The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1880-11-12
Married for Love.

influential, aud considered "a man
of honor aud a gentle, generous,
charitable gentleman. He Was
about thirty years of age and un-
married, a fact we'll known to All
the anxious mothers with a surplus
of marriageahle daughters oH hand.
But Gilbert Pierson gave mothers
aud daughters wide berth, for he
had no desire TO marry. Whe he
found his ideal, Locust Heights
would have mis.ress--not before,
he said, never thinking that the
woman that would open the ga'es
OF Paradise tor him was even then
within sound of his voice.
"No, jack Gilbert Piersou was
saying in a dreamy sort OF way,
y hive never yet seen the woman
icould make my wife,
Jack Delaney laughed merrily, as
he mounted his horse to ride away.
He had been making a morning call
at the Heights, aud, as usual,
brought up the question OF his
friends marriage, for Jack was a
happy Benedict aud anxious to SEE
his friend settled.
"Well, | hope you'll meet your
tate some day, and when you do
meet her let noi hing stand IN your
way.n
mo fear of that, jack" replied
Pierson, who knew what his friend
limited at; riches or poverty-it
will be all the same to me-"
Jack rode OH, and Gilbert Piersoa
turned to retrace his steps to the
house. "A handsome drive, cool
aud shaded, led up to the mansion,
whose vine-wreathed porticos au'i
long windows, around which roses
were trained with artistic taste,
were flooded with the bright Au'
gust sunshine; aud broad patches
of gold lay on the velvety lawn,
where few tame deer were lying.
In one of those same golden
patches, and not ten rods from
where Pierson was longing, STOOD
a woman, her dark, beautiful Gypsy
face upturned to the summer sky,
and a mantle of black, satin.like
hair falling about her shoulders. Hel
dress was some bright. cheap ma
rerial, but fitted her to perfection
and the hand that clasped the rlu
of a jauuty hat was as brown as
berry. She seemed to be lost IL
deep thought, for her dark eyes
seemed to be drinking in the beau
ty of the scene around her. Gil
bert Pierson was struck withamaze
ment. He had never met her 1t
tue neighborhood, and walked NJ
to her with puzzled expression Oh
his countenance.
"Oan | do anything for you
Miss ---f, he said, as she tur'
ed to him with u startled lOos oil
her bright face. The voice thai
answered him was as sweet ano
clear as silver bells.
wIhave lost my way, sir. | wlsl
10 get bome.--to Mis-. Pattersoil's i
you please"
"To Mr.. Patterson'sT echoed
, Mr.. Pierson, as the blushlng face
, crimsoned still deeper beneath hi'
, ardent gaze. "Why, you are
good two miles from there"
"Oh dear y exclaimed the girl
with q weary sigh, d" then won
l have the berries home in time TO
diuner.p She glanced down at tn
: tin pale, standing at her teet. an'
Pierson saw that it was not hal
full of blackberries.
"Berry seeking, eh" smiled Plel
sou. 81 pever knew that Mr'
Patterson owned such charmln,
daughter" :,
+ "Daughter7" she echoed with
t merry laugh; 81 am the houn
q girl. free in one mouth. Mrs. Pal
terson's dainty daughters do nc
wade through wet grassland bran
D bles after berries. But please tel
t me the shortest route; Mrs. Pattel
J sou will be angry at my delay"
i Mr.. Pierson stepped aside an
spoke to a servant who was pass
ing.
Q "Come, now,' he says, laughing
It ", Gas you are a neighbor | mus
/. use you neighbcrly. While Seth
!. filing yonr pail with fruit from N
:, garden will order u lunch aud Sc
that you get home in time for din
= ner.n
"Oh, Mr.. Pierson, you are TO
II kind; no one is ever kind to Mara
4 Gray,n she said with bright smile
: although her dark eyes are full
+" tears. Aud they walk sid
u by side up the cool avenne, I'll
Q young bound girl talking with til
It grace and ease of thorough W.
!, man of the world, and Gilbert Pie
" son stammering bewildered a.
10 swers in a manner totally uiillk
r his usual genial frankness. Bt
y his momeutary difiidence soon yal
Il ished an they become better a
, ouainted over tue delicate lunch tll
= servants provided. He found, =
y. few cautious questions, that MI
a. rah Gray was an orphan, and yer
b. unhappy III the home of Mrs. ia
IL terson, who had two daughters
!, . her own.--vain, homely girls, WI
" envied the poor bound girl hs