posti