The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-02


hollow, alsi more than one disturflu- with
tls foot rouhd obj~cts Shbh rolLsi away
with rattle sugss>tiveof skulls
Suhienly turn in the Iassase revealed =
hight, ami group If dark fi-,are wh,l .reety,l
him with a derisiye bowl
~farson, sill the lestier, YOU nlale fool,
Of u last night, ami il was darrsel clever u
You Hut book here; We mean bllslne,s
Nou ~ found uut by accident what has bet,
secret Tor nearly a huntirsi years Tbs
ere pasSi-H = tut cl-an through yuuf huryly
ssroGnl, ami a. tother end Opens on th,, t.alL
II tulut> very handy Ia Us, for the rlev,n,.
Preventive man on the coest. ami that,
S.urtl Nest, OF Sherrin-hsu walln n5
more think Of lookIn' for a rtun,rs' cellar in
graveyard than IN a market plare. II
you're mum about II, all right, AMI yo4 shall
have the finest cellar - wine IN the AIn.sL,at.
but If You split, a. SURF as you're Holy Jt..
we'll do for you
What could the poor nau saw =, n.
promised that no syllable shaui eS.ar., M,
lips a. Ia the sxl>t.nte OF the smuc-ler,,' ma,
sage. He wa, allowed 70 return, ami that
very evening he foun! a couple Of Lassheas,
Of port vine IN hl, garitn
Vow there Was III the village "a pretty.
lively girl named Nancy Hollbitn. Upon her
the Rev. Mr. Airport, Who Was getting tinI
Of single blessssinesS in such a nlouatnnnuS
place as 81. Edwards, began taeast alf,,tioa-
ate eyes; for although socially she might hive
teen considered, from a metropolitan point II
view, his inferior, She was IA most r..sIss.tahEa
ami well behaved lass, who lived alone with
her mother in a little white cottage built al
most on the Sea edge
1T happened one night that the reyer,n,
gentleman surprised Miss Nancy in company
with smugeler, ami judged from >nue
bits If conversation he overheard that thrrs
Was lovers quarrel going on between them.
From that moment h. noticed a chang, in
Nancy Holllicn She replied 10 his siluta-
tions with blu>hins cheeks and dovn,sl,t ewes:
he noticed c"luetti>h touches about her
dress rs She sat under him in church, She
Aas always al home when h. called ON her
mother; he met her at times and places, WHEN
and where he least expected her. And, as h.
was 10y no means a bad Hooking man. hsil,,
holding the high position of pars,n he made
up his mind that Nancy had really thrown
over her old sweetheart, AMI was ACTUALLY IN
love with him as much as he was with her
Mr., Allport resolved TINT he would MAX,
his formal request for the girls hand on New
Years Eve-ah auspiciotls date, h. con-
sidcrrd, when rca,c AMI goslulll would Ia,
uppermust in tho hearts of women ~, of nlrn
The Hateful night camc-a wild. gtlsty
night such as slnuggl.rs loved AMI shore folk
fear" The ringers had done their duty in
the old lTlfrt, AMI the simple village folk
were streaming ont Of the church porch,
shaking hands, congratulating, ami wishing
each other everything go"i and kind, on
their way home 10 cek'trat" the birth Of the
New Year with fun and feastng. The par
son and Nancy Holden fingered h2hind
"'Of course You can guess Nancy, he said,
why am keeping you behind the rest"
"Of course Nancy hal no idea and looked T
askanee al him over her muller The parsnn
continued.
well, it's 10 ask you 10 ir my wife
oh Mr.. Airport sail the girl with well
feign,sl astonishmcnt. / really oh, L
you take me 50 by surprise
"'Tell mo, Nancy, he went ON, seizlnr her
little ck-gloved hand let me have IA
happy New Year, for do love you So truly /
and honestly. Tell me il YOU will take mo
as your husband
"'The girl was silent for few seconds. and
the young man could almost hear hi, heart
beat during the suspense. AT length she .
looked in his face and said.
"'Mr Airport, you are very far above me.
You are an educated gentleman. who might
marry any of the sluires' young laiies here
ahouts. am only village girl
"'But all that's nothing, enthusiastically
began the young clergyman Nancy went
on:
Perhaps not to YOU But something cl,a
may le Do you know that am loved hy
another man-indecd, | was as good us
ktrothel to him not a month back
"'Yes, know it, replied Mr.. Airport. 1t
was TO Ned Blackman, tho tho
1.-THE smuggler, yes, finished Nancy You
know ii, | STE. Well. I'm only IA simple
village girl know it, YOU know it,
every one knows it But have heart, ami,
Mr.. Airport, have what I've read most
women have, IA love of revenge Ned Black
man deceived me | will marry you on one
condition
Name it, Nancy said the young parson
struck by the intense earnestness Of the girl
THAT you will find ont for me, or tell me
If you know, their secret, said Nancy
mean the snugglors' secret
at was the parsons turn to BE- silent now
"'Why do you not answer mo, Mr. AllpOrtf
"'How do you knoa that am IN possession
Of the sinugglcr, secret" he answered eyus
lively.
al know that you are; Ned told me she
replied. But he told me nothing more
1.-THE young man still hpsitated and ie.
trayed BY the nervous movements of hi-
hands and feet the conflict which was raging
within him between respect for solemn
promise, by the giving Of which he hail saved
his life, and the intense love he felt for the girl
standing before him.
Suddenly he seemed to make w his mind,
and, taking the girls hand in his, leI her
into tho church What followed inine-
diately my oil gardener did not tell me- for
believe he had hand in the business, but at
any rate neither Nancy lIollden nor NJ.
Airport were ever seen at 81, Edwaru,
again.
When | came here, ten years later found
that the parsonage hn1 never been inhabited
since the disappearance Of the lovers As no.
body claimed the wine took Jt~s. ~sion Of it,
and | very soon discovered that neither
my neighbors nor the sick poor were
the less willing to drink it for its having come
from haunted house,
That, the story Of my wine cellar. ~ sup
pos. YOU ring the he'll for another bottle -
Adapted from Frank Abel in b.lgravia
Met with u Remarkable Accident.