The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-06

nurt me not to be called Ben. 81 came
over to see your mother. Is-she mp -
t'Then Ia better 90 honey said she. /
Butshe. lingefedA II
met looking lqyanyb9dy elsef" said l !!
"No." she said very sadly. ''Good.
tnight.'a - 10
\ But could not let her 60 without
GU.
II thought you'd be on this wonderful
I moonlight drive," safd-1.
"Then you were mistakeHy" !" ,seid she.
"Dif ne forget 10 come. ior geuFs said
l. "Mr. Williams, you Know"
81 haven't beensasked TO driEe,s. said
she. II don't know Whysyou speak 50.
Mr.. Williams Il suppose, is ,xftff thelady
he's engaged to.--S4ie came down last
week with her motherD %e
s'Uh," said I, and | began to wish I'd
| asked a few more ques lions before 4
locked young Williams up in the, cow
house. et4
We stood stiH, .apart from each ether.
saw her lip qaiysg. nv as 10 Tor haun2
mad he tilted hei9 That was lit for tai,
Baa she was SO pretty,and So sad and
so W inning that Iyelt my he art give one
great ttlhrob. 81 1 took atstepo pearer-she
TOOK another. auoa
"On, Ben," cried she; ''I can't stand
it, iii you keep angry With me. II always
have liked You best, but you've been SO
awful cross" t...,.l.,,-. ..-s.,. ..ti,t ta
And then she was crying ON my shoul-.
der. hEa
Did you ever make up with some one
you'd .quarreled with, loving her all the
timer Pr. g."
Did you ever feel, holding the dear
face between your :wo palms, pre- sslng
sweet kisses Oh the dear, soft mouth,
chat it had all come back ,zall the old love
thoHght dead? If you have, you must
know what / felt that minute. +''f
l found myself agarn. l was Ben.
Burling once more. dow strange it was.
Out of all my life Id like TO have that
one moment back aitewas the sweetest
l ever lived through. 81 y.iae
Up in the midst Of lar meadow rose
a c0fumn of flame.
! Tie c0w-hUuse was ON fire, and had
locked poor innocent young w iAiams up
in 1T, there to be roasted a.iye. la
"0h, Fanny" | cried, caring at the
horrible sighI, I'm murderer--a muf-
tderer-don'J toucn mew v.s liz.
And away i. flew TO undo my mischief,
{ | if there was time. There migat be, per-
haps. ..,..i..-. ....,---. .lt-s. .AJZ4I{
RI Never was such q run as took across
that long, meadow. ..s =, ,yas, 4 g.sl
When / reached the door. plunging my
hand into my, pocket for the key, eouId
not find it. 1.,had droppedit somewhere,
t 1t was not about me. .4yAt.i
4 "WilliamsW Il cried; 4Williams! are
lyou there? am outside. CourageW
al There was no answer. t .Is,
a "For Heaven sake if you can speak
0 ldo," l shrieked, butgsilenee answered
e me- 'a &c. A.. ..t..} .-l
: Doubtless the smoke had already
Ii smoLhered the poor Fellow, but !, set to
d work and tore a LAY the burning boards.
v was scorched. My hair, my face, my eye
II brows. Twice my clothes were on fire,
DutI rolled ON the dew-wet grass, anC
n was up in the flames. again. On, it was
d lhorrib eW ..,,.. ..........y.
II If he had been my rival it would have
/ been bad enough, but an innocent youps
: fellow; his sweetheart waiting for HIN
some where! I .sa0..' =.
u .Mhat q monster / was. 4.lf. s
"Heaven have mercy on mel" cried l
k "Let me save him, don't punish me by
II makingme murdererP' and l tore ant
:, wrsncued The boards wIlh my burnt
e lhands. And in moment mofe-Well- :
it was the roof fell, 1 think-I dom
d know.
k ssHe'll doivery nicely now,Y said some
e one-very nicely; plenty Of nourlsuihe
food, quiet, and The wash as directeu
# No danger, though The escapelis wonder
l ul."
1t was the family doctor, and was OF
g the spare bed in the bedroom, with band
q Lagos about my hands. .l 81
Mother. satthere $50 did Fanny Fathe
looked over the bed foot. Phelim Jan,
l. Marian, the servant, was also visible.
n .,And why he SO set on saving that OLE
Il she'll i can't .tell," said mother. I'll
m must haye hid onethlng preciou
lel there" aut yGr..rl
lti They did not know then. sat up AM
10 looked at them all.
Is 'Lt wasn't the shetl," said 1. 'Mother
a father. Fanny, it was Mr.. Williams.
lie had locked him up tnere. sPye murdere
HIM." .. .-au-s aaf rs-.
1 NO, you havn't," ,".said another voice
10 aud some one came around the BET
"Pm afiYe, you See. You didn't thin
e. I'd stayed logged up in a. eoWshed Wine
m Had" an engagement with a lady, dl
vi your 1just burnedithe lock off with M
a cigar, and came away. intended i
le give you fright in return for you
le trick. L suppose it's What you call
~ practical JOKE in the ceuntry-but
er didn't think OF anything serious. 1 al
l., really sorry" .la1 q I-iE
sr | don,tkn0w what said. know
felt very foolish; but. that was net,hai
10 as bad as. feeling like a murderer.
lol L had pretty pair OF .hands for th
next, lour weeks, but / didn't mind it a
Is much as II Fanny had not led me wit
m hers. ...... .-.,..
H. She petted me as If were a hero il
i stead OF an idiot. believe sne though
Id 1 had done something noble md gEanl
InI And she's been my wife n0W-hoi
Id. long, Fannyp "a.7 'A =" - go
/ Not,so long as to have forgotten to b
1 lovers, though my boys head is ON
level with 3his mothers shoulders al
. my own is turning gray. 1851 9ii' - :
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