The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-23

not wilfully deceive, bless him!-
thought 1 had ley been i'll. As l say,
it was kind of him, and l quite ap-
preciate his motive. I was just abut
tripping away on thus discovering that
the interview had not ended, when
Harry again spoke.
lis her appetite good9"
1t was certainly a strange question,
and I could not see that it was at all a
necessary enc, but I confess do not
understand m9n's ways. Papa an
swered my lovers query by say ing
that l took meals regularly, and seem
ed to eDj ~ them, which 1 must admit
was q fact. Curiosity now made me
ssay for Harry's next inquiry.
Has she any temper2' he asked al
most directly.
1t was preposteroue! Temper! l
soon should have, if Inquiries such as
this were persisted in. In fact, it was
only pRpa's answer, Not the slight
est! - uttered in his most assuring man
ner, that prevented my developing
something of the kind at once. AS it
was, the blissfuI frame of mind in
which I had been wrapped since the
previous evening was, as the meterol
ogists say, decidedly inclined to give
way. Altho feeling that l had heard
enough, l thought that, as had listen
ed to so much, I might as well hear a
little more. l had not long to wait.
Il really must say" Harry went on,
that there are one or two points
about her of which l don't altogether
approve"
had quite developed a temper now,
which even papa's reponse could not
assuage.
WELL" returned my parent, ''of
course, l don't pretend hat she's per
lection; but, take her altogether she
won't be easy to beat. All the same, l
should like to hear what you consider
her faults
Yes indeed, and so should I. Wild
horses would not make me go away
from the door now.
well, " said Harry, commencing his
| criticism with a delIberat.0n that
made my flesh crawl, she is passablo
about tho head and face, l admit, but
her neck seems TO me urduly long, end
her shoulders have the appearance of
being q trtl9 too broad
Could it be possible that the man
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the same who nGd held me IN his arms
a few hours previously, AID asserted
that I was the most beautiful creature
on Gods earJn2
Broad shoulders are by nc means a
drawback, Master Harry he said,
for they enable her &c accomplish s
great amount OF work"
Yes, IL was true. a lot Of labor die
fall to my share, and had done since
my poor mothers death, three years
previously. But l went at II cheerful
~ aud without complaint Work.
even to the point of exhaustion, be
! came q pleasure when performed for ~
appreciative father but it never could
be Sc dore on behalf of an ursympa
thetic hubbard (Husbanc! Thenk
heaven, Harry Butterfsld was not that
yetD
And then you know went On ny
Iover-5ave the MARI her figure IS
somewhat disproportionate, aud che is
decidedly :aG!'
1t was a gross libel! Altho not il the
least addicted to CIghJ lacing, 1 could
| assert with absolute accuracy that Uuy
last new blouse was only Is lDch9s
around the vast, and l was quite com
| Portable IN Ii, To call me- stout IN
! der such circumstances was q cruel
untruih. l felt that uy love was test
| giving away TO an altogether different
| emotion, and IC would need but little
more JO tUsn The sc lie entirely,
Strangely enough, 1t was my fath1r
who applied the last straw.
Look here, papa SAID after @ mo
mentary pause, I'm sure you only
need to get used to her to appreciate
! her value. Take her a month on trial
ana Il, az Ch0 emu VI thaI ttLheo yoU
don't INK her, let her, let her come
back again!'
! This was more than I could stand.
The ldeG was monsVrous, and how my
fatner could suegeeJ such a Thing quIse
passed ny comprehension. lis effect
! upon me Was magical Throwing
| DroprIeiy, good and every
thing else to the winds, l rushed lDtO
! the
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