Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-05-01

not beg for pupils, and on no occasion
did he request the farmers TO send
their children. He was treated polite
ly, yet he could see that the people OF
the ncighborhood cared nothing for hi,
society, hut as this Indifference was
mutual, he spent very little time i'm re-
grct.
One day Windin' Blades failed Ia
come, butWccd with her face allaglow
with hcalthful exercise, came rs usual.
When she had hung up her homrspun
cloak and shaken the snow from her
bright hair. llayloid asked;
'Whcrr is your bro,hcr?"
"IIr amt here.
II see he's not mere, but where is
hc?'
AT home
"Why didn't he Gomez"
Had To 20 TO mill
Weed, don't you think that You are
learning very rapidIy?"
Eyes, sir.
"Idon't think that ever saw one
make such progress. You have fine
order Of mind and hope that after |
leave the ncighborhood yOu will still
pursue your studies"
You are not thinkingabout leaving.
are you?" looking up with ewes in
which there lurkcd shadows Of sad
ness.
"l shall not leave Immediately. but
in Justice to myself. | cannot remain
here much longer"
She twisted the nax homemade but
ton on her dress. and gazcd lyrdN at
the roaring lors.
"Do You want me to stay hcrrp" he
asked.
"Ycs" twisting the button.
but YOU know that cannot STAY
here always"
"NO." She rrplipd. with brimhtruiun
eyes, I'VE cant stay anywhere always
We have to die sometinc?"
"Why, Weed. YOU are running ahead
Of your studies. You have mmprd
from the fourth r., ,cr to ~, advanced
book of philo,gpny."
She did not thoroughly comprehend
his meaning, but she laughed and be-
slowed on him Il glance which forever
remained 4 pleasant memory.
"Do you, so fresh and vigorous, with
such bloom OF perfect life ever thinI; OF
dying?'
Yes she replied, sadly, my lit
tie sister was the picture OF llir. with
more bloom than have and with Il
race so DrI Ight that C,yer' h4dy wanted
TO KISS H. Dnt snr uied' NhGh thr,l
said thai Nhr co"la not get well dId
not hGIIrvr thcm' Dut one morning
Wheh went To thr Drd ana found the
DI0om all gone ! knew mat lhcy haH
lolu the truth Now know lhal any
BODY can Llr ana that the bloom does
not mean NE nut many times means
death.
lie looked ut her IN surprise. lie
had taken great pans to correct her
language and had from day to day,
noted her advancement; yet he was
not prepared Tor the expression OF
such views, common enough with old
cr people, but rare with one soyoung'
"1ou are right Weed The rose
may be bright to-day. but tonight Il
frost may kill it; butwc have wandered
from our subject. What was trying
to tell you, anyway
about your going to leave "
"Oh. YES. You know that cannot
remain here much lonpcr. Very few
men would have staid this LONG. but |,
having nothing to do"
"And did y0u stay here becnusc Won
had nothinr TO doai'
81 don't exactly mean that. mean
that could not have remained had
other business cnrapcmcnts pressed
mo. -
"But Won would not have come hrrr
had other cnooromcnts prcsscd Won, .
"You orc icvnloninr tart rs wrll -.
philosonhy. Now. to tell Won thc
irmtb pffcr sfovinr hrrc thrrr d,ys
no business could have called me AWAY,
Only one pcrson could have influenced
mo io lcovc."
"Who?"
.You, and YOU alone"
How could | have had any inllu-
ence?"
"You possess an unconscious inilu.
cnce that is stronger than iron. If You
had said that you did not want me to
remain, | should have gone away.
have studied your face closely, and |
have ever seen, or fancicd that saw,
kindness and welcome in your eyes. -
isn't it time to take in school, Mr..
Hayloid?n
mo, there is time for nothing but
to tell you of my deep love for you.
Weed, you are the cause of my remain
ing here. | love you with heart that
was never before moved
She had twisted off the button and
sat, changing it from one hand to the
other.
"No woman, no matter how cult
vated, could win my love from you.
"Do you know why | learned SC
fast?" she asked, dropping the button
and clasping her hands.
Because you have BRIGHT mind. -
mo bccoxse I love vouT
He caurht her in his arms. and WA.
pressing Rer lips, when Windin' Blade,
burst into the room.