The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-09-07

ABOUT That. Most like he'll get away to
furrin parts. see thou guesses who it
Isl Eunice. It's main hard for thee, .
he says, taking my hand, meaning kind
ly, for he was good man, was Will
liam. But I pulled my hand away and
ran out into the fields. It was getting
on for sundown then, and as l leant
against the fence, feeling sick and gid
dy-like, the corncrake began croaking
in the long grass as it had done over
night And | thought Of yester-eve,
when Tom stood there with his gun,
and 1 tried TO turn him away from
those who led him astray. It had all
ended now; father was dead and moth
er was dying, and Tom but I,would
not think of Tom. Then Anne came
out to me saying mother was asking for
me. SO I went in, and mother looked
at me and said: ''%"
Thou art q good lass! I think thy
father is dead-I dreamt it just now
and thou artthiding)it. tits no matter;
I shall know soon. The Lord bless you,
Eunice!' ~ 49,
And after that she went into sort o.
faint, and died. So father and mother
were both buried the same day, and 1T
was settled that should go and live
with my Aunt Deborah, some six miles
away; William was to drive me over
that same evening. Well, at sundown,
all the things being packed, and moth
ing left to do, went through the fields
to the side o. the brook, where. I had
used to meet Tom, and there sat Oh a
fallen tree, thinking of all the trouble,
and how all my life seemed dead and
buried with father and mother. Close
by me was a thick clump o. palm, will
lows, an dog roses an, grass. all sa-tan-
gle,1 reaching o'ers the bank |; am wlielf
I'd sat thinking a while, I heard a rust
ling, am q voice saying, Eunice,
lass ~ I knew the voice right, well
though it gave me a start at the mo-
ment ,i. iG't 5n]}1nts htst
SIS it thou, Tom r. asked.
Ave." he says, parting the leaves
and looking through I "I've been lying
here all day to get Il glimpse O. thee.
] thought maybe thou wouldst come
down here afore thou went off, sap
there's much that I've got to say to
thee.'' f t.t.s .,.,l.,is.,I,, :.
ut may be much or little" / an
swered him, r"but 1 desire to have
naught from thee, Tom. Dost thou
know father is dead ?" '''-'@ "
Aye, Eunice but that was ill-luck.
I never meant to hurt thy father. 1t
were all done in th' hurry. L didn't
notice as he were among the keepers.
That's why I nun run tic country. I
might stand to be took up if there were
naught against me but tn birds, but
this o. thy father is a hanging matter,
so / nun run the country. I'm going
on board ship tomorrow, and I've
brought thee enow to pay thy, passage
out to me, lass, and We'll be wed when
thou lands.'' Is'u
Tom," says, "It's not for we two
to wed now thou hast killed father. I
wonder how thou canst think o. such
a thing. Maybe trouble has made thee
dazed-lilke."
~ didn't go for to kill thy father" =,
he says, angrily.
"That don't make no difference I
says; cit was thy wrong doing that
caused thee to be going with poachers,
and with q gun in thy hand. Thou
Nuo of ontf
can never wed thee, Tom. I told thee
,thou'd break my heart, and now thou'st
doneit i's&, .i}A iG5 $btaIi4eg liaf Nt2t
And Iburst out crying, for it was all
more than could bear. Tom came out
of the thicket, and began saying some-
thing; but L didn't ileed what It was,
beingssot miserable, when suddenly Will
liam came up beside me, and put his
hand on TOMS shoulder.
4" III not let oni' as Eve seen thee,
lad," he said "but thou nun make
thysen scarce. Eunice is. right; there
can be no wedding betwixt you. Thou
nun go; and right sharp, tool"
Tom. stood silent for a moment, and
then she said duite,qpiet; ;EsS Y lnal
'sWelB Igood- Bye Esulllcce, af sos be
sthoh means what thou says"
"Aye," | said, 81 do mean it, Tom.
It's good bye.9ssg ss@YAS6 s8
I" Goodbye, " he says again, and turn
ed on by the copse; and that was the
last I eyer heard OF saw to's Tom Mars
den. 4 4 stf fS WI ~ ! Se.S} ttH
I was full o. sorrow for many a long
day after that, and thought nothing
would seem fair and pleasant to me
again. But at last began to see
should never have been happy woman