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

lips, he mounted the bony bay and |
rode of at q gallop; all this without
saying n word to the anxious cler.
gylnan, or to anybody else. What
he thought of Mr.. Seymour's reve-
lation he never told and no merely
human. being could guess. Moth
ing could bc inferred from his go
ing of at Ga;lop, for he was con
tinually departing from people In
that fashion. 1t 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 clumsiiy concluded,
to report Lucy's misdoing directly
to her parents. John ,Raddle had
come out OF his front door Just as
his fathcr.in.faw Numbered away,
and now stood looking after the
venerable cavalier with tobacco
stained smile of admission. 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 Iuce's miSdcmeanor was as
distressingly hardened as that of
Old Zckc Jefiris had been mystcri-
Gus.
"Kissin, hcyl" he answered with
a broad, easy, and somewhat pnz.
zled laugh. mo great harm in
that. Parson, | reckon
Seeing that plain dealing was
necessary, Mr.. Seymour said firmly:
81 am afraid so, Mr.. Raddle. You
must take into consideration the
fact that this young mau never can
marry Lucy
"Who wants him to marry hcr!7
. returned Old John. hotly; then,
gathering pride, "What1s to hendeI
him from marryin' herr
"IIc is one of the Mayiields OF
/, Oakland District" pursued the cler
, gyman; ''and such people as they
! think great deal Of wealth ant
f blood and position
OF a sudden John Raddle relhem
= bcred that he had been born a low
. downer, and that, with all his &c
q Quired acres and negroes, he wa
:, still not gentleman. The grea
- gulf between the two castles openc'
i wide before him; he saw his daugli
i ter Oh one side and this high tOne'
g younyster on the other; no unio
7 between them possible except t
. her depreciation and injury. l
= spite of the pint of whisky whic
y he had drunk since "sun-np' he b.
- came humble and tractable in M
q. rurtrt.
n "Wal, Parson-lll tend to this
" he said. T'm powerful obleege
~ to yc.'
- Thus it happened that Luce RAJ
10 die came home from an alternoo
nf of rosy.ciiceked happiness 10 Il
1; evening of sorrow.
4 "Whar We been, Luce'7 was ht
r fathers grim greeting, as she slyl
Al entered the back door of the Ia
Ia, ern. a.,
\ "Out'n the pine woods" 81
III mumbled, telling little of IL
viii truth, after the fashion OF Peep
. o\who have much to conceal.
,.st "Come in ycrc," he said, push'n
, bo her into that very front room white
70 m HE had repeatedly recommended
Old Ter beau as II proper place for spar
be-. "Iou've been down to Oh
lrove with that student fellow"
ounu "Wal, an what eli ! hevi' rotor
tci' 4 Luce. who inferred at once tn
zap, T. had been watched, and that
o.' luld be useless to deny the NEE
~ 10 \.
hese You've been thar every day f
ousl 4 long time continued the fat
you Remembering afternoon absenc
ISu"l Web had hitherto excited no ST
sn, a PIN.
TWO know it. I've been thar
u re setim. | love him an he Low
poo ma
tne bw, | Jest want We to quit the
gun carh.r he said, drawing cowhl
'kou' frof,is sleeve. "Will ye prom
er''S' to 9r
Il / won't! | won't.7 answer
horse Luc6 scream of rage and III
r and cry \ despair.
hus- Jd Raddle reasoned in
esca- blocAithout drawing fine dist
inter, tons looking at both sides.
rse in did nk,ause TO consider wbetl
4 con- it WAIST his fault that his dau,
agree ter hakrown up a foolish boyd
ndica. he sind made it clear to his mi
some that 81 as one, and that she IN
way. be broR of il; then he took her
, lame hand atlogced her unmercifu
Use to An bachelor friend of m
went often pies himself with declar