The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-10-03
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heart-A Lovo story

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C~ohostdga bear The nilwhy hrdgr bad
always l-en = mystery % me hai o
notion oi ihe meaning u ibo phrase
tui hos i same 20 b. applird io q pref.
" modern wills. surrounded by tasteful.
rruunds snd oceuplod By q respectable
gentleman and bis lovely wife. Wa A
problem ! could not solve
After turning the matter over In ms
mind fora considerable time, without
sering any light, / venturod To ash ms
host for an explanation during . visit TO
the place.
rs il possible that YOU have never
heard the story p he said. with \ smile
1T Is Incredible. considering how fond
| am Of relating il TO anyone who will
listen. Well. in that case. Il YOU will
ZONE with me 10 the brow uf the hin
opposite Ia the bridge. you shall have
he advantage Of hearing the drama, on
the scene " It's occurrence, from the
mouth Of n 81 the principal actors
followed him 10 the spot indicated.
where va seated ourselves upon r rustic
bench beneath a clump Of sycamorc,.
In the lir.t place. he began. 'you are
aware that Al ArAf is the hAme the Mo.
hammedans give to their Purgat0y- "A
sort Of halfway house for departed
spirits, midway between heaven and
hell. Into The latter. n gloomy pin.
whence arises continually thundcrs and
rOarings like the voice Of y thousand
waterfalls, the condemned soul Is sent
with a plunge. lntot the other. the true
believer j. led across a bridge no wider
than q bair. You shall presently decide
for yourself whether the name | have
gwen 10 my estate, commemorative Of
my experince. is apt or not
The river At this point. as YOU per.
ceive, Is compressed into \ swift, iurbid
stream. not more than five hundred
yards Ia diameter. between two steep
walls Of rock over three hundred feet
in height The bridge. An iron structure.
supported by two brick piers. springs
from the bluffs on either side Of the
strcam where Il Is narrowest You may
discern. y little below the ioad.bed.
three lines, booking irum this point like
line spiders webs. They ara the iele.
graph wires of the company. resting
upon the projecting buttrcsscs Of the
piers How would you like attempting
~ enter heaven over such n bridge as
4Nhnse would make, knowing thai the
chances were ten to one in favor n your
plungiug heAdlong into that hell Of
water whirling below? Well. 10 a woman's
love be- heaven. rs the poets tell ~ 4 il,
have made my wayto Il over that very
bridge.
81 was an ambitious yonug lawyer NJ
the period | am speaking n and As
bard worker - ever entered a plea
Although worn out with the long win.
ier's labor. gave mysslf no rrsi until
late in the season. Then | consented 10
lake two weeks vacation and came
iown 10 spend II al the hotel, whose
gables yOu can see through the trees on
the opposite hank q the river.
Most q the guests had already DE-.
parted, for The cold september Storm.
had ~ 10 and the nighis were sharp
and blustu bat their was one persons
remaining whose society proved Al am.
pie substitute for ths Ehois gas crowd
of pleasure-ssteu Need SAY Ava. {,
LADY,
Il thought ber then he swesier ~.
man that ever blest The sighi q mau.
j mus, have beea nEht sou .,s D.
nv opinion tas undergone %
change 10 tbs dzY. foung. ardent Ard.
despite ny legal training inexperienced.
fell mAdly IN 1--we sta Der AZ frs.
sight, and made bg the slighkst A.
tempt 10 disguise H.
Il ioll0Hethe abe1i Ike hef shasou
II seemed Tia; ! could noa bfesihs o.
live outside q The s;mospbers 4 hef
presence. There as DO suu in tie ~
when ! could bot se Der smile: Do hsr.
mony IN nature vixen BET yuios Wa y.
leut ESirasAganL yoa viii as. Doubt.
less but II ! we're = zorzan ( aOoldn',
give the turn 1t ny hand iorihe luTe 4
man who would not make an afr1ni
fool IT himself for ms sake.
Nevertheless ! made liule % 90 visi.
bic progress with her. She evidently
liked me as = friend; she was gentle aud
gracious. but nothing more. ~ oour.e.
had been In a cooler frame If mind.
should have understood that under the
most favorable circumstances could
expect nothing morc after a ten DAYS
acquaintance. But those ten DAYS were
10 me ten long YEAR ~ delicious hone
and desperate dcspondeucy. alternative
every half hour of the day and night
sometimes, when she would suddenly
raise her eyes and detec, my own ise,I
upon her with a yearning intensity. shs
would flush slightly andher voice would
tremblc. Then my heart would cry oul
exultantiy, She loves me- Again h
would occur To me that no woman
however cold. could witness the ,iens Il
aman's passion for her without som,
confusion. Then ! would curse m, ov,
mad FOLLY and drop miles deep Into n,
pit Of despair.
80 matters ran on until the end a
The fortnight, when one rainy afternoon
as We sat upon the porch together. 4,
= told me that she was 10 return IL M.
city on the following morning. n N
had read my own death warrant ins,ea,
should have borne Il morr s,nicall,
FOR q moment ! sat mute and trwIid
erred. Going away from mel Return
Ing 10 the great city. among whose teen
ing ,houssndsI should perhaps lose h.
s%orsveri The thought cut me to II
heart like q knife.
"]oh, do not say that you are roiu
away cried. What shall I doSf
She looked al me with a faint blu.
deepening upon her cheek.
1.-The season u over. she replied.
hase slready stayed longer than I Il
tended.
81 q not bear IT, said impet,
srely. i can not see You. b. near yu
.lsnzs. ] d ret eare 10 live Octasil
= ~ nj kno~ that I love soap'
aAaald not talk 10 me sa.' ii
e->sln<d sxItntedls. Yen DO nas me-
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