The Osceola times., 1884-02-23
OSCEOLA, ARKANSAS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23 1884

%, gollv, thought !, there wont be
thread or button left of me when sh,
gets through with me. ! felt like
was sinking through the floor as she
continued,D Il now offer YOU my
hand. bearing in it a heart warm anC
bleeding with love at every pore fol
you and your future happiness; O.
golly) all | possess Of person or pro.
perty is at your disposal, and Is of.
lered for your happiness. Had the
gold of Ophir or the cattle of athous
and hills, freely would give all tc
be your bosom companion; 20 golly,
of course, | cannot expect an answer
this evening, but | beg you to decide
my fate at your earliest convenience
as each moment from now until !
read my destiny as penned by your
lovely hand will seem like an houl
or two to me. On your dec sion
hangs the entire future happiness OF
misery of one who loves YOU more
dearly than life, and would willingly
lay down life itself to make You hap
py, or to become your boss compan-
ion for single hour" As she fin
ished this last wholesale and retail
pcroration, she faced suddenly to-
wards the door and excitedly exclaim-
ed, "hush. what's that? hear some
thing like a regiment of cavalry
charging up the road" Looking out
at the door she exclaimed, "here
comes a drove Of mules down the
road just running for life" BY this
time her horse had heard them and
was getting restless; "whoa, Ball!
whoa" cried Miss kizzie, and turn
ing to me she said, Mr.. S, please
hold my horse and don't let him
break Uncle's buggy" Putting on
all the appearance Of timidity had
in stock, ! sidled up to the door and
holding on to the facing, assured
her that such was the change wrought
in my entire nervous system in un-
dergoing the metamorphosis necessa-
~ to make a woman out of me that
| was as timid as a kid and couldn't
bear the idea Of encountering danger.
90 nonsense! !-wo Ball! do catch
my horse Mr.. Scotchman!" ! would
be out ofplace if go out there said
|. so. exclaimed Miss kizzie, !
wish ! had never heard of leap-year.
Now | 10 not know whether Bally
understood the word " leap - spoken
500 loud bv Miss kizzie as being a
command TO him or not, bu. one
luu- / DO know, just at that mo-
mon, he made a desperate leap for
warj-the bits gave away-the bug
gy wheels took in a sapling he was
tied to-the hamc-string broke, the
harucs, fell back and Bally sprang
forward with the passing mules, re-
lievcd Of everything except the col
lar. For moment Miss Ki2zie
stood brcathlcss watching the herd
as they swept round the bend and
passed out of sight. Locking her
hands over her head she began walk
ing the room the picture of despair,
exclaiming "what shall do, O what
shall l do;' Taking my seat quietly
| asked her not to worry, but to have
a seat, assuring her that the horse
was not hurt and could be found in
the bottoms next day. 90 what
shall | do, here it is nearly dark and
my horse is gone! Mr.. Scotchman,
please let one of your men catch
horse and take me home?' Your
buggy is broken Miss kizzie, and
there is not side saddle on the
place, said |. so can ride anything
anything get the buggy cushion
out there" said she. But the men
are not here Miss Kizzie. "Then you
please go with me" The horses are
all in the bottom and there is not a
thing to ride on the farm. Deep
despair again settled on her counte-
nance as she exclaimed 80, what
shall | do?n asked her to have
seat and be composed, and told her
the boys would be in soon and we
would have something to eat, and she
could stay all night with us, assuring
her it would be impossible for any
thing to hurt her as there were five
other men slept in the room besides
myself. As ! uttered the last part
of this sentence she sprang for her
hat, siezed it with both hands and
pulled her head into it to the top
stopped down and clutching her dress
ON each side, she struck bee line
for the door, down the steps she flew
before one could say pussy and
leave "catn out. Such was the spas
modic manner of her exit. ! felt real
" exercised as to the cause; could
see nothing to irighten her so. was
as quiet as a lamb, and had offered
her the hospitalitIes of my cabin in
the tenderost tones was capable of
uttcring. But she was gone; some
idea had struck her centre and was
boosting her up the road at a two
forty gate. looked out and saw her
measuring mud at fair speed, her
skirts raised up out Of all danger.
1t was now dusk and she had four
miles of black mud lying between
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