Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-04-03
eyes," growled Tom.
"What was it about 7" asked

and dancing with that confounJ'-
ed Mann, and she said she would
dance with whom she pleased;
that i should not dictate to her,
and that we were not suited to
each other and broke the engage
ment. / am going abroad or
somewhere; / can't stay here and
see her the wife Of that fellow"
aTom," said Charley, "you're
a fool. You know Bessie Ware
loves you and yet you turned
jealous and made an idiot Of
Yourself. You deserve to be
Ihorsewhipped. AS for going "a
broad you do no such thing; You
will stay here and go to Bessie
in the morning and become rec
onciled TO her"
81 won't" cried Tom.
eyes you will. You have
made her cry her pretty eyes
nearly out"
"That will do, Charley" said
Tom.
"Will it? Then so to bed,and
sleep if you can, after behaving
in such a manner"
81 will go then Just to get rid
of you," growled I'om.
And then he tumbled into bed
| in bad humor with himself and
everybody. Allthrough the long
night he lay thinking Of his lost
Bessie, as he called her, When
morning came be arose, looking
worn and haggard. He had
made up his mind to go some
where-anywhere to get away
from the place where he had
been SO happy, but which now
held no one who cared for him.
lie thought of Bessie's charming
ways and sweet face, and it seem
ed that he loved her all the more
because he had lost her. He
took up a book, but before he
had read half page he found
himself speculating as to how
soon the marriage would take
place. He opened his trunk,
and the first thing that met his
eyes was a small gold locket.
In it was portrayed the face of
Bessie. lie gazed at it for a
long while, and then with sigh
he threw it down and left the
house. He walked on not car
ing where he went and soon
found himself in a small grove
of trees and bushes thickly COW
cred in places by climbing vines:
In one Of these places he sat
down on rustic seat to think.
He now, remembered that this
was one Of Bessie's favorite re-
treats, it being on her fathers
place. lie had not been there
long when he heard voices, and
not wishing to be observed, he
drew back out of sight in the
bushes. He knew whose voices
they were. The speakers came
up close to where he was, and he
heard Warren Mann says:
$50 you will not marry me,
Miss Ware; may / ask your rea-i
son?"
81 do not love you, Mr.. Mann.
/ have no other feeling for you
than that of friendship"
Y GU love another, thent said
Mann.
And as Bessie made no an
swer, he turned and left the
grove. Bessie sat still after he
had gone, and Tom was near e.
nough to see that, she was un-
happy. While he watched her
he saw tears roll down her
cheeks, and he heard her mur-
mur something in which his own
name was mentioned. lie creptl
nearer, and she was saying::
"Oh, Tom! Come back
love your
Tom could control himself no
longer, and going nearer he call
ed, softly:
"Bessie!w
She sprang to her feet at the
sound of the voice Of one she
loved so well, and Tom clasped
her to his breast and kissed her
passionately.
81 thought ] had lost You, dar-
ling was all she could say, as
she hid her face on bis bosom
and wept for JOY. /
X = x
"When are you going abroad,
Tom?0 said Charley Graham
some time after, as they met IN
the street.
"Never, answered Tom laugh
q arsH E
ing. /
x \ X x
Bessie and Tom we're married,
and on the same day Mr.. War
rem Mann was arrested for rob-
berry. Now there is no happier
couple to be found than Tom
and Bessie Herne.
A certain lawyer was compell-
edto apologize to the court. he
rose in his place with stately Dig