The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-07-17

% 49, .ii.lS,.T'J-n I,IFl.1 a. J.t,I'
in. a., vain effort togI1hide.. his
emharrassrnent.,t1 B08 9TgGsE {
li""WeA, hurry, them, said TIE wild:
ow, I']l qsilesea iifyqq HlqnIlt.s' , aj3
Poore Craig opened his mouth To
speak the terrible words. Theibell
rang as he sto'oa, there viii, his glaE
ing eyes and finally burst, out:,g,god
l. you'll be left if you don't hurry,
With l look 4 Of disgust, the let widow
gathered her skirts about. her al and !! !
left him without deigning to say.
good bye. ,a;s5aazs.h .zais bs,2th :,
f II declare, if;yop amt "a little tho
biggest fool, Joshua Craig, Of any !
ever heardIo Of" he told himself as
he drove back. a"You'sei put, your
foot in itthis timers - a u, -, sId -
!, He couldn't goiohome,.lfarsalls he,
was aslIamed to face 'tlie.iwfdow: SO
he stayed, al an, she she, cane y clkk,e and,
witched him, more than ever, .and,he
vowed he would propose, ride in
the attempt. He felt quite sure It
would be die! .'gaastS Il u ;aaGs'
10 One night he was out pretty late
When e game home the dia.u't, stop
to get a light, but feitehis way, to
what he supposed ,wasshis bedroom:
.oHe 5. sat a down WI 70 pull, 9ea lis boots,
Suddenly his; hand jcame,in contact
with pair of flalies' CATERS on the
floor. o!b9aa talsPiogat ,sa7.af,sdI ,
I,riir sGoodnss Is cried ME- NJ: cra;g,
iriw'ho's put. these here2'n' ro2y,.raa Is,
~ A sound of life from ethe direction
O, the bed.2 Something whiteIrose
up and confronted linn. yi'3 'a's2'a
b. sswho,s there r demanded lie, hail
frightened TO death. ,n,tsel!9aa 5usi /
why; Mr.. Craigf39cried the voice
of, the widow,1'"How daresyou come
into my room at this time IF night3
I 1T thought yop, we're 81 gentleman.
Dear ,dear;!r!' and then the widow be-
gan toncry.ay 9aa9g ,7ia nias u b
" rgdCraig's hair rose up like
"auills upon the fretf ilL 'po3rcupipe.'''
He couId actually feel how pale he
was. 49G JdA Hssvqh tlaJ0W :.
~" Mercy on me!!' lie lhabaged tc
CALCULATE. I'll didn't know that
was in anyhody's roemsbut my own
| lidii'tseI declafez fiy dalI athavs
good ah,l great, that at aidRRf!,,' 5 'a'
II don't !.sl know whether to b9elievlt
Ethat er9pot,' '.bapswered gtheawidoy
with smotilerei 1soUss asMen dom,
often make such mistakes : nninten
ti6uallyS atIhyogoogshsse iIsao abId tr'urHs
tyou, and that tyon, were. too honor
able toatake, advantage ,of,myunpro
tectedi situation. Dear me! twha
/ would people say if they knew B
|shis9 I'm going toa, eaTll your sister
I'm lgoihg,9to gletIothe world know
what aswretch you are!'' ID ,as''a'o
rsso de led MI Gra Is,
} a ldiofientreaty,in stisstones' 4
!, desperate thodght flashed across ihi
Fbtaip.,a Before be-: stopped TO con
slider what the CONSEQUENCES omigh
s,li;a given y ,atsfe '
was his last resort-his. v farlor1
Ehopes ,
i hsI1 CAME to ---1F'RtorosEs 70 ~ Your
cleared ,, expplossiyely .@ss'il didni'.
dare totask you by dyu7day!ight, -ans
: EItook, this wayr',oo iadj 10 2GijasK
EaHI don tkn Sw whether topnta All,
! aepsndeuce III what yod say Of: not
! said the widow, pausa'npgg: iIa, her sobs
sYou men deceive us SOD ;, I'm afrait
j you're taking thiscway' of getting Ri
!, orsbeiag exposed: If It6obgbt 70,
j !, nafaeiGma smiasJ SG5 = :.
w. E9nigi2 Jaaolsa est'i' ,soj.n
!: F9sa ANT! Jstoqtly asserted NJ
! Craig beginning ofeekasight in
!, CREASE aoflcourage. aF'IdI' We twante,
q toto ask you to H. have me 70
some time, but l d-aassen't. r
= FRHs marry you anystineayou.sa sd
}, you won'e mentionItliis. aIa'wlll
!, really fyous wawatit ne to..'''if1 i
could BE- sure J You IT, Y
! earnest" said the widow waveringl,
'"s1 am! l hope TO disthis blesse
, minute ifI AMT rid declared theipoo
! m 'ss s"say yes, aaiek y yteaq'rrss'jgge
ing To-; .11 III I want pts tp.seeI ~ man.
"Well, then-yes!" said the Wid
l Fow, and Mr.. Craig buited for th
door, 81 engaged Baa mgi a,, ,liam a
! There. yon old fpol,p che apostrt
+ Iphized himself asIi he;,reached hi
owinF room At last, ~ 6a.vasy'pE put 9!yyoo u
Ffoot5 i'm it this time land hoE
n your satsfied.1osd eav sdnEaG =
9 He didn't, sleep any that nigh
{ He vqgn laleaslal Il al ns,sn. fflto as,il
9fdid when they were first engage
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