The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-12-10
A SURPRISE.

She was tall and pretty. with deep hA1si
eyes and heavy. glossy braids OF DARK
brown hair. END her complexion Was Ike
that Of 4-ycar.old child. . she stoosi. ~. %
upon her face nmd fcrips 4 NJ EfT1l sat
opposite. watching hsr- witif quiet: %
servant eyes. ia Which lurked shade OF
annoyance 81
-Are YOU In enrnest. olive
-Yes. quite inrcmnest. GeorgeI - q
And FOR the axe 81 your coaSn STA
Evelyns children. yoa are Willtg y kastt
up your future-our fnture.a e7''s' ~
-Georgc. yoa Isisinterpret me. she
said. plesdinglyA i love you As dearly As
Hos can K cretif your words. Olive.
when for the axe Of TWO miserable enh-
drcn. n no 90 really nOthing % yousy0u
are willing % 0yertarn al our bright We
ions Of happy, mutual home!
They are OFPhaus. 6eorge' anu aes'i'
Then l,t them br sent to an orphan
-Oh Gcorgs. = The color mounted rap
illv L. Olive Merfon's cheek. you surely
would not have ne Ndrprive my cousins
little ones II the sweet influences OF a
home Of thcir ovr-yOu would never con
denim them 10 the haAF~h. sunless NE q
That's I'll sentirnentAl nonsense, SAID
Mr.. Errol. culdly. The upshOt Of lie
matter i that you dCRt love me
George"
-Ycs the emLiltared lover weat on,
almost rudely: -fne words and fearful
IOoks are all very elu9nent. / don't doubt
but I prefer 10 jud1sl ~ actions only
isn't particularly fGttering 10 me thai yon
prefer these orphans 90 any love.
George. you know u Is not that-ouI
ought / shrink frOTn my manifest duty
-Tust n Won khoo-e he answered
coIdIy. but has iteseT occurred to you
how you are TO supPoTt these two pre-
cious tlro,cres al yadrs2 ! believe you
have DO independeht fortune OF your
tWn.
olives eyesfslI, ada troubled express
sion came over Eer lass
i must - " petain a situation a.
teacher. she k1id. Sott,y-
Thai viii u pleasant. remarked Mr.
-Uur duty should always be pleasant.
' Tbe voice was su5sIaSd and panied Mr..
sine YOU haze eh1seu your path
Know OF nothing iliatis left me saFe 70
lid you cuOd-hye'E ~ -
Good bye. George. nv 10 thinAFk kindly
trembling In his p-flni a. . frightened bird
rusters sometimes Leacath the human
And - they puEted nstse lovers. Who
brief while 40 hnd lead an IN al 10 each
Other And Uiiye Merton drOppcd into
chair. burying lHer face in her hands as
SON a. he was eOns
she had hopcd. she had fGncied. she
knew not wlIal-PcrhaIs -thsL aGeoEse
a - IVY
chccr bcr with his love In rs ReFfoFml
aucc. nay. il hal even cro<eA- Aer ilasfd.
a. a F,-muie possibility, that he might even
take tie puor IiftiS Orphans a. vel as hcF-
LII 10 liz lunart a $3.50
Yet shc checked L,Tself. even in the
thought Wl.st \ ght had she 20 expect
him 10 burden himself with those cares
and tr.als sinply-bscsu-s they cfTre 70
he- - g charge which u was impossible
for hl- o. uuu away. No; Il vas folly.
AID v.Urse han f,i.ly. for htF 10 stt brood.
ins Lrrc Wlsca tlle matter WAS fully and
irE-vucaliy decided The brief glimpse
% sunshine which had Frightened her life
in ;Lc prospect % Gcurgc ETots love
AMI q home q her CNn shon.d sl4iiie DO
iusru for her. thrrc Vas no use IN turning
away fr0n tie lrnLCu gray pathway
Nshich stretched out before her girl foot
sfefs There was uuc comfort, the poor
li:lc orphans should never feel the loss
81 q m0thrEs love while she lived ~
clerish and toll Tor thcul-
Duty b. often "a bitter cup 70 drink. but
IL ssld0m r1mCs iu quite ID uninviting
grIise as Wa RsW held 20 poor Olive Mtr
tons lips N. "a-Aa
Ms Agatha Erol. her former fiancc's
aister. drupped in q few days afterward-
n stout. busting maiden Of -. who kept
house Tor George. scoldcd him. men0ed
his stockinss and pul All the ioose buttons
On hts shirts ... Fl
Packing your t-unks CHI said Miss
Agatha -GOing Go novel
-Of coursc. ] cannot continue % board
60 80 expensive q place said Miss Merton.
sadly. ! shall son have - maintain TIE
cNildrgn a. vel ~ myscu.-H
-Humph,- sid Mis- agatha, so you
SIN persist Ia setting up an orphan
asylum On a small scale Rather QuiX-
cite business ttAiuk- "r 1AOl -
Olive was siituc
When DO YOU expect EN- from the
westr- pursued Miss ETrOl
-Oa Tucsday q next week
w hat traiug- . H#a eHFfFfa L
There are Two bait i shall net look for
tbyal autiI Tie latest. " hich comes at 6. :
-! hope they aTr nae children. SAID
Nj 4 GltEa, doubtfu.ly.
one caaHstu kaiP l0Sings cfildren. sid
Olive. earnestly. ---a-za-
NV dear awy-ff ara an tsrlthusfnsr =