7rrofri? to Htc 7'rolcction cf Ifone (?(! the f it crests of thr County.
Vol. II.
G-astoxia, 'Gaston Count v, K C, Satu .ma y Mo.iin ing, Skitemuku 10, 1881.
No.. 3(5.
KiSSIKO O.V TJIK SI.Y.
1'VO thought the niiitU'i' nvci',
AjhI wlmt I Ihjnk Is tills :
.There are very lew, If any,
TliinicH iimi-li Nwi'i'tor lliiui a kiss.
Kspeclully wlicn imri iilM
(r watchful cyi h tin1 nlali ;
JSVhal can hi' imy hwci t i i
TIiiiii kissing nil tin' sly
8on.it love to wiilk ly inoiin-liiil,
. jion pri the1 lulu.1 In uliili'.
Anil Hiillic l;i Imlil Ihr rimOoiis
Willi ilciir oni'H by Hu ll' slil.' :
.tint I k.'jow wlmt Is better
All yes, imli'L'il do 1 !
To All of these lo I pi'lVr
Is kissing on tlio sly.
A Miulil mny l"k fli'iimi'i",
As though slier iliiln't knuw
if such a tliiin? us kisshiK,
Or think of lining w ;
Of eouine, all tills is f i-o
When imylioily's liy,
lint watch your opportunity,
Auti kiss her on tin; sly.
jHow He First Kissed Her.
,HY M. K. KI.DRKIK1K.
Jl tall, liurdsnrne, voting fellow wn8
drumming', with discontent! d fingers, on
t!i(i window of a flmtill, secluded hotel in
,fhe Gatskil Mountain'. ' Wlmt a fool,' he
said, ' I wu8 to come to this howling
wilderness. Not another house wiUiin
miles, and not n di z n people in tI:o hotel.
Ila! but here's something worth looking
at, ot any rutf.'
Willi a much more unliable expression
oo his handsome face, Ge'orire Morris, at
.these woids, turned, us he saw a strikingly
.beautiful girl npjeur in the door of t! e
parlor. She at" pi d, and looked aroui.d,
(H if in search of someone. .Suddenly, her
jflnft, violet eyes, fringe-d with thick, curling
(Iii.oIkb, discovered George. For an instant,
beneath his undisguised look of admiration,
they fell, modestly. Then to the young
;tn an's utter nmiiZ'rneut, their owner ad
vanced quickly towards him.
' Mr. Gee rge Morris. ?' she suid, enquir
ingly. He bowed; hut before he could speak,
r8lie intended Iwo, soft, Ml lie, white liatidn,
pud held up Jifr lovely face, with such an
evident expectation of r diving a kiss,
tl at, without un inetant's hiBitaiion, or
without'-stopping, to ' considir, our l.cio
pressed hia moustache uiouthe rosy lips
bo temptingly i fi'eicd, und ti e mischief was
done.
' I faw ll.e trunk, with your "name, in
,the hull ; and though you had nut yet
announced yours If, as one of the waiters
,told me you were h re, I, of course, didn't
stand upon ceremony," f-tie mid.
' Of course not,' nspoidcd George,
equeizing the little hand still lying in his,
but saying to himself, . ' Wlmt the diuee
does it all menn ?'
'.I am so glud you are here, at last, went
on the hnppy voice. . What could have
delayed you so long ? .You wrote of comb g
nearly a wr(k ago. Aunt Alice declared
Wineliiing must Imve happened to you.'
' Why yon Fee, my de .r " began
(George, making a wild plunge into the
r cesses of his brain for something which
might have happened to his namesake,
whose place lie was evidently occupying,
and it must be confessed, with much
satisfaction to himself. I I sprained my
ankle '
' Poor George I am so sorry." tjicti
dated the young girl, looking at him will)
such sympathy, that George felt ci'nstrnin
ed to press his lips to the hand, which he
still It'll, a proceeding to which the young
lady made do sort of ohjt clion.
George,' said she, laughing softly,' you
acted so strangely, when I Gist came in,
that I nelieve you hadn't the faintest notion
who I was, though we have been engaged
ffor three months. But I forget : you hadn't
given notice of your nrrivul, and, of course,
didn't expect to see me so soon. Was that
a r
' Oh! yes, dear j of course,' rcflpondid
(lhe bewildered George, wondering what he
should say next.
