A BAD SITUATION.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 30, 1 February 1876, Page 4

A BAD SITUATION.

r : „, X .-. (Detroit Free Pres id -;■.-, „, ' It, was the' eecond time he had accpmpanied that young lady home .frona^ one of those little social parties which were gotten up to, bring fond . heart s^ h ste^nearer to eaoh ! other. . When ihey reached the gate Bhe " asked bim i f he ; , wouldji't^omelini- •; --He- said -fcfe!> would j'i r and he followed her into the houae. It wa*3 a calm still night,, anjd;< the hour was co late that he had no idea of Boeing thpiOld folks. '..Savah tobkliia hatj .told him to Bit. down, and she left Jhe room to layoff her things. She was xihardly gone before heir mother came in,' "stniled- sweetly, and dropping dpwh Tbe'sid^ the y^oWn^ main, she said: ' "I _ ; alway 8 dfd say that if a poor but res r " • p.e^t%ble ; young man fell in love: with:. Sarah he would have my - consent. 7 /Soipe^mothers would • sacrifice ..their 7 dku|tifer*^ for riches, but j; ; am not of that class." \ The young man gave a start of alarm. He didn't .know: whether he liked Sarah or. :not, Vj and he hadn't dreamed of Buch a thing as marriage. She has jacknowl^dgiad ■ to me that she loves you," co&Ciiiued ' the. mother, andywhateyer ie for^ her. ' htippihess , isjfpy in inp, , The, youhg • mjpn gave two starts of alarm this time, and :. he feir^ffw .ehjseks grpjtv pate.. , "I~ ; 1 he stamrirered j' r wHeii ; you'll liye with me;; '-We'll take iin 7- board era,, .and I'll,, risk .that, .we'll' get 7 7along all c fi'ghi.'' 'It was a bad situ-atioHiya-He hadn't even looked' ioVe ; 'at ; y^Sarah, and he felt;;th^t he ought to undeceive the mother. "7I hadn ? t' np idea of — of—-" he stammered, when she . yheld iuptbe'r hands ahd Said, ! **. I kriovy .; you hadn't, but: it's all right. With wa^eis afl<J [ wliat the boajders 7 y bri n g. in, w«i pha 1 1; g^t along as _ s^nn g as \W|s?.i» a ' ru'g." l "But m^d'amVJ.iit-7-."■■Trbnt..";' ■""., .-•'. AH thaLl.ask is, that you be good to her," in terr upted '• the mother 7 -i'-Z Sarah has a tender heart anda loving^ nature, and if you should be cross and 7 ugly it would, break her down within a week " The young 'Slab's eyes stood > oAtjike^ppcoanuts in a show 7 window, 5 and he rose up and tried to say some- ; thing. . tie , said, " Great heavens! :' madaqoj -.l. can't pera.itir-^- i r•i^ , '-. .".Never the thankß," ehe interrupted.X fi I don't believe in long [CQurtship myself, and let meßuggOetan , early day for the marriage; The llth of v September.. IB my birthday, aqid it would be nice for you to be married on ; that: dajr." n , f^ut— but--but— !" he . gasped; :*' There, there, I don't expect 7 any speech in ; reply," she langhed. , "Toil and Sarah fix it up to-night, and jl'l|^ia^yfer,tise;^ for..twelve boarders ;right , yaway«< .•••l'U:*;iiryran.d be a model mother-Jin-law. i >l- believe I am good tempered "md kind ;';hearted, i \tho : ugh'. I ! did.y'price |foj|c^ "% 'a. jpb^ng . man, 200, .miles and : iS^QOt^the top ; o,f. his head oif for'iagree- _ ing to^marry; Sarah and then jomping 7 ; the cptfntryi?'* I ' 'She patted him on the , behd and sailed out, and now that young • man waa ts advice. He wants to know :• ; whether hp had better get/, in tbe>, way • 7 of a locomotiyeror.eli^ejoflf the wharf. ■!'