Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-11-12

MY wife looked over my shoulder,
Most beautiful was she;
Thou wilt never grow old, my love" she said;
Never grow old to m.
For age is the chilling OF heart
And thine, as mine G n tell,
Ia as young and warm as when first VIC heard
The sound of our bridal bell y
turned and kissed her ripe red lips;
Let time do Its worst on me-
II in Iny soul, my love, my faith,
never seem old to theel"
Charles Mackay.
Was IT FLIRTING?
was engaged to Angelina Melville.
and thought myself the luckiest man
living. Angelina was so handsome
that no stranger ever saw her without
expressing admiration, and did not
weary with the face after years of
familiarity with it. She was we'll bred,
accomplished and great heiross. l
had reason to believe that she was very
fond of me. No man could be more
content than I was. as ] leaned back in
the first-class carriage, which took me
from Glasgow into the country to the
Vale of Cruix. where was to preach a
few Sabbaths. The pulpit was vacant,
and / was going to try my wings.
With my pecuniary prospects scarcely
thought I should care to accept call
to the Vale of Cruix, but l had no
objections to filing the pulpit for
few weeks, especially rs Angelina
had gone to the west coast, and Glas-
gov was warm and stuffy and stupid.
Casual remembrances of elegant
parsonages built in Queen AIMS style,
OF q study where footballs we're soft
ened by Persian rugs, and the doors
draped in portieres of velvets; chairs
and desk, carved richly as some old
confessional, fitted through my mind.
And thought also of table spread
with silver and rare china, with lady
at its head who resembled queen.
And I breathed luxuriant sight as /
awakened from my day dream to the
knowledge that the words "Vale of
Cruix" were being shouted on the plat
form, and that the train was coming to
q standstill.
seized my travelling bag from tho
rack overhead and hurried out Of the
carriage. The porters had just pulled
four or Ave trunks on the platform.
Two old wagons stood in the road, one
driven by an old woman, in q sun bon
net, the other by red haired boy with
bare feet, and queer knock-kneed
horse, attached to queer old gig, wns
standing at little distance. A young
man in light summer suit and city
family bent on rural happiness were
my companions on the platform. The
former put his trunks in the first wag-
on. kissed the old woman in the sun
bonnet, took the reins and drove away.
He was evidently the son OF the family,
come home to spend his vacation. The
rest Of the trunks and the city family
mother, father, little boy, nurse-maid,
and baby-were put in the wagon and
driven off by the boy.
When the train moved away was
left alone on the platform alone but
for the station master, who sat upon D
bench smoking clay pipe. In mo-
ment more the official, without looking
at me, made the remark: Deacon
Stevenson has come for the new minis
ter. He's over in the hotel, and will be
back in o minute"
4Thank you," said I.
The station master took no notice Of
me but having climbed upon q stool
and made some changes in time
register on the wall Of the station,
locked the door, put the key in his
pocket and sauntered away down the
railroad. I took his place upon the
bench and waited. In . few minutes :
prim little old gentleman appeared
upon the top Of the hill, carrying in
one hand tin can. in the other : tin
pail, and under each arm brown pa-
per parcel. knew ct glance thai is
was Stevenson.
"Are you Mr.. Mactaggert1" he In
quired mildly, - he approached. I'll
want to know. ! hadnt any expecta.
tion Of being kept 20 long; but, you
SOC, IL saves the women folks trouble r. |
fetch things when drive to town. 0tep
IN. wont youf I'll inst hang this parai- |
smell-maybe you do. Tho sugar luaf. |
ter and coffee can % under the seAt y |
we'll - not How's your health sir. |
and how do you like the Vala q
Cruix p
answered that my health va rood. |
and that had not, - yet. seem much |
of the Vale Of Cruix.
"No, you haven't" said the old zen. |
tleman. @Ws will drive through it |
now"
And he shook the reins and the old /
horse began to stumble along. And - |
we drove past certain rows of bFic1k
houses very much like each other. and /
with the same kind OF flowers IN theif /
front gardens, until, having passed theIt
church. we came TO ono happily ~ /
about BY old oak trees, before ths gako /
Of which we drew up.
A girl stood q tho gate faiE GiRl I
h : blue muslin dress and white aprcn
Take the sugar, Marry, before it eetG /
upset, said tho deacon. sThis = MI
MactAggsrt, that's going TO preech los I
d. Mr.. Mactaggsrt, this i my dAngh- /
tor Nary
We both bowed and shs yanishsd /
With the parcs1A
What ! lovely crsAtursis I ssid y /
myself = Nothing like ApeSl1ns
but 90 prsttyiS and 7 found mys 1
thinking % her . I washed and bsN1hs
"a ny hair ID the blue-uallaa hoGateoa
ii the necoud Gcof. wiih uAtlo- d ~ II
Dountsrpansa md tuG tainG, ~ III f
slack silho0ettse oveF ~ nanti
- sither side a ~ sIina vals = Il
TIL Ssss ealy 1oar " ~ stl
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~ noyee ea ato thel