Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-06-09
A BLACKSMITH'S LOVING,

| had resolved, with many persons
no doubt, who had shaken off its yellow
dust, never to visit the dismal little
town of Bloomsbury again. 1t was
50 called, perhaps, because of It's utter
lack of vegetation, and because of its
being Il Sahara Of red clay roads and
sandy plains, over which sickly shrubs
and vines strOvc and knOttcd together.
/ had left it in July, with Il dull, hot
sun cracking and scanning the dry
marsh leading to the town, and felt aS
if spared from the commission of
a crime by the sudden telegram
which recalled me to the city. |
whipped my horse into Il mad gallop,
and looked neither to the right or left,
animated by Il vague wonder as to how
any one existed there.
Again it was July, and by Il singular
chain of circumstances, | found my
self ambling lcisurely ON horseback
down the dusty high street of Blooms
bury. The same red sun was blister
ing the paint the littlcnew postollice,
and the same hrawny blacksmith wiped
the sweat from his brow before his
forge, and stopped work to stare at
me in u vacant way,
had passed some idle hours i'll his
shop before, and after Il stOlid scrutiny
he recognized me.
Back again 'sQure?" he asked,
giving me Il familiar nod. at he Il
matter of three years now since shod
,.., l, ra"n in the off hand foot" "
~. ..v '. emily proud of this piece
.. .uuN
"|u'r 'b..' | said, again wondering
ur i nui ndurcd all these days and
l.' ''5.,''r GOd-fOrSakcn spot. lie
, r wScular arm, and with II
.. ,.b yer pointed to the tiny
.l.. ... rIlsc near by,
., mu I'd since. I've got Il boy
w .wr. I'D he'll he Il smithy, |
reckon. ,ny.l his mother is inclined
To thr trad. ~ shocstrings, tapes, and
lbc ike. ! lltc it, do. Them he all
white skinned, creamy fellows, with no
lI. iu 'cm
hld never deemed it II possibility
lb,t ,HoIc could be marrying or giving
Ia marriage here. In this respect
Bloomsbury Tesembled heaven in my
Wnrcligms mind Perhaps the "Old,
old story Of love had made it para
Use tl The young blacksmith,
! gave my horse a brief rest and II
huh FROM the good fellows trough,
white dskcl the current news of the
own though, the Lord knows, nothing
oWl be iarther from my thoughts
than % care what news there was. |
had Sueu but once for moment, a face
which even family interested me in
That horrible place, and try as hard as
{ would, ] could never drive away
Jhtt vision
"' bad stollcd into the little yellow
church one sultry day TO escape the
thunder storm which was rapidly COM
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.8tmc5 in the yard.
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