The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-01-26

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s herself. Her dark blue riding habi
| showed her simple form to perfec
tion, her soft, brown hair was ruftlet
Oy the wind, her cheeks bloomeC
with health. and vigor, and she wa.
a great contrast to her pale, home
keeping sister
And as the days passed Guy was
compelled to change his first opin-
ions of the sisters. Winifred's spir-
its, health and temper seemed to be
| perfect Marcia, on the other hand,
sometimes forgot her would-be gen
tleness, and showed snappish petu-
lance that amazed Guy.
q" What helpful, cherry woman
she would be" meditated Guy, but
not of Marcia. No headaches, no
sulks, no sharp speechesl But there
in wife one needs domestic vir-
tues as we'll as a good disposition !;
her ability to dance and ride, skate
and swim, shoot and drive, will not
keep my clothes in Order-wilI not
direct the household. Fancy this
lovely young Amazon trying to cook
a steak if there should be a rebellion
in the kitchen y .s-. .a.
But though Guy thought he was
fully determined to marry some one
more like Marcia, yet Winifred ruled
his dreams by day and by night.
At last he got to this pass:
Win such a girl ever consent to
settle down to domestic life? VIII
she not laugh at me if l dare to
speak of love?" .... ...... ..
One day Helen and Cassius went
to neighboring town on business,
and Marcia, Winifred and Guy went
rowing on the river, a narrow deep
and rapid stream. Just after the
girls had landed, Marcia espied an
empty basket floating down the
stream, and declared that she want
cd it, so Guy rowed out alone to get
it. Suddenly, they never knew why,
the boat capsized, and Guy in trying
to regain it was carried yet further
down tho CfraoD,
"Never mind the boat T. shouted
Winifred. "Swim ashore the cur
cent is very strong"
Which Guy at last concluded to
do. When nearly on shore he was
suddenly seized with cramps and
could swim no further. Marcia
shrieked and wrung her hands and
cried
ooh, he'll drown-heIl drown y
"Hold your tongue Run to Pat
terson's for help" cried Winifred,
peremptorily, and at the same time
sprang into the river herself
In q few seconds she was beside
the sinking man. Clutching him
firmly by the arm with one of her
strong hands, she struck out slowly
for the shore. Guy was tall and
well proportioned, and it took all
her strength to get him to land, but
she did it, and none too soon, for her
own strength was giving out.
"The heavens be praised I" cried
Jim Patterson. at is lucky for
poor Mr.. Averill that he wasn't
with Miss Marcia It's a strong
arm and courageous heart you've
got, Miss Winifred Come, Joe,
lend hand, and wen carry him
home. Faith, but he's heavy"
The doctor was sent for, and
Guys inopportune cramp proved to
have been caused by a disordered
system, and he was quite i'll for sew
eraI days. His mother was sent for
and he had the best of care, though
he would rather have had Winifred
with him more. 1t was always
Marcia who famed him and read to
him, in his mothers absence, though
Winifred always brought him his
meals and somehow the heretofore
admired sweetness began to pail.
He sighed for little breezy chat as
on a warm summer afternoon one
will for an invigorating sea breeze.
"Mother," said he suddenly, the
first day he was able to sit up,
(which do you like best, Winifred
or Marcia p
Gust the question had intended
to ask you, was Mrs Averilrs dip
lomatic reply.
marcia is very gentle"
"Very; and SO quiet. ..
"Wlnltred IS strong, mentally and
physically -..
"She is an admirable girl"
Clearly he would get no decided
opinion from his mother. He be-
gan again:
"The fellow that gets either of
them for wife is lucky"
every true. Is there any pros
pect that my boy will be so lucky?'
II wish there was" with sigh.
''But | fear not. She is 500
strong minded" @
"Thank fortune it is Winifred,"
thought Mrs. Averill But she said: