San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-02
rHE IRON ROOM.
The Ergosy.


Directly the large country house be-
gan' to lose its guests, the hostess,
Mrs. Hope, had time to look about
Ler and one of the first inconvenient
things she saw was the very evident
love affair between handsome Jack
talbot of the --.th, who had nothing
in the world but his captains pay, and
her only daughter Lillian, whose first
dutv to her parents, lay in making an
eliqible match! This would never do.
But the worldly-wise lady reflected
that Captain Talbot's visit was only
to last three days longer, and with
true art appeared blissfully content
with the position. The night before
he went away, the sutton applied to
Mr.. Hope, and begged to have his
PRAYER favorably answered; and he
1haying received his brief from his
Wife) temporized gently; spoke of
youth, changeable affections, and so
on, and said he could not at present
give IL uBllulJO bho"SA'
"May l hope?" asked the sutton.
eff you like" said the father; and
nothing could have ended better.
Lillian waved a damp pocket hand
kerchief from the window and the
knight erode away
A month later Jack was ordered to
Egypt, and Mrs. Hope thought it
highly probable that all her difficulties
would be removed by the Egyptians.
If not time was gained at any rate,
and Lillian was growing handsomer
every day.
"My DEAR" said Mr.. Hope one
evening, "Lord Blackmore is evidently
struck on Lillian"
$50 | see, responded the wife smll-
ing complacently. 49,
II shouldn't be surprised if he
spoke shortly"
$50 much the better.
"But. ah-how about the other fell
low?" queried Mr.. Hope uneasily.
Nothing about him" said Mrs.
hope resolutely; He must not be
mentioned"
"Lord Blackmoor is very DID,"
"He Will make the better husband. "
Gillian is beautiful, warm
hearted grill" faltered the father.
chad she not been beautiful a cor
onet would not be offered her.
"But Harriet, you and were both
Young when we were married.
"ll1s Hope calmly fixed her fine
ewes on the ceiling, and her husband
saw sentiment would find no re-
sponse.
And so while Jack was bronzing
his handsome face and fighting for
his country in Egypt, his LILLIAN was
desired to receive the addresses of an
elaborate old fop o; seventy-tiye, and
she only eigteer. But these things
happen 50 we must contemplate them.
Between her mother and Lord
Blaclimoor it was arranged that the
wedding should take place in Decem-
Der, and in the meantime rumor came
that Captain ralbo: was killed.
Tie Hopes return took place IN No
yonber, and the old bridegroom elect
VAS TO come there IN December.
lie arrived, and, 70 the girl, seemed
u.urc Cistasteful than ever. He fol-
lowed her abou, with an affection of
youthful, aIior, which so;ely warned
Nijh govt al dyspepsia.
Mamma, SaIa -ae t.eEzled Lillian,
II YOU don't keep MIN away from me
Now. Ill sav no - the atari" And
fearing taat this was true, Mrs. Hope
rcioiced ~ an attack OF govt which
confined Tie OLD Eobieman to his
ROOM w..ere she treated him with
ilattery and devotion.
S, then the Voor glr. wandered
dowa 20 ne boat Ecuse. II was hail
. mile no.1 the house, and there was
q suuc.v furnished iron room there,
where tla tea ;hiL-s ana spInt lamps
u,ts ksr.. Lillian mad often made
"a here n tie happy summer; and
.tug size eEteIa6 tie IOOEl. which was
cid AID damp iIom long diSuse, and
ulIowinc Eerssl. y a cEaII, sobbed as
II her heart were breaking.