Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-29

rode of at gallOp; all this without
saying word to the anXions cler-
gyman, or to anybody else. What
he thought Of Mr.. Seymour's rcvc-
lation he never told and no merely
human being could guess. Moth
ing could DC inferred from his go.
Ing of at ga;lop, for he was con.
tinually departing from people In
that fashion. If an angel had come
to him with a message, he was ca.
pable of going of at gallop.
Thus the minister found himself
obliged, as he clumsily concluded,
to report Lucy's misdoing directly
TO her parents. John Raddlc had
come out al his iront door Just as
his fathcrin.law Numbered away,
and now stood looking after the
venerable cavalier with tobacco
stained smile of admirStion. He
touched his hat as Mr.. Seymour ap-
preached, tor he recognized the
fact that the parson was gentle
man, although not of course so
chivalrous rs the Squire and Col.
Thornton. But his reception of the
news of Luce's misdcmeanor was as
distrcssingly hardened as that of
Old Xcke Jefiris had been mys.erl.
Gus.
"Kissin', hcyl" he answered with
broad, easy, and somewhat pnz.
zled laugh. mo great harm III
that. Parson, | reckon"
Seeing that plain dealing was
necessary. Mr.. Seymour said firmly:
IL am afraid so, Mr.. R;uldlc. You
must take into consideration the
fact that this young mau never can
marry Lucy"
"Who wants hinito marry her''
returned Old John. hotly; then,
gathering pride, "What's to hcnder
him from marryin' herr
"lIc is one of the MayiicldS OF
Oakland District" pursued the cler'
gyman; "and such people as they
think u great deal of wealth and
f blood and position
OF sudden John Raddle remcm.
bcred that he had been born low
, downcr, aud that, with all his &C
, quired acres and negroes, he was
, still not a gentleman. The grea,
f, gulf between the two castles Opened
/, wide before him; he saw his daugh
! ter on one side and this high toned
6 younSster on the other; no unior
I between them possible except Il
, her depreciation and injury. Ii
. spite of the pint of whisky which
, he had drunk since "sun-up' he be
; came humble and tractable in mo
i. ment.
|, "Wal, Parson-lll tend to this,
he said. "I'm powerful obleegnc
to y.r
a Thus it happened that Luce Rad
= die came home from in afternoon
E of rosy checked happiness to al
4 evening OF sorrow.
|. "Whar We been, Lucc?7 was he
3 fathers grim greeting, as she Slyl,
4 entered the back door of the tav
h, ern.
N "Out'n the pine woods" sh
I'll mumbled, telling little Of tn
rb, truth, after the fashion OF peOpl
olwho have much to conceal.
est "Come in yere," he said, pushing
be .ler into that very front room whicI
Ire had repeatedly recommended t
Old her beau as proper place for spark
be-. you've been down to Oa
lrovc with that student fellow
"n. oval, an what ei | hevf' retort
w. Luce. who inferred at once tina
'p' Il had been watched, and that
oi'i ,uld be useless to deny the meet
to \.
ieee You've been thar every day fu
us. d long tlf5r, continued the fail
sou Remembering afternoon absence
,""' Web had hitherto excited no su
n, a PIN.
Two know it. I've been thar I
re scsim. | love him an he love
Poo' ma
..' 'ne 'Dw, jest wantye to quit thes
i'n CAPS" he said, drawing "A cowhit
~ NV. frotls sleeve. "Will ye promi'
my to ~
Il | wont! | won't.7 answert
'orse Luch a scream of rage and mi
ana cry Y despair.
hus- Ju PADDLE reasoned in II
esca- blocAithoitt drawing fine distin
inter-, tons looking at both sides. /
,e i'll did nt,ouse TO consider wheth
con- it vast his fault that his daug
gree ter hatrowp mn a foolish hovde
dlca- he sing made it clear to his mil
'ome- that 81 MAS one, and that she mu
way. be broA of it; then he took her
lame hand ID logged her unmercifull
&c TO An 9 bachelor friend of mi
went often pies himself with declaril
ana that IA hod cOwhjdiDp will bril-