Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25

might clear away. They met on op-
posite ,ides Of the river, and gaZed
fondly at each other after the manner
of people in a peculiar frame of mind.
/ She said in her heart: ~ThOu art so
near, and yet so far He said in his
heart that if he couldn't get over
that three hundred feet of roaring
.yater he was poor kind of a crea-
ture and mot much of a man, any
way"
He sat down on a big stone to
think. She also sat down, choosing
a rail fence for a throne. Suddenly
he sprang up and shouted at her.
She raised her hand to her ear to
signify that she did not understand.
He quickly tore a board from a
fence near by, and with a piece OF
,.-..s ...-, ,,..s d, sounl in his
pocket he wrote thereon these words: !:
Wait for me-"
She nodded her head and then
wrapped her cloak closer around her.
to signify that she would wait a
hundred years If he would come to
her \ moment after he burst in up
on his venerable mother and nearly
bereft her Of the few senses a kind
Providence had left her by asking for
a pot of paste"
1T is postponed?"
no, mother; its to-day. Now 10
hurry up that paste.
Then away he flew to the barn, land,
taking the universal tool, the conve-
nient iackknife, he began to whittle
at two long, slender sticks as only "A
Yankee can. A bit of wire and some
/ string secured the sticks together,
and kite began to be evolved.
F Then back to the kitchen, where,
armed with two newspapers and the
maternal pot of paste, he knelt upon
I the floor TO finish his machine. How
f long it did take for the thing to dryl
I He made the old stove roar and near
I IL burned the kite TO cinder in his
/ haste to dry it, Twice he looked out
+ OF the window and wondered il she
I fingered still. Then the sun came
out and it began to clear away. He
hoped the wind would hold fair just
a little longer.
y ball of twine, mother, if you
please"
"Poor boyl" she murmured, as he
departed; ~the disappointment is too
much for him. Ev's losing his mind.
Law sakes his father never went
round making kites and things just
for "A chit like her. He knowed too
much"
The moment she saw that kite she
! sprang down from her rail fence
throne with a cry of delight.
"What boyl He is coming; he is
coming to me"
How, she couldn't imagine. OF
course he would not fly over on the
kite. Still he would come, and the
kite was, in some fashion, to be ,he
bridge. He waved his hand to her
and then. having written something
on the back of the kite, he proceeded
TO fly the same No children ever
watched their flying toys with great
er interest. Higher and higher il
rose on the air. Now he began &c
pay out the line. 1t hung high over
her head. and she clapped her hands
and laughed in almost childish
pleasure.
Suddenly it ducked its head, and
turning tail, began TO fall in unseem
ly ilutterings. II was coming down
She ran eagerly TO catch it. and in +;
moment she had it fast, and tn,
slender string hung in great looI
over the river.
WAS there ever such a boy? All
what's this? Writingl Fasten tn,
string to the bank. Call your broth
er, and bring crow-bar and som,
strong rope
She secured the precious string I,
a big stone, and waving her hat {,
him, she turned away toward he
home. He, on his side, made the lin,
fast TO a tree, and then went hastil,
over the fields toward his father
barn. Finding his father there, h'
asked him to put up the horse i'm th'
light job wagon.
what for?"
Il am thinking of geing over th'
river"
"Be you crazy? How can-"
Hold on, father Don't call M
insane just yet. Get the horse, please
for I'm in haste. Besides you, ough
TO be getting ready
Now look herel How's me an'
mother to cross the river with bot
bridges down?"
well, mebby there1l be new
bridge fore night"
\ moment after, the young MAJ
brought a light wicker chair from
the house, and placing it in the wag
on, he drove hastily away.
Sell yer that ERE coil of wire rope
Wa'al, there's nigh on to four hun
dred feet in it, It's worth morel
twenty-five dollars"
~All right Here's your money
> Lift it right inte the wagon. An'
four hanks Of quarter-inch rope. HOY
much will that be?"
1.-TWO dollars, 1 guess. Say, wha
be you going TO do with all that stuff
And say, heard the news? The ex
press trains is in, and all the passen
gers is a-waitin' on the banks, an
the hotel is jam-full. Awful time
thesel Mails all stopped, too. Post
. master and the telegraph mans near
ly took crazy"
He waited TO hear no more, an
; drovehis horse through the main stree
, and started FOR home. As he passe
, the Postolfice he saw the master a