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! Eliza with his fist, and see ifyou cam; keei
: your jaw tight for 3 Willie
2 The fair young girl reeled and fell bel Inc
her father without uttcring syllable. 4.
: she fell he uttered a deep groan-he wa:
| dying.
Now for the one up stairs, and VIC arc
,saie,' said the %rufian, mentioning to III:
t companion. 10 follow.
edith lad but che rife loaded, and as
she saw them approaching she determined
to do tic most with it.
'StaLd bacl! she exclaimed. q will SHOOT
the first that concs NEAR l!Cr courage
and determination made tle two luf.tIs
for a moment trt mble will fear.
'She is only q woman, Bill SAID tic
TALES advancing.
But she las the very devil in Ler eye,
NOW ! tell ye.'
you are not afraid, are you,-comc on.
Edlth'S mind was made up-she fired;
and he fell with a terrible yell, dead at his
C omrade's feet.
You have killed him hut not mei' shout
ed the frll"w. jumping forward End grasp
ing her hand. i Lave all your gold, the,
are both dead down stairs, and YOU
have now got to follow them. But stop
if You say you will freely be my wife You
shall live-I like your face, and Think we
could agree pretty well. Which do you
prefrr?-what say you? Speak quick, III
have no delay.
Sooner than wed awretch like thee, ]
would prefer t. die upon tie rack re-
piled Edith, in a clear, calm voice. You
are answered, and now do with me as YOU
like.
You had better think a moment longer,
my blossom
You have my answer already
We'll, since you are 81 ugly about it,
You SHALL be gratifed. After accom-,
plishing my purpose, you shall die by the
side ofthosc down stairs; do come along
my BLOSSOM and he cought her in his arms
and polluted her with a kiss.
He had hardly d, n So low Ger befor, a well
erected blow from behind him sent him
Keeling to the corner Of the room. In an
Edith had recovered herself, and
up. sic cxclaimed-Saved, saved, |
and fell PROSTATE at the feet of youneI
officer.
Secure that man, sic said to the soldier
1t his side, 'ani he Shall be made to paw
for this mornings work. We were
right in suspecting that some foul play was
on here
Edith followed the young officer down
and was surprised to find ;ha: Eli
"a was recovered from the effects of the
blow and knceling by the side other dying
In an instant Edith was there al
so. The Young officer offered his a~ssis-
but it was of NJ avail. The spirit of
the Old man was som to return to tie God
w!.o gave il. With 4 great effort he was
partly raised mp by his own request, and
hold of the hands of Eliza and E.
lith ,he family articulated Blessing on
the last words died away in his throat, and
he SINK back i'll Edits arms, dead!
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Five months from that day America and
England were at peace, and one gear from
hat Edith Warren was the happy wife eff
Enward Little, the gallant young Officer.
Eliza never MARI, g.; but lived with her sis
.er to the day of her death. Where once
stood the old farm house of Adam Warren
is now erected a large aud elegant;
mansion, owned by a wealthy merchant of
his city.
Jj@A young student CT Medicine. at
Columbia, Tennessee, Mr.. Tgtc,t J. Fos-
committed suicide cn TIE go ult., by
himself " it'll a pistol. Only a few
weeks ago, his father took his own life,
a few months previous, his uncle COM
nltted 4 similar act.
II Tie Unitcd States has confirmed the
blowing appointments by the President of
gencr is, in accordance with the
provisions of the act approved June co.
1916: t
John A. Quitman, cf Mississippi; G. J.ir
Pillow, of Tennt sscc; TEonas Marshall, Of I
Kentucky; Joseph Lane, cfIndiaEa; James,
of Illinois and Thomas L.. IIamer,
Of Ohio. t.
FOR THE LADlES.-A new way to make
10 wash wrli:-Iniuse three gilIs OF salt
10 four quarts Of huilirg water, anil put the cal
icoes in while hot, and leave it till cold. In this
way the c"lors are rendered permanent, and will
not fade by subsequent washing. So says a lady
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