The Lincoln County herald., 1869-07-22

DAY, JULY 22, 1869
how could hs sAsiss hss ,plsadiaGa3 lie
lsit that delightful little garden With the
suppressed passion almost sitting him.
Then did the noble girl address that
uncle 81 mine. 'SES told film that he was
% unmauuerly, ungeperous scUoudtsi.
Then did that uncle Of mine evingsf to
The fair girl that hs really loved as much
asF such nSturs IL cnps6le' OF loving.
He would do anything 70 win her for.
giveness sud her love. He would be her
slave for life. And I stood behind .
eousSb bush sud saw oil this
stood aud saw that uncle Of mine on his
knees, to the object OF my boy hood adors
ton. I searched for q good large ttons,
but could not 6dd anything harder than
IN apple. Bang against bis beaver hat
il went. Up spraug my unclc from his
knees, away spfang Jane out Of tho
garden, while Isprahg over the white
thorn hedge and around 10 The front Of
the GbusS. y .ia-a, ,-s'' ?; ;"'ha, rl0
TxS noiss aud inorrimsnt stiIl so6siuut,
but It is easy to perceive that Jane
O'Donovam is not her,alf at all, whilc
james Murray's eye Is fairly burned with
anger that is in bin. My good uncls
was extremely irritated for awhile, but .
few glasses Of punch ravo him courage
and litc, and nothing will do him but he
must eiug several sopgs nearly al Of
which bore some allnsion to the state Of
his mind. Hc fearfully murdered that
splendid song Of young tochinvar, laying
particular stress on tho liGes- 7 q !
"Thcro are maidons In Scotland more lovely BY
That would sladl, b brids to Young Loehinv.r,"
while I thought that We would never
hear tho last Of '' . a.
,.s1 "Don't you think, my prctty pink,
That can live without you p
"Halfpsst elcven o'clock II cried Mrs.
O'Donovan. "Aiu't any of you afraid to
cross the bridge it you stay much later ?"
.HSure wc'll have Mr. Dempsey with
u.s. exclaimed roguish looking girl
named Mary Madden, land he says ho
don't care for oil the ghosts 10 Ireland"
/ looked at my uncle Apd saw that he
was flushed with whisky. l looked at
Jane O'Donoyan, aud felt that size was
still affected by the scene 10 the garden.
l looked at james Murray, and saw that he
would give the world to have chonce Of
reseuting my uncle's insult. All three Of
us disliked him.. So did the "Ghost Of
Hewitt's Bridge" - ,..,,s e.. l.ss
"What humbug and nonsense it is to
be talking about ghosts, Mrs. Donovan |"
exclaimed my uncle,. speaking in an af.
fccted and pompous tone. "Ill dare any
one to 60 with me now and watch on the
bridge. Wouldu't l like to sec the ghost
that would trouble me 7 I .gusss !
"I'll go with you I" exclaimed James
Murray, starting up SO suddenly from
where ho had been sitting, and confront.
log my uncle with flashing eyes. s"lll
20 with you. And lot us see who'll be
the mosttrightened r. ... l. ...
There WAS q. meaning in this invita-.
tion, aud MY uncle fclt it. 49, r-
I looked At Jane, expecting 70 see hst
interposs atfthn renewal Of the quarrel,
but could catch but 4, glimpse OF her
facs ~ sAs passed oAt ef thsIvoom,, That
glimpse .Was sufficient to tell me that, she
had made up her mind not TO- isterfsre
any more betwees,t ,ths Sivsls. -.es5. ,d
"Ftightsnedi /. replied my uncle, 70.
turning youse Musray's. look with bue
- defiant. % Enlightened iodeed 1,
we'll becomes one like you IA speski 10
me Of being frightened, Only Ilrespsoi
Mr. a Donovan too msshj Id show such
. puppy % ynn-"', AZ .gol .5.f -
"Puppy l . Miehel Dempsey. you
darsu't repeat thai word cp ths bridge.
Como now, ,don'tssy another word. ., yRu'
if you'rs man enough, Let ~ 50 stsopos,
and, ghost or no ghoyt,, ws'll see. Who's q
the best man. ",.o.e iaei.;s ..a7,roo
1"Ssopp stop /" cried Mr. O'Dauovau,
"I'lI not allow anything Of the kind
What 10 all this about T., ! don't under
stand il at all."fe1 I'm nc.'ss;asu1,.,.
|rjsIil tell Jon father. replied Jane, en-
tesing the room, aad .csstioga . look at
all. I'm the cause Of all this quarrel
and Ibeg Of you to let mo. settle it ID
Eny ,hxa way I'm .paitbss Afraid. mol
ashamed 10 tell tha truth" ""esl ..a1l p...
She psussd b moment and ~ sll ls.
tened, anxious for vbAtiwas TO follow, q
there vas . strange expression on hs,
handspms fAeA. snd. her bright eyes ahopt
with Dissemination and purpose, .r,,'
sJamss Murray asked I,mse this even.
ling to bs hiS iWise.H 66 did. ,MiohDl