The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-04-14

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lle mystrf Gus In tfe Ways NJ Mr. ~
mond The tailor shop window hHl
for some time contained, among Ia
usual lad cations oi the business be- NJ
carried on within buttons, patterns 81
cloth, colured plates VI the latest fash
ions, etc y card with The curt an
nounccmcnt. 'furnished Apartments
Esmond entered the shop, introduced
himself 20 q bryan "a having some con.
net sn with the press, and that fact
rendered references unnecessary ~ the
tailor. politician The nest LAY fsmo6d
was established IN bis room Ills lug.
gage consisted ~ a %portmanicau aud a
hos Of books, the latter being dispro.
%porti0nniely heavy in comparison with
The weight of tho former As II was n
cold day In the beg nnlng Of January,
Mrs O9Bryan had q blazing fire in tho
room, which comb ned with tho smile
on her round ~good.naturcd face To give
him u hearty welcome, Esmond liked
his landlady. and Mrs. OBryan's first
announcement 10 her husband was q
this effect
"ltsn fine young man he IL, Dan; rs
quiet rs u mouse. aud ~ easy 10 deaI
with rs achild
The kindly feelings which the good
; woman entertained for her lodgcr ironl
; the first day If his arrival ocn made
him feel per ectly ut homoi and beior,
the end NJ n month he seemed 10 have
know Mr.. and Mrs, UBryan for years
rather than weeks. His life was n lone
IN onc. aud the Sunday afternoons
spent with tho tailor's family formed
very agreeable cpiso los In H. Although
Teddy had early taken q dislike to him
or thought he had done so-he only
showed II by keeping u little apart from
him. aud only speaking when he had an
opportunity TO ilntly contradict any rs
scrtion made by him.
In the fourth member ofthe family he
soon became Interested, aud tho nc,
quaintanccship promised TO lipcn into
friendship, Lucy was n hard working
girl. she was n drcssmakor, and from
Daddy-as she called UBryan-she had
learned enough Of tailoring 10 be oil
practical service 10 h m whenever he wa
pressed by work. She was fond OF read
Ing. too, aud this soon became known
10 Esmond.
There was a flush Of pleasure on hcl
face and such u bright look In her eye
when one day ho placed n small parce
Of new books on the table before her
that she appeared nor beautiful in hi
eyes than she had ever done before. fol
the first time he became conscious OF
! degree Of awkwarlness In her presence
aud that 10 q wise man. who did no
! want 10 fall In love. should have been
! sufficiently apparent dangcr.signal.
81 thought you would like Ia sel
these, Miss Smith. | think there aro on
or two among them you will DO please
= with"
am sure | shall like them ALL
| she said gleclully, and beginning a
once TO examine the title.pagcs
THANK you. Mr.. Esmond." lilo ha,
never before thought that thcp wa
= % much music In those two words
''Thank YOU
"Thero'n be fine goings on now
exclaimed Mrs. q Bry an; "yo'll hay,
her sitting up all night reading then
books. an going about like q ghost al
T day; an may be sewing the wroni
0 sleeves into somebody's gownd. as sh
/, did once when she got hould of sonic
! thing they called Penny Dennis Vel
spoil her entirely, Mr.. Esmond."
81 hope not" he answered. laughin
: Al the distortion Of the title Of one OF IA
, works OF his favorite author.
= From that time Lucy was well SUI
piled with books. and they afforded AN
pie subjects Of conversation Book
i are mediums, and even dull oncs ma
? serve rs tokens of tender thought. y,
mond was sooh conscious that Luc
had obtained an influence over hin
: stronger than any woman had yet cNcl
cised. lie was NJ first startled BY thI
Q discovery; then, not having reached III
o noon Of love, In the. white glare ,
which the eyes and senses arc blind nm
callous 10 everything a v is own irar
i sccnding brightness, he called a hal
lie had no business to fall In love In h
2 present position; hence he had no Altel
NATIVE but TO leave the place That WI
The plaincst and shortest way out OF Nh
difficulty. lilo should 60
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y CALLED nAuK.
4 "Come in" said Esmond, in answ,
u 10 a knock ut his door.
Lucy entered, with n letter In on
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