The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-03-24

| " cou'p hoV understand, stole over
her face
Early on Saturday morning. a few
days later, John Forsythe walked into
the dairy, where Mrs. Grey was skim
ming milk, preparatory to churning.
do you want TO sell this place,
Mrs. Grey?" he asked, abruptly.
''Don'nO rs | do" said the widow.
Its the only home I've had for TWEEN
ty-five years. An / couldn't get
nothin' for it. The lands bout wore
ont. Still, if had nm offer of fifteen
hundred dollars for it, i snap at it. +"
81 know somebody who'll give you
that, " said John. Five hundred cash
down and mortgage on the place for
the rest, due in two years, with inter
est, Mt six per cent"
cts bargain, said the widow.
"Whero's the mau?'
"Here !" SAID John.
"Nou?" exclaimed the widow. az
didn't know you had five hundred
cents"
"I've gol the cash ready for YOU, &"
said John; "and if you'll let me drive
into Sedgewicll this afternoon, we'll
have Lawyer Saunders make out the
deeds.
81 suppose IN have to hold by my
word, sad Mrs. Grey. "But von'll
never be able to pay me tine thousand
within two years. How can YOU save
anything on forty dollars II month";"
'Thats my lookout" said John.
'Hou needn't worry about the amount
OF my salary. You have the farm as
security, and you can live on it till all
IS paid. I've no use for the house,
you know, unless | get wife to put
iii it. -
Folks cant say he amt clever"
sald Mrs Grey, i'll telling her daugh.
( ter, little later, of this offer. "Id
have hated to leave the house rioht
oil. Int what puzzles me is his having
that five hundred dollars put by. He
muss have been awful savin'."
Lydia smiled, but said nothing. She
might have enlightened her mother
on the subject mad she so chosen; but
She preferred TO keep her wn counsel
y week later, John paid secc nd
visit TO the dairy.
You said ] couldn't marry Lydia
until had home to offer her ms good
as the one she's had with you," he
said. "Now You can't say I'm not
able to do so. She needn't make any
change at all, you see.
81 see, said the widow, tersely.
$50 you'll consent to our engage.
ment?' said John.
- suppose so, since you're both so
set on it," said Mrs. Grey, OH whom
johns five hundred dollars had pro-
duced marked impression. "Iiddv's
so stubbornh headed she wouldn't think
of chnngin' her mind if preached and
argytied ali night, and / don't want
her talked about"
Neither do l." said John; "and
I'm glad 70 have the matter settled.
I'll go up and tell Lydia about it now,
II you have no objection"
500 if you want to, SAID the wild
ow. Like rs not she's looking for
you-hangin' over the gate, perhaps,
while the breads burnin in the oven
and the cats on tho breakfast-table. "
The wedding was set for the middle
OF October; but, TO her mothers sur
prise, Lydin began no preparations
for it.
"Why don't you begin your shop
pin'?" asked tho widow, who Ind n
a natural longing for cruise among
tho drygOods stores ol SedCewick.
"Ihere's no time TO DO lost You'll
have to he pretty smart if you expect
to get scwci up by the middle of Oc-
tobcr"
There's no hurry" said Lydia
quietly.
"That money you've got in bank
will come i'll useful 'noUgh now," said
her mother. "rhrcc hundred dollars
will buy YOU good set-out."
"Bettcr than | need, said Lydin.
cit would bo sheer extravaganza for
mo to spend that much.
But you've got TO have some
tiuory,' said her mother.
''l shuu't want much I'm pretty
we'll supplied now with clothes"
"Ihere's no call for you TO be stingv.
Your Uncle Nose left You the money
I Tor this very purpose Don't you re-
member the viii said SO? And / want
to see you well set.out. Girls don't
/ get married moro'u ouct, rs n rule.
and you'd best mako tho most of the
chance
'I'll see" snil Lydia. There's
time enough yet to buy and make
+ double what I'Il got"
And though Nrs. Grey rrctted and
scoIdcd about the delay, and began 10
think her daughter bud grown parsi-
monious Lydia continued TO put of
going to 5oigoaIck to buy her wod-
ding clothes.
"Who wcrc those men proving
around with you in the Creek Mcddor
+ this morning, Johug asked Mr.. Groy.
as sine met har future son u.ur. ou,
evening Iu August, cpmiugup t,, elr
don pain with lyJru, wbIHcf ae. looked
unusually bright.
'Ihcy were gentlemen from thr
city, answered John. g sent for
them to- decide as TO the quality of th,
coal ou tUs laui."
"Jonl ON my farm :" exclaimed Mrs.
. Grey. ''l uevor suspected It,"
My farm, you meant" sud John.
'I know long ago that there was Goa
ON it,
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