Our eigiigcment would Goern a very
strange one to most people,' she went on,
thoughtfully. 'Just thihk ! Although we
(Jiave know'n each other so long, und have
been engaged for three months, we have
(Ppver met since we Were little children.
Who would believe that mere letter-writing
would make us care so much for one
another? Don't jou think it is rather a
hazardous experiment, George?'
Not at all, dear,' was the prompt answer
while the young nun n.tiittrcil, under" his
breath, ' What the deuce can her name
i
be T I can't go cn 'deutiig' ttr to the euJ
pf the chap'er.
Do J i u think you can care for me as
much, now that you have seen me, George V
asked the girl, softly, with downcast eyes,
and bright cheeks.
' Cure as much for yi u ?' said cur
unabashed hero ; and for niswor, he threw
Lis arm art und her slender waist, and
prisscd his answer upon her elewy lips
As she drew away, half frightened after
all, at his vehemence, he saw a le tirrculy
to Jul from her pneke t. A dexterous mot if m
of his nrm sent it, intent iotiully, to the
(1 Kir. lie picked it up immediately,
however, und returned it to tbe owner ;
but he had accomplished Jiis abject ; a
glance had been sufficient for him to re'ud
the itddrcss, Miss Florence1 Luxmonre.
' Your Inst teller, (Jeorge.'ixclaimed the
voting girl. ' Hut 1 muut leave ynu for u
lew moments, to tell iiunt Alice of your
appearence. See has been rather uneasy
ubout you.'
With the words, she was gone, leaving
George gazing after her, in a dazed, bewil
dered wuy, very unusual for this ordinarily
self-possessed young man.
' George M orris,' he muttered, finally,
as the last echo of Florence's footsteps died
away in the distance. Old fellow, urc you
dreaming, or are you really tbe abominable
scamp ynu seem ?'
Then he thrust bis hands deep into his
pockets, and paced slowly up and down the
room, in the deepest perplexity. 1 1 t's easy
to understand ihe mistake,' he soliloquized;
' but where the other chap, with my name,
is, and how lie can let anything keep him
away fioui such an out-and-out stunner, as
this lovely girl, is beyond my comprehm
rion I suppose' I ought to have, stoically,
turned awny from t lint lively pair of lips.
Hut I'll le hanged if it was in the power
of human nature to resist such a tempta
tion. Of course, toere'li be a tremendous
row, when she finds out that I'm not her
George, after all. The fact is, I've got
myself into no end of a muddle ; but, I
can't s y that 1 altf'getl.er object to the
situation. What a delicious '.
He began again, after a nu nirnt ' I
think, on the whole, it might perhaps be
Kinder not lo ui deceived her, until the
other ce life und' d fellow cou.es to comfort
her for my treachery. I'm the most accom
modating individual in the world, ai d I'll
sacrifice mself for a dur or two, and try to
mane inc tune pass agrccaoiy 10 .miss
Florence, until her friend appears, when
I'll have to take Fr'iticii leave. But low,
on earth, can I n anage to delude the girl '!
Who, and lr. t, am T supposed to be?
Where do I cemc from ? Aid this mint!
Can 1 succeed, ii; pulling the wool' over
her eyes, too ? Georire Morris, you're an
i ulragto! s rascal. Hut I'll be hanged, if
that girl isn't on excuse for anything.
Ore; wi u!d be willing to foe a rascal for
sue!) another kins.'
Jui.t at this point, he caught sifjht of n
white paper, lying on'the Jh.or. ! proved
to be the letter, which hud lallin u second
lime from Florence's pocki t. He turned
it over in his hand slowly, at. d hesitatingly,
lor o moment, while conscience nmde n last
protist. Hut at linglh he drew the enclosure
huKtily from the envelope, "I'm in for "it
now." he muttered, 1 in d can't hesi'ate at
an thing !' Rut his cheek was flushed with
son. ('thing very like siiame, ns he glanced
over the loiter, und so gained the informa
tion, which he so much neede d. 'Oh, yes now
1 know who 1 mil,' he said, with a gay
laugh.
His hasty perusal was hardly firrhhed,
when he heard voices and footsteps a p
proacliing, and thrusting Ihe letter into
his pocket, he threw himself on the sofa,
murmuring, "now comes the tug Hf war!
