The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-09-17
Saved the Farm.
A Brief Story of How Matri1nony Resulted
in Father Leaving His Farm to
His Daughter.

John Smith had as hobby, an unconquer-
able aversion to old maids. And yet, as
in very mockery Of his pet antipathy, his
only child, Sarah, had developed into the
hated object, right in his own household.
Sarah was tall and angular, like her
father, but her face was pleasing and her
disposition mild and amiable. She had
never revoltsd against anything in her
life--not even against the injustice OF spend
ing her youth in making preserves, apple
butter or piecing quilts while other girls
were making merry.
One day Jackson Smith received hurt,
and when DR.. Brown was called in he told
Jackson his days were numbered. Then
it was that bis hatred for old maids proved
itself.
"I'll never leave this place to woman
that can't get husband" lie said tiercely.
"But, father, Sarah's never had no
chance; we've always kept her down. re-
monstrated his weeping wife.
He waved his hand to silence her.
"Woman, no old maid shall inherit my
place. I've sent by the doctor for Lawyer
Clarke, and he'll come to. morrow. There's
money enough in bank for you, but I'll
fix it so that at your death it will 90 with
the farm. Jackson Goggau, my name.
sake, shall get it all.
Tearfuly Mrs. Smith impaired the facts
to Sarah.
Mother, would he turn you out of the
place just because he hates me 2" and Sarah
looked incrsdulous.
The elder woman nodded; then Sarah
kissed the round, sunhurned face and said :
Mother, l never have revo ted against
father, but Pm going to save the place
for you. l wOuldn't mind SO much, but
you shall never leave your home. I'm go
ing out now to think it over" and putting
on her pink sunbonnet she went out the
back door. When some distance from the
house, she sat down in the shade of q tree
and while her heart beat loudly over her
fathers injustice she resolved to outwit
him.
"There's josh Mallin, he might--but
can't bear Josh; ne chews tobacco, and his
mouth always looks dirty" She cast her
eyes over the landscape, and on the next
farm she saw the figure of man in the
field. eyes, there's John Howard, butt
and her face grew pink hate somehow
70 asly ,F hin, ~ rrbn, lei, 4
vision, and, giving jerk to her sunbonnet
she started down the path across the
meadow.
JOHN Howard was hoeing corn. When
he saw Sarah approaching, he stopped and
leaned Oh his hoe, a look OF concern on his
face
"Is the old man worse, Sarah" he
asked.
"Yes. DR.. Brown says he can't live
more than two Or three days, and Oh, John
itsawful the way he is -
''Ies, but you have been good, sacr
ticing daughter, Sarah, and you can t
blame yourself for anything, You -"
ooh you don't understand, John ! He's
going to leave every thing too Jackson
Goggon, aud mother'l have to leave the
place. she half sobbed
you can't mean it, Sarah ! Why
why that would be outrageous. What
makes him talk Of such a ching?
'Because-because- am an old maid,
h., IN i J
pinker than the sunbonnet John Howard
shifted the hoe to the other har Il and looked
down.
"John, I've come to ask you oh, John,
don't think NE brazen; it's for mother. 5
sake. | cant stand to see her turned out