Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-10-07


minister, warmly; you've no idea how
glad | am, Jarvis"
"Why, man alive, that church is in
my mind day and night. want to get
about forty good piouS Presbyterian
families to settle around here, and III
bore wells for 'rm. and talk up the
church business between times. You
saw me carrying that pitcher for her
this morning, didn't YOU? Well, hy the
way, that was a religious move entirely
| took her man for Il Presbyterian
preach her the minute struck the ranch;
may be it's poor health gives him that
cadayerous look, but you cant most
always tell. More likely it's religion
At any rate"
Esculapius retreated in wild disorder
and did not appear again until supper
time. When the meal was finished
Col. Jarvis followed me us | walked to
the piazza.
"lf ii amt presuming madame" he
said, cOntidentially, I'D like to ask yOu
advice. ! take it you're from the city,
now"
YES" replied, with pretcrnatural
gravity; "what makes you think so?''
well, ! knewit by your gait, mostly.
\ woman that's raised in the country
walks us if she was used to having the
road to herself; city women are gencr-
ally good steppers, But that amt the
point. am engaged to be married.
My composure under this announce
ment was a good deal heightened by
the fact that Escuapus, who salmtcrcd
out after us, hunming an air from
Pinafore, became suddenly quiet, and
disappeared tumultuOuSly
Engaged to he married" | said.
Let me congratulate yOu Colonel.
May hope to see the fortunate young
LADY,"
THAT depends. You see I'm in a
row-the biggest kind of a row, by a
good deal-and thought you might
give me lift. She is a Frisco lady,
YOU knoW; one of your regular high
flyers; black eyes, bangs, no end of
spirit. | bought this" fumbling in
his pocket and producing the most
astounding combination Of red glass
and pinchbcck; "and, by Godfrey, she
sent it back. Now. | don't see any
thing wrong about that ring do you:"
at is certainly Il little-well, pecu-
liar, at least, for an engagement ring;
perhaps she would like something Il
trine less snowy
Exactly. That is Just what rc-
ircted. So ! went and got this"
triumphantly displaying narrow gold
band: "now, that's what | call gcntrrl:
don't you? Well. if you'll believe it,
she sent that back, too, by return
mail. wish Id fetched you the letter
she wrote; if il wasn't the Spiciest piece
of literature | ever read by anybody.
She'd have me understand she wasn't
Il bar-maid nor a Quaker, and if |
didn't know what was due to a lady in
her position. III better find out before
aspircd To her hand, ct crtrra. Now.
if you'll help me through, and get me
into sand and gravel again. and Your
man decides to settle in these parts, I'll
guarantee You number one well, good.
even twO-inch flow, and no expense
but pipe and boarding hands. I'll do it.
hy some means.
"Oh, no, Colonel | said. struggling
with laugh, 81 couldn't allow that.
1t gives me great pleaslir" To advise
YOU, only It is very delicate matter,
YOU know. and really ! was casting
about wildly for an aspiration,
wouldn't 1t he better to 90 cut to the
clly, aSyoll intended. ana ask the lady
to - with you ANA exercise her own
taste IN selecting ring:
Nv companion took Il strp backward,
folded his arms. and looked at me adj
mringly.
"Wpll. if it don't heat all how wo-
man walks through milestone, Now.
that's what call neat. Why. God
bless ynu, madam, I've been bUrin' at
that thing for Il week, steady. night
and dav, hv-mvSclf. and making no
hcadwav."
ESculapiuS laughed rather mncrcS-
sarly when repeated this convrrsa-
ton to him.
81 am willing to allow that it is fun
n.y." said: "but after all there is
rude pathoS in the man. an mtutured
chivalrv. Nearly every man loves and
reverences woman; hut this man
loves and reyerrnces women. II is old
fashioned, know, but it has a breezy
sweetness of its own, like the lavender
and rosemary of our grandmothers:
don't Won think so?"
There was no reply. So went ON
musinglv.
"With such natures love is an in
stinct. and il is to instinct, after all.
that we must look for everything that
is fresh and poetic in humanity. We
have all made this sacrifice to culture,
a sacrifice of force to expression. Isn't
il SO, nv love-"
"Still no replv.
~ like to picture to myself the af
fection of which such a man is capa-
ble for no doubt he loves his girl of
whom he speaks: not. of course. ms YOU
as Won ought TO love me. lint with n
rude, wild sincerity. a sort of rugged
grandeur. Imagine him BETRAYED by
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