The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-25
ON THANKSGIVING EVENING
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A woman adds interest to any scena The
one moving rapidly up the nill in the twill, ht
/ gave life and delicIcy to ths bleak Novem-
tec landscape. The man in the light car
riage some distance behin1 her thought so
surely. He knew her very well, d4mly as
she was outlined in the shadows, and took
/ pleasure In watching her
I For awhile the wheels of his car-riaoa
turned as slowly as the mills of the gois
and made as little noise. Forgetful of all
slse, he was dreaming of the woman moving
so silently before him. His horses, taking
advantage OF his absel t min dsdness, crawled
along Ike laz5 f.es
| The man walked with an easy, grace
full STEP, apparently uncon: c.oui of being
the subj C OF any man dreams. She was
tall AMI cad in dark garm She stood
momsnt at tue top of thu hill, making a
statue clear cut agains5 the sky.
| The man in he carriase suddenly whipped
up and overtooz hec.
| Coed evening, Miss Garnett," he said,
with the colfidencs of one sure of pleas
ant reception, as be checked the bays and
sprang out, ''permlt me to drive ycu
| hcma."
ihis man, though he seemed never to
ccmma1t, was apt to te obeyed. But the
woman was no. used to obsdiancs While
SIC 1elt che charm or his manner, shs un ler-
stool tc9 lorce thai his gentlenes3 concealed
| AMI resented it
| You are very kin1, DR.. SeigewicI, but
am cut soc y for t1e pleasure OF walking.
Why, then, should 1 ridei'
Because 1 should be delighted to have
| you" he answered, with sincere galantry.
''Besldes t1e evening is delightful, and we
are gong in the same direction"
''All good reasons certalnly," she re-
| pl ed, In cord a. vo.ce. Yet she made no
mose nent OF acceptance. On the contrary,
witcout definite refusing the invitation
she made the doctor feel that she did not
intend co accept
| She leals1 carslessly against a tres
that stood close by ths roadside, and her
long black wrap slipped from her she Iders
to her wa ST, where sac he'd it with .love-
l IS hands that looked white and ghosthke
il its black folds. 1t was the unco lscious
expires ion OF an effJr5 to throw off
| lhOu Ahdb "ttS StSAH 1tl n.
She was "a picture good to see," as she
stool there in the dim light OF t1e evening
SKI, strong a1i handsome as dlugh .er of
the gods Hers waI mature not calIow
beauty. Its claIm was strength, not weak
ness.
''An absolutely perfect evening"" she
sal l. half oreamily. looking Iazily down
the hill into the s lent meadow La ads, ap-
parensly forgetful of the request of the
man who stool waiting her decis. on, VITA
the lines of his restless horses in cns hand
III would be absolutely perfect for me,
| Miss Garlstt-Al ce-.f on woul1 say but
one worL" He was leaning toward her in
en- attitude of earnest appeal. His voice
| was full of feeling; his eyes looking earn-
| estly INTO hers, and-ne was very ha 1d-
some 81 am sure you knl W that / love
you, but for years ycu have made me feel
| hat 1t would be useless to speak Eu; to-
night feel impe.le1 to speak, and to hope.
have been 10 lowing you with my eyes as
you walked up the hill. as have followed
| you with my heart 50 long, love you.
want you wi b me a,wa5s VII you
marry me, Aucef' and he clssped her
hand with a pressure as intense as his
| voice.
1t was a strange tims for wooing. but
L We, like L f.. deals m the unprecedented.
| kour an piics are of no con Sc quence when
| is message is to Le delivered TIE two
| tail figures stood alons in tbs gathering
| darkness; the hor rses champs1 u1easily in
| the road. The winI rustl ed the lew re-
m lining leave, brown and C lisp, overhead
Ths first star was gl mmenny fee bly, In the
sky, and tie night was fall ing like cloud
| a. ound them.
1hs woman turned toward him and bent
| her neal Were his words swess to herl
Did bis truth pleas,l She laid her Olsen.
gagei hand on his arm with frank affsc-
ton, ami said slowly: 81 am very fond
of you, DIR. Ssdgewick, but 1 have never
thought OF marry ing ou Let US be good
| friend, as we ways have been, and talk
about other thin rs"
"Bu I can't talk of any thing else just
now, Alice. / am too deeply in earnest.
havs waited till my hair is gray to say this,
not because was a cowarj, but because
belisvei that nv love for ycu would win
I've in return if was patient
She made no answer.
If you are fond of me, why not marry
meF' he went on "If you have never
thought o. it. think of it now"
al emit, doctor.p she sa-d, entrea in giy.
ST think l will let you take ms homs."
Wrapping the robes carefully around her
they drove Lrisxly off. OF the subject
uppsrmost in his mind he spo,Se no mora
Ins cad, as pe9pl, who feel deeply and
visa to appear perfectly self-pois,sssi are
sure to do, beth be gan 10 talk OF matters IN
! which tasy had no heart at all.
They wers no. the only travellers on that
lonely road BsaIni them, hidten by the
shadows. walxei man of the pattern one
hkei not 10 mess on lo1.ly roais-
When the doctor put Mss Garnstt down
at hsr own g1ts hs remarksd that be was
going two m les fur her. but wouli stop
on rs return and seq her father. who was
an Invalid unler his clre-
Sh, stool leanin, on ths gats looking
alter him rs he Jrove away 1t mi shs have
comforsei him to know that, AZ he disap-
pearsd eltire.Y from her si-ht. she sighed.
Tne rumbls OF his carriage VIII sels grew
fainter an l fainssr AMI az last die1 away,
! leayiag the Sc liness OF niyhs unbroxen-
..Fate go IL, too. shs sail Sie waa
msra1en. Flte was coming. n 1t going
S1e was linking L. al. ovsr, little
wearily. Wly bad sls re-usst D.. Ssdgs.
wick Offer Of mlfriagsi Tne reason was
| 30 unreasonable that shs was asham.i to
admit il evsl to hsrssf In fac. it was
not a re 1901: it was an iIlnsion, dreom-
! ons Of thos, namslsss ild1s lcss which slip
into the best OF minis sometimes AMI work
no end of mi c-isf. Dream, fanc7, what
ever it was 1t hal hell sway over ten years