Democratic messenger., 1888-04-14

heart felt like II WAS bcing dragged through
a brier match. n bleedin' fur her In her
trouble.
"I had no idea. however. Of how Desperate
she was. really. ANA how far things had gone,
until afterwnri an, so kent n boping that
when the first main a. the disappointment
was over she'd i,e ali right agin: but there IL
where was fooled In her.
"I tried mighty hard 70 git her 10 stop
cryin' when we was walking back home, but
she kept ON and said it wasn't no use. she
iidnt want ter live arter he'd deceived her.
"'Uncle joe she said, n shaking from
head TO foot and A wecpin'. 'yer don't know
II all: I can't tell YOU the worst
III left her nigh her pap's house. a begging
Of her not 10 take ON 20, and 70 drive it from
her mind. She never made no promise; she
went ON up the litsle gravel track betwixt
tho two rows Of grapvvines, Q staggering like
a drunken pussou. or some ono a losin' Of
tbeir mind Her nre,,v agurs in her gray
dress looked kinder bent and dr,oniu,. nothin,
| ON earth like what she had been.
sI uever .s..,, her a, talk to ber again. 7
thought she,s n stayin, IN ter drive Il off from
ber mind mayor orc, tbouvht ~ THUR.
tlav bclnc the dav sot for his veddin. not
witbxtanSipg sh.'i said II was. lint Thurs.
aff Il n-sn
! mi. identical spot FOR tho sun had lest gone
ant az sight over there where IT'S no biooi
rel in the skv Nov observe first bcforc I
go anv further the sbine ON the sitle OF th,.
rock X
He pausoa and ro;n,ed 70 tho monstrous
| cliff DIRECTLY across its rugged surface.
high above our heads near the summit. was
distinctly delineateti the shadow Of the earth,s
/
bor;,on ..nk lower tho shadow lipe r,o,ptc,l
higher ami the sad song Of the wbippoorwill
ana the decn ,,eloiio,,s crDak Of tho frog IN
| tbe river marshes indicated that the oucen Of
niyht would soon ~ran the great mountain.
,hs lowiv VALLEY and the silently ROLLING
river in Lcr austv robe. On mast tho river
,vbose surface ,nirro,red tho rssi sky. shone
/ tho briybt rel ylaro Of a great LIST furnace
p.rh,,s tx,, ,,;i.. awav In tl,. s,,bnrbs ~ tho
ritv
| On tho river n little steamboat, with its
! single light In the engine room. spcd on.
ward, and tho deep. long whistle from the
factories In the CITY noted the death Of ,iay.
| Had forcseen the end Of the old country.
! mans narrative the very moisture In ynpor
/ waves that hung among the trecs. along the
shadow covcrei mart OF the cliff and down 10
the waters edge would have suggested ma
ture's humid winding sheet; the water worn
nooks and assures in the smooth green rock
ut its base would have seemed drear, wire
drnp,d sepulchcrs. and the weeping willows
the b.reaye,i friends OF n depnrtcd one.
standing IN cluster. with drooping branches.
MS II unity were consolation.
"You can SEQ the pint Of the rock now. {"
Uncle Joe continued. plaincr than yc could
before Il begun to 1T dusky down here.
cause the shines all up there in one spot. It's
a-climbing higher every second, and il won't
b. ,hree minutes before it's gone clear off tie
face OF the earth.
/ AS I said hcforc. I was coming along
here. nni a.happening to cast my eyes up.
ward. seed woman a-standing on the fiat
ROCK that STICKS ont over the edge. II was
Stella: I know,sl her by her white frock and
tho bi, black straw hat. 1 would not have
rccorni,cJ any o,b,r pusson cent her. She
WINS ms still ms n ,osi. and the wind was
a.finppiny her frock powcrful. with the sun
n.rlcam,n, through IN. soft waller hair.
"Merciful Mak.ri Il all came into my
mind ms auick as n fash Of lightning. re-
mem,,ere,l what she'd said about THURSDAY
evening and his rettin: married. Iknowci.
somehow. that she wasn't there fer nothin'
something told m. that she was intending Ia
| A..
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ye k'n sec rom 'he4e a., lAs 80 p.'ur QUO "a'
"'",P," VI nv' W" IN" 80
looks IKE hii.n' o' .hi,s ,',. rom ncIe
UP .nsI"' n"t .nc n'''' H"" 'ine' '.o 90. .
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=. " "c'.e''' was "'""''" ~. "". 80" ~
.ne SV,, Pur.! ."'e, S"''e," "s.! "Is"
kiVerca win the ya.'el mn. .ne ";nu w ~aS
e'p,ayih win, almost IN "''''"e' ~ ""'
"i.n," n.. "n I""t oi h.I. -.
me de'iis sna'iusT was a'e.a" "
ohirc'y ia''cr ,han : mah.cu y 20, nI
nr'n'y ,*ne'eu 'h1. ~ "aS ~ nv. '''''u ,' te'
wall u' tue sun was S"'' "" IN 'o"s "' sn'
cou,' -" tH was UP;
!ehei an" ho''c'vu ~ ."ua ~ c"u''
oat IL didht seem 10 20 nn', ol .he wny' "'"l
'ooked n1e the ",'a p'c" =" " on,
sidc' slle didht turn not heai' I" ! Nhu"eo
u wasn't u" use tryih Ior sue e"u"'n near
me lent nor see ine way uown "erc 'n tue "a.A'
Inc spot was getting s"i''ier i's,'
droppeh ON ter my khecs, .eepn' 'ny