Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-27
HORRID MISS LEIGH.

Tom Lu'trtl, age tHeuty-'nur, was !
thoroughly gotd fellow Ilod mleied,
good looking, AID hoirtoatc pro, tIty,
but he had one sorruw-le was engaged
to a girl he Tad never seen.
Some Ten ,ears beiO'e a dispute had
arisen about "A &c tain llil gdon estrr
in Leictstershlre, 90 wti,h ML Lnt.r.l-
Toms father and c,raiu Cliuwufth
Leigh 10th idll clam. Liti-.t Ion secmel
Inevitable, aud the leg'i fret rLiy hegtu
70 prick up its ears, when one morning
Mr. Luttrrll received I. t following nOp,:
"Dear Lutuel you aud l have h,en
good friend Ml oar t.ts, rnl - ere i-
No. man swing r 81 on have yrcat r
teen than for y"lrsaf. nut
then, set,c tnis vrt ,h,d Iu-iu -. with
out troubling IN, S. i''eita s~Arr'i Ny
uncle, Iiadght, Lticu, had = tut tut
lasted him twenty SEE RS and Mil hiW %
the end Nov. l-ttu tnu.c; my daush
ter Nellie vii. have III have got at my
death, ,xcelt Bad "a which -o,s To
Jacks boN. WY shoplun't the marry
your hoy Tom : Let the uroNrV a.uu-
for the itXt ten years then Nellie VII
be eighteen and Ton flpr-au e. wcuty
If they lihe TO many then, well ard
good il oil er should decline 10 carry
out the arrangement, le, ihe piuleriy 70
to the uihtr.
This is a rough id,a Of ny plan. which
jackson, your lawyer, cO.ld souu lui
into shape. y hat do you say : YOus,
t0r., Csrnworth Leigh, BW field"
Tothis proposition Mr. Lultrell agreed,
and Tom found hin self an GtEug q man
AT fourteen. Soon inter tins Mr. Leigh
was obipcd to leave Z el.td for his
health . and for many wears he resided
entirely ON the Contiuc:.t. Som hlppeucd
that Tom aud lis future bride had ng,tf
mel.
About month tcfor4 the time Gged
for Lis decision Tou bctCoS imsc to u
emsli inn in the Viiaps of .tttthuuin,
near stockfort. uot.,nuii; To- t-h, but M
reality to eecape nom ns fathers argu-
ments aud TO re, a lltllc time to himself
for quiet reA ,ct'on, while he sulac,d hii
wre,ched toul wi d 'obncco.
One day as lie Jay hs'ly smoking by
the silver Beck something iol fioin d
nigh bank above him ard drop,cd ligltS
on the water, while eit's voiee cX
elalmcd
son, my gracious, my hat -
Tom looked and saw n veiy neat litl'
hat floating, boat Ike, down ne stream
"Bothtr the yoHrg woman, he Erum
bled, ~ suppose, now, she'll expect IL,
to fetch ~"
As he rose he l0os'd up to the fpo
from which the voice had ;loceeded, aux
saw girl whose btauiy sulprts,d him
She stood bareheAded ON the haLk, gazing
with look oi couic disnay after tm
fast recedug hat, atd Tom h'd an onp'r
1unity of examining oil cuty, from lh
little head, with us crisg, brown hei'
disordered by the wind, to the sim aux,
which her position revealed US size stoo
above him.
Running some yards down the btnl
he stepped oul upon an old willow, whic
protruded over the tiream, aud WAITED !
the hope that the euitent "ou b .lug tu
hat within his r,ach. lie was not disal
pointed, and IN few inmates more v
was sgaln On ttrrd .frmd with lis lhiE
81 must make fiirnds WIN this Youu
persou," he thought as he CAREFUL
dried the dripping feather Win MS hhn'
kerchief.
The fair stranger had watched ,
efforts from her elevated post, ana sml!'
sWeetly on him as he clint. the ban
with lis recovered treasure. She hi
evidently been sketching, for her mate
ials were scattered In picturesque emf
sion around her
81 hope It's not much dama1ld," =" sa
Tom, as be looked rather rueiully at q
Sssnlt Of bis maoiPolal ous, Tin afrA
the feathers Ia bad way"
"Oh, il doesn't mater ia the Leaf
thanks. How Mud Of you TO take
much lroub c. But for yuu must la
walked bonn bsu beaded"
81 wouldn't put e en- just vt" T' t.