The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-10-07

nanc--whcn Tranny was seventeen she
was the wonder III ~ nll. She didn't
care for books--we'd had her at school
an she could play an sing. but she
didn't care Tor books--but All day long
she was like picture. with her skin
like rose leaf. and her hair below her
knees and her eyes with q look IN them
she keeps now-likc baby Just wax
ing. la liked horseback riding and
gay times when was young. but she
just hung about me al the time. III
pctted the other children. Now and
then some one would ask II felt Just
comfortable about her. she seemed so
indifferent like. as IL she was way on
yonder all the time, and she wouldn't
mind II she was all BY her lone hours
an hours. She was quick enough when
she chose. an ! said she'd wake up
when the time came. lid ALWAYS the
feeling she was little nearer the angels
than any Of us. and in church often I've
watched her. with her eyes set on the
minister and look As il there was p
light inside shining out.
Then came the waking up. She
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the beaus thar were about her. and
there were as many and more than
had had in my time. But ! knew the
night il happened-the night that
young Walter Bunsby came home.
North Carolinians don't take 10 the sea
often. but this boy did; and II came in
. way you'd never think from book
I have now. "Tybee.n He was our
next neighbor. in and out All day; and
often he'd talk with me when ne was
little and say: Mrs. Moore, lust As
soon a am big enough. shall marry
Tranny,' and Tranny always smiled .
little. but never said word.
He'd sit and read to her and tell
her things, but she never cared much.
till one day he brought this book and
began to tell her all about the strange
trees and the wonderful things. and
they read it day after day. And at last
he said he must see il all. He should
come back and settle down; but he had
never seen anything. and be would 60
and bring back some Of the strange
things. And Tranny liked it and want
ed him to. and he went in a ship that
sailed from Charleston.
''Shc didn't seem to miss him. as l
thought she might. but was just the
same. He came back in q year and
brought all those things which You see
here. and many more. and they fixed
up Tranny's room at home the way
this Is now. 50 that every one said
was crazy 10 let them And then
tyranny promised 10 marry him when he
came back, for be had said he'd 60
once more. He was wild for the sea.
and had asked her il she would not like
70 be Captains wife and sail all over
the world. and tyranny said she didn't
know. but she liked everything he had
brought her. And then he went away.
and she waited; but she was different
bright and interested and loving; oh.
loving rs all sol and more like an angel
than ever.
And then came the war. Oh. you
can never know what that was like.
My boys were too young only sixteen.
the oldest Of them - but tall and strong;
and before . year had gone two Of them
were in Virginia under Lee. and Tran
ny said: When Walter comes he must
90. too
my husband was gone the irst day
w knew men were wanted. ana 1 wait
20 q nome. ana tnen Inere were 70
more ietters' no Word 2! water: ~
nrst Iranny said; ~ y because ne =
coming ana y almost mere put wnen
the seconu year naa nearly passed we
could not say that any longer. And
tnen my boys went my beautiful boys
without than NV husband. al chof
aown ana dying ana not near them
anu Aranny Only sat every gay py tne
WINDOW ana watched ana watcned-
ana tnen y was We emancipation.
vut q me seven brought with me
rom virginia Midnignt was ne only
one 'na NJ ssayeu py. 40 rne STAYS a:s Dy