The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-08-07
THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE.
A Danbury Romance.


this, although somewhat out Of the usual
line, occurred in Danbury recently
There were two suitors for young won
ans affections. Number one was first
acquainted with her, and had kept pretty
steady company with her through the
past month, when number two appeared.
TIE latter very soon got the best hold,
and this became apparent to thu former,
The young lady gave herself up to mum.
Der one until the day after the Fourth,
when she suddenly and rather decidedly
veered about to the stranger who Is now
in town, learning the jewelry business.
Number one was forgotten as easily, APP
IL was he night of the Eth that his change
in feeling dawned upon him, he had pur.
chased quart of new apples, and takea
them to her house. There was company
present on his arrival and he requested
to see her privately in the hall She com
piled With reluctance that struck him as
being singular.
"Here is something for you, julia" he
whispered, extending the package
She colored slightly as she said,
Il can not take it, thank you"
"But you don't know what it isl lie
urged 1T is quart of new apples just
come in market"
She made no move.
why, Julia, take them. They won't
hurt you. They are RIPE
mo, ! mustn't, she persisted, keeping
her eyes cast down.
"Why noty' he pleaded. "You don't
think I'd bring EN- up here if thought
they would hurt you, do you r
She moved uncasily, but said nothing.
"Julia,' he began in broken voice,
don't you believe me when | tell you
they are ripe p
She did not answer.
Gan it be possible he continued in a
voice Of pain, "that you believe that ]
would try to make you sick that I'd
bring any thing up here that would upset
yoii -
"Ihe company are waiting, and must
go back to them" she said, speaking in
CO strained tone. and reaching out to
the handle of the parlor door. +
"Iou won't take them - He was
very white, and his voice trcmblcd with
suppressed passion.
mo"
Then I'll 60 home and cat every
goldarned one Of 'em before touch my
led, if they kill me deaaer than Collar
and with this ferocious threat he bounc-
cd out Of the house.
Whether he did MS he promised is not
known, but as he--was around on the
street the next day, it is more than likely
that wiser thoughts prevailed.
That afternoon he started for her house
to see if the dreadful thing was true that
the ewelcr whom he designated by the
prefix of.pole legs" had really supplant-
ed him, As he neared the house he saw,
with aager that the juwler was there. play.
ing croquet with Julia. The sight mad
dened him For moment he looked
at them, with clenched hands, then he
hurried away, with a CLEAN in his eye
that denoted a storm. In q quarter OF
an hour he was again approaching the
place He had both hands in the pockets
of his sack, as if he was holding on to
something valuable The dapper young
jeweler was still engaged in the game
with the fair young Julia, and their laugh
ing remark grated distasteully upon his
ear. He marched straight into the yard
Julia looked up and saw him, and frown
covered her face. His own face grew
black with wrath. He turned to her.
"Julia, have you given me up for this
cuss 7" he savagely Inquired
"What do you mean by such language
as that ?" she angrily demanded.
While the party thus indelicately in
dictated stared at the new conner as if he
very much doubted his own existence.
"Just what say" retortcd the discard.
ed one,
swell, the quicker you leave this yard
the better you'll please me-" was the
spiteful rejoinder from the fair one.
"Then it's true, it's true" he howled
10 a voice anguish. "She has left me
for old pole legs Oh" This with a
ssdden reverse Of tone, as the name
brought up a realization of the hated per.
sence. You are the one that's done it,
are your" turning in rage upon his
rival. "You are the scoundrel that left
me to buy her things for whole month,
to get her sweetened up for you, and then
you come in an take her to yourself
Where we're you on the Fourth p he
screamed with biting sarcasm. why
didn't you show yourself when there was
money to spend, an things to show her
that cost cash down. Where were you
when the ice cream an cake was around.
Oh, you gimet eye" he added, suddenly
removing one hand from the recesses OF
pocket and hurting a raw egg full in
the face of his rival, which breaking in
the contact, completely changed the en-
tire expression of the jeweler. "Where
were you, say he yelled. dancing a.
round, and drawing forth another egg.
At the advent of this awful article, Miss
Julia scampered into the house, and the
atfrigted and almost blinded rivel struck
out wildly for escape; but the foe was
after him and not ten feet had been clear
ed when the second egg caught him be
tween the shoulders, and sprinkled its
glowing color over his back. The I'M
fortunate man ran with all his might seek
ing escape. but baflled in the search He
flew over the vegetables. and darted
around the trees, but the avenger kept
close to him, plastering him with omelet
ties, and plying him with questions like
this:
"Where were you on the Fourth p