The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-10-15
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always fell asleep in this way OF an even
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Through the lace curtains, a1dU though
vainly, to vanquish the gasliSht{ ia stole
out through the open window unto the
lawn. Without needing the 1neequences l
was at her side y d mo- and We paced
up and down. {es yslys{ sigas 1elbre the
thought up and sPmihs but to
join US, 6em she Hsl5
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az Struggled shaid with. that bitter
memdE. strote p put it from me Tor
that oKs4sefu, moonlight evening, and
accept the sweetness and eemfort OF her
presence.
When Jim came on. with his cigar 70
Join us, Ada bid us good night and went
in. Jim was inclined to conversatlon-i
to msditatiqni lbptlI reused up TO !aik
will hImI thJudlf / Was not sorry when
he supposed we'd better turn IN
"The sunr,, glpriously on the first OF
September. l & 4 up early, and sat in the
opcn window of my room, looking out
over part of the New Forest. Down be-
low me was where Ada Greville and | had
been walking the night before. The dew
Twas sparkling like tiny jeweled drops on
| the soft, smooth grass over which her feet
had trod so lightly. Stupid fellow that
was to sit there incoming over her, instead
of taking up my gun and starting off to
bag the first partridge. ~ i1Ali, !, ~
I aMy. lord was in the breakfast-rcom
when / went down, standing in one of the
windows beside Ada. Jim was looking at
the guns in the hall. went out and
/ oined him, after shaking hands with his
i,sister and bowling -coolly to his lordship,
| and left then. there alone in the great
| breakfastsroonl. "oHsia .Trca@ b. ISL 30.
/ ave started with our guns about ten,
|, and Ada stood on the hall door-steps to see
1 US Off She was dressed in black velveteen,
/ and a small velvet hat with a pheasant's
| wing was on her head. Lord BacOnly
turned to say more last words ere he de-
parted ; but went off briskly with Jim
What use would it have been to linger
there's? ,ei...t - !; hgam.gal ..iglll
1--WE had long day of it, that first Of
September, in the New Forest; but some.
how or ether / did not bag many birds
Baoonly and Greville got the most. Az
we were nearing home I caught sight o
and what fancied was the biggest fellow
bad ever seen, down amongst the grasse:
and ferns, some hundred yarcs off. Icoult
scarcely distinguish him for the bushe.
, and ferns that came between us; but
pointed my gun and fired ..5a
"Ona sudden there rang low cry o
fear and pain through the forest; a CRY
. that caused my heart to stand still and my
head to reel 1t was no partridge tina
rose up and faced me, but Ada Greville
with blanched check and terror stricken
eyes; and then, ere [ could reach her, sh
! fell forward in the long soft grass, and he
, little cap with its pheasant's wing, which
f had mistaken for a partridge, lay besid
, her. ,--y-
"what had dones scarcely knew
, what was about; but remember kneel
! ing down there, and taking her in, M
arms calling her every loving name unde
u the sun, praying her 30 open her eyes, AM
f speak to me, and 7crying,-yes, cryinl
!, great, stupid, unmanly tears over her sti
,, white face. Was she dead? Was mad
|. ]. Oh Ada, Ada, my life, my lovet But sh
I never moved, though fancied the colo
was coming back family to her pal
cheeks, and once thought the long darl
|, lashes stirred Could she possibly hea
my wild, imploring love words as claspe
: her to my heart, and cried over her like
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