Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-03


.Ye,, what ls ltr' asksd Tabi,hu, sitting
very bolt upright, sad pushing her capirAiher
mura pthwsft than II bad been previously,
IA s:r 50 = to look vice awsss,
you know | have been asked, ana l sm 90
ilE 10 tpehd ChFistmasHr Unce Il s~ster's,"
sad the girl gently, bu' firmly.
''Indeed you won l" Was Miss TnbIths'e
comment. and 'muttering something abont
sueh uDboIy hour, she nlapsed bs K into
the carriage coEner,ahd somnoilnce.
And TO that resolution Mas TabithA
held, with ever more than her accustomed
tenlolty; ~ that Mlldr-d was obliged 10 give
wsy, and remain 10 Herbert Tupsiall's pres-
enc. Far, though, from ttrii lurking In
tnis Circumstance. the distance At which
M,lersd.so .seduluusly kept Tuhftall, and the
gentle uhvafying cOldneh with which sbe
greeted hi o, only the mure convinced him
II the UT { hopelessness OF his position; and
their residence under ont roof anAily .aected
y greater separation between the two than
any extent OF distance could bsye done.
Il was we'll thst Ml.s Neil'a scheme OF
departure from SiaiHiey had been frustrated;
rom the village Of 5 7ineley sss Mt capab o
oG.msby sensations, and that G ristmss-tide
wss furnished With such a sensation as II
mad never been suppliei with before; ptovid-
iaR 80 agreeable scaBd-l for the leisore OF
the ho idays 9. The occurrence that electrified
I Q whple parish Vas 10 very deed = startling
ey%eht-nolhlhR lels than The e%,opement' OF
Mics Mary Cubison with her cOusin. The
ieoorous daughter OF Their d~ecnrous parish
prie,tl be thing was unparalleled. It,usned
cut after that the match had been opposed
bj her father; and Mary, ] H. many smother
imid naturs, had done n more deeper alta
Iced than u b ider spirit might have attemLt-
cd, and rolved oil her d faculties and entsn.
clements by quie | going OF with Der lover
a2d getting married secretly ia L,hdJn.
Pfobsbly.no enc knew more OF The matter
ttan Herbert Tunstsll, TO whom the bride
wrote a charseienatic letter OF explanation,
IN which kshe begged his pardon for her de-.
cep ion, and apolIRised for breaking her rn-
gtgement with bin, much As lhOugh'Ghe'b bad
been pxcusing herself from q prOmise-to
practice ior.an. aiternoon, OF. shsre.an hOur's
ride
Mr.. Tun,tall carried The letter tolMIss
Neil, who, .low, yer, sdecl' ned 10 read II
: f.u have heard he rswst' said hs inquir'
ugly.
"Yes," Mildred answered r graveIy. II
h,pk the method. of taking der course q
tnistsk,; u gives oecAsionltor talk"
,,But, /" said runstall, "her IAtber-is such
Turk.r
Then Re merits the scApdl shat this nine
jsyt' wonder will call forth" No more pAss-
cd NJ the tlmo, Dut LnhL evening Iunrtht
drew Mildred g. b IN, and wbIsperingiy asked
her: May ! tel you the story OF how
love SOU With oil m y'heart, and.mind, and
strength. With my whole beingt'
Aud II ldred must have consented End
.iven hin s'iavor.ble repiti for alters, while
Herbert made the ~,u!ges,ion that they
.hould 20 iand set Mes Tabiths's, hesrt.St
rest "Yet, aud let us make confession snt NJ
our misteeds,s and how VIC deceived.htr,"
.s,d Mildred. very penitent, and very. much
n earnest.
L dnh't know about our intentions. but
l doubt II ~e ever mislrd ber very far" Tun-
~ II dec'Rr-d.. wilma laugh "RoweYor,
ven and her and explain everything
Miss TbbIths Wa Uncovered resting In,,.Jhe
lrawing room, sud her nephew led Mildred
40 Ia her at once.
1--WE haye:coms to tell You that we allow
that you knew n great deal better thsn..oGr-
selves ,WhAt.w Was good 'nt. Us, aud We are quite
ready now TO tulhl your wibhes,''
sal Tunttall promptly.
II ,at Is not 1t NJ sll," said Mildred sinking
n her knees beslde.the. kind. old lady, and
leaning her head up against her should
I'VE have COM TO confess that We very
Wickedly formed a.plan. OF cIrcuuivent snd
shAmerully deceived you. by 8 preience OF
comrl'srce."
"Ahi' s9id Ms T.bitha with a sm,le OF
superior wisdom. "You see, Thought you
VUuldt cut your hngvrs when you began TO
play With edged iouls. Bu' 4 thais noth-
Ing; l " II g,t ins OWn way. n W." she add
ed br,skl do you want to know when you
may he M rTird!'
"Yes. ye,," ta 4 Herbert TuhStAll in a Lar-
~.
''E0 no. no. sAid:Mlldred IN greater
TODAY is "Wednesday ;.this day ave weeks
hen" Sas The auhesitA ing reply VI The au-
tnctst.
at.N -
lsst charge upon the important morning was
an Injunction 20 Miss TabithR to be careful
her bonnet did DOT iAN or her right ear OF her
left. 10 bring discredit upon the wedding
parry. The mairiags was duly eonsumAied;
and Miss TlbithA's hUnnet iuclinsd neither 81
tho right nor 10 the lett, for il ia stated OF
credible authority, that in her HRltslion aha
pushed u completely OF her head. and
throughout the ceremony II graced her back.
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