Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-03-19
into his chair rs she spoke. He groaned

into his chair rs she spoke. He groaned
as he sat down again.
care you sure, you are quite calm
aga,n!" she asked; s'because if not
must not 60 on, you know" e.
..Yes, yes" replied the Invalid
"quite So Go on, go on" But though
it was quite evident he was not "qnite
SO" she continued: H i'e
sYon see, cousin, rye had an offer
and I think may say good offer-a
very good one Indeed Here Johu
winceds but she went on; 4 don't know
but I may be considered. rather young
to marry just now-dod't you think
yourself. John, ! am rather yotug."
9 .;;Much too young. ont of the ques-
tiion enli,ely,s ga.ped the stcts man,
who was evidently suffering III attach
~ thai psasls u something; for Ri
brows were much contracted and bis
teeth were set very tight.
: Il knew you would think 50, and ]
! told lomI17 500. Ri.
y" NS,l hat !! = roared the feeble sufferer
ID =, toue that indicated, whatever else
might be the matter win him ri,
lungs were all right. "What! Tom
Jones You never can mean thai
fellow, Tom, Jones! III RI strangle
MN MN, Immediately il' .a Tom Jones, indeed!
Ana the shawls few across the room
as it there were a, shower Of that article TIC
~ fall blast, while the lately unhappy
we care snorted 'ierlslon at the idea 81
that that, fellow low, f..,.-..,s = "''& s.7'
'ioh, dear! Oh, dear! what shall ! dc
Win mimi Please, Cousin John, DC
think of your sheart-discase, Here,
take some accnite; you are fsverial'.
And she passed the vial towards him
fllis oe hanged, ahc :ess.'a ..ss
too! jerked out the excited young man
str'dlng up and down the room like q
mailman. "Do You suppose i am
gong to stand by and see you
thrn'w, yourself away on such q fellow
as that!ip fiosn;d q gaijlisaos rs
"tm 's''rc don't see why you
Shout f'cli' 9 care anything about H., said
hate, demnrely, still looking Into the
nre and nervously toying With TIE
oo1tle OF aconite. sob sieia .vaomils
b"1 ! 90 '' care a great deal about it,
! - 80" - S 'i'.S nis tee.n anu
stamping up and down, utterly oblivi-
eusIa OF his cancer ard stomach, and
ever, thing in fact but Tom Jones and
the gnf before Inn. :. Kate, 1 wsn'
Wv '.'s' go =
"ny' 1ohn' what an ideal But the
'aea seemed 20 please her notwlthstai'
ans ne" can 20" tnink OF snc''
'n'"ss :" your 'eeo'e nea''n' when you
arg - " ga, tug 'o'no' as you yourself =.
told me on'y yesterday l Euit ~
omos ne-we'l' hanged again. !
qaosh uiea.ra'e 'o"n. I'VE changed
~~-s u >l--~ al. Z Y- T. - :.
~" n.,n 'n'u ~ aoou' '''a' guess maven
got, cancer at'er IL AL al... "a And n. he
couiups he'p looking a lutte sheePish
as nc "aoe '"e concession. III you II
'''''5I ioyesme' nate and leave that
ae tH E'n - zones am quite positive
Fls2lla 81 AZ l1sht again. viii you,
ha'ssesie7s oss-AE ,s.d5 49.sIE s.x II
Naoht' Sn'w whether 1t was his
p' s'ae"g voice. or because his arms
a:" ' her maze her feei faint and took
her VIII away, o. whether she feared
the excitement IT she said mo" might
bring on his heart-disease; certain it IL
she dc. did not say 1t, but leaned right
down sani on "a hi Fs' shoulder, and he kissed
herSrighs on, the mouth, and get caught
at it, too, by Aunt Hcpsey, who was
just coming in. @ ~ % 9sae
"Mercy mel calculated that Mortified
female, clasping her hands and looking
very hard at the ceiling for an explpn-
ton Of this e1tradiaary proceeding.
Mercy me! ~. ieoiff ysge3
Astatcment Of the cadse from them
both at once soothed the good lady's
outraged feelings and made her quit,
contented with the state OF affairs; for
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