Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1878-12-26

i ACC' uSSu HOC Say L was
greatly shocked on reading your let
ter. 1ou alone know why you wrote
II; the contents of which / am not
able to understand. You speak of
me Disgusting my character. Ihave
been sincere with you from our first
acquaintapce, frank and truthful to
you IN every particular. Your wish
IS granted. Wherever life may lead
you my best wishes attend you.
"HANkAH GRAY"
Alter sealing the letter she answer
ed MFs Prices, telling him his letter
was pleasant surprise to her, and
that she would be glad to see him on
his arrival at c.. She sent them
off to the office hastily, so they would
be III time for the morning mail. We
leave Hannah Gray to muse on her
sad !!iopghts, and see what brought
such change over George Lee.
The town of C had a Mrs.
Gossip i'll it-what town hasn't?
and Mrs. Gossip had a son and
daughter. Mrs. Gossip and family
were church members and prided
themselves on walking in the ''nar-
row path" and trying to keep Others
out of the ''broad road Their
"prayers" and ''amens' were heard
above everybody else's in church,
and they wonder ed that the "Lord
let the vile sinners live" ''Oh, il
the Lord had dealt justly with them,
they long since would have been lift
ing up their cries where mercy could
noC reach," was a tavorite expression
OF theirs. They had no sympathy
with the "Jim Bludsos' Of C.
lis true
He wernt no sairr but a. iuI .nant
ia run my chance with Jim,
LoHls side of some pious gantlemeu
That wouldn't shook hands with him.
He seen his duty, dead sure thing,
And went 20. it thar and then
And Christ aint IA going to be too hard
ON man that died for men,"
The Gossips felt it their unbound
ID duty to look after George Lees
welfare, as they did all strangers
Miss Gossip felt Il great deal Of chari-
ty for George, and in respect to him
tried TO carry out the scripturaI doc
trim, Love thy neiyhbor as thyself. "
She saw that he and Miss Gray were
very intimate, and the thought sorcly
troubled her. The family OF Gossips
hcli a council to know how they
should proceed, Mrs. Gossip acting
Is president. Miss Gossip went by
the name of Love and Mr.. Gossip, ir.
being ike the man of Old, was named
Solomon. Mrs. Gossip opened the
council by saying:
Love, do you know where Georg c
Lee is? He has not paid us a visFt
for long time
Solomon answered all intricate
questions whether addressed to him
or not.
MA, he left town few days ago
To he gone week or more"
his was indeed news to Mrs. Cos
sip and Love, and they both exclaim-
ed at once:
"Why, Solomon! how could you
keep that from us?'
Il thought you both knew it.
guess he will return in about a week.
and | hope he won't go with Hannah
Gray any more and he won't if he is
tiic kind Of fellow take him to be,
after what he's heard"
"Oh, Solomon! do tell us all about
it.? | know you know, for L never
saw your like to find out anything"
chined in Love with her winning
voice. Mrs. Gossip was all anxiety.
She exclaimed:
YES, Solomon. don't keep me in
suspense, for you know how it hurts |
.ay naaith. That girl, Hannah Gray ;
knew there WAS something wrong
ttau. her all the time. | tell you
in not one that's easily fooled, II
lug r from the first time | saw her
hat she would not do. LastSundav, as
ototner Bos, wGs singing his last
lvun. saw her laugh in church, and
hen | saw her whispering, and [
knew from that, that she had ne, re-
,pect fer religion; and oh, it would
be such 4 pity for George Lee, nice
young man rs he is, to marry such a
girl as she is But Solomon, do tell
IS quickly what you know al pout it?"
~ ell, INA, L KNOW enoue II about
hat girl that don't want YOU and
Love to associate with her, not even
,s much as sit with her at church.
I've heard some very stra noe things
her; then I've seen
with my own eye to satisfy
ne that she is no prudent glrl. The
,ther e' ening as returned home
saw her out walking with George
Lee, and it was then me ,st dark, and
hey were Il good piece from home.
They say she has disgui sed her true
character since she CAN re here, and
hat she is not respecte ;d at ali where
Ter father lives but 1 can see through
ler disguise. She CART fool me, and
thought it my duty to tell George
lee what kind of girl she is"
Mrs. Gossip and Love both ex-
And did you do it? Have you
old him, dear Solomon? If not. !
hen lose no time, but try to save
lim."
Yes, [ went to- see Inn as soon as
heard the news, but he was gone -
Gone. Oh, brother Solomon |
Why not telegraph to him at once
ant we ma?"
"Yes love. 1t must, it shall be
lone;" and as Mrs. Gossip said this
he arose as if to put her words into
''Stop, ma," cried Solomon; "do
'ou think for moment that l didn't
NOW enough to manage this affair?
dispatched him note Immediate
Y, and I've no doubt he has received
ere this, and L hope, has dismissed
ler from his thoughts.
''Oh, Solomon, you are so wise
nd good; none but you would have
hought of it!'
This was the approval given by Mr..
iossip. She continued:
II hope the poor fellow will con-
ider this matter, and never let her
now who impaired the knowledge to