Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-11-17

strange lnuOitnce, ana never appear
ed TO have ANY decided aud detnite
aim He only seemed to seek the
nejoyment OF the passing hour.
II can close my eyes aud see
Charley rs he sat beside me twenty
five years ago on this very stream.
We were drifting, and he lay back
IN the boat with his eyes liked ON
the clouds overhead, repeating, or
trai,st,Osing, the lines from Faust:
To the passing hour say.
So beautiful thou art, thy fight delay
al wish We could. Harry! |
would like To drift forever on a
great broad sea where There were
no banks to hriHg vi against
"rhose words l remember, bc.
cause of the events which occurred
that night. The! were the last
plHin words ever exchanged be.
tween us, the las time | saw the
rapt. dreamy look in my brothers
beautiful eyes.
"Wheu We reached the landing
| in front of Glen Cove Nour grand
fathers pltert, We found II party ct
Young men waiting on the bank for
us. They were wild fellows. all OF
them. except William Ormon'l, who
WAS my brothers most intimate
friend.
"'Hallo, boNsr they cried; Why
\ou'vp been forever III getting mere.
We've waited hours and hours tor
YOU
What's upl" asked Charles,
jumping out OF the hoat.
".Fun's upr cried Will Estabrook'
the Widest of The reckless hand.
We're in for jolly time tonight.
Maggie Dorsey. the tavern. Keepers
daughter, Nou know, is going to bt
married To All Grimes. They re
going To have n rousing ball, and
old Dorsey SAYS il We grace the &c
casiun with our aIistocratic presence
he'll give MS Il special ol ster supper
Hurry up, We have Il good mile IL
walk, aud lis hate. You've just tim,
to dress. D, course old Snbprside'
Uhat WAS my nlcknamr) couldn't b'
hlilrd To such an ungOdly assem-
, blagt.
81 don't know about going my
=, srli, Charles answered, because III,
father is opposed 10 our going Il
A., DoIScA'S at amy time. lie THINK
it, i low hole, and it | 90 to Il bal
there, hc will iiud it hard 10 over
, look it,
"'JnSt listen to the good it'll
how VIII went ON. do as Your
hid, sonny, aud ii papa says ne
WIN, no 1t has 10 he. I've AWAY
, Thought nineteen WAS old tnoug
;. tor Il iellcv Ia take care oi himscl
The go>rIuor tricd Ia get the " hi
> handle ON me, but | soon let hif
:, know that lac needn't trouble hin
=, self about my goings out AMI con
:, inps III. Well. If you're bound
a plaN the obedirnl aud dutIiul NIT
boy, we'll 90 on
-. "Ml brothers iacc crimsonrd,
= EslabloUk spoke, but he said, Incl
>, irrcntl,:
" Ill decade to 90, I'll be- read
"a III Il few minutes, aud then he q
tclrd INTO the huusc.
II loilnWrd him, tor | knew pc
!, teeth that To tauut him with Il
y, .Aeicise of our iaihrrs aulhOri
WAS To make him rebel against
-, Father WAS Il >rIN stern man
those daNS, aud CHARLES found q
restraints 80 il Il some that II WAS
new thing to c\adc them. W h
We reached our own room, he sh
~, the door.
"A, 81 think Ill 20 to DorscIs
night, hr said. i Won't sal al
II thug about II to father, Tor hr
RS VANS has u lecture ready whttli
re I'm lIgh, or wrong. | won't ST
III muic than an hour, JUS, 10 show I
,gI iriiOWs that | can do as ! plea
ne sometimes
81. ".Doil't co. said. You kn'
tn that father L. right III calling ID
on sen : an infamous hole. It's IL III
20. l.Iable drinking and gambling she
IA. aud the people who stay AT the Il
4 1 crn YOU Wouldn't notice II you II
OF them on the street. Besides.
So boy are c> identity intending To Ia
a spree. NIl E>labrouk has dra
lth more than Is good iul HIM alrea'
I'll 81 suppose YOU think shall
an intoxicated too. hv ,ii,d impalir
'ok ly.'
ol "Ah, knew il. More than OF
vas since our rctnih from scioo''
brother had crept up 10 our ro
el. about midnight. moi drunk. perm
zen but vii II Il flushed face ami uisiti
steps. don't think be had