Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-07-14

juggling curis. that she could say her
prayers Just N well In . sleigh as she
could cooped up In that stupid Darn Of q
meeting house
Everybody thought aftcrward sho
fixed the ride for that night 70 show
Mercy Avery the power she Lad over liar
mon Page
Well. the party started from Amity
Willie long about Eve O'Clock They were
oil IN big two horse load. except vir
ginia and Harmon
She had arranged for them 20 go ahead
In his cutter alone. and III admit they
were splendid i1king conple-he with
bis fine eyes and teeth aud slic In n rich
crimson hood that sci Oh her dark beauty
70 perfection
''OuI rDute- for was one of the party
LAY straight up the hill toward beacon
Averys Just A. we turned into IL who
should We meet but the deacon and Mercy
'''I'hry were late. fot the ui,-ii ing was
ai'is apinnnt.ai for early cainlir lighting
but Mrrr, hai probably waited awhile for
Harmon who f0r year back had taken
her 10 Thursday meeting m regular ~ tho
Aday conr rmiinl
ISSShe sat up straight and qm"cniv bc
s.S>Aei father as they passed and seemed
Vh 'nc uihiicious sa.ly Nrethia
called io her
em"ign ""h the scornful glance she
threw ir'm no decp ewes gray Ms steel
that night
As im liar u. he turned Ab,,e to
the tps and tot m,le hardly &rswered
the banter tia, VA in ken, IN After
that lac s~nird to gf@ AerfS ~ rcrkless
iaughsSi and jokci loi .,y n, ,h.
rest. and was NJ carri' Z he drove on
stone waE and we -, w,re all
upset IN . hemp togca q h.i bnrd
work to get tied up Sc make ou,i
way homo toward morn Npre d,sI
than alive -
''lt was sorry day for II rsgc
He was waited uIs,n by n cg. com
uittrc headed by becnn Avcry% 70 do
nouncc,i his Whole conduct toward N,,c
ss unclirisiian aud highly inronsisici. NJ
q church member
lie didn have much To say for him
self and they chnrrlc,i him on the spot
Tie was pretty down IN the month bn
kept up some hope till hc saw Mere,
Avery
llr had refused to rcc Virginia Wake
and that night hc wrii up the familin
hill Ia Deacon Averys stone hunsc
Mercy herself came 10 ilI,. door cain
and self r'sscsscd. ~ u MT him.: lln,l hap
Irncd and showed him i'll" the siitii
room There waS n steady hight IN hc
gray eyes though that made Harmon
trcm6le, and withom, Beating alrut I'll,
bush u bit. he came right To- the paint
AMI asked u all might bc fnrgivrn an,
forgotten and they lHrumr ~ ,.,nsi irir,nl,
AZ before lie worked himsrli into u pas
sion. cried AMI took on like rlnd the,
said
But. law II didn't move her AN atom
Shc had tho genuine old Avery grit. Il
she was mild manncrcd AMI she told hin
that. N long as the church Ind put hin
out she. Of course. cnildnt take hin
back
lie pleaded and cntrcatcd until |,
O'Clock nj night. n late hour in ,lirin DAYS
dldn make n mite Of difference
She wouuI, apvcrltpk what the rliurcl
had considered n gross breach IL faith
lie went out n rrushr, man. nm. iron
that time his spirit seemed to I,.ivr hin
utterly
And what nbon, Virginia Wmsc.'
interrupted unconscio,Isly ruttin. IN,
finger IN my eager interest
Oh. after the girl had done all ia,
"'HSuit' ppHaio'c pHuiic opullON Toward
her changed 'mazin quick. and She left
town In n few days aud was never heard
irom In these parts again &"
And Harmon Page. what bccamc o,
himy'
lie never got over the shock lie be-
anne silent and melancholy. aud iinall,
hal In bc taken 10 the rctr.at lie grew
worse. AMI the sight Oi handsome woman
with red checks and black rurls would
always thruw him into his most viulcn;
tantrunIs Tie died IN the asy lum nj last
Now. think that was real mean. said
|. wraihfully winding cotton around my
bleeding thumb II Mercy Avery hadn [
turned him oil his life might not have
ended so sadly think she ought TO have
taken him back I"
"Ah. ha' said Grandpa West. quizzi
caily do you mcan thair'
Certainly said / with dignity. why
shouldn't r.
oh. nothing lr replied. "oniy n sh,
had Harmon Page woild have been yovl
grandfather instead oi INC
My grandfather why. then" said II
som" confusion. Marry Avery must
be -
Mcr West. your grandmother. said
grandpa rhnrking NJ. under tho chin
Confess now thui 'all well that ends
we'll
! suppose so" said I reluctantly -
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