Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-12-28

anticipations, for Fanny Oswood, of
Mapleview, was to give party New
Years day.
Fanny had enlisted VIII Moorehead's
services when the invitations were sent
out, for Will was Fanny's betrothed.
And when it was time to arrange the
decorations, of course no one could
show quite SO much taste as WILL AS
Fanny watched his nimble fingers she
said: "What long courtship Miss
Dearly and Mr.. Mac are having!"
VIII laughed and answered: "I do
think, Fanny, Mr.. Mac needs little en-
couragement."
81 know it, but Miss Dearbywill never
give it,"
"They are so evenly tempered, think
a little tiff would be just the thing"
Will ventured, with his mouth full of
tacks.
"Oh, Will"
81 do, just enough to render the MAX
ing up delicious" drawling out the
last words as he dropped sprig of ever
green down upon the upturned face.
Say" he nodded, to the brown hair, for
the eyes were downcast now, cant we
fix it? Just out of mercy, you know.
They are growing DID," he continued, as
he descended the step-ladder, land just
think of the wasted moments. 1 know
you are capital hand, for when you
urged me to ask you l."
Ran like coward" Fanny cried,
breathlessly, as she halted at the back
door, after frenzied race, with trusty
feather duster ST. pended warningly
over her head. Win, hatless and breath
less, was preparing to defend himself
with the only means near, snowballs,
as he stood lknee-deep in snow among
the naples and nodded them into sat
isfactory roundness. But Fanny turned
and closed the door. Presently loud
knock at the front door caused her to
hurry to the hall again, with her weap-
on ready poised. "Peace or WARP" she
called, through the keyhole.
"Peace-peace and fire" he shivered;
"but, say" as he warmed his red hands,
II have been thinking, and have plan
to help Mr.. Mac out. OF course, his lady
will be Miss Dearly. Now, couldn't we
manage to have her ride over with the
oiSNo anu DCl MAC Sue lldu Sdlu SnG
would do so to save him hiring a rig
or, no, we must intimate as much to
Mr.. Mac, but leave her in ignorance of
1t ALL"
THAT would be-"
"Now, hush," Will hurried on. "It is
for their own good. And he will come
alone, and she will be righteously an
CRY, so, when he hurries back after her,
he will be very repentant and she OBJ
stinate, but explanations will heal all
wounds and full reconciliation end in
his avowal."
Two days before New Years eve saw
1t all planned, apparently as they
wished. But somehow a schoolmaster
always has large ears, and Mr.. Mac
learned of the whole plot. He went to
Miss Dearly with it, asking her help in
returning the mischiefmakers their
own with interest. Matters had not
been SO slow in their courtship as Will
and Fanny surmised. Mr.. Mac had long
ago made his avowal, and Miss Dearly
long ago plighted her troth. But the
wedding day was not to be until early
In February, although the bridal dress
was already prepared, for another bride
had worn it long ago, and that bride
was Miss Dearby's mother.
Somehow with lovers persuasive
powers, everything was changed per-
tanning to the wedding. First, it was
necessary to enlist the services of the
Mistress Of Mapleview unbeknown to
her fun-loving daughter. So Miss Dear
by managed to have little private talk
with the mother and Mrs. Oswood
promised her aid and secrecy.
How lovely Fanny looked New Years.
eve in her garnet dress and white rib