I wonder if I'm supposed tu know this
unhicky aunt ?'
' Aunt Alice,' raid Florence, entering
with an elderly lady,' this is Mr. Morris,
of whom you have htiird so much. Mrs.
I.uxmoorc George, I hope you two will
he very good frie'tids.'
George, mctally arming himself for the
conflict, rose, and advanced with his nnst
finished bow. A very few minutes showed
aunt Alice to be n kindly, placid little
woman, very devoted to her poodle, her
fancy-work, and her darling Florence,
whom she imagined to be the n ost astute
individual in the world, pnd by whom she
was ready to be guided in every r mergcrcy,
s nail or great. ' No fear from thut quarter,'
said George to himself.
After the firat geetings were over, the
old lady be'an a descripiion of horand l er
niece's life, and Florence's dullness during
the past week, while awaiting l.er crpected
lover, which wes all plain s.ii ling fur our
hero, and he answered m wt plausibly all
her anxious inquiries after the sprained
ankle. Hut his heart sank, when, afteT
a pause-, Mrs Luxiu) ire remarked:
' Although I have never met yeu befiTe
Mr. Morris, I used to know s une of yeuir
relatives. U your aunt, Mrj. L' wis at
heme this stun 'icr t'
She is, und wished I o be rpinembeml
to you ai d Florence,' answered Ge-orge :
Hudaciously. 1
lndeYil?' answered Mrs. l.'ixmre a ;
little surprised. ' I t.biiul.1 not have sup
posed thut she would hau tim.mlend inc.
1 only met her onvv, - ub.mt twenty years j
ago. hen d. l you lust see jour cousin
. i m X, ' r. ii ili.i.r.n. ..t ii venture,
' " . .. ....... .. - i
'Why )ftu niual Uvc u-L-waUisUMnr
me,' ejaculated Mrs. T.uxmoore, with wide
open eyes. ' She died lust month of typhoid
fever!'
'I beg your pardon," slominete I George
' I I had two cousins of that name, and
was not sure to which you referred.'
' How soon h Corn Grey to lie married ?'
was the in xt (pi' Mimi, but Geotge was
gt owmg d'xpiTato.
'The fact of the matter is,' he answered,
' I have been so busy lately, that I huve
hardly seeu a soul, and really know noth
ing whatever of family tllairs, or society
gossip.'
'Oh, yes !' murmured Mrs. Luxmoore,
looking compassionately at the young man.
' I am sure that you will ruin your health
with those horrid briefs und things. Now
that you are here, we must tuke good care
of you. 1 am going upstairs for a nap j
wouldn't you and Florence like to take a
walk ? I am mire tbe nlr would do you
good
At George's assent the- two ladies de
parted, and the young man was left alone,
his mind curiously divided between disgust
at fiis own duplicity, and a sort of triumph
at his success, so far in traversing so
difficult a puth.
'From the old lady's last remark, I
conclude that I urn a lawyer,' he mut'ercd.
I muaii.t forget that. 1 hope my name
sake won't hurry himself em my recount,
for this is getting exciting !'
The walk thut afternoon was repeated
a few honrs later in the moonlight, after
which George Morris retired to his room,
wondering how he could ever have im
agined the CaUkill Mountains dull, and as
ready now to bless ss be had been in tbe
morning to objurgate the medical frhnd,
who had sent him there. He passed a sleep
less night, his mind racked with qualms
of self-reproach for George Morris was
on the whole, a fairly honorable, well
meaning -young m.-.n and arose in the
morning, thoroughly and sincerely in love,
for the first time in his life iti love with
a girl whom he was deceiving in such n
dastardly way, that when she discovered
the tmth, those violet eyes which now
looked so te nderly into liis own, would
wither him with their contemp.
lie could i't hear that, he told himself.
I'etter to lose his own self-respect than her
love, e ven if it was stolen from another,
and lie wer.t down stairs, resolved to pky
his tit. worthy part us long as possible 'Tlie
either fellow will probably bj here before
n:ght, anyway i' he mutte red, -bitter'y.
Walking on the terrace after breakfast,.
