Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-08-22

upon the snljeci, sho sail she noV,
held slOof in her life, and didn
want Ia hold one eiihor
Sho WAS Inclined to be sauey, o.
lhis robust young R.iEa,
! know il is contrary 10 eusi0I
la stories, bat Il is neverless ira
that ono day a handsome yonn
stranger wasn'l thrown from hl
hory horse precisely opposite he
lhatchol e0itage, 50 that he brok
his noble leg, and Was carried il
and placed upon bed, where h
lay Tor many, many weary months
with hor tending him, and minis
terlng to his wants, aud sOOlhln.
his !ever1i brow with her snow
white hand, until u new aud beauti
fal affection sprung up bstweeI
them, and ho loved her with all Ih,
imprisoned ardor of true an,
faithful heart.
No such thing; the only abso
lntely hopeless cripple that mean
dcred around there WAS u frightful
y ugly man, who was pigeon. toed
aud came TO the cottage all broker
out with the rash, and suffering
with billiousncss aud rheumatism
Aud Eliza, you may be sure didn't
absolutely care cent for him, but
used to mako him swallow the lini
mont, while she rubbed the back o.
his neck with the anti-billions pills
Thus did this inconsidcratc young
Eliza DO.
Aud this man, you know, never
did the regular thing in helping
Eliza with her work, or else wan
doring of to Gull the wild flowers in
the woods, while his soul was filled
with sweet melancholy. / guess
not. So far fgom il, hc used 10 sit
on the fence and whistle, aud watch
her while ST." split wood, and mover
offer TO help her once.
And il he wandered off ut all, he
went to the tavern and got serious.
ly drunk. He didn't care II parti.
clc for sweet melancholy. was what
he said. Rum and sugar was Lis
favoritc beverage.
Ard | want TO be distinctly un-
dcrslood that they were not mar
ricd beneath her humble roof, and
it didn't transpire that he got into
a carriage with his own EIiza by
his side, and drive off, while she,
with tcaisul eyes, cast one lingering
glance back upon her lowly home,
and then bowed her head upon her
husbands shoulder and wcpt, over
his best coat. 80
And after a while they did not
come to an archcd gateway, and
drove up along princely avenue,
lined with grand old trees, TO the
portal of magnificent castle. And
she was not filed with bcwilder
ment, rs she descended, and all the
servants bowed down to him, and
behaved generally as if they had no
need to strike for higher wages.
And he did not at last disclose to
her that he was the lord Of all she
survoycd-in fact the boss Of this
baronial mansion. s." ~ ~
/ acknowledge it was very singu-
lar, but it's a fact i"n '5a. .'' e
And she, you observe, was not so
overcome by the announcement that
she fell fainting into his arms, Just
as the old housekeeper, with brass
specs and bombazine frock on hor,
rushed up with astonishment de-
picted on her face, and, tearing off
ELIAS sleeve, found q strawberry
mark upon her fair white arm.
Neither did she burst out with &C.
static laughter and joyousncss, you
know, as she announced that Eliza
was of noble birth and lineage. and
she had been her nurse until Lizo
was stolen by the, gipsios, whilo she
was still a prattling babe. 4sag
Not at all. Eliza never faintcd
out once in her life, and that was
when her fond pa struck her over
lie countenance with a rolling pin
because she was disrespectful
enough to throw plato at him,
And as for strawberry marks,
)shaw! Why the only mark on her
,rm was the scar made when she
vas vaccinated.
And instead of her living in that
)alatial and desirable residence for
many, many happy years, while a
amily of sunny-haired children
,rew up around her, and made
bright and beautiful her pathway
through life, so that when the sill.
streaked her fair and
loble head, she could look back;in
and peace upon the
lappy past-instead of this, she
merely spliced herself on to that |
bilious old pigeon,toed loafer, who
ook her to the almshouse, where |
he fed on tripe and cold liver, and
he never had any children, and |
lidn't want the trouble of any |
'ither, she said; and she often had
,rize fights with her husband, and !
inally died of strangulation trying
o eat his share of the liver, before |
le got down TO dinner.
l am somewhat sorry for Eliza,
,ut while / own up TO that the facts !
re not according to the usual style |
n novels, 1 felt that / must tell the |
ruth about this old girl, even at
he expense of those finer feelings,
which are cultivated by my scnsi
i've readers.
LESSON IN GRAMMAR.-Lol the 1
,oor Indian. Lower-Tbe poor I
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