Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-09-29
A Tramp's Romance:

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Roland, of Galveston, visited an aunt il
Warren county, Kentucky. 1t wa!
summer, the season warm, and on'
evening he girl sat in the yard, hal
reading and halfregarding the enormous
bumblebees buzzing around. y Warren
county bumbebee Will attract atten
ton anrrhere. He can make you tLi1b
he is tangliny himself n your hair, and
looking around he is Ten feet away,
clusing to hustle bloom.
That's enough about the bee. a
foo,5tep didn't arouse the young lady.
II was a voice that said, can 1 get a
drink of water? Two arms and the chin
Ola tramp leaned on The fence. He
was dressed IN the tramp's garb, q
wardrobe at once describable aud 10.
desclibablc. I say, can get some wateri
Yes said the girl.
Must 20 around to the gate OF
climb over the fence.
Both, il you choose
THAT'S ,he way Ike to hear people
talS,' said the tramp, climbing over anG
approaching.
Now. wheie'- he waLer?
III bring it,
You had better bring Tie well fol
Pm dryer than a barrel Of bromopbiie
The girl went 20 the house and re-
turned with bucket of water. Wher
the man had finished d ;nkiug she dc
not think be had exaggerated his thirst
In fact. she did not think that his com
par;son had been inadequate.
'Wbat book are you reading"
Mill on the Floss
'OYerrIted. l never liked il. Al
deplh or no de Jth, l dom. k'ow which
The novelist hds tiled % lie a story
without a well defined plot, aud has
failed. Goldsmith's success as q plot
less aud charming writer was bac
example,
You shouldn't tear my favoritt
book to pieces. l ike George Eliot
and all her works.
You don't like Mil on the Floss
You have been nodding over it for The
last half an hour. You only pretend
to read il, because you imagine that ir
doing so you develop literary ,aste.'
L think sir, you are Impudent.'
Here's a book you should read, and
the tramp took from his ragged coat
tatteied copy Of Bur,On's Anatomy o.
Melancholy. DR.. johnson said thai
this book was the oulY work that could
induce HIM to Get out Of bed mornings,
sooner than his regular time Of rising.
and ihat's Why you like IT, remark
Cd The girl, taking the book. IF Dt
Johnson rad not made that remalk
YOU would not find the wois so very
cba,m'r7''
That's ali ,'ght. Give me some
wae'.'
The ,onyersalion WIS pu.sued VII j
tie tran ? acceDted ia invitation TO sun
per. HIS ideas OF Burton and Jobnso
were soon covered up With batter cakrr
The tramp, Mr.. Preston .remaIned al
night. Next morning, when be annoupc
ed his intentioo Of leaving, The girl ac
com panied him 10 the spo, where ah'
sat whea lie halled her.
'Thv do you ramp around; have yo'
no bono"
Yes. as 10 The home. Don't know
as 10 the tlampng''
'Whiskg"
whisky"
WHY don't you quit!
I WILL
Wheu:'
Now. on one condition thtt yo
will consent to be my wife. Meet %
unler This tlec four years from 10 y.
i wis.,
Good -tye,' and be climbed the t'oc
aud was gone. No correspondence
was cauied on between tim. II
manly handsome face Of the irau
hung before the girl like a porG'aiI
Deep, earnest. eyes, a merry laug'
accompanied The Tramp.
Several weeks ago the young lad
visited her aunt. One evening las
week she sat under a tree in tue yar'
where four gears ago she had uodde
over A book. Bees buzzed around-th
same ices seemingly. On her lap Ia
a Mill on the Floss; near her tattert
copv of BuLon's Anatomy OF MeIau
choly. 4 buggy drove up, a ma
alighted and cl'mhed The fence.
MI. PrestOn.'
Miss Roland
There vas no indication ofa Tramp
The handsomely dressed gentleman
The clear, earnest light showed III lp'l
LIGHT kndled by Slian's BREATH
Clasped hands, kisses, renewal oil vows
+ That evening The buggy went 10 Bow
ing Green. Next morning hapT
couple left on Soulhern.bound tran
They ere uorin the city stopping
The Grand Central. Tomorrow the
VIII leave for Texas.
Il A GOOD MANS WIsH.-I Tree
confess 10 YOU that would rather
when am laid down in the grave, haV
,r,o ,ne in his manhood Stand over q