Florence noticed the dark circles about her
lover's eyes, and the line's on his forehead,
and began, questioning him anxiously in
regard to a certain air of weariness, and de
jection, caused by his sleepless night. To
change the subject, George asked something
about tlu society in the hotel, but was told
that, owing to bad weather, the house was
almost euipty,
'There are no young people at all,' siid
Florence, ''but I h ive an intimate friend
staying at the ' .Mountain Houe,' abmt
two mill s from here, Miss It ise Djane.
whom I hope you will .meet before long.
We used to be together u great ; deal,
though for the last week I haw n it seen
her at ul'. 1 was wondering what c.vild be
the matter, but I understand it ail now ;
for I had a note freni her yesterd iy, and
it seems there is a young iiuii iu the q ies
tion !'
'Indeed,' commented G-.Mi ge,abstractedly
' Yes. About a week ago, a gentleman
appeared at ihe ' Mountain House,' saw
Ruse, am', front all ueco ints, it must have
been a fuse of love at flrft sight, for both
parties ; fer he has been devoted ever since
and Kse seems in the seventh heaven.
Ry the way, his name is Morris, too
Perhaps he is a relative of yours. You
hud better call at the ' Mountain House.'
What his name Morris!' ix.dainud
m i . . . . i i - - 1 1 ...1.. -.. 1 I... !
Ueorge, nis auenuoii uiiiK-iiiy iuoumu i
a horrible conviction which fl ished across j
his mind, that this must be the dreaded
nani' sake, whose place lie was so kim.imis'y
usurping. "What is his first name, d.ar ?
T ,. . .
How Lt did you say thc'Maintai,'
House ia Irom lure ?' ri'cogrer'.l.
About two miles. Hut, George, d.ar. ; ),, tiitering t e hot. 1. a waiter handed
yeu ceitainly tire net well. 1 know jour FK.nt.ce a e-atd. ailing her that the gen
head is aching dreadfully ; won't yi u go in . t;, mm, fMm,.. ! a we u!d re lurn at eight
the he t;.-t' and rist ?' An. I George, thank ( u'ehe! . as he w as v-ry anxious to see Mi-s
ful In sca e e i.ervati. n, wi nt in t ) pot -j I.uxmore.
der eii.-m.lly mi the Very sheut distaiie'e
which 8' para ted him from his rival
But Miss It. se leune'8 lover did uut
appear that day, nor the m xt, and when
o days uf i r. !nrge ai d Finn my were
elrix ing 'dm ugh euie e.f ti e roinantie, wb.d
ing iiiouutain roads, he had ulmost cast all ;
cure to the ii.d". and res lvul to liul ,
b indly to his lueky star to tu iug oul.r mil
ol the ehaos whteh sun. uuiiJ inn..
j lie' hail nia.ie t leir. nee iiuiie rflami. liiai,
! comii g to the (.'..tt-kiVs for list and reci.
ation. the tirm'iit was all in ail to ben ;
.1
uil lljough tbt iunir girl cvuMu'l i'uU' J
ij'VlW' hit;
a dii itiBsiim of bin past life, she was too
mud in lovfe to be anything but obedient ;
ui d Fate sr' mc'l to favor Oeoree in every
way. T' -'lay, he was (Fpecially happy, and
..as looking into his eoaipanion'a eyes with
a 'nrt i f ad-ri!iW which his se if-reproacli
o'dv nv.de tii-Mc IV vim, f. when, on tin nit!''
a c rei-r, tin y I'amVii-.ldv'iiiy f;n a currutt'e,
citituiiiiiijj a lady mid 'gentleman, seeming-
'y B. absorbed in CiAunothi-r, that only at
Floreiw's quick cry,y lt-i?e II ;ae !' die!
they look up.
The young lady's face brightened with
recognition, tend tb" two Vriends evidently
ixpcciui a pmie for an interchange of
jrcelin-'S, but their Jehus, Vs if by a com
mon impulse, touched their noises with the
whip, and the ladies had sooalost sight of
each other.
AVby didn't you stop, GeWge?' ex
claimed rnwiice, in a. disappointed tone.
' Thai was Itore Deane, and it must have
been .v.r. .Morns with l.er. 1 was so at.x-
lous to s o bill);'
' Yes, d'-ar, I suppose it was,' answerci
George, hurriedly. 'Hut I am afratd it
will raiii he fore we can reach the hoi
we hail mi time to stop,' und Fiortr.ee su
no more, t!...ugh the sky was cloudless.
