The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-03-25


madly Infatuated with mi, beautiful m len. vho
indeed. seemed as unmiudfuI Of the fact a, though
she were NOT reminded Of n 4 hundred lime. . dsr
But though wealth. pomp and beauty n.Id "a
,pectiv. homage 20 her eharm,. and /, xas A. as.
disnuted fac, that had The .anr;cion. ,n.,.l.n 40
wiiied. she MIGHT have maae ~, choic. .mory ~.
vast e.,nnany az Inc vounv scion. ~ ueal,h vho
f.vned unon her and who would ,ix. ,h.i, m ~,
n ain 81. raw az hon. .hs eolaly ,a,n.I f,om ,h.,
and though maint.ining her habi,uaI air az zen
tlene,s offered no encouragement
And this very "eceentricitv" n. 4, nivh, n.
called onIv served "a d,aw IN. i.cL les 10, y.;,Iy
hopins thronr Of ardent .uitor. an oply a. nav.
their ambition most cruelly vreekei bv .om. rev
and eharaeteri,tie move Of the eaprieious maiden.
This fac, 6nailv Isd T. d;.annoin,.d 5..n.i,;n,
swain. who hal piled hi, suit mos, ari.ousIv anl
gained sienal defeat. which yery naturnllr .,,v.
ed 10 make him mot A ve,v Iitti. wrathv ani ,.xsA
in ,oir;, 20 ex,iairn
"bv the great horn ,poon mere, sine. Dian.
was there created ,ueh a woman. I could have
,worn. a veek aro. that vas IN. iacLi.,, .n5
most favored man in Pairyiew ba, nov We soI.
I'm the most mis.rahis 81. /, a ne,f.,, ,,isIs :.
But the riddle was ON. .AsiIv read by /. n,o.aie
mind
Born and bred from infancy In the midst Of .eia
enee. pretty Minnie stoekusll had become ,i,ci
and HEARTILY ,iek Of the vain neuu .n1 di,ni.v N
the wearing society life 81. led m. .mp,x r,v.
plimen,. and faunins aAt,ery which awaited he,
whereyer she went and Ian ed for tha. mod. AZ
life which. though humber vas. never,hel..s IN
itself the assurance Of more genuine happin.,,
In truth she -. h.,,, So N AZ. n,s..,, ia.
whose dras. va. ha,sfal 10 hs, All .f,hsi ~, /,
change but looked in vain for her ideal Of a man.
That was the hero Of this story-impul.iye yt,
noble-he Tom H.,hawav
But though Minnie s,ock.e,l f.l, ,ha, ,urh \
man she could love and be content 10 share Nfe',
burdens with vet she vas withai po....ssd Of n
certain degree Of dignity and reserve .hirh
-. 4 g.. a..
For Tom Hathaway vas about the oniv man in
CAV Fairvies Who hal not cas-, himself bsf,,s he
shrine which had proved 90 disa.,rous a. 40 ,nany
Of the proaiest Representatives q wealth and %.
cistv and thi. f.r. hal r.,,i.,,,,. A..
nie ,insuIarlv.
Bat Il "a. not because Tom had no, potie.i and
admired the yrand cani,.li.,'. l.a,h,.,. -, /,
deed. for Tom HathaIay had a. ten. al ave a., =.
pretty girl a. any mAn bu, the fac, o. there sxi,,
Ing q vide gulf between the station, Of the two.
lie was bat the pennies, scam. grare son a,u,.
atively speaking. 81 a poor mschinis,. whii. she
"a. the daughter q ons q the millionaire. u ari
tocratic FaiT,iev-a uils Iia.,.n.. in ~. .x.. ~
society. Thi, va, uhv. u.meIy. The msr. "a, ,ha,
he fell IL would be hopels..-that had ken, rely d.
less TON from participating 10 the tourney Of love
and this very thin. II vas whieh insured hin, a
better chance 81 beeomins -inasr THAI any uho
had ys, e.sayei the eoa,sst.
The proud capitalist, daughter va. l.I into
making him a stady uhe,.x.g she me, him All
the result convinced her that in handsome ye,
penniless Tom there va. more Of her deal than
she had vet met
But, haughty by nature. she would no, rev..l
this TO him. and he. Equally haaghty, despite hi.
poverty. and. indeed, % that very account. you'd
NOT betrav himself
Thus the two lovers. for such ,hsv r.r, in soul
were kept at everlasting lo.gerheai.. a state Of
feeling which would have existed. mercy know,
how long, had IL no, been for iucky hsppsninr
which happily served 70 bring about an under
standing between them.
A horseback party had been planned BY the
ladies Of the Crystal Lake club. AID Tom wss one
Of the escorts unon certain aam,,I nv nam. Nj.
Prothinrham. - @'' '''''
Lively and laxative she proved, and also an ad.
mirabls hOrsswoman. managing the high spirited
Thoroughbred which she rode With skiIIfuI hand.
Minnie stoek.sII, sith Hartley Branion A. an
escort, led the eavaleAde and . CAV marty thew
formed IS in their hight hunting costumes. thew
.aiioped across IN. asIi.. Aboa, Pairyis. 81.
tended an admirable tract Of COUNTRY for the hunt,
and Of this Pairyisv vas veIl aware ana took due
advantage
Their ride upoa the present day led 90. over Oh.
old turnpike TO Baltimore, and, though . tribe
dusty, vas nsvertheless q pleasant gallon.
Alter getting we'll out into the country the mar
~ broke up into couples, come going ahead and
come falling behind.
Miss Frothinxham vas . lively rider and soon
Tom found himself veil in advance Of the main
party and ct part Of the road bat . mile and
half FROM series Of steep descents, into What "a.
called the Devils Gorge, a d.ep cut between the
hills through which ran foaming torrent.
saddenIy upon the hearing Of III, too smote
series Of frightened screams and the hoar,e haIloo
Of excited men.
Then the next momen. behind them came the
thunder Of hoof,, and ere they could realize the
nature Of the trouble there Ieaped past them With
frghtful speed the white. faced bay thorou ghbred
Of Minnie stockwsii. the broken bits dang Cling
from hi. lever jas, While apsa Nj. back, -i,k
fsarfaliy pailid face, sat the peerless beauty Of
PAirview elinging rssola,sly yet dsspairisxly 70
the saddle.
A she swept pass Ton her face vas surned
upon him, and In lie Wild terror there vas an en-.
preston Of pleading and faith which seemed 20
say 10 him: