The Magnolia gazette., 1888-10-13
and servants to wait on herl
Wouid she 20?

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gold hoaded cane; aud he'd never think
OF chopplng wood for a Lying then
he'd be above III
Butshe mustn't take the father with
her now--she mustn't even tell him sne
was going. He had lived the old, poor
life SO long he wouldn't believe 10 any
other. No--she must go 6rst; 1t would
ouly be a day or SO, aud then she could
come back 10 him. He'd helieye it then.
This waa the voice OF the tsmpter.
would fam lay my pen down here
apd leave uatold the rest Of hs true his.
tory, fer its closing chapters can only be
written ia tears.
II.
Old Bill seems wearier than usual as
he nears home this evening. But what's
the matter there that Little Kisses has
ne light it tue wludow2 The house is
strangely dark. But perhaps she was
tired aud has fallen asleep,
The door Is aiar aud he enters aud
strikes a light
No Little Kisses anyvherel
Bat lying On the iioor there is a letter.
! He picks 1t up and reads it,
DEAB Para: He dat want me to tell
you. but was atrsld yon wonld be
/ worried abnut me. have gone to the
city 70 be a lady for day or two, We
wall come hack Ter you Saturday and you
won's have 10 chop wood any more.
Your Own LITTLE KtssEs.
/ He had held the small glass lamp
close to the paper ia order to mako out
he words.
I,iell TO tho lll1r With crash.
I rheu he sat down in the dsrkness aud
loaned his head on his hands, aud from
hia lips came oulS the words
God Ia mercy on mal'
Then. With sudden energy, he arose
aud looking in every corner Of the little
aous5. kept calling:
''Comc out o. the dark, tAere. Kisses
You're hidIn' somewhere now. You
naln'. orter tool your Old father that
away, Come out o. the dark, KissesI''
Then. rs it talking to an imaginary
audience, aud holding out his hauds as
III IN protest, sald.
Good Godl gentlemen; you hadn't
orier done that--you hadn't orter took
her away from me. didu't have nolhu'
else but her in nll e Gods world Aud
now she's gone--she's gunel"
Then, clenching his fists together. be
rushed ont into the darkness. going he
kneE not whittier.
Bat he kept mutteriug wildly aa he
vent. I'll iud her. I'll fdd her, il ii
takes iill Jndgmentl"'
1 BE reached the station agents house
RDa entered unahnonuctd,
Mr. Brown and bis family were at
suplsr.
Tbs women screamed aDd rose from
hi'sis sasts, Ter riied 1t lie strange nps
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