Rio Grande republican. (Las Cruces, N.M.) 1881-1914, 1888-12-08

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fCoxTiNrED TEoM LAST wEEE
Hxns the evening before Thanksgiving
in L.nesome Gulch. A light STRAINED from
The solitary window VI los-c@bia which
nes,led among the pine-;rees, ard shoae
through tie cracks Of the siAb-ioor on
s.,ft snow thai had euA.ed the mountAiu
lisgia white ifs TIA -Asts4RseH. I,Izs!c, the
scene Was cheerful enough. Supper was
ever. and the dI.hes--if the several tn
plates, old fruit cans and knives and
forks, might parade under The narse Of
dlshss --i.Ai been given their eustsmAry
tasy reaeh for the moFrow's breakfast.
The occupants Of the room we're taking
ne,ded rest sftsr the iSb0rs Of NE day.
Fs,ty oBFien was smoking hss pipe
BEAR the huge open fireplace. and for
wonder, ~as picture Of sebriciy. ~PArson".
brown was engaged in pAichingA snag that
be had made IN his rough ovcr-shir;, Sbile
coming Town the moun,ain eide that day
from The ,Iadx Jurdan" clam. "Sweedy"
Jansen was ieaderly scrapins a horn spoon
With pisce Of glass ard holding It 80 the
light of the fireplace occasionally 70 SEQ u il
xas lrAnspsreut There @as a fourth cc-
cupani Rhn ~ss stretched Al full ieagth III
ons oil the hunks which completely oc-
eupied Oue side Of the room, This Sas Tom
nAriing Al:hossh. without sn exception.
every naAh ia tlss eanlp buI him sailed undsr
nickname. oze hkd never been applied %
the iall, ynaag hl-aade, whose disniGed
bearing. ye; ehesrful dsPosilion had teeu-
ed 10 forbid Il Tom wss Nc. AsleeP-lAr
from ii: /: his BRAN 1us working setivefy, And
bis thoughts were nri.e tie pieAsAulesia 49,
3 -Four ysars tomorrow. be had In bis
New Eugl-nd hsme. bidding good-hy te
sweeihsart and pareats. With vhs. ssrik-
ing contrast te bis psvssss taueiiusss, did
the memory Of that last Thanksgiving Eve.
rise Lefvre hi,s When in Aunt REserea
caii.m's enPseious paElor Hsiied to over
anHing with mercy lads sn4 lssses be had
joined ia the dance with his Little sweet!
beart Neg upon his arm, and kept time ID
music DOT with biz feet alone. out with ih'
joyous beating Of his heart And when III,
dance was over be had led her Away from
the lights and rnerviment, cut o#ao the ioS
snoon-Iis porch, to tell her again how hi
heArt wAs in her keeping and to imPlOre be
not to sesd him away. Love me, Meg. AMI
les me stay" he had plead sus tAst nigh
the girl seemed 70 him mvre obstinate thai
ever before. 4No Tom she had answers
:" it WON'T do; Of course love you, you dea
Old boy. and she gHvs bis hard q eon
yincing squeeze, and turned her face al
into bic that he might get the full force Q
her arguments. But to marry YOU nov
OFT Of The question. Why there are you
father and mother; ysu ..kuow you have
work hard to maintain them and yourself
and to have big incumtgsace iike me
and Neg raised herself to hsr fullest -sAtur
which hrpnghs the small datk-brAide
bead, just beneath Toms blonde locks-
uhx yoa %eald= have to taii night and dz
to keep US allt No We muss wai, and xcv
~ rot fvasu inc 0Ed farm 60 awAy
go work al something that will more tbs
inAks a mere living. Re a man Tou
There is plenty in the world 10 DO and 70
are strong to do il. "
Thus had this little maid Of wisdo
at si1ieen shown Tom al iwsnIs-sw
how il was impossible far them
marry, sad wakeneA iusO lite ambitions ii
had been Numbering. Although his he's
protested. atilI his better judgment co
eeeaed TO all she had sAid. It was true 7
farm which bis fsihcr and grandfather b
worked k<fefe him, was internally woFn ol
and shors wAs emily az eSissenceto be goti
out Of L. All expenditure and 70 prni
seemed - Tom 70 be The result Of bis lAbo
Long before his sweetheart hRd urged bl
10 do 50. be bad seriously considered leayi
biz native village and goiag cut into I
wids-worl1. which to young blood a
strong muscles odeFE 20 many poaaibil,tl
Aud to-nixb, when Meg Is again bripgi
the subject up 60 persistenily, hs resolS
within himself TO take her at her word WI
ou,rsvealfRg hi. thoughts 70 her, ~isheu,
intimAliOn Of the plans togminE within
mind. Tom SLOWS her To. Ar@6d the
usaindsr Of The happy sveaing IN igi.o,aI
--perhaps bIissful---of this saddealand CO
plete sequIesesnee 10 ali Der views But
the naorrew he Aaa teft few unaAtisfnct
lines which---oh . The blindness and c
esA Of twenty-five yeap Of nsseuliniay
be had thought would Oil every void
Ny paFiiag Il y kesa ns you say, III
3 nothing here for aie - do. ls<ss nigh
made allmy plass. Aad to-day START M
- yon e1vissd ifthers is any foFtaH,
BE- made VII dad H. Remember iI=is
seur sakes sad he :sast yeuFsfSrvTer.
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