The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-04-04
UNDER THE SHADOW
OF THE TREE.
COurtshIp Ot USn.-. .Ot IIIrk-
man. kJ.
A Tiet:on founded On facts Of L:sal
Eisto.y.
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CHAPTER III

because the happie>i hearts within.
Ma palace of ja-prr with emerald done
no gorgeous 'inselry woAdrous
adnrnmeui OF architectural ts-te.-rBo
costly frescoings-no gildiugs OF iusu
-ian, wealth hu, plain, simple, lirle
cottage, with happy hearts ~i'his. and
without the laughing eKuhrrsnce Of
uestne-s aud good cheer. Thi> lihle
cottage. viewed from the deck of .
Mississippi steamer, seeu'- h'nginr 80
the verge If the bluff aud n the weary
rssil.~sE. -.Laasa s.Nasd eiimh- hlS--seat5
way 10 the bird like pes'. one. e''aid
almost hear the prarfle of TIE n~rry
little ones as they ruB 20 greet bin I;
aud the iouutsiu of love that .hsWered
over this hom- in he changing brig h'
ness Of anIiuus tenderness pictured
that Hope might have stOlea the eE
qni-i'e -hren Of hoPpiurss to Wss's in
he, GRID Of r.inS"~ ~.
Marion. are you happy 2 .sid Col
Alsron to hi ~iie. az hr pre.'rd her
cheeks between his two hsnd', ssd
gave her = kiss
Aye. 80 happy e. said HsriOn bat
a shadow crossed her brnW, "hieh
seemed to doubt the ansWrrings Of h'r
| heart
"Aysi 80 harps ?" Then Uhrre's
che jneunI sparkle oi your n-rry heart.
that /. ~oar ~ brighten our ii.tis Aone,
aud ~hrrs'. tn. 'itrle birdie. that
chirp the ma-ie 10 uur lr'Is ues' 2
Il wa- readiac." aid M.riIs OF
shes good pure EomsS who bad 'ai'en,
and yielded strP by s'sP to all k'"d'
of dissipation n-drUakes aud
bladder p,-red ever her voice and
Asay a. IL 10 terror 1t the ,housh
"Iaessa : aud whv .hould ny own
'gads Sifre' disturb Der mind ahou'
sash ersstare.7" -4id Col Al.rSs. avn
psthe'ies'ly
Beesu.s want to refnrn. her. = said
hi- ~ifs ssd = tear in EACH eye atis-tsd
her earnestaess
"HAi hat bsi laughed Gel. A.
s,oo "R-form ke-. did sos sag nv
dear7 Why, you'd as we'll uuderiaksn
TO purify purgatory We men, yeu
see kuo~ more shost hst thsa,yos
It's all very we'll. aud shows gnodsrs>
IF heart in my good little Wiie-but
they won't RETURN { Once iost-ncver
iouud."
Men reform" said Marion. and
Why nnt women7 can count ever So
mruy men of our nrquain'ance who.
have heard YOU -sy. were RETURNED,
sud society had coudoned their earlier
.arudiugs And women help their
reform4,los ty trusting life. homer
in their hands
"Ah, we'll thar may be 80, dear. bu
RETURNING wumeu il u different ,hise
Pity 'tis true, aud true 'ti~ pity; bar
III experience proves that tEnrt, IN
hat direction ure but usrmiux to hfr
poi-on that viii exude i,s eorruPrins
'xhais'iou anti the very air Of inno
.enss seems rseking Gith It. infectious
less All, worse than >erp"Bi's
ougus. il is. to touch one Of the fallen
creatures T.
But the men have benevolent aud I
iu.iitutious, -aid Msrion
and I hear they teach charity. broth
rly love. sympathy for the ~rat. the
li-trs.ssd. the f.llea. Do they dssl .
'nly With the noble. the true. the good. /
od the sseeessful7 If % where be
heir boastsd slevating ineuenee. 'heir
upport aud help in time IF need and
Isager. and their broad humsuitarisn
dsas by which they prsfes-ed TO be
'overned 2 Are all their lodges h1'
myth woven inio @y-terinus eeremo.
,i.l- to excite the inqui-i'ivss .ss Of
nen-aa eGnri wasted on glasses Who
,eed not their help or elevatiag tone?
Well ssid. ike a lir'le phiIo-oph-r
IS you are my Marion bu, il Won, do
II, ~nn't dol Why. in ihi- paper.
shich I am nov reading the Wash
sssOn C1pisil--I end that = voman
II I mu~r call her so) has actually
'roueht ssit sgsiu-t nm eK United
'tates Senator, an ex Cabinet officer
. Minister 20 Russia. IN tact against
q old genilsnsa whO has enjoyed
he very highest honors biz country
neo could bes'o~. for a breach of
,arriags contract. sad public -euti-
aeut comedies that the suit i. purely
lack kmai'ing operation. Nov. thi-
crea'are-so wiling 10
ubi,h her own infamy by such
ui', ws- the recipient of ref,rmarory
fort%
'A'ns it is perhaps too true bat.
,aybe. the whole history i. not
u"wn," saId the wife
We'll. we'll, said Col Aston. .let
70 read y"a portion Of the sworn
'stimony in thar trial. now pending in
,e city OF Washington, aud reported
! 'hi- parer-'h" Washington Capital
: Marcn 25 1879:
Mr. Oliver. sworn. says: II know the r
aintid in this suit I once lived wifh o
'r az my mistress from 1851 to 1859 y
p to that tine there had been No ippro- ii
'r relations between ~ aad was try !,
2 to r-f,rn her. but reforrnaiinn.s.nsl q
sposs.h'e sent her 10 A canx.., h