Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-04-02

1nHb business, Gren, very, I'm
.lS" he replied at length. Nobody
G',1 sorpr give her to, providing she's
:Frs to take you"
'1, ,S dear uncle, Maude and L"
n y! You needn't go on about that
~, dorbted that you and Maude had
1' ,,1,t ell before you did me the honor
s. n1,llt me, But what are you to live
Wv yorr f400 a year won't keep a
y, eran and I can't help you"
~ ~, hit we can wait a bit; we are
-orng. and I shall be making two
s... hundred year at my profession
n soon"
.,r7bv believe you to be clever and
N doubt the money will come in
~. If time, but it's slow work-very.
. guns ,ngagements are not judicious."
.Prt this is not to be so very long !;
, Worde Is good to wait a couple Of
~, or 50 for me-"
a. ,,nnIe of years." smiled the squire
r,o+ did the Textbook say last year
r4y pounds"
MT mite: very near 1t, though"
r~ afraid you'll find it will take all
r., rears to double 1t. I don't doubt
Nv. doing we'll at last, but it takes time,
.,gas time. Still, Gren, I'll not gain
:, rbp match, and if at the end Of next
~, ron can see your way into something
:. f3nO q year, exclusive of what you
,-s make & wedding Of it, If you like"
Ten thousand thanks, uncle. This
-. If YOURS will find me practice, see
A., don't, I have no intention Of hid
h, ny light under a bushel. I'll take
~r rood care, through my friends, the
NO. is we'll talked of. Only wait till
i. Two Thousand is over, and see what
lai.s the sporting papers shall have
Nit, Good-by. 1 will just run up and
- my aunt and Maude, and then I'm
It,
}yanve dashed into the drawing room,
vtsrp he found Mrs. Denison and his
H-sin
I'm lust of to town, aunt, and have
nns to wish you good-by. and to tell you
r7to be your son-in-law, after ALL
Don't believe him, my mother" laugh
i Maude her eyes dancing with fun.
We know better than that don't we? We
mustn't detain him, or he'll be too late
tr his dinner. You greedy thing; you
7ont live if you gourmandize So"
Come here, Gren," said Mrs. Denison !;
1ls ny husband consented to your mar
Hlg Naude?"
Yes aunt, as soon as I've got bread
nd cheese enough to feed her on"
Ny dear boy, I'm 80 glad! 1 was
8lgqd to be your enemy once, Gren-1
01ldnt help myself but I'd rather you
Mk her than anyone"
oh you, mother !" cried Maude; ''and
lays he'll feed me on bread and cheese,
nd Ike, I Strawberries and
ran"
Sad thing, aunt, but I suppose I'd
54.ar break of the match at once. Bet
IL hat than come to a separate mainte-
..2Ce, you know. Bread and cheese is
good lasting dish, but how she's to get
though the winters l don't know, on
q 7hat she proposes"
'Ab well, never mind" laughed Maude
&eS yours now, and won't have a sep
lGte maintenance. You'll have to feed
,g some way and you can't guess how
lie eats. When are you going, Gren?"
In q very few minutes. I'm going
walk will you come with me? Good
s D. amt. Don't be afraid. l won't run
iva! with her, at all events till straw
2@'ics are well in, and threpence a pot
Listen; we're lovers like that in your
a|, mother? I used to dream, little
vale back, that when you had lover, it
s Wis all you could do to keep him from
& .-Ang away with you. Now I'm getting
4 ,aie clever about it, and know that
Iso would always much prefer to leave
-s oehiHd than his portmanteau."
Tome away, Maude, and let's see if
can shut it; you know we always
ave deal Of trouble about that"
Va, yes, I always found you and
,-oaas despairing over it, and it takes
81 -y ingenuity to make those last three
4 u .01f packages fit in. Don't you think
IS making wife of me, mother, little
more he's entitled to-"
70 away, you foolish children. You
! 81 quarrel and make up all the way to
De station"
Inc refractory portmanteau was soon
..''e1 to subsection under Maude's
-..sf auspices, and then the two cousins
'~Apa across the fields to the station.
1our fathers given you to me, Maude,
soon as l can get together an income
~%. We can live upon"
S-e might be coQuettish before her
-1-ef' but she was meek enough to her
x. ~ When they were alone together.
nope / shall be a good wife to you,
,S-' You know I'm not extravagant,
.rs'eF l may laugh about it,
49, No. my darling, l know you better;
H. we have to begin with a little,
~ !S Fouu be able to spend lots of money
@o'e long"
=, . never had any money to spend" said
sS 'E1' Sravely. I've often had to want
:, ,Tpou0d note, both for myself and
: e., poor people in the village"
ana will have again, pet. Wanting
~, IS the normal condition of ninety
R.. 10ndredths of civilized humanity.