Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-10-30

saids why, John, yea taks q gloomy Wow
Of things tonight You necd cheering up
What pity I'm not going to California with
you
"what pity you arv not,"I vsntured at
last TO say, and ! said II very seriously;
had little ldea OF badlnage or saying daring
things in : spcstfve way Finally ] added,
"Would you 60 II you couldT
II would, zhs replied declstvely. Her
manner and bearing seemed suddenly 10
change. 4,I..s,.. .'ts.
WHAT al by yourself In the Ann Mary
Ann, With seventy men on boardr
"rd 60 al by myself In tho Ann Mary Ann
with 800 men on board. t..,, I. .tgaf.f 3
why, what do you want 10 20 fort"
ITO sec the world, she replied wasn't
It made for women as well as menr ~.
II suppose So" was my rather doubtful
reply. But what would you do In Call
forniaYp ~ ssNN st 49,. IS, N tef .
ira ind something to do. Bee here,
john" said she, with an access Of energy;
there's thousands OF men and boys going
there from all parts Of the country. Don't
you think SouT need womenf Who Is to do
your cooking and washing and mendingl
Its Just the mistake you're all making not
taking women along with you. Why, women
win be worth their weight in gold out there.
Do you think you can live without themf II
/ was able I'd send out two or three on shares
myself, Just as Judge Gardner s sending
that thick-headed, Bill Roper, with the idea
that Roper win ever send q cent back. Now,
II ! had my way I'd at out Louisa Bird and
Mary Talmadge and Sophronia Stsbbins,
bright, lively girls, who have hands to work
with and wits In their heads, and I'd go my.
self along With them.Y N .l,8 ,4
SWELL" said l, after d pause, II think,
Blanche, that you and ought to change
places Youtogo, to stay behind
John, certainly think we ought Any.
way. wish had your chance. I've got the
fever as bad as any of you-much worse
than you 1 plan Ii all out In. my mind
sometimes, how m disguise myself as man
"a boy, rather-and serve as cabin boy or
some ship bound out there. Bus there arr
other ways Of getting there, added she, re
fiectively. Then, resuming her former tone
she added. "Id 20 to take care OF you, too,
accompanying the remark with one OF hei
smiles. which left.o in complete doubt as t<
the sentiment which prompted IL rsaN ~
''You think, then, I need some one 10 tax,
care Of msg' asked. ial,i 81 Ss@ g 2
YES; I do, indeed. You're at now only
for q victim. You trust everybody whs
smiles on You, bslisvs everybody whs
speaks fair, and would give your head
away, Il you could, 70 any one who asked
for Il"
'fWen,rsI said, showing possibly in my
tone some annoyance, you're frank enough
anyway. Why don't you call me goose ant
be done with It'll" 4z,a4 20 Es-,T
Forgive me. John, y said the girl, her man
ner suddenly shading to tenderness II know
it's not pleasant for you TO heer thia l dom
want to pain you But you're going away
going out in the world among men, hard
cold, merciless men-yes, and women, too
wolves who'll devour you alive"
She advanced and laid her hand on m,
shoulder. The movement seemed almost un
consciously done, nor had ever before seel
her show such feeling For moment her re
serve and habitual control vanished. She con
| tinued:
John, thereal reason said this Is becaus
It was forced out Of me. It Is because yol
arc going away from me, perhaps forever
| and +"
Then she did what none had ever befor
seen grown-up Blanche Seton do She turne,
aside knew she was weeping. m
Here was a pretty go. Why, the gin
loved mel And, Of course, loved her-ha
loved her for years, had looked on her a
among the impossibles, unconquerables, un
attainables. Here was the Empress" tn
majestic iceberg, melted into tears. Her
was the heaven l had never dared aspir
come to earth--my earth Here was the las
drop in the cup of bliss to make Eastpor
more desirable than ever to me--and the An
Mary Ann to sail tomorrow morning, m
traps all ON board, my chest slowed wit
clothes, and the interstices filed with tract
and devotional books, gifts from my numei
GUS aunts-I was wealthy in aunts then--al
Of whom were glad was going away.
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