Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-08

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his road, or tell what discoveries he
made in the interest of silence
sufficient it is that one day, toward
dusk, he reached the house of the
gentleman for whom he had the letter,
and dismounting, knocked at the door
and presented his letter to the Judge
(even in those days every one was a
Judge in Arkansas,) who would not
have needed it to accord him an
open-handed welcome for travellers
were god-send, and news was as
much sought after then as now. After
a short visit he proposed to go ON to
the next town, about four miles, where
he intended to put up for the night
The Judge would not listen to his
leaving, and was SO cordial in his
desire for him to stay that he would
have been rude not to have done SO.
The Judge, after directing one of the
servants to attend to his horse, in
vited him into the dining-room, where
he was introduced to the wife and
daughter of his host, and also to
substantial Western supper, to which
he did ample justice. ~
After supper they Adjourned to the
parlor, and he entertained his new
made friends with the latest news
from the outside world. The Judge
brewed some stiff whisky punch,
which Graham, socially inclined inn
bibed quite freely. The old couple
retired, and left their daughter to en-
terrain him and whether it was the
punch. OF what, at all events he made
hot love to her, and finally asked her
to be his wife and go to Texas wit.
him, to which she consented. She
being unsophiscatcd and innocent
took every thing he said in downright
earnest, and with her it was a case of
love ut first sight.
But am anticipating. During the
night our friend the doctor woke up,
and remembered what he had said
and it worried him, but he said to
himself, after employing his water
pitcher. Never mind, I'll make it all
right in the morning. 1 must have
made fool of myself. Shes lovely,
but what must she not think of me ~
and rolled over and went to sleep
again. Morning came, and upon his
going down to the parlor he found the
young lady alone, for which he bless
cd his lucky stars, and was just about
to make an apology, when she said:
toll 0n1 Sf,a said If
all right at the same time giving him
kiss which nearly took his breath
away. "Papa is going to town this
morning, dear! and you ride in with
; him and talk it over, but he won't OBJ
.ject, 1 know
''But, my dear miss, was very
foolish and
''No, indeed, you were all right.o
"Well, will go to my post and re-
turn for you, for 1 must go on at
once"
NO, can go with YOU
''You won't have time"
"Oh yes, 1 will. Papa will fix that
1t would he such an expense for you
to come back all the way here"
|But have no way of taking you.
~ have thought of that; that doe:
not make any difference. Father
will give a team.
With nearly tears in his eyes ht
went in to breakfast, to which at thai
moment they were both summoned
but, alas! appetite he had none. II
was not that she was pretty and nice
but he thought what Il COMPOUNDED
fool she must be not to see that he
wanted to get out of it. But it wai
no use. When the Judge started fol
town DR.. Graham was sitting beside
him. The Judge saved him the trou'
BILE of broaching the subject by start
ing it himself:
III always, young man, give Nell
her own way, SO it is all right; You
need not say a word"
''Rut I've got to go on to-day"
The old Judge turned his eyes to-
ward him. He haf. an Arkansas
bowie in each, and one of those dou'
ble-barrel shotgun looks as he said
"You amt trying to get out OF it.
are you7"
The Doctor, taking in the situation
said, promptly, all bope being gone
''NO, sir.n
'sThat's right. I will fix every
thing for you5 give You that black
Team of mine, and light wagon tt
carry your wife's things, there the
Doctor shuddered and thousand as