' Flu- :.te. vou luve me, don't vou, tlar
ling?' si'.i'i George, Euddtnly, after a long
pause, j'Kt before they reached home, look -
ing at the girl with such agoniz.d entreaty
in his cms that her answer : ' Better than
.
all the w r!d, George !' was a little tinged
with snr;.ii?e.
' You hare learned to love me lately,
haven't you, dear ?' he went on, eagerly.
' Not on ccconnt of tliat foolish engage
ment entered into before we knew each
other ?'
l.ioii't quite 'understand you, George,'
answered Florence,' with increasing aston
ishment,
' I mean, Fh rence, that if we t ad me t
now for the first 1 time, you would have
loved me without my remembrances ed
the fast ? -t my .yes. darling !' he went
on, hurriedly and imploringly.
' Vis, George, if 1 had never seen you
belcte. I don't think 1 could ever love ary
one but you !' And Geotg-e thanked her in
a wild, rapture-us way, that put a climax
tet the yours lady's fuiprisc.
The' re m.iitah r ol that day aial-e-);t 'next,
our iftn -7; as' in r. th'p-.v-sii!, abftrr.c'eu
state of mi: d, which Florii.ce anxiously
attribut ii lo previous e verwoik in his
profession, 'ni.d did hir best to I'liase 'the
clouds Is. tn.l'i' r. lever's brii'w, but hr c-n-;
dt'avors . re i r'v ci ecte d by shi nee. or
.burns el M.eb !e vtr.sli; stl.'-n 1 ri aelitul at-
fectioj-h t;:nt i.e wi.s 1 1 zz'.ed a: d woriitd
.(' rmrijVA1'' ' hiB distaste lor anyUimg like
nearly be 'oi.d ctut urai.ee. George's condi-1 when time eauie ler n H c'ion, my only lion
lion was lo w n!iiioi-t uiibearable. Kvny ! nrabie course evas to txpiain and leave y. u
caress or atieiiiu.n from Finret.ce, seena'd , at once, 1 iovJ iou loo much, and so I
to. brum! him as ii thief, but if she left him stayed,' .
for a in lie. 1. 1 to himself, he grew almost
ftuntic at the tin. ught if luMng her love,
Ti wanis eve ning the lovers strolled fo.
a mile . i r two on one ol tiie mountain
p.iths, leiuii.ig ttri.iigli a deep gorge, .and
liili.'l:
li;..;
rloiii.ee n;.d ai.tid a melancholy note
melancholy
she ha.l.ju.-t reCvivu! freni her fiiend Hose,
in v, loeli the w i iter announeeil the np
proiieliii.g dej .i tro el Mr. Mortis.
' 1 r. loves me, 1 kr.ew ;
but there j. ;
sona ii ii. sr, or s- nuone, v.liaii may Kxeii ii
apart loreve-r, and mv ' lieiu t is . almost !
brukiti I' wrote the till.
I ' r U.Se!'
finished' the. lei t
l ed K orer.ee. lis she !
but GLon.c made no j
comna.-nt whatever, oily wall
on, savage Iv knoekir-g' i ll' the
;ing sih ntly
utH.-fleiidicg
clover tops, us he pasnd.
As -.tliey were returning, their way lay
across a foot bridge so narrow, that a gen
tleman, ce ming from the e pposite direc
tion, lad to step aside to let them pass,
As the shtdi.w fell cc oss Iheir path.
GeOl'-e loike.d tip, llld with IV Stitlt e.f dis-
may, iceognized Miss Hose Peane 's lover.
i ..... . I. :..--...' ii. i r. ,
A gianee eu seuneining very line ueiianee i
was exchanged b. tureen the two men, then !
slightly raising his hat to Florence, the I
strung, r pasreo inyn tuli teeorge cortiutud
his walk, it, a U.2;d sort of dp ;ir. totally
i"""""': I
on her truui's h vu. whe tn she had ao .
At Ins!,' cried Florence, gnyly, we are j
lo have the pleusure of inert ing li 'Se' .
mythical admirer, tor this cau be no loss u j
personage!' and the huiiihd G.orgethe!
curd upon which he ren.1, "ti. II. ..Morris.
