The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-10-03
Farmer Hillets was greatly surprised

TO hear such report about Joab. lie
thought it over for half a dag and
then went to his wife to tell her the
particulars and add:
"Of course. We can't take such
man into the family
What do you mean by that?" was
asked
why, We can't let him marry
Nancy"
Moses H.,lets. are You out OF your
head" JCab is all right and your &C
tor is fool 10 you suppose We
could make Nancy believe such stuff
even if We believed it ourselves? They
will get married unless one OF them
dies"
Mr.. Hillets retired from the contest
for a day ThaU he saw Nancy out IN
the orchard ami sneaked out 10 tell
her that Joab was unworthy Of her
and could never be a snnin-law of
his
81 shall marry him as soon as We
are ready" was the firm reply.
But you are my daughter, and
command you to break this affair OF
at once"
/ we shall now get married a month
sooner than We intended to-"
The father dropped II. but only for
a day. Then he went down to the
field where joab was tOiling and put
the matter up to him. lie tried to be
very nice about il, for he liked the
young man but he had to be firm at
the same time. Joab must make his
axit little reflection must convince
him that he was no mate for the
daughter OF man who had descend
ed from King Carlo He would prOba-
bly, lose his appetite for a few days.
and Nancy might shed a few tears,
and then it would be all over.
You'll give me a couple of weeks
to make up my mind In, won't you?"
asked Joab.
"Oh, for sure. know you'll come
TO see it as | do"
During the rest of the day Joab
looked like a man bearing mental
burden. but after a talk with Nancy
and her mother that night his face
wore a smile.
You and Joab amt going to do no
clipping to get married" said the moth
er, and we are going to bring your
father to his senses. That actor man
seems to have turned his head"
Before the two weeks were up the
Lake View House" was full OF
guests, and farmer Hillets went around
chuckling and rubbing his palms to-
gether. The season would be a great
success. He did not forget that little
affair between Nancy and Joab. To
his surprise, neither of them seemed
cast down, and every time he spoke
to his wife about 1t she answered
without interest.
Joab's two weeks would expire on q
Wednesday. As the day drew near he
was reminded of it, and he answered
that he would be ready with his an
swer On Tuesday evening, as the
father was King Carlo-ing around,
Nancy asked him to fetch some pota-
toes from the granary in the barn to
be prepared for breakfast. He went
without a lantern, and the moment he
was inside the room the door was
slammed on his heels and locked.
When he'began a row voice called:
Father, you must be CAREFUL"
That you, Nancy?" he shouted
back. What have you locked me in
tor?"
Father, there is a box in there
with two skunks in it,"
There isl"
"Joab trapped them last night"
What for?"
Hes going to stir them up and let
them loose as he leaves in the morn
ing"
Great Scott, but he mustn't do
that"
But he will. Father, you have
made a desperate man Of him. You
know what will happen II those anil
mails are stirred up, don't your"
. do 1? Do l? Why no one can live
around here for a MONTH"
Just so, father"
3 at will be our ruin!"
: at will"
( "Our place will be known as the
Q Skunk View House,"
J, 81 agree with you, father-perfectly
Q agree with you, and now, as Joab is
+ SO desperate-and as you don't want
a to be ruined-and as you may stir up
9 the animals any minute-and as I'll
run away to get married II you oppose
r don't you think II best to"
a "Yes! Yes! Lemme out O. here
t and have Joab get that box a mile
away as quick as he can and you can
:. get married the first thing in the
g morning."
Q And in the morning, when he found
that the box contained only two wood
Q chucks, he didn't go back on his word
4 AS the descendant Of a king be
r couldn't.