Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-10-18

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dame; "and we'll see who'll sit to the
most purpose. If Susan can't marry
the kind of man she wants TO, she
can stay at home, and that's the end
of it,
With this clincher, mother Lippe
turned her face to the wall, and re-
fused to say another word.
In the meantime. Henry Coverdale
was gradually winning his way to
emInence. AS II speaker, be stood
head aud shoulder above any Of the
young men, his associates at the bar.
The result of his efforts also began to
How upon ham IN golden stream.
Yet, he still remained bachelor.
though many wondered Still there
were 40 signs of old Mr.. Lippe re.
laxlng in the least from his views on
''edication."
However things were destined to
shape themselves entirely different to
what mere observer might reasona
bly, hope to expect.
This grew of Cloverdalr's love for
Susan, which now assumed the cast
of lmpatleuce.
One day IA young man in homespun
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OF Old Mr.. Lippe, and inquired if he
wanted TO hiro hand on the farm.
The old farmer eyed him for some
moments, and finding him remarka-
bly, well favored and knit together
said:
Where are you from"
Il live at Monroe when at home"
replied the young man.
" Raised on a farm :"
Yes sir.
About how much do you want
month";"
Nv hatever you think is right"
you'll never get along in the
world unless you drive "a better bar
gain than that" said Mr.. Lippe.
But IN tell you what I'll DO. You
can work month for twenty dollars.
and after that, if we suit one another.
we'll bargain for year"
Agreed" said the young man.
and was installed forthwith as a
hired hand.
As the reader guesses, the hand
WAS none other than Henry Cover
dale, who had commenced to put into
operation plan to gain the old mans
consent to his union with Susan.
Time wagged along. Old Lippe
was nightly pleased with his hired
hand, and often praised him to the
women folks. Indeed, he looked
with degree of complacency on his
attentions to Susan, which began to
be marked-and Coverdale was on
the point of popping the question,
when circumstance occurred which
induced him To postpone it for
short season. The circumstance was
as follows:
The farm of Mr.. Lippe was i part
of tract, the title of which had
formerly been in dispute, though it
was in deed and in equity his. just
at this time one of those land sharks
that infest the country raked up IA
worthless claim, and entered suit for
possession.
This proceeding was so obviously
absurd and rascally, that Mr.. Lippe
merely laughed at it, although. at
the advice of his hired hand, he APP
reared at court to refute the claim.
snpposlng, however, that his mere
word would be sufficient to dispose
of the Scoundrel of landshark.
His hired hand also concluded to
lose the day and go with him, in or
der he said, ito see what Judge and
court were like"
Old Mrs. Lippe and Susan accom-
panied them for the purpose of max
ing some purchases, as they could
get better bargains in the county
town than in Stanhope.
The conversation of the family
had placed Henry Coverdale in full
possession OF the facts in the case,
and he had manifested such an in
terest in the affair, and appeared to
be so anxious as TO the result, that
the old man was not astonished to
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