Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-17

dropped upon her breast.
Doctor Dedling plodded home to the
village, and as he passed the brilliant
windows of the little hostelry he paused,
remembering the bitter cold Of the winter
cir, the frosty influence of the breeze.
II may as well 60 in and warm my
SELF" thought he.
Mine host met him with CHEEKY air.
"Walk in, doctor; walk inl" said he.
mot that room" as Dedling mechanic
ally laid his hand upon the dOOr-knob of
the apartment he usually entered. 1.-The
Railway Committee is . sitting there.
This way, if you pleased"
DedliDR.. "What Railway Committee
taking any steps about the old idea of a
railway between here and Glassville?"
eyes, do" said the landlord. "It's
committee of rich capitalists. as are
building factories close to the Falls: and
they mean to put mp q row Of tenement
houses all along, and would lay down a
line of rails; and don't say I mentioned
it, doctor, because only caught snatch
, here and there, when 1 was carrying in
the plates, and setting on the fruit, and
nuts, and wine--but it's to 20 right
through old Miles Grey's cranberry
swamp, the railway is! And the Chair
man is going to offer Miss Judith S., 900
In good, clean, hard money for her share
in I'll"
Doctor Dedling startedi
"Five-thousand dollars |" repeated
he, slowly.
Could it really be fact? If so-and
there seemed little reason for doubling
it-what q fatal mistake he had made in
rejecting bride who could bring the
rich portion of cranberry swamp" as
her wedding dover. If he had known
agoi
Don't fret about him, Judith, dear,
he isn't worth it! urged honest Marina
duke Redheld, who had stopped on his
way to the postoffice to bring q message
from his mother. "He was always a
pretentious sort of fellow, all for outside
show, with heart like a stone, and q
nature as shallow as Deacon Doler's
brook"
Judith looked up at the clumsy, good
hearted. hard-handed farmer. and won
dered that she had never before seen
what a true face, and what clear, frank
eyes he had.
Forget HIM, Judith" pleaded Red
field; and she began seriously to think
that she would at least make the trial.
"COme over to our house and stay with
mother. It's too bleak and lonesome
for you here, for the present at least
Spring will be time enough for you to
come back to the cranberry swamp"
Judith Grey looked around at the SOL
itary room, and thought of Mrs. Red.
fields cozy kitchen, with its bright
colored rag carpet, its window lined
with blooming geraniums, and its shrill-
voiced canary bird hanging over the
work table.
"Do you think" she hesitated, "that
your mother would be willing to be
troubled with such a guest as II"
Duke Redficld's face grew radiant.
"Only try her," he said; "dear
Judith, you'd be as welcome as the Aow-
ers in May"
And the next day Mrs. Redfield came
over in the old farm carryall to claim
her guest, and the swamp house was left
to its own dreary desolation and the
driving SHOWS of January.
Scarcely three weeks had elapsed
when young DR.. Dedling came to Red
field farm in his new gig, with the old
roam horse, that really made quite q
good appearance when you did not
hurry him, and he was free from vista
ton commonly known as the "heaves.
"There ain's nobody sick here" SAID
Julius, the hired man, who was splitting
wood at the side of the house, as he eyed
the doctor rather suspiciously.
"No, I know it." said DR.. Dedling;
"but I have called to see Miss Grey"
"Miss Grey amt noways ailin' as
know Of" persisted Julius, feeling the
edge Of his AZ, and staring hard at the
medical representative Of Glassville.
II have called" said DR.. Dedling.
with dignity, Gas friend"
"Oh," said Julius.
"Win you be kind enough to let me
in ?" persisted the doctor.
"Tain't no use," said julius, rollinga
prodigious pine knot down from the pile,
and preparing himself for q stupendOus
effort "there amt nobody to home"
Nobody at homer" echoed the doc
tor.
They've all gone TO church, ex-
planned Julius.
ITO church, mani Why, it's Tues
day."
"Who said il wasn't ?" retorted julius.
"They amt gone to hear service-theyis is
gone to be married"
"Who?" demanded the doctor.
"Our Marmaduke and Miss Judith y
And down came the AZ upon the end
of the pine knot with Q crash that made
the man of medicine start back.
The new railroad Was duly construct
ed directly across the depth of old Miles
Grey's cranberry swamp, and s., 900 was
placed to Mrs. Marmaduke Redfelds
account in the nearest national bank
and Mrs. Pytchley thinks she made q
mistake in taking the gold eagles instead
Of the cranberry swamp; but young DR..
Dedling thinks his mistake was greater
still.
Gymnastic Training.
The Spartans were rigid IN exactlng .
gymnast;c training for youths. Then