Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-01-23

WI Put him in the wrong l anu ~ ~ = ~ H.
win admit II, If he can help IL anu
,,ber ne must. driven into a corner he
a. n unpraciously, begrudgingly'
surlily and with ire that he mas oesH
found out. Am. -
They say this is the day ana hour .
yomon's emancipation; that she
thinks as she pleases, does as she lihes'
,at,ro,vledges no master These
ttipgs may be. II is not for mere VIII
~. M tales. however true, 70 cast DIS
credit ON accepted tenets, but II is GER
lain that two loving hearts which pea'
- one down on the banks OF the Wa
bosb met with trial and tribu.auon Tor |
MANY weary months and came togeth-
ar only The other day because giris
mother insisted on dominating her
pretty daughters love affairs ana mar
rving "Pretty Nellie"-thats Whal an
tbe likely young men thereaoouts per
sisted n calling her-to the wrong
suitor. And pretty Nellie was READY
though weeping, to accept her iate,
which Is quite wrong, of course anu
dssnIy humiliating to poor Dan Cupid
Who does the best he can Zoo press
him.
/ o,d man Dietrich was boss carpen-
ter in = rural sort Of way. His cousin
Fritz was junior partner in his pullu-
ino affairs. Upon his own account
Fritz did building for himself, his prin-
eipal structure under eontract peihg
q rising hope that when he could aHoru
Lii he would take his cousin Meme,
Diotricb's daughter, to be his dutltul
and loving wife and gracious helpmate'
Over and beyond certain dreams lem
mine. Miss Nellie was bit OF an heir-
Iess-for the Wabash country-and helo
nrospecs of becoming some day sole
Iegatee Of many fat acres OF black loan
and a rotuud bank account. These qua
attractions had quite o'ermastereo
\ the sluggish nature Of Cousin trltz. liz
. imagined himself desperately IN love
Having declared his passion to Meme
,nop more than one occasion, and hav
ie inc been merrily laughed at for NJ
If mains. he had carried his suit toa hlgh
9r Or court and laid siege to the heart Q
IA Mamma Dietrich Here he prospereo
&c keep on after her" had said tina
n astute lady. Because she has refuse
If Won once or twice don't be discouraged
n That is nothing. girllikes manwh
e. won't take a No Never say die, m
e. dear Fritz. I'll promise you the nut
mink shall be yours yet"
II And then they plotted, these tw'
20 An is fair in love and war, said pret'
G. Nellie's mamma, which is a sentimei
well enough for proyerb but no les
III than atrocious when il comes 70 mora
III ity and ethical culture
81 less Saunders. tall, handsome, broa
nj sbouldered. honest-browed, was DE
u rieb's foreman. He and Nellie hi
III plipbted troth-and a most charmI
81 couple indeed they made, everybo'
not directly interested declared, and
= this instance everybody was qui
s riohr. even the boss carpenter hi
a: self. looking with complaeence up
p the prospect Of having Jess for So
IN in-law. The young man had no none
ane. as vet. but he hoped to have some
size the sweet by and by, and he W
ork. studying to become an architect SO
could design federal buildings and th
> secure life Job. Neither he nor \
lie was quite content TO wait but
"a {, they really hadn't penny, and as u
posi- we're very young, and as Nellie's ma
l sarI, ma Was 80 obstnately opposed to
frou daugbter's match with anyone
I nter Cousin Fritz, why, they waited
sd d.S q force.
b S.le On the Saturday afternoon when
J. y, big. new barn on the Dietrlch iaIn /,
l,,llT cejyed its last nail. "the hands
n i, papa Dietrich filed up at nightfal
'i sgar receive their weekly wage The
. afte man always paid off in hard cash,
. sers5 promptly. too. lie was an honest
ostop ana would as soon have had a not
10 protest as "stand OFF, an emp
50 for his due,
In making change, the payma
1A called to Fritz to break $50
~ niece for him. The latter had
An enouob money. but gave Die
IaeEis'' what was in his pockets took th'
n bulk placed If Ia an old notebook. pu
ell book in the pocket Of a coat he
red On his arm, hung the coat
neg in the woodshed, and went
. s. !. !: !: s: s: s: !: A. 4.
,thv then stepped into the wood sh
oct his saddle, for he rode to and
Iuble. his work. The old barn had beef
IGIN down to make way for the new
and his horse had been picket
the afternoon, grazing at eas'
IA saddleless. When he took dow
5sal saddle he knocked Fritz's coat
{ co sTs its peg. As he picked it up \
e is-As Dietrich aud Nellie came toget