San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-28

ms. 5ne charged him shillin', as she said It
was mar diffeecult to read, but he seemed to
get the value OF, for when she gaed away ye
could have knockit him doom wi a feather,
und he said she was a witch, for she had tellt
him everything he had dune since he was
born"
was about to reply, when the old man
gave low hiss, and indicated the door with
q look, and, turning round, saw young
fellow entering The shavings on the floor
had deadened the sound of his footstep, for
he seemed to have got near enough TO hear
the last words, and frowned at the old man
in rebuke. He was a simple looking fellow,
with wavy brown hair and blue eyes, and
scarcely wondered at Rosina's desperate
efforts to get him. He resented snappishly
nv first questions, but | took him TO the
other end of the bench and gradually talked
him into a better mood. He would not say
word against the fortune teller, and evidently
believed that she was in league with some
evil spirit, and therefore to be dreaded as
much us
.'Did yoL ask her to tell yonr fortune, or
did she ask you7" / poiDtedly inquired at
last.
"She asked me, and wouldn't take re-
fusal as she said there was q great danger
hanging over me-"
"Ay, and what was the dangerT l asked,
with a sheer
He hesitated, and then said he would rather
not tell
al couldna but believe her. he added, "for
she told me that night no a mortal but myself
| ever knew. She told me two lassie were daft
| about me, and that had gone home with one,
and stood with her for half an hour, and kissed
| her. and then met the other and stood with
| her half an hour and kissed her."
"Goodlessl and was it truef What Don
| JuanI"
at was kind o. true / went home with
| my lass, Bella Richardson, and then l met
another by chance She was daft to get me,
| and went a bit with her, and she some way
got me to kiss her, though was angry VII
misel' a the time"
Tout, mani she might have got all that
| out of the second lass"
mo, she couldn't, for Rosina has never
seen her."
..Oh, indeed. 1 suppose Rosina told you
soT'
Yes"
Has Rosina black eyesT
Eyes; whyF'
"Well, persons with black eyes are usually
inclined to be liars"
His face flushed up to the very roots Of his
hair, and the fash of his eyes showed that he
was inclined to strike me in defense OF his
beloved | calmly ignored the look and at
titude, and he slowly subsidized.
Now what was it that the old bag told
you that you don't like to repeatF
He shook his head, and remained silent.
did she say that something dreadful
would happen to you if you told iii"
He nodded, with a little surprise, at my
penetration.
"Ay, that's a common dodge Of these
wretches, when they have cause to fear be-
travail Well, you tell me what she said, so
that something dreadful may happen to her
and not to you"
The significant tone staggered him, and he
appeared to waver and think.
DO YOU think she ever saw Rosina before
she came hereF be faltered at last, with pitt
full simplicity.
81 know sne did"
He paIed TO a sckly hue, and then under
stood what the old man had described as
white as a corp"
"But-but"- he family stammered,
''Rosina didna set her on to its'
Something of that kind think, but
am only getting at the facts now. She is
Matchmaking the girl well now, at any rate
know that for I've seen it."
Marshall uttered a cry, and family sat
down. | offered to get him water, but he
. declined hurriedly, and said there was moth
ing wron. with him. Then of his own ac-
= cord he said:
1.-THE aud witch tellt me that l had two
sweetheartS-one fair and the other dark
and that was set on marrying the fair one,
but that if married her would have moth
ing but misery and misfortune, and die in
| side Of two years, but that if | married the
} dark one | would have long life and happi-
ness, and como into fortune through my
VITA"
"And you believed herr"
81 had to believe her, after the things she
had told mo. And RoSna declared that she
had never seen the woman, and laughed at
the idea Of any one being able to tell for
] tunes"
And you asked her to marry you, of
course, SO that you might get the long life
&; and happiness and big fortune. Well, I've
often thought women silly creatures, but
here is a man sillier than any women | ever
met"
He appeared to agree with me, for he
D groaned aloud over his mistake, but declared
: that it was too late to retract his promise
that he was bound to marry Rosina now that
e he bad asked her and won her and begun to
e furnish house.
IL doubt you'll have to wait till she comes
out Of Jail, them" callously remarked, "for
i, at present she is charged with conspiracy,
and it looks Like she would be convicted"
e i've hated her all along" he impu.sIyely
c | nd lad Eh n