Year: 1877

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also the highest bidder on the horse.


There was great inquiry for the mer.


chant, but he was not to be found, hav-


ing left between two days, and alsC


leaving 81, 500 in notes, with Colonel


Browns name on them, which name


was placed thereon without his con-


sent.


The colonel found that he now be-


longed to the lower class, and was pre-


pairing to move out and leave his home


not able to stand the modification OF


being dependent on that Dutch demo-


crat, as he called Gutridge, when Kate


suggested that she could hire the house


of Jonathan, and they could remain


there at pleasure.


| The mother deputized Kate this time


to go and hire the house, which she did


obtaining it on her own conditions.
Kate now introduced the subject of


marriage between herself and the mer-


chant, which her father had urged


while she had steadily opposed, and
also drew a comparison between Joseph


Hunt and Jonathan Gutridge, the one
dishonest fop with no capital, the
other an Intelligent, industrious, indie
pendent farmer. Said Kate, ''Father
which would you choose to-day for Il
companion for me:''


Il should not choose that miserable
scamp who has been the ruin of me, 3"
and here the colonel broke down with
grief. Il never can be under obliga-
ton to the Gutridges while | live; /
never can receive favors from family
| have so long tried TO abuse. Do you
love Jonathan - he continued.


81 do" said Kate.


"What reason can you assign for
your regard for him?"


at is his generous, friendly, sympa-
thetic course of conduct toward our
family, as well as all others..with whom
he associates. | regard him as a gen.
tleman.'


''You may be right, Kate, but shall
never live TO see you married TO dem
Ocrat"


The next morning the colonel did
not appear at breakfast and after a long
search he was found suspended by the
neck, from tree i'm the woods.


There was no nodemonstration of classes
at the funeral, but the remains of Col
onel Joseph Brown were laid in the
grave IN rest forever


The Widow Brown was every way a
lady liberal in her view of society and
esteemed by all who knew her. She
had favored the union of Kate with
Jonathan, and always opposed it with
Hunt.


As all objection to the union of Kate
and Jonathan was now removed, Mrs.
Brown thought proper 10 undeceive
the parties in relation TO the parentage
of her daughter.


About eight months after his mar
riage. the colonel was called into the
army and did not propose to return be-
arrived. This event occurred in due
time and little daughter was born,
which survived its birth but few
hours. Three weeks later there was
infant daughter four weeks old. A few
months after. when Mrs. Brown had
become much attached to her charge.
she learned that the child's father was
a captain of militia under MajOr-Gen-
eral Joseph Warren, and that he fell |
in the defense of Bunker Hill, a. did |
his commanding officer.


She found the ancestry of Kate was
of democratic blood, while her hus-
band was bitter enemy TO the rebels,
and she feared lest she should lose her
child if the knowledge of her origin
should be made known TO him. As he |
was not at all surprised to see a fine
baby on his return, she concluded to
keep the whole secret from him, and
she concluded to keep the whole secret
from him, and i'm all probability he
never knew but that Kate was his own
child.


The second winter term commenced
with our two friends in attendance, TO
finish their education, as they said,
and nothing occurred during the term
to abate the good feeling existing be-
tween teacher and students.


At the close of the term invitations
were given the entire school, and neigh
bors generally; to meet at Mr.. Gut
ridges mansion for an evening visit.
The evening came, and with it a large
collection of friends, to enjoy the mirth
and good things prepared for them.
All the plays of the time were intro
duced and performed, and when these
sports became dull it was proposed TO
play the marriage game, each couple
choosing his minister to perform the



The fun of the transaction was To see
who the young fellows would lead up
to the priest as sweethearts but when
it was Jonathan's turn to choose he
took Kate and appointed the teacher to



After he had pronounced them law
fully married according to the laws of
he proceeded to say that
he had promised a present to the one
who answered the question in gram
mar which had not yet been given and
stepping up to the bride he placed
upon her finger valuable gold ring,
then turning to Jonathan, said, ''to
vou, sir. am indebted for the answer
in arithmetic, and | thought | could
not present you gift more acceptable
han certificate of your marriage
with this worthy young lady," at the
same time handing him the paper.


The affair passed Off with good
leal of mirth, as being good joke, but
all seemed to wish it a reality, and
were still more surprised when the Of
ficiator told them he had been study
ing Divinity, and had obtained
license TO preach. which included the