The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-05-06
cuArrxn II.


Fully q week elapsed, after the
events related In the last chapter, be-
fore I could arrange a stolen inter-
view with the dear girl. She met
me, thought, looking paler than
usual, aud smiled sadly when ven
turrd to observe, I'VE love, don't we,
honey ?" After an eloquent silence
Of perhsps three quarters Of an hour,
sho whispered, "I fear that poem of
yours has settled the business forev.
er. That miserable verdine has adj
vised mother 10 sell her bonds aud
remove TO Connecticut where he has
charge OF congregation. He assures
her II 10 the only move she can make
In order to checkmats, what he is
pleased to style silly infatuation.
From what I can learn, mother has
accepted his advice. overheard her
cay we would stop In Boston for a
week or two. Oh, dear, what shall
We do?' aNever mind. old GIRL" l
Moutly maintained; ''Vcrdine and
your respected mother cart 90 tothe =
can go TO Connecticut II they want
TO. List; | have among my papers a.
receipt for patent anti-billious pills !;
besides, / invested two dollars iast
week IN q lottcry-ticket-No. 2S,72l.
I am convinced there is . small for
tune III the pill, but Il would DO ex-
pccting too much,' continued,
gazing Into tho liquid depths OF bcr
dewy eyes, to draw more than one.
prize at time. Cheer up, Henrietts,
and look port, We may be happy
yet" .t'fhr''l ie7
Her voice sounded like the Aow OF
waters, as heard a.ar of IN dream
as she murmured:
@Oh, Tosspot, how l love you'll"
ut came DER my ear like the sweet
South that breathes upon
band Of sweet yiolets stealing aud
giving odor."
Dear, admirable Henrietta, she
could say no more, hut overcome
with uncomfortable emotion.
aha flung herself onto my dlckey, aud
cried herself to sleep. Sleep on, oh
downy sleep i--the innocent sleep! !
the sleep that knits up tho rsvelpd
sleeve of care.--Tired natures hair
restorer, Sleep, Obi heaving's thcre
goes my ink. The next thing heard,
Mrs. Green, by and with the advice
of the Rev. Gideon yerdine had dis
posed OF her bonds, and invested tn Q
| pro seods I'm New Foundlsnd Rank
Stock. She was evidently dcsirous
Of becoming q Goldfish aristocrat Of
the first waters. But II Is lime the
reader was enlightened as to how
Henrietta and | managed to give
verdine, aud her Ma, tho slip.
Nothing easier. When Mrs. G..
started East,I told me souls idol to
60 quietly along, like the dutiful
daughter she was, aud whom she ar
rived In Boston, she would dnd tel
egram awaiting her. So far, 40
good. HatI9 glcL lNa SN AL
Tho next thing I did was 10 procure
o license and the services of a justice
of the peace. Henrietta was fully in
attracted In the telegram how to pro-
ceedl; IN fact I had everything cut
and dried. When the happy moment
arrived, his Honor. and myself saGnt-
cred into the teicphonic exchange.
Tho wires were adjusted, ana Henri
etta and l were made one Of flesh
quicker than you could say Jack
Robinson. Just four days afterwards
the long deferred drawing OF the
"Rnyal Lottery took place. Mum
Der 500l drew the grand prize Of fifty
| thousand dollars, and number %, I'll
snaked the next highest--a cool thir.
| " thousand in gold Just think Of
it-in gold. After l had deposited
my money, ] Imsde q break for Bos-
ton. Whom got there l went to the
hotel and inquired for Mrs. Tosspot
mo such lady stopping here,p an
swered the clerk In q rsthor supcrcill.
ious sort Of way. "Mrs. Green, is she
ono OF your guests" ] timidly asked
n "Mrs. Green? oh, yes. Mrs. g.. and
daughter, the register says. You'll
find them In the parlor," And h,
/, looked up at the ceiling, and begaI
I whistling tsTheu you'll remembel
' me-" Thinks to myself--I have al
n idea will-Mr. verdine-the Rev
Gideon Verdine," persisted, "wher,
/ can ] find him ~ @Dunno there
] an intelligence ofiice on the mex
I square; psrhaps you might find on
there sss "a .i s. ,i'' si,l s.i 3 s. ,isd B