Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-05-03
ON THE FENCE.

UN ldE FENIEs
All the farming population for FIVE
miles around said that it was good
match-that between Burt Adams,
son Of Deacon Adams, and Eunice
Taylor, daughter Of Widow Taylor.
The young folks had known each 9TH
er as children. The parents approved
the engagement and the deacon went
as far as to take his son by the hand
and say;
"My son, she is fine girl, and you
will make no mistake in marrying her.
l shall feel toward her as my own
daughter"
The engagement was announced and
the wedding day set. Everything
went well until the Deacon's brother
out in Wisconsin died and left him
legacy of $4,000 in cash. The Dea-
con, who had lived without any of
the luxuries of life, was stunned for
time by the size Of the legacy. He
felt that it made him one of the mil
llouaires of earth, The money would
have made some little difference to
any man, no matter how level-headed.
"We are on different plane now.
he said to his old wife, "ahd We must
conform to the new circumstances.
You won't wear calico any more and
shall have hired girl, and shall do
70 more work, except boss the hired
man.
"And what about Burt p she asked
He must 60 to college and become
a lawyer or doctor"
But he and Eunice are to be mar
ried, you know, and don't believe
he'll want to put it off.
Look here, ma, said the Deacon,
after thinking for awhile, 1--WE cant
let Burt throw himself away on no
such girl. 1t might have done pas
SADLY we'll when we were poor, but
now we can buy out the whole county
and have money left; he cant afford
to tie himself to any such wife. To
begin with, she don't look aristocratic. "
But do We?
"Of course We do. Anyone would
know to look at US that we had blood
and money. In the second place, she
has no style about her.
"And have we got any?"
"Heaps of it. In the third place
she hain't got no eddecation." "
But your me never went to any
thing better deestrict school !" pro-
tested the wife, while Eunice attend
ed the seminary for two whole years
l thought che knew more'n all of US
put together. )"
"But she don't. At the seminary
she lust chewed gum and played the
piaDner We amt been braggin
around any, because that amt the
way of the Adamses, but we've got
eddecation 'nuff to pass in any crowd
When | talked with the Governor at
the county fair two years ago l felt
perfectly at home, must have a
talk with Burt.
Il don't believe he will give her
up. You know how obstinate he is
about some things If Eunice would
give him up"
by thunder J. interrupted the Dea-
con as he brought his fist down on the
kitchen table with bang.
"What is it?'
"I've got an idea, ma-one of the
brightest ideas l ever had. Keep
mum. Don't say word. I'll tell
you all about it tomorrer or next day.
Don't say single word to Burt, and
don't go around lookin' as if you had
something on your mind
"You-you hain't goin' to do any
thin desperate ?" stammered his wife.
"Of course not. I'm simply goin
to work out my idea, and when l get
ready to tell you you'll say am as
sharp as they make en- S.s-s-h |
Keep mum |"
The above conversation took place
one night, and at 9 o'clock the next
morning the Deacon was knocking at
the door of Widow Taylor's farmhouse.
Eopioa had driven IN the villa 90 In