The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-05-25
John &C. ID EDWaRD BAILEY. PRORs.'

"Don't ssk me mother = said A.
mos, passing her and going into HE
room. IS What q fool Thave been,n
he continued, after he had closed
the DOOR. I might have known
she wouldn't like such an awkward
booby as I am. i was blinded by
love. But she shall never set eyes
on me again, if / can help It, until
/ can walk without stepping on
Gals and tearing dresses 70 pieces"
He went down stairs TO his anx.
! ions mother.S So -. r.. sESi,. ~
2" What in the world has sot you
to actin 30 queer, Amos ." said
she anxiously. - q
Mother" said he, not answer
ing her question. "I'm going
away. I ain going to accept I'M
Gle Amos offer to be q clerk in his
store" lss, - s.o.e. 4
Why, what on airta has chang.
ed yer mind so suddent3 Only
last evening ye said you shouldn't
60 for money, now here ye be all
so fierce. ! cant understand e."
!" / know I've changed my mind
very suddenly, mother, but you
see ] want to go into the world.
I've always staid right here, work.
ing on the farm, and / want q
change" 20 'T'-..
"Wal that ain't uncommon
strange at all, Amos, that you
should want to look round q bit
afore ye git married, but what will
Susie saya Maybe she won't like
it quite so we'll" -. o. .
The young mans face colored to
the roots of his hair, and he turn
ed away to hide the painful ex.
pression that lowered about his
mouth.
II guess she won't object TO-"
answered Amos, and his good
mother hustled around preparing
supper, asking a great many ques.
tons, and saying over and over
how very lonesome she should be
when he was gone. ..
| The next day, dressed in his
Sunday best, Amos, with a large.
valise in his hand, walked to the
little depot, which was about two
miles distant from his home, and
soon was wilirling away to the city
of. Boston. He badn't travelled in
his life, and everything looked new
and strange to him. On entering
tho car, which was nearly full, he
had 1unceremoniously sat in the
seat with a young lady, not motto
ing the little black spaniel which
lay on the seat near her, but the
fact was soon made known to him,
for the dog yelped with such force
that every one in the car started
from their seats with terror, and
the young lady herself gave an af
fected scream, and called him a
country boor, and poor Amos tried
to apologize, but he only made the
matter worse, and SO he skunk
away into a seat in the corner, and
hung down his head, inwardly
calling hilnself>a fool, and saying
he didn't wonder Susie didn't like
him. .--...
He did very many strange
things when he got to the city,
such as shaking hands with the
| girl who came to the door, and
calling her Cousin Mary, and
stumbling over an ottoman when
he met his aunt in the parlor, and
half falling on the carpet.
| In fac, he was so disheaftened
by his awkwardness that he fairly
cursed himself; but his uncle, who
had himself been q green country.
lad once, was very kind and con.
siderafe, and Amos was 80 anxious
to learn that be was an apt pupil
both in business and in society.
1t was several days before Susie
List knew that Amos had gone
away. ....-. 49,. .. -
In spite of the strong language
she had used to her sister in refer.
ence to him, she loved him, and
was bis promised wife. They had
been engaged since early spring,
and 30 entirely was the great warm
heart of her lover her own that she
did not realize how great was the
prize she had won.
There was o great deal of senti.
ment and romance in her warm
girl heart, and the natural refine
Inent in her nature rebelled at the
awkwardness and unpublished man.
ners OF her affianced husband. Yet
in spite of THE che could not help
loving him, for with all his boor.
ishness he possessed q fascination
which to her was Irresistible, and
when he asked her to marry him
he grew really eloquent In relating
his love, his hopes and tears, and
In his enthusiasm and anxiety he
forgot all, everything but the
sweet girl before him, and Susie
had promised to be his wife. and