The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-05-20
A MODERN PrRlTAN.

A MODERN PIHlTAN'
Stephen Billings had finished his din
her d meal eaten NJ noon hy tho In
habitants NJ the thinly settled farming
lown-of Hillside aud wnsshoying back
his chair. when h. heard u rap ut tho
front door, II stood open for II was
Awarm day In the last week Of MAY
and Trimmed n delightful view across
slope aud valley, a yirw NJ this moment
eclipscd by the figure OF nttll and hand
some girl, who stood waiting at tho
threshold.
"Eh. Miss Sophronyl' said Mr.. Bill
Ings, bowing his head to peer nj her be-
tween the shaggy gray tufts Of his
knitted brows aud tho upper rim Of his
silycr-bowed spcctnclcs. "Won't ye
walk IMP lIows Mis- Ncwcomb? Chill
dron doin' vol 10 SCHOOL, lley cheer.
won't yoP-yc look real beat"
Mother IL well. thank you,h said
Hophronia, hurriodly. "Can ! see you
q few moments alone, Mr.. BillingsP'
"Sartin ye can whats Ia hondcrp"
sald the old bachelor. blunily. There's
The gal In the kitchen, busy mostly n
. "u ha ny WI
sa' \, ~, 'opmao
W. ~ I"n" py"
The girl blushod u was, In fact, the
first time she had ever been under
Stephen Billings roof. 1--WE come 10
zee rot about the mortgage on fathers
nu.
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un', 49, ~ 'ua'k"' "'on
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wv !" Nv, WV a"u g.anso o.
Nv fon'u' '''Pmon
,a "',weisu, m.oi Pau, ~
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.l rh WI sou ~ run, VT nnihgs'
= .P.aN W W"".' =" WIZ
.y o"n '"'"'' m''''u VI my i"hor :
'"Ih
. nnau nv ,nang,u suuuen'
"mu NO p,essup hs manu- hhru upon
~. ".'n ", Wv nhlr-c!oth SOFA Whure NC
a', ~, wv giIi Neh.u ~, Wi'houl paus,
VI sls,n'y nosl.h'lon' asn lie anu uca't
VIZ Va .nc pa''hVe' uoh uhuor
anu .us"ess very wch' put 90 SNOW
N"a' 'n'n,' ,en W.. ny UP INC m"ip
Nv anu sna' . nn.v sa,u VA. NJ
mus. Pay UT YOU mu'l nav lhriarm,
STn" ""' Kuans nnn = anu =
nm !, " " ", uah ho' pas you an,
onnng wih I've c"mc mere % asl
lou 10 no lni' great hlnuncss v me Mr
nhnngs- NO. W my ia'her OF my mo'h
W. uu, 70 me- Anu ASK You 10 Yea
WIN me " you Woulu Wish 10 nave
man ueal oy your uaugnter' u shc wen
such trouble as IN.
me sweet, passiona'ely earnest Nolc'
ceaseu, NV uhe speaker came iorwar
anu sinking in'o .he chalr oil the n o
the sofa, iaiu ncr hanu on the old man
arm. ohe hau proudly reira'hcd irot
slus'oh ol'her 70 het mpther uelloat
heai,h' OF ner ialner age and fhcumal
le uisaoiliies' snc would not perml
them. even through her, TO vainly SUI
ptca'e TINS hard man, out herself sh
Freely humoleu Tor their dear sake'
Inc Ne"comp iarin Wa small aud N
mortgage but q ,rihing sum II onl
Daniel Newcome had not beer poo
physicaiiy disabled, anu through IN
misdeeds OF Others m debt q n the oil
er hand, stephen Billings was rich, I
least for a Hillsideri but he WI
known 10 be a grasping as well rs
thrifty man. and few people who knc'
him would have dreamed OF such an a
Tempt ~ Sophronia Ncwcomb q mail
let courage ana devotion sometimes y !,
swer better than the tnbtlest world
wisdom. IL was n long time since ~
= han spoken 70 stephen billings WI
ms tone OF complete confidence In b
ho'ng what was right whether pleasal
OF not Just because " was right and
vas . very long am since n war
Young nand pad touched MN kinulS III
ms giriish hand he feit trembling
MS arm. when, alter n pause,
fniaed his ewes Ia hers. his features Ne