The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-06-27

WiLnOUg bneir boy, BOD. he was VIII
me in the city, and knew that goodly
portion of the lads earnings were giveI
to the support of the house It wal
rather hard for Bob, but he bore his lot
with great resignation. He cane ovel
pretty often to have game of cTibbage
and talk over business matters with me
and found him sharp enough a. both
Then he had pleasant way with women.
Our little Rosalie was little more than
q child, but Sally used to brighten when
Bob came in, till size got into that kink
about the Blacks
You'll stay here with RoSalie, won't
| you, Bob, till we come back Y'' / said to
young White and as I spoke felt Sally
give savage pinch to my arm. No
4 sooner were We outside the door than she
/ began about poor Bob.
! IF you have no regard for my daugh.
1 ter's future and choose 10 throw her
away on poor miserable beggsr like
Bob White began Sally.
Why my dear, !" broke in, q Ro4alie's
a mere child Don't begin to plan about
her future, [ beg of you. She's scarcely,
left off her pipafores, and If there was a
maiden meditation, fancy-free,' any
where, it lies in the bfswn eyes OF our
RosalIe."
By this time we had reached the inns
posing portal of Blacks hou~e, and were
soon ushered into the presence of the
satin damask and ebony. Blacks chill
dren were none of them grown, but were
| precocious enough 70 take the lead in COL
veTsation; and we eat for whole mortal
hour and listened to the eldest girl ham
mer out upon the piano what Mrs. Black
called "reverie." [ was glad when
Black took me into his library, where
there were some good cigars and some
pretty fair wine, and we left the women
to themselves.
But goodly quantity of poison was
infused into Sally's system and mine be-
fore we lett the big luxurious house, and
we went home together as changed as if
touched by the rod OF an enchsnter.
Dear me said Sally. "what a little
cubby hole this is declare it's quite
like baby-hoH e!
''I1 like to have a library like
Blacks" said /, taking up the refrain
Its nice TO have room" l continued
to Bob White, "Where a man can take
his friends. It would be far pleasanter,
for instance, ifyou and / could have our
little game of cribbage without the con-
tinual gable of women in cur ears
ooh, don't think So" said BOb-"I
don't think SO at ALL
The lad looked over at Rosalie and
blushed iDgeniously. The color deepen.
ed in Rosalie-s cheeks till it went far
| ahead of the crimson in Blacks satin
! damask upholstery, and shy CLEAN shot
/ from her brown eyes that sent food of
| light into my Obtuse Uranium.
! began TO think that Sailie was right.
! Bob White was all very well in his way,
/ but no sort of match for my daughter
| Kosalie. She was my eve lamb-the
bonniest best and dearest little girl the
sun ever shOne upon. And besides all
I this, there was the secret consciousness
that she could il she wanted to, dress
lin silk attire, and silleF hae to spare" "
hadn't lived IN a plain way all these
| years for nothing. People about me be-
gan to realize that although Brown lived
in a small house he was man of no in
considerable means Black had man.
| aged to convey this intelligence TO them
and found no fault with this friendli-
/ ness on his part. Old White never
| thought of such & thing as taking the
! seat beside me now on our wsy down in
| the train; it was generally filed by more
| popular parties, and l began to take
/ quite an interest in the social and politi-
cal points of discussion.
| All this cost me considerable in the
way OF time and money. My games of
| cribbage were few and far between, and
| [ put my name to all the subscriptions
they choose to get up: but didn't mind
the money and l had long determined
the less ROsaiie saw of young White the
better. The color grew little less vivid
i'll her rounded cheeks, and the light less
mischievous and joyous in her eyes but
Sarah said-I thought this YVES really a
more suitable name for my wife's years
and dignity-that her beauty was grow
ing more and more refined every day.
1t had even lately attracted the atten-
tioD of Mr.. Percival Green, the junior
member of Blacks firm, and Green vas
one of those live, active, business fell
lows who was sure to make his mark in
! the world. | told my wife to spsre no
expense for Rosalie's advancement and
happiness, but was sorry to see lack of
spirit upon her part, and quiet denial
to partake of these Rew pleasures OF
popularity.
| One thing wss certain-radicsl mes-
sures must be taken to put a gulf be-
/ tween her and Bob White that could
not readily bs bridged over. The whole
| White family were as proud SIS Lucifer,
]
tie trou ole in convincing them that the
| intimacy had better be broken off. My
new house on the Boulevard began to
take noble dimensions, and had already
cost me q mint of money. Its marble
halls were spacious enough to chill me t.,
the bone, and there was quite q melan-
/ chOly expanse of mud and masonry in
its vicinity.
1t rather SURPRISED me when put our
snug little place in the hands of an
agent, that my wife WIS Sd willing to
psrs with the fOrDiJUrs TOO. l thought
fw Of the f4miisr old time srVers
might be used TO an advantage some.
where 10 the new hoUss, and 1 confe IS to
feeling Of keen appointment when
she decided that everything must go
"We don't want to sat up in q second
hand Junk shop on the Boulevard" said
Ssrah and ! was ashamed of my
fashioned sentiments, till one morDing
found Rosalie crying over my old arm
chair in the sitting room. It YVES
, bupgling old trap, covered with q queel
pattern of cbintz, where the tail of eacE
tiri-of- paradise had gradually fadeC
With many a washing. But the bulg,
back seemed 10 have fitted itself to m!
weary spine, and the well-worn arms L
the chair were always cordially held on
TO me.
= I'm glad you've got tear or two &
! spsre, Rcs7," l said, " at parting viii
: old friends I'll never get another 8
lenient with my rickety bones."
Pll never part with it, father" sal
I Ros4lie. And di1n't care to tell he
/, of her mothers decree.
: In the mean time however, ha'
g broken the Intelligence to poor Bob, q
? kindly as ] could, that it would be bet
' ter to cesss his visits to the house.
3 think, as well as I remember, that l di-
I put the blame upon my wife. we
q glad to see that he took my communics
5 tion in a manly, practical way, and ber