The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-12-13
DONAIDs0NVH1EsLA. SATURDAY, DECEMBER l3, 1878 :
Z Have YOU far to go ?, asked Tom

aH 4 81 = !
About a 1nile. Tn staying at New
lands. Goodbye. No, | can carry them,
thanks; | coulin't think of troubling YOU
any more. GQod-bye,r and she was off.
Tom wenttd his room thinking a great
deal about his new friend, Wondering
where the charm lay which, even more
than her beauty, had fascinated him.
$ Perhaps it'si her dress,p he thought: :,
8 she dresses better than any woman i
ever saw aIld, then her bootsl''s Here he
lit a cigar, andEfell into dream about the
said boots, and about the little white hand
which had worked so industrieusly and
confidingly untler the direction of his big,
brown paw, AlIthe next day he wander
eddy the river, but she came not. That
evening he was restless and i1l-tempered
with his hostess and every one who app
preached him.;
! The day after was more fortunate. She
was sitting in the old spot, and greeted
him sInilingly4
g YOU'RE Just in time, she said. atLook.
at my tree Isn't it like those bright green
cauliflowers yeasee in thepiekle bottles 2,
Tom sat down and set to work on the
refractory tree, While she watched him.
ss1say,'' she said at last, isn't this
dreadfillly improper" 2"
/" Which ?lAaskse Tom; werling awas
Z. Why, yoa and me, . size replied, nll-
communicable. iYe've never been I'M.
troduced, andsI don t in the least know
who YOU are or anything about vou. Lady
TurnbuH would have q fit IL sh6 1lhew s.
s Let me Introduce myself 'lssaid Tom,
laughing. 6 My name is .Ialitrell-Tom
IAlttrell or, ii you prefer 1t, Thomas our
zon Alyanleya auttrell. ~
If she had not been sitting behind him.
Tom must have noticed the flush which
spread over her face atthis announcement.
After pause she said. slo g S.: &
:. So you're Tom LuttreH ?ss
9 Y es," said he, looking up. What do
you know of me q g xfsEs7ess
$ There is aEyoung lady staying at New
lands who is a great friend of mine; she
has told nae aiseat you. atas
y " Indeed! and what's her name ?''s
i 9 Miss Leigh; Nellie. Leigh. . "a
1T was TOMS tJrnto flush now. Miss
Leigh, ''ehe g1epeated.s = Coed heavens!
yea don't mean to say she is in the neigh
borllood ~ "a sssss q sssa At ssss > esss
- Y ouitoA't seem fond of hen, she said,
aeaietlT. ss - s4k -hs<a-s 81
Tom painted vieiouslF g hate fast
GIRLS he said. at last. sss@sN 9a7Hi
s How do ;you know she fast? Yetr
never saw her. 80 q
- have heard about her" Tom said,
!. What have you heard about herg.s', his
companion demanded, Sharply 80 81,
Why, there was Ernest Browne, he met
| her a little while ago. She talked slang
| the whole titiae TO him, and d-affd swofe, 4
think he said. and wanted 20 speke. Then
sIiseEteaatelos me. she was the best hand at
quoting Artemas Ward he ever heard.
Bah I hate a girl that quotes Artemas
Ward y and Tom switched yiciously at the
dandelionsr with his cane sy4ss 1880
His companion watched him with a mis-
chieyous smile. x sEt3s B2.b ~
- / soish you erould be less. keerEes NTH
tnt apeppi1a 10 she said. ssyou' III upset my
water directly and then you'll have to go
and get some moress@s 81 y sssl4siassA
r snow don't gou begin it, y Tom pleaded.
ts g Why not? like Arternas. -
f. Tom shrugged his shoulders. ~ 30
ell, y his tormentor continued, ],
bride p 80 skx@gsx 81. - asass .@4 4
She's not my bride. 9
90 But she will be-
g No, Pm bothered If she will !n Tom
broke out, Yehemenily.. $500.
4Whata win you bay your freedom
with Hillingden and seven thousand a
year ?s gss5ssg sssas8s= ssss szz5sszs ~ b
sAye.and think it cheap at the price, 2
Complimentary to Miss Leigh. Shall
| I tell her.
"a. If You like-but never mind Miss
-. You've not told me yoar name yet.
ksaids Z ON, after WHILE - = 49,
MY name p she repeated. Oh, never
mind my sna'me x is
| 'ButI dc mind your name. Won't you
| 4cn -
sFMy name is Nellie. too, she sale, mus
i Shan q call you Nellie, then s'' he he
4 : SS Certainly not,n she said, ootdIy, and
Irecommenced painting vigorously. lie
was getting OH toe fast. -. a4sI
IIom watched her silently. 8 Mont you
forgive me z he pleaded, after while.
sEShalI Ige# she said, holding her sketch
at arm length to observe the effect. $
9'ssYes, d6,, said Tom !. S, : it's 50 Chris
/ aThen i viii, = and she gave him her
hand with q most adorable smile. Tom
! felt sadly inclined to kiss it, but refrained.
New said she. consulting her watch,
g must be off," f'E ss
s tsAnd win you permit me to carry your
] things ?'' asked Tom. -. s sss,l s,.
/ But at this moment SnesWaS caprlclous,
| as ladies will be sometimes, and positively
\ refused to. allow him to do any such thing.
Then arose asfruggle for the things
which were, however, captured by Tom
after isf1ort resistance. -
She turned and walked majestically away
1sas Tom gathered up the implements with
a grin, and followed her. When he came
up to her she was. sitting on a stile, look
ing dreaInilg on the ground She raised
/ her eyes as he approached. b@ss sa.
8 Mr.. Luttrel1,'' she said, ~ want to
speak toyou Seriously 74
Tom deposited his burden on the ground
sat himself on a log facing her, and waited
solemnly. H,s s..s... -
{, g want to know if you're quite deter.
4 mined MOTTO marry Miss Leigh p
ssI am, 4 he replied, looking steadily al
her, and tapping his teeth with her III. b
pencil.
6 Since when?'' He hesitated.