The Owosso times., 1919-04-18

IT YOU really love me, even IL have to
wait many. many years. Mother and
fnther saw and read your letter. They
say we are too young to be thinking
about love and that we have got to
stop 1t. How can stop it? l guess I
would have to stop living. But we
shall have to depend upon our men,
ories now. hope that yours Is as
good as mine. Father says no more
letters without his permission, and he
stamped his foot so hard that think
he must have made dent In the floor
Talk about slavery-what do you think
of that? Mother says that we must
wait-that 1t would make father a
great deal of trouble IL II were known
that i allowed you to write. l guess
the soul of old Grimshaw is still fol-
lowing you. Well, we must stretch out
that lovely day as far as we can. On
the third of June, 1914, we shall both
be twenty-One-and suppose that we
can do as we please then. The day
is long way off, but will agree to
meet you that day at eleven in the
morning under the old pine on the
river where ! met you that day and
YOU told me that you loved me. If
either or both should die our souls will
know whore to find each other. If
you will solemnly promise. write these
words and only these to N mother
Amour oinnia vincit, but do not sign
your uome.
SALLY"
What serious matter 1t seemed to
me then! remember that it gave
Time rather slow foot. / wrote the
words very neatly and plainly on q
sheet OF paper and mailed it to Mrs.
DunhelberS ] wondered if Sally would
stand firm, and lOnged TO know the
secrets Of The future. More than ever
I was resolved to be the principal wit
ness IN some great matter, us my
friend IN Ashery lane had put it.
/ was eight months with Wright &
Baldwin when | was offered n clerk
ship In tn office of Judge Nestbrook,
at Cobleskill, In Schoharie county, at
two hundred a year and my board. !
knew not Ih"n just how the offer had
have recommended me. l know now
that ne wanted n reliable witness OF
the rent troubles which were growing
acute in Schoharie. Delaware and Co
lumbia counties.
1t was a trial TO go so far from
home, as Aunt Dee put it, bat both my
aunt and uncle agreed that 1T was FOR
the best"
How it wrung my heart, when Mr.,
Purvis and got into the stage at Can
ton, to see my aunt and uncle standing
by the front wheel looking up at me.
How old and lonely and forlorn they
looked! Aunt Deel had her purse In
her hand. remember how she took
dollar out of it suppose it was the
only dollar she had-and looked at 1t
a moment and then handed it up to
me.
'You better take it," she said. SIN
fraid you won't have enough"
How her hand and lips trembled!
have always kept that dollar.
couldn't see them as we drove away.
gave Purvis a job in his garden. l
was able to take his dictatiOn in sound
hand and spent most Of my time In
taking down contr. cts and correspond
ence and drafting them into proper
form, which l had the knack of doing
rather Leatly. was impressed by the
immensely of certain towns in the
neighborhood, and there were some
temptations in my way. Many people,
and especially the prominent men, in
dulged in ardent spirits.
We had near us there little section
of the old world which was trying, in
half-hearted fashion, to maintain It.
self In the midst Of a democracy. 1t
was the manorial life Df the PATRONS
"a relic of ancient feudalism which
had its beginning in 1929, when the
West Indies company issued its char
ter of privileges and exemptions. That
charter offered to any member Of the
company who should, within four
yerrs, bring fifty adults to the New
n, erlands and establish them along
the Hudson, liberal grant of land, to
be called manor, Of which the owner
or PATRON should be full proprietor
and chief magistrate. The settlers
were to be exempt from taxation for
ten years, but under bond to stay in
one place and develop 1t. In the be-
ginning the PATRON built houses and
barns and furnished cattle. seed and
tools. The tenants for themselves and
their heirs agreed to pay him fixed
rent forever in stock and produce and,
further to grind at the owners mill
end neither to hunt nor fish.
Judge Westbrook, in whose office
worked, was counsel and collector for
the PATRONS, notably for the manors
of Livingston and Van Rensselaer,
two little kingdoms I'm tho heart of the