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

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"After awhile, i went back.to the ole
log house. I found the oid.man just the
same. He welcomed me: as though be
had never seen me before, but with rap.
ture, I noticed ,the gill spoke as'though
she knew me before, anda,that she! was
glad tosee me agaiH. This time I wai
determined not to lesYe so soon, and the
TRUTHS Fingered seYsIal days. I walked
by theriyer with the beautiful creature.
and helped ber.te.gather the >kindling
wood7at night. I reamed with her morn.
ing, at night, and at noontide, and to,
getber we chased the rabbit and Squirrel,
and even the o1,.with all :. his shynesss,
didn't always escape. our prowess fand
skill.eiNSe among all. the neighHors wa. va
there such tgyiirlipg, and 7, fol my self,
had never seen one TO compare with her
beauty, her grace and her voice, when
I spoke of my leaving, the old man OBJ.
jected,, and even the girl did slightly
demur, but I told them that business Of
pressing importance. was claiming a: On.
ton from North to South: The beauti-
full gill, With rosysslips pouting, declared,
in a way that would haye paralyzed Paul,
that was so restless ald wanted to leave
them because, as she thought, I had
found them all dull. I made 3. brave
effort to 81 without showing. the slight
est emotion on my part, you know. and
when the old man seemed SO very anx-
ious that should remain, 1 decided that
I'd better go and return within a few
dayssasd didn't care to overdo it,, you
understand. -. Aao.
"Well, went away, not because I real.
ly had any business, but because l didn't
care to ipjure my. chances, for by this
time,'you may knew, vas dead in love
with oMyra. % "s":f =
"Ia:couldn't.remain but short time.
When r. returned, they were all glad to
see me. Myra. it seemed to me, wanted
to kiss me, and would have kissed her,
but l did not.have good chance. She
was more lovely than. ever, and when at
night we walked out under the stars, felt
that she loved mel dreamed Of her.
Her growing acquaintance with books
pleased me, for I knew: she studied for
my sake. The old man, too, seemed
changed toward me. He spoke, when
we were alone, of family affairs, and told
me how glad he was that I had come to
visit him. I saw that be knew that I
was in love with his daughter, and with
thankful1ess, I noted that be- eencouraged
my suit. One night after Myra bad gone
to her room, and while the old man and
I sat by the FIRE, the. old fellow removed
his gaze from the glowing Goals, and
looked at me and said:
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"T hone Won will not regret the day
wbon vou ame bere.n
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"a and understand each other"
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ave, .iru .si.
"Iam Glad oft Mira IL slow 10 sneak
ont and Pm olad;that VIM know. Sneak.
in, On the snbiec... might shock her.
Wells a6od nieht.mahd be grasped nv
bandswarmlv.
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"Neyt morn;na 'i,,,, I wsa determ;ned ,o
a.k for her ,o after breakfast when he
invited! me to take q walk with him. I
tboupbt that ba t]ivined NV intention
Mvra, tho seemed to know that some.
thing was likely to pssso between ia for
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