The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-02-07
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TILE GIRLS CHOICE,

Judge Wallmaps one of the best known
Justices Occupying ahe United Statss:cir-
cult bench, after listening TO GtpaEty OF
lawyers the other day. lighted his pipe,
leaned back in en- easy chair ana said :;
Gentlemen, your stories Of! coprtship
aud marriage are quite intersating 'ahd
romantic, butI believe that Il is served
for ME to tell YOU of a love affair, which
l am inclined TO think. will teach you
that the common place marriage bf every
day life is not worthy of place in. our
most prosaic novels or even in our most
spirited conversation, Quite a. number
of years ago, jcst after the war, Iiwaa ap.
pointed jadge Of a southern cifeuit I.
attended very strictly TO the discharge,
of mydpty, and although very fond of
ladies' society, yet, in my rounda met
very few representatives Of the fair; sex:
who in tho leaatimpresssd ne. Oheday,
during an oveBhQw, crossed the river
about swenty FIVE miles, below my regular
beat, aud the stream was Sd swollen that
by the time had landed The SIM had
gone down aud darkness had spread IT,
self over the face of the easth, 30 far as 1
could DISCERN, and the bosom Of the wa.
ter. / did not dnd ro4d when | Ian gded,
and made inquiry a6the ferryman who,
in effect, declared Ahat he never made
geography study, and that must take
care ol ryself;o, ofn?conrse Iiutended 10
abide by, the extremity Of such advice,
and after thanking my '.Water,side char.
acter' for information which, TO say the
least, was seleappsrent, turned, and
began solitary journey through the
wocds. I lad not gaae Ear w!lan' came
upon a large log house, surrounded by n
well hvPs tenee and aimoat covered by q
thick growth Of wild vins.. 1 was assailed
at the gate by AN army, Of dogs, Their
fury brought out an old man VIZ; drove
them away, and in voice Of touching
kindness asked me what wanted.
explained my misfortune attendant upon
highwater that was q federal judge
trying to reach an appointment. He
very cordially inyitedme into the house" :"
"a jedge or. constable is welcome at
my house at sioh time as this" be said,
throwing more wood on the fire. "Pve
been cotch out myself and know what it
is. So you are a jedge3"
"Yes, am Judge, holding the office
under the United States government"
THAT means you amt o State jedge ?"
'Yes."
"Wall, it don't make any difference.
wouldn'p help State jedge no quicker
than I would you. Myra see if thar's
anything to eat id the house."
81 looked up and the girl to whom he
spoke stood near me. q, She moved away
Immediately after being addressed, but
not SO soon that / failed to note the ex.
tremes beauty Of her, face. 1 saw her
wealth of freight. reheotipg hair, her
glorious depth bf eye, her ruddy fall of,
the-year cheek and raspberry mouth.
She seemed to- pay no attention to me,
but obeyed without hesitation. Present
ly she reappeared and announced that
there was something TO eat 10 the house
aud il, Yves spread ON the table"
Come" no said, and conducted me to
the dining room. -!
although J>~as vory hungry, yet
think that my appetite could have beon
satisfied by allowing my eyes to feast on
the beautiful girl who attended the re-
past. Pie spare-ribs, backbone and
mashed potatoes were excellent I admit,
but that magnificent face thss bent above
it all, :fas exceeded any banquet that 1
have even deem" 'C,l" "r.l,f go.
"Myra," said tBe old man.. after we
had gone and taken position before the
fire, "hand around the pipes
"The pipes were, brought and filled
with natural leaf tobacco. We puffed
and puffed and talked and puffed. l
told d,py. experience and the old man told
his. I had been a captain under Uncle
Sam-Jefferson Davis had made him q
colonel. The old man had no family ex-
cept Myrs, his daughter. He seemed as
devoted, to he: and quite % much de-
pendent upon.her as Mr.. Wickie!d was
upon Agnes. r had been so much inter
ested in the conversation, and especially
with the occasional glancep cast at Myra,
that did not think to .esk the,nld man
his name until; just about the time We
were, ready to go to bed."'"; !; !. ~,
"My nane i Jasmire,"s, be eaid, II
was wonderin'ifl you we're esergoin' to
SEX me, an hanged efPd er told you eff
YOU, hadp,t. oHbpe you'llsleep we'll"
II bade him q cordial good night, and
with one more, glance at The. beautiful
girl followed . negro boy who appeared
with candle. &" ...-,su,' eir-5'f -.
II scarcelyfehiember the conversation
oftSe9 nsft rpofhipg:7'I know that saw
beautiful face tthiAss hiAsri SSat down when an
elhn little hgpd2 dret, uut;a chaiE, that