The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-12-27
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ma took up the plate of cake-"I don't
never eat nothin' except at reg-lar
meals. Good mornin'! ~
And thus the deacon escaped.
"Eh! What's that nolse2 If it's the
cat jumping at my canary again-but
1t sounded more like someone laugh
ing and cats don't laugh. Who's that
comm up the walk? Ethan Crane l
do declare Well, he's likely young
fellOw-not as rich as Squire Perkins,
maybe, but Oh, come in, Mr.. Crane.
Come in. l am so glad to see you.
Lovely day, isn't it?"
Ethan Crane sat down with his hat
in his lap.
81 received your card, Miss Hanna"
"Oh, did you'll" said Angela, with
smile.
"To tell the truth" said honest
Ethan, 81 wanted a little talk with
you"
Indeed" said the lady. "Won't you
come here and set by me on the sofa?
It's more sociable like"
"Oh, yes, if you like" said Ethan,
Obeying her gesture of invitation.
'IOu see, my mother is getting
feebler every day, and we feel the
need of some younger person at the
farm. And I'm twenty-eight now, and
the place is in good oruer, and I've
money at interest, so that I've pretty
much made up my mind to marry"
Miss Angela let the pulled and friz-
zled head fall on his shoulder.
Dearest Ethan" she exclaimed.
"Yes-eXactly," said Ethan Crane,
moving as far away as the arm of the
sofa would allow. $50, if you thought
that your niece, Mirandy, would have
me"
my niece, Mlrandy!" gasped the
elder lady, the immovable bloom never
altering on her face, although her
heart beat wildly and her lips
blanched.
YES" said Ethan. II hoped to meet
her here today"
"No" said Miss Angela sharply.
"She's gone away; and if she hadn't,
she wouldn't accept you"
"Is she engaged to someone else?"
stammered poor Ethan.
"Yes," said Miss Hanna. ITO Joshua
Simpkins. But, Ethan, do not grieve !;
l am ready to entertain your suit, al
though Mirandy despises you, and"
"But she doesn't, aunty!" interrupt
ed q clear, distinct voice, and Mirandy
herself entered from an adjoining
room. "On the contrary, she loves
Ethan Crane dearly, and she refused
Joshua Simpkins, as you know very
well.
"How came you here?" screamed
Miss Hanna.
IL went to Mrs. Browns house."
said Mirandy, "and she had gone TO
spend the holidays with her niece at
Stanford. SO came back home"
"You are dreadful minxl'' cried
Miss Hanna, nearly suffocated with
anger.
"Gentlyr said Ethan Crane, inter-
posing in Mirandy's defense. mo call
ing of names, please"
"And you shan't stay in my house
uug lAlC
lady.
"Then she shall come to mine ="
boldly asserted Ethan. "Come, Mi
randy, darling-my sleigh is at the door
and IL holds exactly two. Wen go to
Parson Squire's and get married this
very hour"
SO they were married. and old Mrs.
Crane, who was waiting at the farm
house door TO receive her son, was de-
| lighted.
"If ii hadn't been me-" said Mi
randy. mischievously, "it would have
been Aunt Angela, for she was deter
mined to marry Ethan"
THE Lord forbid !" said Mrs. Crane,
raising her eyes.
"And after this" said Ethan, as he
! led his bride In, 'the first day Of the
year will be a double anniversary
the happiest of Happy New Years. Eth,
MirandyT
It is time to be drawing up plans
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