The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-01-22


sorrow ere long, ormy name is not
Harry Wallingtord. am not such
a simpletOE as you have imagined,
and you'll find out one of these
days. / am not a coward, nor am
| a bully, but under certain circum-
stances | would kill a man; and
you may put that in your pipe and
smoke it, or you may stuff it IN that
dull brain of yours, just as you
like; but YOU had better not for
get il, | am heartily sick of these
sentimental %hypocrites, who pre-
tend to be a mans friend when be-
fore his face, but sneak round and
stab him in the dark"
"Good God, Harry, are you mad?'
"No; but | would TO heaven that
| were mad, then | could not see
aud know of the corruption and
yillainy that boils and bubbles up
on every hand. We are in the very
middle Of a deep sea of treachery
and corruption. | thought l had
one honest friend; but, alas9 it was
all a mistake; no one will do to
trust; they are all h%ypocrites."
"Harry, you do me grievous
wrong to say that; for l swear by
everything l hold sacred, that new
er have I, either by word, thought
or deed intentionally injured you.
| call upon you in the name of our
old friendship ask you as a man
Of honor-I pray you in the name
of dear Lottle, whom we both love-
l ask in the name Of our dead moth
er--nay, l ask in the name OF God,
for al explanation Of this unmerit.
ed insult, which you have thrust
upon me-"
II warn you now, sir, that I will
not permit you to speak of ny dear
sister Lottle. She is not for such
as you, and the sooner you realize
the fact, the better it will be for
you. 1t shall be my business to pro-
tect her; and you may be sure l am
able and willing to do it. II ever !
see you in my sisters company
agaipyou viii hear it thunder loud
er than you ever heard it before. l
give you fair notice now; and if you
value your life, let me advise you
not to forget whatI am saying, l
know you are ready with a expla-
nation, but your oily tongue won't
save you in this instance" i
"Harry, do you mean what you
saye Don'tyou know that it would
kill me to give Lottie up! You
would not have an engagement
broken off, would youg
"lt seems that you r rather dull
of comprehension, to-day. | thought
my language was exceedingly
plain. Didn't l tell you that my
sister was not foryour sort. How
could l use language less ambigu-
ous?"
My ire was now reused to the
highest pitch, and | made a desper.
ate struggle to smooth it down. To
some extentI succeeded, but not
entirely.
81 never will surrender my claims
to my sweet Lottie--never, never.
If all the black imps from therinter-
nal regions, with Satan at their
head, were here to oppose me,
would not yield my just claim tc
her hand"
81 am truly glad to hear you talk
with so much spirit and determine.
ton, because | was afraid that you
were cowardly. / know how t.
manage a brave man, but a coward
puzzles me; therefore we'll sex
whether you marry my sister or not
} There are honest gentlemen in thiI
city, worthy in all respects, who low
my sister; and, when | want her Il
! marry, she can find a husband whl
, won't betray her." va
"In heavens name, what have
+ done to incur your hatred9 limos
) solemnly protest against this mys
terious way OF doing"
! 81 have no more business witt
you just now, sir. You will oblig,
! me by going about your business,
!, you have any; If, however, you hav
/ no business, you had better go an.
! way, as ] am done with you for tn
4 present" s
Harry waived his hand haughtil
for me to leave him, and | though
6 it best to oblige him.. Ihad neve
seen him in such terrible passio.
before. OF all the troubles that
7 had ever encountered, this was b.
long odds the greatest. To thin.
that Harry Wallingford, the onl
brother OF my betrothed bride, wa
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