Mountain H.iuse,' and knew .hat his hour !
had o iw
e to hours, be fore the tin; appna
I'd ! t ihe all i.i.poi t.mt wen- pasM-.i
ly uecrge in a state e.f feverish uurot ai d ,
in,!,, ..-ion, which, uioie than oiuy, called j
l.'t!'i V.'tirlikrili r il ir.. i fcim l'lMttni' I
! at last," oriiwini! the.roemhlv un-'
!.. al l:wi ',.r..i,, it...,..!.!.
1
t ti L r luva's acvvuut.
Should he, while yet there was lime,
confer? the whole truth, instead of leaving
the story to be told by his rival, who,
thought his afii.'ctiona seemed cn;;agf:d else
where, would not be likely to spare !i::n
in the recital, thought the utterly wretched
young man. Should he quickly leave the
hotel, while Fiorcnee ws hearing of his
' implicit io, to his treachery he coulil
j t)'t "!d cowardice. Hut how could he
i bear the r-c m and reproach, which must
I be written on that-sweet face, now watching
him s i anxiously, when next they met '
' Tin y were sitting alone in M rs. Luxmoore 's
jirivate sit-ing-roum, that lady bein. out
with a friend ; and before George had ar
rived at any conclusion, -Mr. Morris was
announced as awaiting Mi -.9 Luxmoore1,
in the parlor below.
The young lady rose to leave the room.
But George, with a while, set face, sprang
to his feet, ane detained her for a moment
' Florence, darling, will you kiss me
tef;re you go ? Once more, my love !' as
he held her in a clese, passionate embrace
Tell me again that you love me. We have
been ve,y happy togtflier for t ho past wei k,
Imvcri'i wo Tloreeee Tin re. ") now. and i
'. -m be r tliat it has ail been for love of
Good-bye, my love," my love !'
' Why, George, hew fooiisli you are
i ring to laugh, though seriously .alarmed, j
1 'N sha'l bo baek in hull-an-hour. Of course
lh post week Ins been a very happy otu :
! bulVl hope there will be many more sueli
j in our lives,' and she was gone, leaving
Giorg alone to his uncomfortable ri fic
tions
He had been walking, up and down the
room, in almest uncontrollable Egilation
and feverish expectation, fur what, seemed
to him huiirj, when Florence again stood
in the door. Florence, wit a a pale, sorrow
fully reproachi)l ('.ice, . but on which bus.
.writ-ten none ofxhe scorn, which George
had so die ailed
'Is Mr. Morris Mne?' hetsked, in a ehili
mi fil d sort of vn:ee which soiiudtel strange
even to himself;
les. 1 l ave seiit , to oc liarr? w
Il.iise.' n nli, d the vomn "ill. bitteriv. as
she sank into a seai neaV the door.'0..
George, George, bow"cbu!jou deceive me
.,
'' r:, r, rr-r ' 1 rrro, GerroX vr,ri!v. aial
almost 'mechanically, iiiakingtio allerpt
to j j'ji oueii iii coirp.iiii-oi',. ' ltiitve real'
7.-il the utter unworthiuefS.uf iiive cuiiuuct
. for the past few days, even more tkm you
' eat) flu, I ii.ir,!;; at il my IjVc
ha
my oisiy K'xcuse. At first," your ienWei.t j
; and'fei :Vclv tritura! m. stake pla ed ne m
a tailur e:.iiiju.t p-.Miioii, taKir.g me, as
i did, com-ph.-tr!y ;by surprise; - utel thcqgh
A long, sobbing from. Floreucewas I
theonlv sound wit-li Ireke the silence which
here eunnd, iiiitil ticore went em.. 'My
, (1 ri.i t. i Ik OH .rr. :.t ' 1 1 1 1 till1' ttll.llil -
ter for in le-ev-
nieiit s.i ins to mv even . ea
ing yuU no .v, 1 s.t ii In be.
from
the tui:'liti;tss of my lile. I 1
cou.-ie, i d,Mu.t atk far your friendship:
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U il I' ll '.'U,.l 1. . . . Wit , I - 11 I ,!.., V. 1.1 ;
well, t!a. h. pe
i mi'' .t, at 8L.iUi! In-
li.re i:i:ie, !l.
t. ! trivit
. .. WOt.lJ !
be s..meil.ioJ' to look lo.rwa.il to
Ye'i.l veu,
j Fie renc'i':
M'tn
s
y thevi e.'-.g n..in stood a moment
cieue the 'girl., l.e'king down at
wailii.g
l,er bowed head at.d Ihisiieel. face, ut las',
turning away with a sub, when she arete- j
aud iaiel iier haiiii ia his. j
'Yeu feel that you deserve, jojii'lshment j
at my hands, Gee'rge?' she asked, softly, i.n j
a toue which buuht a quiek iihl to
G.orge's eves.
