Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-07-10

Won ride?'
"po I2' she bacan. with enthusiasm:
then, dropping her ewes 3emureN, "a
little"
Then well try q daily cauter.'
Jack said, forgetting his uncle'> adj
monition. III YOU are tjmia We can
furnish Won with a very gentle piece If
horse flesh.
Thank you," Ditha said. an amused
sparkle in her ewes. and then She spoke
TO Mrs. Trew,6n. and a general con-
yersation en,ued. bright and sparkling.
often INTERRUPTED BY laughter, which
lasted through the whole meal.
"How do YOU like .Jack9'' Mrs.
Trcwson asked Ditha. when they were
alone in the drawinr.room. The girl
launched lncrrily.
Very well. indeed" She answered.
I'VE are to ride tomorrow. and he Of
fered me the ccntlr>t piece of horse
flesh in the stable.'' and again She
launched mprrily.
.'IIushr' her companion whispered.
there they are" As Jack and his uncle
entered. ,.Now. Ditha,' She con-
timed. ..co and sine for Jack. IWaut
to have a lone talk with my brother-iu-
law" And Jack offered his arm TO
the cirl and led her TO the other end Of
fine LONG room where an elegant piano
stood. And presently he wa, leaning
over her. turning the sheets. while she
rave him laughing glance, from under
her curling lashcs, and the lampIight
fell ON her FURNISHED hair, making it a
crown Of glory.
The day. wen, by and the two young
people spent most of the time in each
others society, II was a horseback
ride in the early summer morning. be-
fore thc older people were out of their
| beds. a walk through the cool shades
of the pretty grove back of the house
in the afternoon. or reading to each
other on the wide yeranda, or drifting
with tho tida ON the smooth surface Of
tbe river. that flowed like silver near
the fine old homestead, and Jack
was drifting more rapidly than he
| knew into the deem waters Of an I'M
bounded love for the beautiful LAUGHING
Girl whose blnr eve. hrld 81 much
mrrrimrnt and from whose FURNISHED
hairthc sunlight frll in flashes.
At last Aunt Harriet made the start
lima orrnunnomort ,ba, .ba would
leave an the morrow and lack .,id.
denly realized that the world would he
a dreary place TO him without Miss
Diths's smiles. and that ~eycnin~ he
fonnd himself alone with bor for a. ml-
mont md man,r,d to tnII bnr in q
very b,mndorina fashion which mad"
hnr bIne eve. snarLIa With amu.omnnt
bow daor sbo bpaJ La,an,a ,a it;n, '1''''
Ana tbo, sbn mod. him unn,,,rollr
ba,Mr L- t.nina hi,, tLo, .L,
nnddnr.gb for him to bo wiii;nc to ,,iaaa
NV. s-7.,r, ~ H. ',.Io Pi',I
~, Lad NON - =, u. a''t T., ~ "'nI "l',ii
no,iJ ,oto bo. =, '' I,L , ba,, "oi'n ., ", y
toUtu IN ~ " SUM- u 'I'.' Az "oH.I
y, "ol,nl va |' o',H rev nI' WIN
sH' ,"c'''l' Vi iri ''I"'I "oi"' anu
f fmnor anJ ,ram o", 5ir a. Nv" l'IG ~ I'I
J., NJ ;IL,.,"' ~ "N ""''e'
WY az G"S !, ,''t'i 49,.
n"Nc roile W leII YOU, ulcIy' Ihe
aounH n'u C~orI!iicnIeo' l"al "h"'
you taIu lts"luIllE yu?''n Al'Ih was
sa.u III 9eilou9lt,S 1t !, no" p'T'ho
my po"ei ~ oDige . N 'lG matter
Vi Even seeing her WIN lhe cnahce Of
nhullg q I9vor IN her eyes "hlch she
never coulu nno III NINE
What are you talking about, yor
young scapegrace'' hi, uncle asked
the smile IN his eyes belieing the frowr
on his forehead, Harriet tells m,
Miss Anton Is a lovely girl, and ha.
numerou, admirers, each one, | dan
say worth a dozen Ike yourself. He