Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-08-30

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and when are they to be married =
Now ye're goin' too fast | didn't
say they was engaged. did |, And II
they amt engaged couldn't say when
they're goin' to be married. could I:
Some say they're engaged. an others
say they amt How do | know who's
rightr'
The man was only waiting to reveal
more OF the relationship between the
two young people, and | catered to his
natural weakness By encouraging him
to proceed.
"fe must be a stranger around
these parts indeed IL We don't know
what We ask mo" be continued. with
shrrg OF the shoulder in reply TO my
questions
Il wouldn't be a-tellin' II 10 every
one, but seem we're goin' to Ice one. OF
the family don't mind speakin plain
like TO ye"
He puffed noiSiIy upon his black pipe.
sending the smoke upward iu densr
clouds. Lis lame WAS John. ana hv
claimed TO be an Irish American: but.
while he had lost much of his brogue.
he still retained ali the loquacity of his
first ancestors.
mir. Goddard comes from one of the
oldest families of this country, an old
DIR. Stetson-God bless him, he was
a good man in his day-wasn't a bit
behind the Goddards. I've often heerd
the old folks arguin' about their an
cestors. The doctor always said he
came over in the Mayflower | don't
know much about the Mayflower, ex-
cept what I've heerd the old doctor say.
but she must have been a pretty fine
ship. She brought the doctor over-no,
the doctors grandfather or great.
grandfather. | don't just remember
which-an' he always said that was
enough glory for any man. But old
Mr.. Goddard would rile the doctor by
sayin' that he thought bein' a gentle
man Of France under King Louis was,
greater honor an thdt his ancestors
descended direct from kings an en-
perors. They couldn't agree noway.
an they just made up long enough to
pick new quarrel. I've heerd tell
how they'd Talk peaceful-like about
the politics of the country till they got
TO goin' about ancestors, an then I'm
five minutes they'd be shakin' their
sticks in each others faces an callin'
one another liars
But this didn't seem TO make no
difference with their children. They
jest played together like brothers an
sisters. When they was no bigger'n
up to my knee they'd talk about Iovin'
one another an about gettin' married.
Tho old 1nRfnr M H.
laughed at this au' forgot TO quarrel
sometimes about their ancestors Jest
to see the little ones maxim love.
They seemed to be born fur each
other. an everybody said they'd get
married some day. But when Mr.. Cod.
dard died somebody said his son had
inherited his disease an that he wasn't
long fur this world. Nobody seemed 10
know jest what the disease was, but
they said ii was incurable an some
thing not to be spoken lightly OF.
But about that disease OF MIR.
Charles Goddard I amt so sure. Old
DR.. Stetson was quite riled about Il.
an he said he wouldn't let his daugh.
ter marry any man that had II i'm his
system. Mr. Charles got angry an
went away. He was gone for FIVE
years. an folks hereabouts said the
match was broken of. II did look that
way fur time.
But when the doctor died Mr..
Charles turned up ag'in an, lived I'm the
old house Jest as IL nothin had ever
happened. He made up with the doc
tors daughter. an they've been comm
an goin' together ever since. There
was hopes for time that they'd make
match after all. But there amt no
tellin' jest what may happen. He new
er seemed 70 be quite the same after
comm home. He was pale an quiet
Ike. jest as If that disease was AIDE
velopin' an takin' hold of him.
lie brought doctor back with him
20 look after his health. He'd met the
man somewhere when he was travelIn'
in Paris, think-an' this fellow il It
watches Mr.. Charles ali the time. He
lives over there in that old brown
house. It's haunted, people round here
say, an spirits come an go every
night But young DR.. Squires don't
mind that. He laughs at spirits an
says he amt afraid OF 'em. Besides,
he likes such place, fur then people
won't be botherin' him in his stud
les. He don't like to have folks run
MIN after him. He's been studyin' Mr..
Charles disease an Is writin' a book
that will astonish the world. Then
he always said he was poor an
couldn't afford to rent a good house.
He got that house fur nothin', an l
guess Mr.. Charles pays him well
enough to live without starvin'.
81 amt maxim no criticism of DR..
Squires, fur he's smart man an does
Mr.. Charles plenty of good, but he
shouldn't have gone on so with Miss
Stetson. He's good lookin', an he
amt good loOkin'. He's too dark an
furrin lookin' to suit my tastes, but he
makes an impression on the ladies.
suppose they likes a man that don't
look like other men.
II amt certain but Miss Stetson
likes him better now than she does Mr..
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