San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-11-17
unhappy Lov,t,rs.
Prom The BURLINGTON Hawisys.

Once uPoh s~~ss
:. IN saint Andrews, . beautiful Cana
Ian named Pemigewasset McKirchen
,sumbach, tho loveliest flower that eve
.-sv in the sunshine and showers
shsste ~ Diana, true as Penelope; tn,
yiolets paled in the blue Of her eyes, ant
,,eorl, sold orsecond choice in the pool,
chen she smiled; ivory white was hel
,,road white brow, for she didn't coml
har bangs down into her eyes like the
yorstop Of Shetland pony, and the
..mi. OCCASIONAL fogs Of hor native land
lent down the freckles and the tan
She wore good clothes, and moved in
The highest circles. She embroidered
her own number one and half moo
c.sins, aud was tie belle Of the singing
school. Her father owned more acres
Of spruce and pine lands than he could
count in q month, he could get enough
ships knees in o day to build , United
States navy and two schooners, and
was rich and proud. He sat in the best
pew in the church, and responded loud
81, and contributed smaller than any
other member Of the congregation, and
possessed all the other ear-marks Of .
wealthy man. One day man named
Michilimachinac -Pierfeport T. Mich.
ilimachinac came down from the up
pe country with q load Of pelts., He
was mighty hunter, and every year
he captured by trapping. shooting, and
swindling the untutored Indians,
enough furs TO control the market, and
he was aprowing monopoly. He wore
% plug bat laad a shirt that buttoned
behind, and hung his wstch-chain out
side his coat. He was mashed on Penn,
iserssset infthe first inning ne was d
lonely man. be said. Hetook her hand
in his, and said he wdatsda some fair
maiden to. go with him and stay in the
north woods about nine mqnths ii the
yearland help him skin beaver, and
mink, andsotter, and fox,ssald certain
varieties of-cats and bears, and cook
for him and;help him to basStoozle the
Indians 'out.of their pelts, and pack the
furs for him and help him down the
river with.them. Would she IIflS with
him? She.shook her wealthrof golden
hair and told the hunter he vas away off
his base, and she would seshim FIR der
before she'd go. Straightway the Mich
ilimachinac led her to hersfather, and
told the umpire he had been put out
on foul. The old man bent his brows
on the rebellious girl. you'd otter
have him." he said "What fur?" re-
piled the maiden. Because it would
be very gratifying to me- said her
papa. II cannot bear to think of it"
she said. "But you are very deersto
me, put in her lover. y
"That's where the gazelle comes in"
sighed the maiden. "I'm afraid you're
lion to me-" make 'ermine," said the
lover. And the old man said he would,
and called for some mink and paper to
draw up o settlement. But Pemige-
wasset simply said: @Thou art so near
and yet so fur" and left the room.
There was another. A youthful sailor
nan, with a straw hat and wide trousers,
I'd broad collar with anchors worked
it in white thread, and lovely yacht
y b buttons George Augustus Sas-.
4. 'hewan. He was daisy. He play
O. the mouth organ and danced the
cke divinely; knew all of the new
non of the street, got 5000 agar, and
eot every cent of it on his clothes
ID WI en- the old man found out there
sam evious attachment there was a
Gus, .f95 HAf
Bpt n brave girl stuck to George
4 s.;a if the old man didn't like
orge he neednt marry n'n' IVY T.
her, she was ms hairp'n, VI VIRUS !,
that e&ec ana tnat wSs 'ne Aino ~
irl she NJ 3. Ana lnasmucn as A. was
pleasant / or ueoree W ',.,'
v.ssot IN house, as he didn't feel
q 20 eli, fathers dog three times
rook 49,, his scanty salary and
s;,;ro - A., devoted young peo-
rs.s ''1 clear to the lane and
ct when the mt on !. 80.
en- it Was gibbous, .,o ,.s.