Telegram-herald., 1888-03-22


accustomed - yrasp--9ad excla1aes. IA As
iIspsszoaea . tozas ~ ee could eoesz1an4.
zzszh. 9sar Hutn. zl2a a. rasiscs 80 yoa
oals u1oref
Aa< Csss~es ~rs.se.t s<S 1881 fFsza hix
sna looksa - IN = sga1ssnsAt Tnsa
Asst bezzs 20 d.~a 1Paa h<r. is ts-<4A %
De Jaek Pzllners SIC sskes-
L-<-.s s-z. Esaiasf keSr zs<lEiAzlzaL
Azd s14g 30 y'1a ~sasF h1.A s<al %.
~ssA eeei. ssis dlrsetaex
= y a@--1orl ~@s-f sa@aasaFsa tks
callss
Nes. wbsE d yoa ~zAtF'
n IA - I ssaa-i- again repeated Mr
Palmer ~faE Rata hs~ esa ysa ask l
came - sse yoe
Ash S1Ts. peFsoea sAs Izziy
ozv' bseaase ny Es<Tt A.s reg1rasss 70
ils Cd s4ieghaDee Bscssss I losgea far ny
oesaood boa-s Beczase. Rsss4. - at yoSs
% forgive and faxgsG tAe past"
And thenf7 sai1 Ram.
Fhsn- tnea = repisei he city gentleman,
-a;ftBlg his nat fFosn oEss kana - ths other
aad ~lasla< psrosptsbiy -sa-r tAe steady
SiaEs a lngss GAIA bile EYES. AMI tAxa
hoped. Rath, yss ~ouia bssosns nsy vie
Have yoa h1st al sOuF noneyF aS..ed
II IS Corbegr
Vel. Yes, ! have lost tho greater part ot
Il sut before loSs It I made gp nav mind 10
sssk yon asaan / did, upon my word. aud
ssk year fcTsiseeeSs'
Sorry Ia say doubt that very much.
And nov, HF. rshaer. advise yo,a 10 return
10 town as soon Is possible. while hang out
the Tess OF my washing
a Ri you won forgive ma, RuthF'
Well. really. We quite forgotten what
had 10 forgive YOU for. But there, forgive
you. II that viii do you any good. and ish
you pleasant Journey back 20 your city
friends"
II ever . city gentleman walked OF frons
porch after an intsrview with an elderly
rustic maiden, utterly routed and discomiitssi
by that elderly rustic maiden. Jack Palmer
wes that city gent .eTaan- He could not have
Gslt more discorahted even IL he had seen Mss
Corbett, with tranquil little srniis lowering
about her mouth, go plseidly hack TO tho
graSs plat. pick up the clothes pm she had
dropped 70 answer h.s knock, and to lst him
in. and proceed TO fssten hsnkerrhief TO the
hns thsrswi.n-
jim Farlow spied his Old chum ~ogning
hack and went To the door of the shop
I Halo" said he. what luck" But the
I other never answered. but strobe by, his
jaGnty manner all gone. without word OF
1 sign
"Ha. ha' no. hoi" shoutsd the blacksmith,
nearly doubling hims@if up IN the excess of
I 6is mirth. The darnyer rsysort didnt
~orSr
That very evening, as Jim Fsrlow was on
| bis way home, he stopped for moment to
/ speak 20 Ruth Corbett. She was standing
| by her gate, cv.dentIy ou the lookout for
niln.
| Did you SEQ Jack Palmer todayI" she
asked
Wei, yes. I had r:hat honor" replied the
/ blacksmith. Did your
Il did said Miss Corbett: land all I've
! got 10 say is-and | couldn't bring myself to
saw that If il wasn't leap year-that it's .
! pity You haven't littl. OF his assurance"
! And II had. what would do with itr'
asked Jim. coming rs near 10 her as the gate
between them would allow.
Let /. help yon 10 ask mo the same qucs-
tio- he asked me. returned Ruth
And that was-tbat wa5-r said the
blacksmith
Yes 1t certainly was" gravsly assented
| Ruth
The gate few open. Jim caught her in bis
arms ''Is was. VIII you be my wifef be
fairly shouted And I haven't the slightest
| objection" said Hiss Corbett Margaret
| Eytirge IN Detroit Free Press.