Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-07-31
Glow came you here, under my

was repeated before lie ans"crca."l "lth
dropping head and glance:
'.I'vc ruined away"
"Run away from where
From our folks house.
'.Who is your folks =
"Fathcr''
Here the dialogue terminated sud-
denly, Eunicc Higgins becoming sud
denly conscious that might-@own
and ni@ilt-cap were not the proper
raimcnt in which to entertain even
SO small Il man. Out in the pleasant
sitting-room beneath the warm light
of Kerosene cleaning through the
rose gcraniunis. and the k""ncr light
of Eunicc Higgins, ewes the lhIulS'-
tion was continued. From which
these facts were CLEANED: that the
bov. Jomy Dale. had been so tried
with lis father because ne wouldn't
let him 80 to a circus. that he had run
away.
1t was early in the morniu" he said.
and hr l.ad got Il ride with Il tcanI-
>,cr. and had rode with him till at-
tcrnuou, 80 he must have come some
distance. After the tcanI>tcr stopped
he had walked on. and. coming to her
door in the twilight. he thought he
would ask for some supper, but there
was no one in: Miss Higgins had gone
"a piece" with her visitors. Bat the
tea table stood there, laden with good
things he had helped himself "rmcr-
ouSlv. and then. as he heard her step
suddenly outside, guilt, which makes
towards of rlS all. drove him into the
bedroom. and III" steps came nearer.
under the bed. His, unusual fatigue had
oycrpow cred him. and hr had fallen
asleep. and was awakened only by
! her screams as she discovered him.
Miss Higgins had found the man
she had been lonkin" for. for thirty
wears, but now the question arose
what was she to do with him As
he had no designs upon her property
or her life, she could not lecture him
therefore, And as his courage arose.
he displayed a prcity-a very pretty
l-facc. Surinountcd by mass OF
bright curl>. in which >homr two
hens feathers. Miss Higgins wa:
very neat. but where i the feather
bed that will not occasionally shed /;
/ few feathers. dry tears haply faliin:
, over mca,nrics of former fights:
Miss Higgins good >rn-", ,barkcd b,
: her good heart, tau ght her what he
| n,an needed now WAS a good >uppr
and Il bed. But III the morning t.
question again vrxcd her. What WI
She to do with her man should sh
: advertise him? Again -lc luc>ti"nc,
: him in The >rlnli-iltrd dirin"-roun Il
: l.c ate his excellent brr:.!>ia.t.
/ "Whcrr;.bout, do your folks live
: i'll what place -
: lie looked up miIdi, at h~r with
| large piece of peari-pic midway be
/. tween his plate and mouth, and al
: swrrcd. ohc'licntly:
Our folks home
WHO is Your folks ::
+ "Fathcr.'
J: The allies were called in. the Stitll
. ,tarrhc.l inquest sat on Miss Higgins
l man. The additional result "I thci
. oycr-uueStiolin"b being that there W.:
: every evidence that the father of Mis-
1 Higgins man belonged to that COZ
| rupt and shameless scct-widowcrs
/. Miss Higgins trcmh!cd.
: ..IIad she not better dispose of he
: man at once? Was il not in Il way ri
;. coura"ilig wilowcrS in their nciar;
: Gus duimgS, TO harbor these smal
e mem"
l. She asked these questions wit
q some rclrntinw of heart. for alrcad
: had the childish charms Of her ma
:. won upon her. and it was with grca
. relief that she heard the decision {
Aurcli;i, the most radical OF the Il
Y lies.
It No! keep him here. such 81 a'hanr
:. WAS seldom vouch>aird I" the allie
= to teach one of these mrn-w iuowri
Il ii lesson they would not soon tol
/, get. Punish that wretch; the Ill
h natura! widowcr, by saving nothin
l. about the child. Let him think lac
II lost: let him hunt him up the be:
: way he can.
II The Youngest Miss Jonc>->hc W;
X only forty, and naturally iinid an
q ap1rchcnsivc- that =
II would be just like one of these INC
to conc right here TO Miss lliggim
j. after him. There wasn't anythii
II that they hadn't the face To do.
= would be lust like one of 'cm to wa
V into her slltin' room.
1t Here Miss Higgins remarked:
r. "Shc would like to see him Wa
i into her house. lie wouldn't stir
i step bcvoud the hall, and rs for tn
.d star carpet. she was going to take
N up and cleanse it, any way
v This remark, which was warm
t. applaudcd, terminated the comic
ic cncc.
w johnny did not seem avcrsr to Il
arrangement. He WAS ut the Il:
rr when bodily comfort "rcr>hado'
p. the mental. He appeared I" have
H. great deal of affection Ior his tathc
s: hu, there was :, Bridget, III the vcl
II. mention OF whose nalic he :lmo
ii mnashch his teeth. She WAS awi
lc ->hc had shaken him. plnchcd hil
III pulled his hair
/" Eunicc Higgins warm hear, almo
ir insultrd within her At the recital
cr his sutfcrings.
\ week passed away. and daily h;
w Miss Higgins man gained upon h
a affections. She was the voun"r
H. child of her parents, and had nev
ld knowntlic delights childish Socict
rs She had dwclt SO long alone that
OF have that bright, manly littls face o
at positc hers at The breakfast tabl
ut looking out OF the window, hailil
,h hcr return from her short abscuc