Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-10-20
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not matter where / am-this stupid place
as well as any other. Address to the
care Of Deacon Hczekiah, Glover: /
shpll hoard With him while l stay"
It was a pleasant summer, despite the
dullness Of the place. How good the
quaint old deacon was when one really
knew him! How motherly was Mrs.
Glover; as for lilly, she grew sweeter
every day. I often wondered what Mar
garet would have said could she have
seen me helping her TO pick blackberries,
to find the runaway COW, to carry home
the milk-pail, driving her over to the
country store and returning with q
freight of Observation-Disclosures, who
knew nothing OF domestic details, and
whose monogrammed and perfumed let
tiers were often brought over from the
Office in company with. the kerosene catl,
| wrote my sermon at one end Of the
round table, while lilly sat at the other,
sewing. Between us was q lamp with q
green paper shade. Now and then q
big bug would fly in through the win.
dow and 60 flying about our heads. or o
moth would try to SINCE its wings ovei
the chimney, and / would stop and drive
it out.
The old people would go to bed after
a while, and then lilly and I would find
ourselves hungry, and she would go into
the kitchen to find " something good
| always held the light for her. When
something good was found we ate It on
the back porch, sitting side by sile on
the step like two children.
G11o vyoc ur 1sBa n n1.lI That 1,kkIn nN.1
~, TINT it seemed no harm to ask her to
kiss me goodnight or to hold her hand
in mine, rs it rested on my arm, in our
long walks home from church on Sunday
evenings.
The summer passed. October came.
Margaret returned to the city and wrote
to me. It was while We were eating
peaches and cream on the bnck porch
that evening that ! said to lilly;
81 will tell you a secret if you will
keep it for a while, lilly"
"Oh, of course l will, Mr.. Cannot. u
II am going to be married this fall,
lilly" l raid. "Those pretty letters
You always thought came from my sister
are from the lady who is to marry me.
She is very beautiful, very rich, very
stylish, but very kind. You must come
and see us, lilly, when we are married.
I shall tell Margaret how good You have
been to me-what a sweet little sister !
found out here in New Valladolid. Why,
Tilly!--"
For as I spoke I felt the little hand ]
held grow cold and heavy in mine. /
sav her sink backward. The big china
bowl of peaches and cream slipped with
q crash to the ground and shattered to
pieces.
l caught the poor child in my arms.
In q moment she came to herself and
said that she had overtired herself, she
thought. They had been ba king all day
and it wal warm. And now she babe me
good night. But I did not see her next
day, nor the next. She kept her room,
and was not well enough to bid me good
bye.
Poor little lilly! I left very misera-
BILE. However, Margaret met me in New
York. She was more beautiful than
ever-more excellent in contrast to my
simple country friends-and very soon l
laughed at myself for the thought that
had been in my heart. OF course, !
said it was the baking that overcome
Tilly-it was not my news. I had only
been to her as q friend-as q brother.
/ had not made love to her; above all, ]
had not iirted with her. But / though,
OF lilly q good deal, and I missed hel
every hour exactly-oh, yes, exactly-as
I might q sister.
I wrote to Mrs. Glover, and her answer
was very brief.
81 haven't much time to write" she
said in her postscrip. "Tilly is sick
and besides being driven, I'm anxious.
This letter was in my pocket on tnat
day when Margaret and / went together
TO the great fair for the benefit Of ths
church Of st. Surplice. One of tho
features Of that entertainment, if you re
member, was the. array Of little arbors II
which refreshments were served.
After we had ronmed about the fair
and bought all sorts Of nicknacks, / es,
oorted Margaret to one Of these arbors,
and there sat down to wait, while one Of
the ladies, who, son this occasion only
was doing good, onerous hard work,
brought Ms q tray Of refreshments.
Az We sat leaning back against the
evergreen and smilax which draped the
lattice, two women entered the next ar
Dor, and n Of them as she sat down,
said to the other: I'm just tired out
Aren't you, Mrs. Tripp?" and the an
swered: Eyes, / am tired. / hardly
know that it pays to come all the way
from valladolid to New York sight.
seeing"
It was the voice Of the Glovers near.
est neighbor, Of Tilly's grandmother,
and / liked her and respected her, yei
did not feel quite sure how Margare,
would like an introduction, and 50 re.
Trained from looking around the corner
Of the bower and making myself known.
81 think we'd better take tea" said
the first voice. Oh; howis lilly to-day
Think Of my never asking before r
"Tilly ID poorly" said Mrs. Trip.
"Oh, Mrs. Birch, what a pity il is that
that flirting young minister came down
TO valladohd. / don't know what Mrs.
Glover was about, to let him do a. he
did. We all thought he was counting
lilly. She did, poor child. She iusi
loved him dearly, and the day before he
went away he told her he was engaged
to somo girl in New York. I'm afraid
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about il. 20, Aunty Tripp," said abe,
Il know I ought TO be ashamed, but ]
can't help il. He seemed to like me 20.
I hope I shall die Of this fever, for life
il nothing to me- Ashamed! Why.
it's he ought to be ashamed. OF al
things . minister to be q cold, cruel
airt And that's what Alfred Gan
net ia"
/ listened, but I could not move OF
speak; / felt NJ though my heart also
were breaking. and oh, the shame ! suf-
feredl The women drank their teA and
lett the arbor, and then Margaret turned
10 me with = cold, sarcastic smile:
~ e by your face that that little
story y p~erfectly true, Nj. CANNED, =
abe aid:
Margaret" I faltersd, .Ihave done
nothing that ahould give ofEense to
You"
"Nothing but love another woman .
she answered. Glove her md let her
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