The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-11-02
Vol. XVIII.

on. As her eye met Georges
she put on an additional morning
complexion.
George touched bis nat, Jenny
bent her head shyly. The young
man squared his shoulders ant
walked on like a brigadier-generaI
That's a nice girl, he commu
| nicated TO his sleeve. Mother
| thinks a heap Of her. She's go
| more sense than half Of 'eIn, mo
ther says. And she's smart anc
modest like in her ways. Mothe,
says she's uncommon pretty
too.'
These opinions of mothers &C
edited him that be had not gotter
Jennie out Of his head when be
leaped on his ergine. But l sus
pect, if mothers verdict had beer
against her, be would have stooc
her lawyer. He was only making
mother compliment his choice
He was skulking behind mother
For some young men are shy.
While be and his iron horse
and bis row of baggage-cars anc
passenger coaches rushed across
the land that hot day, nobody
looked in the engine-cab for re
nance; yet there the fire of the
world was glowing under a dark
blouse. Nobody looked into il
for integrity and worth ye'
there stood six feet of integrity
and worth, which had come up tc
manhood through thick and thin
and had carried his mother tc
comfort, and which kept his char
acter like his FURNISHED engine
Neither did anybody look in the
cab for hsroism but it was there
potent and still, like electricity ir
a cloud. All, my countrymen are
caapble OF some things ? AS tol
locomotive. engineers, l suppose
there are men not of the besl
among them-as among parsons
but the deeds of some do speak
for them. Now when one s mint
has run in one channel for length
Of tine-or l might say, in more
appropriate figure, when a train
has gone over great deal ofroad
some results are generally arrived
at.
So it came to pass, when George
dashed up the street in Chicago
after his mothers lambs wool
while his engine cooled, and the
train was being made for the home
trip, that be dived into o jewel
ler's store, and asked sheepishly
to see some rings.
Rings, eh?' murmured the
salesman, looking amiably at the
man of SCOT. For Chicago ISM
afraid of coal.smoke. The mer
who bring her the dollars do moi
come in elaborate toilet.
Rings emphasized George, 'anc
don't be afraid of your bigh-pricet
ones. with stones in EN-
If l give her one,' in the paren
thesis of his sleeve, Il want it tt
be a ring that'll last, and Away
be 6De and handsome, and do to g
down in the family, like mothers.
Diamonds, ,emeralds, ,opals, pearls
were flashed in his face, but still
his fingers went searching.
What's this p be asked, picking
| up small, strong circle, will
amethysts sot around it. Look
like a grape, sort of, when tn
sun shines through it,
That ? Oh, those are amethysts
Not as expensive as these jewels
but very nice firm stone.'
This suits me- observed George
diving for his wallet; that is wha
l was looking for
So be paid for it, and darted GU
to bail s passing horse-car, tuck
ing that little morocco case unde
bills, away down out of sight, a
another secret was tucked nnGe
his left breast-pocket.
AS be rushed back across th
afternoon landscape, curbing hi
iron horse with this bit, givin
him rein by another motion, max
ing the village resound, watchin
bis road with a keen, tender eye
Georges mind rose to no create
height than meditation on how b
should give that ring to Jennie.
'I'll ask her 10 take walk-n
I won't. Don't want anybody t
sec me, I'll shake hands with be-
and sert Of slip it on her Gnge
and then cut | Happ me no