The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-07-05
SETH HATHRON'S FOURTH.

from boy. At school mot that | had
much of that sort of thing, but at school
ii Miss Peggy found out any mischief,
she laid it to my score because of my
looks, when often and often, while |
was holding out my hand to be ruered,
the prettiest boy in the school was grin
ming over his luck in getting off so safe
ly. She had her preconceived notions
OF villain, | presume, and answered
the description.
For the matter of that, of all the books
and stories I've read since, especially
those written by ladies, I've noticed
there isn't one where the burglar OF
forger, or pirate, or what not, who does
all the Wickedness Of the book, a
though he's taken it on contract. would
not do for me on a passport, while their
pets. who do the grand and noble things,
are generally slender, and fair, and pref
ty. Now the worst wretch | ever saw
one who was afterwards hung, and who
deserved hanging richly, even on his
own showing, had blue eyes, white
lashes and 4 pink mouth like Il girls.
| never was /, faNorite with any woman
bnt my mother, and she died when
was eight years old. So instead Of
growing up with the idea that most
men have. that every girl they meet is
ready to fall in love with them, never
had the slightest hope that aay one would
ever like ne we'll enough to let me fall
in love with her even. And / like
girls so. 1t was odd for fellow like
me- but how did like the g!rls.
could never bear to see one cry, or
to hear O. their being imposed upon OF
hurt. ] couldn't pass one With heavy
basket or bundle without at least want
ing to offer to carry it for hef. never
could bring myself to sit III sta9es or ears
when one was standing.
Something as Il man might have leit
Just in sight Of the angels, who were too
much above him to be spoken TO or
touched, | felt about all girls. That IS.
good. pure girls. When Il woman Was
intoxicated, Or in any way dehaSed, she
never seemed a woman To Inc, but 4
dreadful sort Of creature, all tie worse
for having something Of the pretty NO.
manly look about her.
! was the maker of fireworks, as my
father had been before me. ! don !
know that liked the business particu-
larly, but there | was, and there stald.
made good wages, and saved them; iof
] didn't think enough about NY looks 70
dress much, and never drank. .Sulkey,
the other men called me. What of that.
was better to be sullSN than raViHg
.na,'' - ~ - -
nice, good-looking wives, too, whose
ctlllufeii =Aitli.ea loI eieaa anu si'9es
Wiiat ,laeS si,eil' III G'il IN aeNeF eA
pee'ea 70 nave Il we ana ef513afeii' u
NlieW HOW NY ousli y DC useoost
suppose | had come 10 be twenty
eigtit OF 50, ana no @lfl itaa ever i"oNee
at me, except assile might II 'ai,iSi, Pc
lar pear, when, ore day, eia MT. VII
lainS' lile proprietor ol 'lle i2ia,H; came
10 me as was gong no2le 10 dlililcf
ana sad III ms own quick MY:
uathfol' can you aflSe.
les, sif, sala !.
II want you 70 take the wagon ane
go over to the railroad at BALDWIN, ant
brih@ Gown new name ana hef traps.
he sald, 'she II be there about hal1 pas
twelve, 50 Noull nave barely time t
get bite and go; and Not1 can nave ttit
rest of the day To yourself, Il You like
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