Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04
"D0ING BETTER,
A LOG CABIN TRAGEDY"
A story by Il. p. Roe. Author of "Open-
ing OF a Chestnut Burr" barriers
Burned Away" "a Knight of the
Nineteenth Century" Etc, Etc.

ICopyiightcd 1885 by :. 5. Mcclure. All
Rights ltcscl we'd
"You say you love me-"
"Isn't that saying Il great deal ~
"Well, suppose the same thing has
been said to good many other girls be
fore my day. In fact others have said as
much to me and they didn't take away my
breath. | know we've been keeping com.
pany a long time, and like you the best
of my beauX, but | don't see much use of
talking about love when people are stu
ated as we are
The latter speaker was handsome girl
of certain type. She had coal black
ewes that Il critic of feminine beauty might
regard as II trille near together, and they
looked upon her companion not unklndlN.
There was an absence, however. of the
gentle ardOr and eager hope that gave
animation to his expression. Indeed, his
whole appearance was in marked contrast
to hers OF German descent, he had
many characteristics of his race. He wasa
tall, broad shOudcred, large-limbed young
fellow, with tawny hair and beard, and
his full blue eyes indicated Il sanguine
and emotional nature. Her dark beauty
had enchanted him utterly the very cool
ness of her sell-posed spirit combined
with the freedom she permitted in his
lOVer-like attentions had melted him to
pi T., Sbo hnd ocrnntnd his nrefer-
emca Win pirns,i re- and not a little pride.
for Stein Weldon was Il fine looking youth
of good, steady habits. His downright
nnISn' md ,rnVp n sense If mower of which
dhn ,yns not conscious in the sncietv of
the otbor vnun% mon of the western VII
1nTn NM She had never forpotten.-she
did not forget now when under the
shadow of the tree at which she had KEEP
her niIrnhnI.edL Stein was moor. and
INT Lis Mo :tror,r hnnds ,vnrn ,hnut all
the ranitn7 he n0ssnssed Her worldly
wise MOI nrr The wife of n small farmer
had often told her that She MIGHT do
bnttnr', and the Girl had moi bppn Iluulind-
mi If thr suaTrstion Her cLpncr TO do
bettnr and nj fhe same lime nlrnse hnr
fancy Lnd NOT vet presented itsrlf. mean
While n suitor like Stein who clasped her
unrpsistin~ vet unvieldin~ form. WAS nm
agreeable 1ossession-one which. in that
rather rruotp settlement no oi,l of snirit
womId Inc without
And Sta;n ala nlpose ber fancy Al
thourh moor he had received a fair rdrca-
tion nt The pnhlic sch0ols His apprar-
nnca and nrnvinus histo,v rovp WEIGHT ia
III ,,,n,.I- 'nu Lo. iii
81 ,,,",,. What V"io ,a thirl,ino oIout-
thai iva q, varv 'frr dollars and not nm
mere with with t0 Mas. in\-srif. hut tbnm
Annattn have n warn, Hnnrt thnt's ali
yoIr own rlnntv Of cnIir,rn and rnusrIn
and a noi,, IF ban1d.IIo"l NJ .em--that ma
nhia ~ tnl,n caro- nf any ,vomon Givc
me n IittIn lima and sae + cnn't maize -
home fnrns 10th - GOOD ono roo Tnt il
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pmonths nost now bava 81 n,,,nosaI to
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Soino On ma itun,vc tb,t W. rn,i7t haI,io
lie Rird5 in thn fi,et trae that s,ril2ns
thair fomcr liz hnS a iot Of I,nd Ton
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thot hn ,pi',bt M vi ri, 60, ,,' r,,
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bit Won nsl,ad me- to Inni, AZ vonr bsnds
Tbov ara .1I,aGy iiIr onn,I,rh tc 10 - [rnni
danl' Sunnnsa' Won mt VG,Ir bonde a,,singi
nv Land rIenT y nai IT, II IL hmiIJ " c1hi,,
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