'Yes, indeed, Florei Ce !' . J
iVe- .ll 1.. I .,,,..1.1. i-,,n 'if con ir . i I
V , HO" t.lii I inline. i-n, ii ji'h i.i'
1
away aril leave me '." aud George, w it1; u
i i!....U ,.f i'.., I .,...) -...i! .1 I l,i I In.
gieui iuiuu v, ui..., .. ,
hud bee, me the liglitful possessor of the j
posUion he bail so l uig usurped.
Ti., re
s a eheaii lestaurant in New
.Ii .v la e. il'.v at L o. t.t i er con, ;
..ltp' ... 0 ii bo'.vl, w itii rea?t-i, fries ui..i '
! ' . . . : . ., , . ...... r..i ... i
n!s a b..l, with reacts fries u:..i i
V:H 1 -U III . t ' I " lA'.fi u.ti.t?, ?m ti as 1 1 iv u j
l.vcr. bur's ews. !,usf heart, startieu a' '1 1
eelits, and ei.lug with ...ucroni al five ,
1 1
lila
eeiiis. No i.lates or kni.esure iurnifh d i
e xe. pt lor meat.
und crullers kne.wu ui j-
tl'.itirs" ure stv.d on t'.e II et la'.le.
I'heaii i- fail e l ill nie iike'th 8 : ' I'ut up
iwo livers;' 'cifile in a cup;' 'lelh.r
come it. the daik ;' 'twice on the pi:.
head ;' ' hYid.iy. jour brains ;' twa lregs
nialeew!;' .let it be thick ;' 'tljinlh.it
roast ! I this way lieely ;' me e ti e in
lii.it .s'e-.ik ;' ' silal i. ut a lull brass hand ;'
tluins lo Ihe -'rroi.i.' "I'iie I-. I.'i-w win.
,..! that nt..uraiit w..s derived from Iwo .
litiu wei.'.-. it, a ll.it.g. arp i.ciii., a
hail re, -lai:r.ii.t, "a buliv thing "eugl.l
t
lo sic llos no
V "
Art.siiia 1 1 s are a su -ivss in FeeSaOo'i
Artv.-iaa wei s are a su.c.ss
;
KIj.
BILL ARP S ..LETTER,
' I.ii1;h I'imn Ihr (Jrffii Flrlil aiyi
H omln s if They Will Yield.
Atlanta Constitution.
think we are leveling Uot'or. ' The Ut.i
rains have revived us. Crab grass is spring
iug np and every farmer ciu cve aimi
win ther he leis a mower or pot.- If the r4g
weed is mixed with it cut it all down
together and cure it. a id tin: stock will eat
it all up cl'U'i. (.'etili! like a variety pf
fool, and it is u-it ini-i'iiii to S3 - what they
will e-.it w!,e.i you 'urn 'em in the pistnre,
We ued to think ' thut '. rag weed was. a
nuis. i;ic.!,- b it my na'o r Li.vry is a good
fii'iilT and always his fit Cittle and l;e
mowsd iwti hi3 weed c:op when it is ten
eh r and mixed with crab grass. There is a
plant that beirs what s called beggar lice
that lias always had a bad character like
C'lckleimrs und panish tioetlloB, but it in
akin to hie -rile an I i.-i e.e :lletit food.
C.'ttle wii! eat jinn :i weed) and peaqli
J tree, leave? n a digester. Its ast mishing
j wl' -''' wil1 a-id digest and I've often
j woueL-red if old NebueslwJ.i-zz ir relis'ied
li'-em sort ot.vrtels. It in ist Have rjl.:n a
pitiful sight to 8'e him g ung about on hia
all-fours among the eatt'e eating grass and
bujl nettles with claws on his hands and
feet, and feathers on his bick, looking as
nmcii like a bird U3 a beast, and I wish my
frieiid J r. Moser would draw a picture of
hiin for my children.
