The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-06-19
WILLIAM AND SUSAN.


Susan Brown and William Brady. lovers
in the Lone Star State, one calm night, all
snug and shady, side by side in converse
sat.
Twas on o,d man Browns piazza; stars
were Frightening all the Skies and the
moon above the piazza was just upon tho
rise. Twas .he hour for love or liquor
calm, sweet hour in June love nor wine
viii never flicker on such night with such
a moon.
Susan was IS fair as Hebe, dressed in all
her Sunday clothes-fairer than her cousin
Phoebe, who is fairer than rose. As for
William never wildwood sheltered youth
more stout and hale; he was from his child
hood what the Texans call a whale. There
they sat FOR hours talking OF their joys, and
hopes, and fears-taIkiug OF their plans
aud chalking out their plans for all the
coming years; talked also of their mar
riage, limited at distant day, when a lit
tie crib and carriage might perchance come
into play.
Thus they sat, her hand in prison-not
a prison harsh and stern-for it was mere
ly locked in his'n IS his lips were pressed
to her'n.
But, alas! the course OF true love smooth
ly runs, oh, never, never! Hearts enlinksd
in old or new love soon or late must sigh
and sever. oh a! that in a sea Of rapture,
where the heart most sweetly floats, fate
piTatic's sure TO capture half our joys and
cut our throats.
/ Hark!-the smell Of shot and powder
rises like funeral knen. Louder, louder,
and still louder rumbles that heart-rending
smell! Susan's sybn prophetic knew that
rumbling meant but iil-knew that old man
Brown, cratic, was upon the hunt for Bill
/ Bill, the lone star whom she follows
withdrawing, caring not, now that $50
were poor pay to see him shot.
Oh, the earnest love Of womanI Little
for itself it seeks; it is not thing uncom-
mon for its flames to last six weeksl
All at once a door is busted close to
where the lovers sit-William had got up
and busted, but it was too late to git. Ere
he dreamed of flight or fear once, or had
time to cut and ran, old man Brown made
his appearance with his double-barreled
gun. Susan's knees shook fast and faster;
Williams also like an aspen sped, till they
tumbled down the plaster from the ceiling
overhead.
Susan screamed, her dark hair flying,
like a meteor streaming far; springing to
her feet and crying, please don't shoot,
cruel pa.' But that pa, SO cold and cruel,
swore he'd send Bill to that cline where
there's too much fire and fuel for TO have
a pleasant time. Then he raised his shoot
ing iron, raying much aud swearing more,
till the air was blue-but why be tiring in
telling how he swore? What oh what was
William doing, while thus rayed the old
galoot? Seeing plainly what was brewing,
lie was likewise on the shoot.
''Hold, rash par' cried the daughter !;
all uuheeded were her cries, as also the
sweet salt water streaming from her lovely
eyes. Standing there in all the rigOr, old
man Brown now aimed his gun, pausing
ere he pulled the trigger, thinking maybe
Bill would run. Bill, though, was not Of
the cattle which neither dare uor do but
once showed into battle he was sure TO see
it through. Never since the siege OF IIlum
was felt suspension more profound; for a
moment more and William had been made
to bite the ground.
Quickly drawing a repeater Of which he
carried two OF three, and cCcking it at
short meter he drew bead on 0. NJ. B.
Few things swift as lightning are there
swift thus came the pistols roar, and poor
Susan's hapless father lag there weltering
in his gore. William well directed bullet,
without room for doubt, took o. NJ. B.
in the gullet, and he waltzed right up the
spout.
And the coroner, living nigh him, came,
but William didn't run, feeling sure they
would Justify him in the deed that he had
done; which they did, tor paPa's fury, Su-
san, weeping, told 1t DER and Ger, and to
William said the jury, go. my son, and
shoot no more.'
Here my muse must stop and tarry-au
she knew is in this lay-whether Bill and
Sue viii marry she IS not prepared to say;
but as Bill, who is uo joker with stocked
r cards, you understand, in that game Of
, leaden poker played square and honest
hand.
Should he, when there are no traces left
OF his unerIug shot, meet Sues hand with
the four aces, lie viii no doubt take the
= pot: for Sue knows that Ler Ia was una
. ble, though lie tried it with a rush, with
his full to sweep tie table, because William
held flush.
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