Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-09-08


Soe6 ri .4~kRtavating. And lust when
yOh see I'm down on my luck TOO. Yes;
I've been and gone and done i, =
"Mother Vii BE rlsased.... ,odokad his
friend aid INV adyiset, With 1 drug.
ss0o. hv.lhe-bye. viii your father. They
both regard nothing 30 highly % birth. |
/ suppose Miss Browning can lay claim
TO some decent breeding?
"Tho old chap ii . cornchandle9, you
know thAts at least he used 10 be" Said
SHOCKS With Ahestr eruAns
nUh, Indeed And q very charming
business too. / make NO doubt. Leads
M quite a train Of ideas. Com. wheat.
stat Of lie, quaint old mill, and rustic
bridge n the distance; miller sjttina ON
il. i wonder." dreamily, "if Browning
ever wore Awhite hats And Ii so-whyY
Don't all speak a once, Well we'll. she
Il d very pretty Girl. Such ewes. You
know. i really Congratulate fuN, my
dear fellavn"
uVvijd;nu. desnero4e,v ...n4 ~,
do somethinrp III dont knS~ ha;r l.
hnn.,a,n.l II .ss Az csaAran,n .r
nosas shd - s6s,rae vnm tn"w che (.
ryrffv. h,,t I donT vsnt 20 mar az
pna AMI T trc,s tna 1nvarnon n,aSnxy
hear ~ NJ y ""'
mu 80. ).
,1c VIII nnve 70 near OF ~ now, wont
= askcd miiuin nnteeiingiy' !.
ne Wuua ~ eas ,. ihs nisnd u
HvvCYt n vflyQQ were even limited To him. "
uocill.a cnoonr 1iIuly. Try 70 heip
ing GUY On u, Wliaing, cant your
: zee what there Is 70 do, *
~ marty ner. l Y nope Lady
nnooks ana MISS Co1licilandicr Will get
ou' AIu you sno,ia INNS o. aer nea,ls
y, yoH hn0w5 1oupues IL VIII console
WV wneh 81 leter cuts you OH with the
uspomar shlinng.
suppose l had better cut my throat
put an end ! IT., SAID Snooks, dis
maiiy, and then-Oyercomc, no doubt,
Dy tine melancholy OF tins suggestion-hc
breaks down and gives way TO tears:
say, don't do that, you know ex-
slammed W1iding, Indignantly. Weep
ing All over the place won'tfmprove mat
tefs, anu Will only make you look q worse
TOOL than nature intended, when you go
Out O. the foOnfs II YOU have put your
rot IN 1t at least try 70 bcar misfortune
IKE q man. LOOK here" angrlly, iii
you are going to keep mp this hideous
boohooing LII ave the room. and yoi
too. to your tate. Its downright indie
cent They will hear you in the next
house II You don't moderate your
grief"
As the nearest house was 1 q uarter OF
0 mile of, this was severe.
II shouldn't care il they heard me in
the next town." said Mr.. Shocks, who
wns quite too for gone for shame.
"Thefe Ii Just One chance for Won.
aiid only one" said Wilding. slowly 81
have an idea, and you must either follow
it or-Qo to the altar"
"I1lfollow anything. eagerly. ssWbat
is it 2"
You have proposed to Miss Katie
solemnly. "Now 30 and propose TO the
other three
As Wilding gave vent to his idea, he
turned abruptly on his heel and left the
room.
"IM do it, said Bnooks, valiantly.
drying his eye and giving his ewes a
tragic tap. awhateyer comes Of it."
Going into the hall, he saw Hetty
standing near an entrancc. n little WAY
beyond her was Katie. conversing;with q
tall and hsnky youth, Not daring to
glance In the direction Of the latter. whe
plainly expected him to come TO her on
the wings of love, he turned and asked
Hetty to dance.
They danced. and then (it was a GUS
tom with the ball-goers in that mild
suburban neighborhood) he drew her
ont under the cleaning stars and up the
dark avenue that a few minutes since was
the scene OF her sisters happiness.
There he proposed in due form, and
was again accepted. Hetty's conduct. in
deed. was perhaps a degree more pro-
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