Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-09-16

and wisely forebore to answer. Kin
loch's temper calmed'down as rapidly
aspit had risen. -
81 am sorry to disappoint you. girls,
but 1must beg to be excused he said
gently; and bowling, he walked off.
1--WE watched his upright manly
figure striding along till he disappeared,
and then we all looked, at each other
and sighed. NJ
b "a clear CASE said one girl
".Head over heels. tgusg q
s"' What will he dop' 81
"'How can he marry herp'
"'Kitty can take care of herself
"'But I'm sure she is in love; she
never has been before
"'He will gosaway and forget her.
"'He gave his bride rein a shake,
Said, Adieu for evermore, my love,
s Adieu forevermore.
= Never! Nothing of the kind will
happen. I'm sure he-wil marry her,
| said.
'.That night Kinloch made his way
to the gardeners cottage. His face
was pale, but he had a determined
look at the corners of his mouth, he
carried his head well thrown back, and
stepped lightly along. The girl had
just set her father supper before him,
and had gone out to rest in the garden
and enjoy the still beauties of the
night. The air was fresh and the full
moon was hurrying through the star
spangled course. The reeds in the
neighboring streams rustled and shiv-
cred in the breeze, and the night moths
bumped against Kitty's white kerchief
on their way to the fatal candle in the
window. The girls eyes filed with
tears.
"'Why do you weep, KittyP said a
voice at her side. .'''' : s'''-''''..s
1.-The girl buried her; face in her
hands and sobbed afresh.
g You are going away she said.
Eyes, 1 am going away, but you
will come with me, Kitty, for you love
me-, said Kinloch.
Come back in ten years, Kinloch.
/ win be true to you and wait till then.
i will try aud improve myself make
myself more worthy of your love.
g Keep as you are, Kitty; remain
unchanged, said the young man, ieal-
ously, lest when come back again
shall not see in you the last look that /
took away with me, my life, mylovep he
murmured, passionately, and then
kissed her sweet brow and mouth, and
folding her in one last embrace he left
her. A
GAS she went into the cottage a
large moth sailed i'm before her, flew
up into the alluring brightness of the
candle and dropped dead on the table.
kitty, my girl, said the old man,
pointing significantly to the insect,
don't be as silly as that thing. Its
eyes were dazzled, and it had nc
strength to resist the fatal fascination,
Father, you may trust me, said
the girl, bending down and kissing the
gray hair.
Here, Aunt Bell stopped. =
F"Is It Interestingly : Shall I 60 onP'
"Oh, do! Did he come backP" said
her niece.
"Well, the years passed on, and the
girl was joked and leased and haC
many offers of marriage, but she was
firm and would listen to none. At las
the young fellows grew weary of theil
fruitless attempts at love-making, anC
the greater part left her alone. A few
more unkind, would ask when she ex
pected her young gentleman home
and tainted her in cutting speeehe,
and insinuations. Nine years went by
and there came the battle of Waterloo
when officers and men went down to
gether in hundreds. Still no wore
from Knloch, and Kitty's heart, which
had never failed in its lightness nor hel
step in its speed, now sank and falterec
for the first time.
Early in the next year-in fact, OF
New Years night-the officers gave /,
bali, and every girl and young man fol
miles around was invited. Girls wer,
in great demand then, and Invent dowr
to my aunt's house especially for tina
night. was anxious to see Kitty my
self and to find out how the years hat
passed over her head. You think
perhaps, twenty-six was rather old t,
be called a girl-do you, Kitty. Well
| felt almost as young as when wa
sixteen.
kate Daly-that was her name
went to help the ladies unshawl them
selves, and to be ready with needl
and thread when the unhappy damse
with torn skirt or flounce should re
quire her assistance. She was thel
twenty-eight. and the young, GIRLS
beauty had developed into the mos
lovely of women. Only when her fac
was at rest, and you saw the suspicion
of an anxious heart upon it would yo
have guessed her age. She wore
pale, tea-rose-tinted gown, with ruffle
of lace of her own making at the nee
and sleeves.
ut was a wild and stormy nigh
without just such one as this, but
only served to enhance the brightness
and animation of the scene within. TIL
dancing of the high-heeled shoes an
the silvery laughter rose higher tina
the roar of the wind, and the tinklin
wine-cups drowned all sound of rair
Suddenly there was a lull; we stoppe
, dancing; chill blast swept round u
we turned and saw silent figure stand
, ing in the doorway.
HE was tall and handsome, but h
} large. black cloak. carelessiy throw
over his shoulder, was dripping vii
the rain and making large puddles o