San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-11-06

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iI, .,. THE PARSONS LEAP YEAR. 90
SIT is a very pleasant parish" sale
the Rev. ,Dn9q Racquet, ''and very
pleasant people. The elder ladies
are steady,r consistent workers, the
Younger active and enthusiastic. ]
don I think, if 1 had possessed the
privilege of selecting for myself, .
could have found more delightful
position"
Mr.. Roderic Racquet was six and
twenty, with q straight nose, pleas
ant blue eyes, and general talent fol
being satisfied with everything and
everybody. He was located in hit
first parish. a picturesque knot oi
houses overhanging q brisk cataract
which made work for oil the factories
and filed all the adjacent woods witt
it's noisy melody; and SO far he wai
one of those exceptions in life, q per
fectly satisfied man. 4" "'
"Ah," said his friend, Mr.. Alton
who was a misanthrope. "The ladies'
eh?" sf, aua tl,apa,. ..l o4,,r.,
"Yes," said MIR. Racquet, quietly
"for, of course, you knowthat much
Of the prosperity of q country parish
depends upon its female members. y
"Yes," observed Mr., Alton, dryly
sYou are an unmarried man, l be-
lieye?" '.al 'a' y. }'-''qa'q sdi al 8
II am an unmarried man-yes, GER
tainly," " ..st .l''.' ,t,.. o,., ....., l..,
aAnd this is--leap year. " '' ..,...5 ~ .s, d
"Nonsense!" cried the parson
briskly. fas 5000 ,Lss, ,a1s !,
/! II f1ope yyttsAsy find IL nensense,'
said Mr.. Alton, pursuing up his lips:
.'but I am told that there are o good
many single ladies this year who are
driven desperate by the prospect Of
spinsterhood-" b
"Nonsensey K again exclaimed Mr..
Racquet. 'My dear Alton, this is q
little too much of q qbrrlesque. You
don't seriously believe in itlis-thi
absurdity?" 5:g E-ys r.y--. =,
Mr.. Alton dnly shook his head as
he rose and reached for his hat.
"I'll get my book, Racquet" said
he, as be looked lagubriously around
the room, "and 60 out for stroll in
these delicious pine scented woods
My doctor says that pine sap is very
healing forilungs that are consump
lively inclined" " f'.ra, l.'so. 20
every well" said the Rev. Mr.. Rae;
quet, with a glance at the scattered
sheets of a half completed sermon
that lay on his desk /; ''and ! will JOIN
you after little period Of time"
He took up his pen, dipped 1T dc.
termidedly in the inkstand. and went
resolutely to writing; but in spite Of
all his industry, the words of his
iconoclastic friend rang Professionally
n n ..Is .Is tbts thoro sho,,,a be onv founda
:. Ii 1nti s,an,,,a a ohs,,rd ;deo Il" he
tloh ,5 !oi A,.t ,,.;th, h;s % rmeu sus,,ended
ponlle'ie., y, VIZ liz IN tsn Isbeef
'm aDo.e 'ao aa pa ' H. cont be Rut
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even II suon :: ps po,Ii,, . Sotto, menSe,
iiiaI s. iIc. III IT, - = s;;ng,a ono Inevey
.! sooiety 'ni 49, = go 81 Sncir;ne tbat
- -, - ,bo,,la ho cel;bates t..
cietgyneh e1 .5 snoulE ,rh;,o 10 Ross Snn,s.on,s 3
cherry check and tangled yellow hair
,rera ,,ancing n human will-o-the-
We, hefore the horizon of his mind &
owe, Il r,,-,l--,rT
..Sbe's vounon he said to himself,
hut a little inclined to be eiddy, but
sho I ;s certainly verv charming. And
s;nce SIM q the Annietons have failed, and
tbe mother has opepel a boarding
Io,sa and Ia,c;lla has zone To teach.
;nm T ~, tb;nL T could do better
.bon % ~ marry =" - TsI
.Rosa An,,Ietfn sir II Won please. =
T. VAS a timid little voice that
broke In mon the thread OF his re