Hogs have the same habits as cattle. If
you wil! give your fattening hogs a gooel
bait of com you e.in turn 'em in the coin ,
field with impuni'y. Tiie-y wont break
down a stalk, but will eat the grass and
weeds, and root ubout for worms and bugs,
ami lie in the branch and wollerand grunt
and grow fat. Wuen ihey find an ear of
corn o:i the ground they will eat it, but they
won't damage the standing crop any to
speak of. Turn 'em out at night, and feed
'em arrain on e irn in the m ruing before
you put 'em in the GjI.I. R e and barley
anil turnips are pretty sure of a crop now
that is, if a man hn sowed tlie seed. Mr,
Spe-iker .Major Macon' told me that if a
j "la" wouM sv" rley in drills two feet
I "F'on top of a liberal amount of burn.
yard manure, it would grow up quick and
' kV g'i.lg all winter, and he Could cot
it over and over again and fied moie stock
iff of a .little patch than anybody would
j believe who had never tried it. I believe
j our people will learn a heap from
the
riiiure o! t! eir crops. It will make 'em
shifty, and - .maybe puii Vm out of the old
ruts for with a heap of us it's going to be
roet hog or die: to gtt through the winter.
Governor Brown give us good advice
ebr-u what to sow,' .though, .us my friend
iVggur Su)S, 1 thought In laid most too
miiVli eli.-iretS on tuin p-i. N'everthelesp,
tunis are a good thin.', und so is salad
1 umkmm general oui.oois ispreuy, gouu,
ce-iiun orii.i coieoo.
! V..... ti' r.j ,r,,ir,,V 1 1 nvft ljlt fit l,.lt-
..U. V'lIP ..F.-I..V 'l i
r i . a i ! s downout!i, und the building of ni
w scatter awr ot mone-y ameuig our
,.! peeu le and iixrkise the value of our lands
1 :F'..' i " . jwt
i .e are goifig te) . csmie ... contact will,
hii'itlarn inilus'rv atl northern economy.
i'Our boys will learn Cv m .ve up with
alacn y, tor inoe mtu won i loieruee any
fe olirg aj-i und-. Xo time tege coon hunt
ing or to caui -mei ting or iiardi grus
hardly time enough lo tret married, und as
tor a L'ller ceurting a gii! like we used to
on a pieoie or a fishing f.olic, il'sNiot to
be thotlj.t of- A feilel I its got tu MlOOt
-
on the wing now or not sboit at
The iiiris will hve tu elo most of the cour
ting, for they have the most time. When
they fancy u young man they must sing
"Whistle and I'll come to yeu. my lad,'
and if he whistles it's all right, und he ougtit
to whistle. I've no patie nce with a young
, i ., I 1 '. U I' '
iii.in u-lirt tv',.1. 1 ulilKtlp I llllli I hi'lieVP 111
a voii.i'sr man wailing until he gets rich
ll( f ,rc a, mdlrics. 4i fraut 0 the sir
- ( . yval ' men get ricll. und
tltose tiiat d . get usd to d .ing without a
w ife and dot. 'I mairy a! all.
Thai's whal's
toe in el tor with New K 'ati.l now. The
bojs go e d' to seek a lorteii e
boys go e-!l to seek a lorten e n.l never
......... I.ai-k ..v i.mr... and ' thosb whe) Slav
. -
at home wait till the liusl. of lile is gone
und eloi, l raise any ...mi y ... mm aim
that eoonliy isui.oui -in lose is lueniiij
I be lush ami tiie J.tutcli are erowijiiig out
llie t at.ve puri'ans, anil 1 d-ui'l cure much
it tiny do. So it all right, I reckon Il'
all fight. 15ii.i. Akv.
In 180. Mississippi preMltic d SV,8()a
bales ol e-. tton.
j Water sells al 'JD ots. u bu.rel in
N .tteh.toch. , I. iim.uui.
i - The dri'Uih has proven disu.-lroui to Ihe
VM ,r""-" .
Ari.iud Fadiieali. Ky., ciops ure bttier
than tirst rij..-ted. .
V luh ! will U iTicti'J o.i the summit
i- . t. ( I .. . j .f l in..
ul i'- -m v ' v'
a-