The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-10

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fortnight Miss Lucindy-Tom waited nope
fuilv for the wooing TO begin. Then she
took the bit in her teeth.
John is so desperately shy, l shall have
TO speak TO you for him, Sarah she said
one morning at the breakfast taole'
heaming upon the pair. Sarah blushed and
bridled but smiled amiably. john got
fiery red. but since he was a gentleman
tried to save the situation.
That is mighty kind OF you, Ianty,
he said as airily as he could. l uiuh I
think you knew, but l see there is no
use trying to fool you. am gao .
have Miss Sarah the very first 70 con
gratuIate me on my engagement. she
has seen Marcia-she knows how lucky
I am"
Marcia"
Tantv Tom almost shrieked the name.
John nodded. and murmured:
1T is q little unlucQy-our tancylhs
each other. Miss Marticia is certain 10
object
sIs she?. Tanty Tom Interrupted grim
* ..Wait and see, Marticia Ewing
never did a sensible thing in her life. II
is most too late. now, for her TO De-
gin
John waited to hear no more. In an
hour he had asked Miss Marticla, plumply,
for her niece's hand. She had looked a.
him more sternly than he had belleVed
ewes so kline could look, and said:
i must speak with Marcia-and |
chant do that until after I think over
everything.'
She had taken a day and night to
tbink-a night nearly sleepless. She was
lust but rot judicial. She wanted noln-
ing so much as to insure Marcia's happl-
ness. Marcia could not be deeply IN love
she was too well used 20 John for that.
| She was so young, toC-and other peaux
SO plenty. She might take her pick OF
the county,. Decidedly it would be wicked
to let her waste herself and her youth
upon John Warfield. OF course Johh
would not think OF leaving ms aunt.
Equally Of course Miss Marticia would
not think Of letting Marcia be subject TO
Miss Lucindy-Tom's restrictions.
She had led up to the subject with art
less art. as she sat by her snug fireside
toward II O'Clock in the morning. Logs
still burned in the sitting rCCm-the FUR
mace to the contrary notwithstanding
What with the fire, thick carpet, the easy
Well-wOrn chairs, the flowers in the sun
nv south-looking windows, the room was
a CHEEKY place. q fit exponent Of its cheery
mistress. She glanced about it, and sat
up very straight as she answered Marcia.
Go there indeed, / should think not,
Rut That cnoht to settle the matter for
good and all. Ewing is a better name
than Warfeld anywhere you speak it. If
YOU have any pride in your blood, any
love for me, you'll tell John Warfield, YOU
viii marry into no family where you are
not ONLY welcome. but felt 10 do it cred
it"
Il can't do that %aunty,' Marcia said,
growing pale. "You-yGu have brought
me up always 10 speak the truth-and
am going 10 marry Jchn as soon as you
Will let me"
Then you'll wait forever Miss Mar
ticia said. her eyes swapping. L an
ashamed OF you am, II almost makes
me hate my own bl9od-and | have beer
SO proud Of it always. John Wartield toe
coed for you. indeed. I'm going right
over there and tell Lucindy-Tom what
think Of such imp%ertinence."
She flung cut CT the house. in spite O
Marcia's pleading, and marched down
the lawn with her nose in air. At the
gate she stopped short. Miss Lucindv-
Tom was just outside her gate, and evi
IDENTIFY bound for the Ewing house, since
she was on foot, and it was the onl1
, dwelling within walking range.
Hmm. Coming to see me?' Miss
Lucindy-Tom called, making as though
she would re-enter her own portal.
"Yes-but you were coming to see me
Come on" Miss M~articia said, flingin:
, wide open her gate. and motioning tn
+ ether woman to cross the road.
Mo-! w had better say our say her
+, the big road belongs TO everybody,
Miss Lucindy-Tom said, grimly.
I'm not hunting a quarrel Mis-
Marticia said, her nose higher than ever
9 Nor T. said Miss Lucindy-Tom, wit
a sniff; & Just want to tell you, m
b nephew john
And l just want to tell you, my nice
Marcia Miss Marticia broke in
Y has got just two hundred dollars t
y his name-and that's Christmas an
d birthday money I made him save" Mis-
Lucindy-Tom went on. II came to say
q of mine if he throws himself away 0
that doll-baby you've been dressing u
e for him all these years"
won't be allowed to throw herse
st away on a Warfield," Miss Martici
II spluttered on: @'She can marry whol
l. she pleases, or not marry if she please
u She'll have all that is mine-it amt S
d very much. but enough to keep her
n lady as long as she lives
80, that's the way you tole youn
g men Inlet 'em know they can just han
IS up their hats and be at home,' Mis-
y Lucindy-Tom said with whitening scorl
Miss Marticia shook her head.
&c We've no need to do it, she sale
L every beau Marcia ever had but 'one
double emphasis on the word, had h